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maryb44662 10-19-2015 02:32 PM

Help with baby quilt for baby boy
 
I have three colors that my niece wants me to use in a quilt for her baby boy, they are: light grey, light blue and light yellow. I need a quilt pattern suitable for a boy using these three colors. She doesn't want any animals involved just a simple cute pattern. Thanks to anyone that can help me.

Tartan 10-19-2015 02:42 PM

​A chevron quilt in those colours would be nice.

Cari-in-Oly 10-19-2015 02:56 PM

A simple rail fence would look great. It's my go-to pattern for a quick baby quilt.

Cari

ube quilting 10-19-2015 03:09 PM

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This was so fast. Ten ohio stars, any size. These were 10"sq. Add the center panel. I appliqued the B in the center And it doesn't need a picture. Very fast. I have a pink one too made with pinwheels.

peace

btiny36 10-20-2015 06:10 AM

That's so simple and beautiful....great job

ManiacQuilter2 10-20-2015 06:37 AM

I agree with a chevron quilt. They are so quick and easy.

Bree123 10-20-2015 06:46 AM

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I know you said you wanted to use the same tone/shade of each color, but all the traditional designs I can think of include either a lighter color (like the white in ube's quilt) or a darker color (like the medium grey in this 1,000 pyramid quilt I decided to try since Mary Fons came to teach at my guild ... not my thing, by the way. Once I finish this quilt, I'm retreating back to applique, but it was fun learning something new). I'm still cutting those annoying little triangles, but here's a pic of the beginning layout...

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That's a charcoal grey that's reading black & I may trade it out for a medium grey. I have light greys, whites & a pale pink for the triangles that are facing up. You could easily do a pale grey & a pale yellow for the up triangles & a medium blue for the down triangles & you'd have a nice, simple one-block quilt. My sister-in-law coordinated with me about "appropriate" color choices for her posh neighbors. I too was told that I needed to stick with pale colors, but when they saw the picture with the medium greys, they just fell in love with it. Only downside is that all her neighbors who are fighting over who will pay the highest price keep encouraging me to hand quilt it. We'll see how that goes with my nephew's quilt. I'm not sure I'd be willing to do it for non-family... even at the $3,500 offered price tag. Anyways ... just wanted to point out that even people with very particular instructions about colors can be won over when they see what adding one somewhat lighter or somewhat more saturated color can do for the design.

profannie 10-20-2015 11:37 AM

Bree, I was to suggest an equilateral quilt but you did! Those are very popular right now. Otherwise, chevron is also a very much loved design by young mother.

Deb watkins 10-20-2015 02:18 PM

I would suggest Trip Around the World, that would use all the colors in a repeat pattern.

love to sew 10-20-2015 02:26 PM


Originally Posted by ube quilting (Post 7349890)
[ATTACH=CONFIG]533698[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]533699[/ATTACH]

This was so fast. Ten ohio stars, any size. These were 10"sq. Add the center panel. I appliqued the B in the center And it doesn't need a picture. Very fast. I have a pink one too made with pinwheels.

peace

oh sew nice!


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