Battle Axe

Taking the unfinished quilts and showing them would be the way I would go. Everyone can see that these things just don't get done by themselves. Takes a lot of effort and love. They can't use them right away anyhow.

Now for a picture for us to see.

Karamarie

A lot of good suggestions, do what feels right for you. A great Grandma you are!

Tudey

This is a great idea!

NZquilter

Being a young mom myself in the baby-bearing years, I wouldn't want anyone to stress over my baby showers. They are to be fun. A photo of the finished tops would be nice, but honestly the quilts won't be needed until the babies are born so don't rush. The babies aren't

Rose_P

Lots of advice to consider. Can't add much except to caution that if you're adding a name to a baby gift be sure to get the spelling from both parents and not a grandparent. One set of GPs I know well was sure their grandbaby's name was spelled in the conventional way, but it was not, as I found out after I put it on the quilt! I say both parents because they may still be arguing about the final version, or one of them may not exactly remember what was put on the birth certificate.

Also, Iceblossom is correct about current advice to parents not to use blankets of any kind in the baby's bed, but they are used for tummy time on the floor early on, and I try to make them bright and interesting for the baby for that reason.

zozee

Thank you all so much for your helpful input, but most of all for your emotional support. I got myself "wrapped around the axle" unnecessarily about not having finished quilts to take to the shower. Honestly I just wanted the "oohs" and "aahs"--selfish, right?

What I ended up taking were the two big registry gifts I had promised we'd buy as grandparents, plus two little lamb banks (one with a pink ribbon and one blue around the neck), each with a quarter inside, and a ceramic silhouette wall hanging (boy and girl praying on their knees). That wall hanging is something I found among my mom's things before we knew the twins were boy and girl. It was like "a sign", eh? Oh, that wall decor had hung in my nursery when I was a baby.

I also made a big card and glued one of the extra pinwheels I made to the front. Then explained that I will give the two quilts when the twins are born.

So, I gave something they needed, a piece of nostalgia, something for the kids to enjoy (the banks), something handmade (the card), and a promise of quilts to come. All in all, I was happy and so was my DIL. Thanks again for the suggestions. You are a creative bunch.

NJ Quilter

So glad it all worked out for you. I think we all tend to get ourselves 'wrapped around the axle' at times and when it works out anyhow, it's so much the better.

SusieQOH

Zo, I didn't comment because by the time I saw your post you were at the shower!
Glad it worked out. Please show us the baby quilts before you gift them to your Grandlambs

carolynjo

I agree! I once gave a quilt that was designed for a very special person who had survived brain tumor surgery, but was living with the reality that it could very well return. She did not seem to think it was special at all and I was disappointed. A few days later after she had had time to really look at it, she came and thanked me over and over again for my thoughtful gift.

mpepperm37

True, for sleeping. However the quilts have great "Tummy Time" use.