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    Old 09-25-2011, 08:00 PM
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    Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
    Sob! :cry:

    I spent two days making this baby quilt for a shower gift for a baby boy, and it turned out HIDEOUS. The bohemian modern look I was going for was an EPIC FAIL. Something about the mix of baby prints with the dark masculine prints just Did. Not. Work.

    Hubby has been encouraging me to give it anyway, as it's a nice usable cozy quilt, but is it too darned ugly to give away?
    As the little boy grows older he will like it - it is not pastel or girly! Your husband might have the right insight...ask him to explain, maybe.
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    Old 09-25-2011, 08:22 PM
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    I think it's cute, but I LOL'd when I read the title of your post!
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    Old 09-25-2011, 08:49 PM
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    Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
    You guys all ROCK!

    Well I just got home from the baby shower and I did go ahead and give the quilt. The mother loved it, the grandmother loved it, and as the gifts were passed around the room, most of the guests lingered over the little quilt to touch it and look at it closely. So I guess it was a hit, despite my apprehension... The grandmother (my friend) told me those were the mother's "colors", exactly. She said they were so NOT into traditional baby colors, they painted his room gray.

    So, okay... Can't ask for better than that. I guess I'm just some kind of perfectionist snob that I didn't think the quilt was gift-worthy... Ha!
    I read all the posts to see the feedback !!!!
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    Old 09-25-2011, 08:51 PM
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    I like it! Its not ugly at all.
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    Old 09-25-2011, 08:52 PM
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    I don't think it is ugly and agree with many of you that it is a quilt a little boy can grow up with. A baby isn't a baby for very long!!!!!
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    Old 09-25-2011, 08:55 PM
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    Originally Posted by ligia
    Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
    You guys all ROCK!

    Well I just got home from the baby shower and I did go ahead and give the quilt. The mother loved it, the grandmother loved it, and as the gifts were passed around the room, most of the guests lingered over the little quilt to touch it and look at it closely. So I guess it was a hit, despite my apprehension... The grandmother (my friend) told me those were the mother's "colors", exactly. She said they were so NOT into traditional baby colors, they painted his room gray.

    So, okay... Can't ask for better than that. I guess I'm just some kind of perfectionist snob that I didn't think the quilt was gift-worthy... Ha!
    I read all the posts to see the feedback !!!!
    :thumbup: :thumbup:
    You win the prize, ligia~ There were a lot of posts to read! :-D
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    Old 09-25-2011, 09:39 PM
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    I like it a lot better than the chocolate & teal or pink & brown that the young mothers all seem to be going for this year. I think your quilt looks "homey", warm & comforting and with the subdued colors; is fitting for either sex.
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    Old 09-25-2011, 09:40 PM
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    Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
    I like it..it is a quilt a kid can Grow UP with!
    Yes! I agree! I have a couple of quilts my late mother had made for my children...darker colors, almost masculine, but warm flannel and the kids loved them!
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    Old 09-26-2011, 05:05 AM
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    Originally Posted by jojo47
    Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
    I like it..it is a quilt a kid can Grow UP with!
    Yes! I agree! I have a couple of quilts my late mother had made for my children...darker colors, almost masculine, but warm flannel and the kids loved them!
    What a sweet legacy that you have her quilts to hold after she is gone. :)
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    Old 09-26-2011, 05:07 AM
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    Give it...IT IS BEAUTIFUL>>>AND VERY LITTLE BOY!!!!
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