Monday, May 6, 2013

Rethinking the Baby Quilt

A couple of weeks ago, I was my LQS, and I found 'Victorious', a Deb Tucker pattern that uses her square squared and vee block rulers.  Since I have both rulers, and the pattern was on sale, I bought it.  I am happy with the rulers, and I like the pattern.  I am not happy with my color choices.  Too much yellow, I think.  I wish I'd done the border using purple instead.




 
Right now the quilt is a good size to be a baby quilt (45 in. square).  I could tone down the yellow by putting on a purple border, but then the quilt would be big for  a baby quilt.  What size is the perfect baby quilt? 
 

13 comments:

Rhonda R. said...

I love this quilt. The yellow is very soft and would be nice for a baby quilt.

Rhonda said...

I think the quilt is perfect. The yellow is not too much at all. The size is just right as well. 45 inches is great for a baby quilt.

Frances Meredith said...

The yellow and purple look lovely. Great project.

andsewon said...

I really think it is a lovely baby quilt! I am a yellow fan though! Maybe do the binding in purple will add that right finish touch.

Gari in AL said...

Oh, you did a great job. I would bind it with purple and it would be a GREAT baby quilt.

Jane said...

I think it's great!

Chris said...

It looks wonderful. I love the colors and fabrics.

Cheryl said...

First...I love it, not too much yellow in my opinion...but, if you are thinking about making a change, I would swap out that white inner border for one of the blues, then reattach your beautiful yellow pieced border. The dark might be too much of a frame, maybe the lighter...really though, I like it the way it is..

Melinda said...

It is a lot of yellow but it works well. I like it!

Casa Pearl said...

Personally, I love how it looks right now! I'm not a yellow fan for anything but I think this is bright and sunny and the white balances the yellow. Just my .02!

Dar said...

I agree with most others -- leave it the way it is. It's perfect for a baby quilt and not too much yellow either. Love the pattern.

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

Don't change it! It's CUTE! Great border on it.

Lorna McMahon said...

Dropping in from Michelle's Romantic Tangle - Let's Make Baby Quilts. I agree... Don't change it! I love the yellow - it's easy on the eyes and helps you to focus on the center of the quilt where the stars get to shine. Love it!