Favorite Baby Quilt Revisited

Favorite Baby Quilt Revisited

The caller sounded very excited. Her daughter had an all-time favorite baby quilt like the one she found on our website. Her daughter loved it so much that the baby quilt was used as a tablecloth at her wedding reception.

I was intrigued. Must have been a pastel double wedding ring baby quilt, or maybe one of our lovely pastel alphabet quilts. 

Now 11 years after the wedding, the daughter was expecting and Mom was so happy to have found another Daisy Duck baby quilt to give to her granddaughter, almost exactly like the one her daughter loved when she grew up!

Vintage Daisy Duck baby quilt is almost a duplicate of a customer's daughter's favorite baby quilt.

Daisy Duck, you said??

You bet!

As a fan of Donald, anyone who loves Daisy is a special friend of mine, and to know this is a Mom who is getting the quilt for a granddaughter because Mom grew up with a similar baby quilt and is expecting any day - well, it just doesn't get better.

I remember when I bought this vintage baby quilt. I picked it up from an estate sale because - well, I love ducks, and I love daisies. There is something quite charming about this design, as well as contemporary about the fabric color choices of pink and lime green. When I added this vintage baby quilt to our inventory, I was imagining this as a quilt wall hanging in a nursery, keeping a baby company in a nursery with walls painted yellow. The walls could also have been purple, or green but in my mind, they were yellow.

I should have asked about the nursery wall colors, I thought to myself with a chuckle as I was carefully folding the quilt. 

I packed the Daisy Duck baby quilt in a plastic bag temporarily for safe shipping. No quilts should be kept in plastic for any length of time, they are best stored in cotton, such as pillow cases. I also tucked a yellow duck toy inside to carry the gift tag and quilt care guide to Daisy Duck baby quilt's new home.

The toy also keeps the quilt company on their trip. I mean, honestly, who likes to travel alone?!

Vintage Daisy Duck baby quilt packed and ready to ship with a toy friend.

What luck that we had the same vintage Daisy Duck baby quilt that matched the first one and is being given to the next generation - love it when that happens!

Charlotte

Forest Double Wedding Ring Lap Quilt Throw

Forest Double Wedding Ring throw is a combination of warmth and cozy.

Forest Double Wedding Ring Lap Quilt Throw

Doesn't this handmade quilt look like it belongs in a cabin?

I can imagine  Forest Double Wedding Ring Lap Quilt Throw tossed across the back of a comfy sofa in front of a fireplace somewhere on a hillside. Or maybe it's a log cabin by a river, the water flowing gently over nearby rocks one can hear from a porch swing.

Oh, it's a New York loft?

You bet, this brand new imported handmade lap quilt can bring the coziness of a cabin anywhere you place it. The plaid fabrics in the traditional double wedding ring patchwork pattern keep it informal while the solid forest green fabric balances the overall design.

This lap quilt throw is all cotton, making this Forest Double Wedding Ring throw quite warm.

There is a decidedly masculine feel to this handmade quilt. The traditional quilted flower in the center of the double wedding ring quilt blocks are instead four squares. I can also see this handmade quilt in a den or man cave, waiting for that favorite sports event to keep someone warm as they nap through it.

All of my quilts have a story to them and a reason why I carry them. This one is for the men who want a quilt that isn't girly but is still cozy. You supply the fireplace.

Charlotte

City Living Baby Crib Quilt

City Living Applique Baby Crib Quilt would work well as a nursery wall hanging.

City Living Baby Crib Quilt and Wall Hanging

Over the years, customers looking for charming baby quilts have suggested themes and transportation is a favorite one. Whether it's trains, planes, cars, hot air balloons, little boys and some girls will love the theme.

And for the baby moving from the country to the city, City Living Baby Crib Quilt 36x48" inch size is perfect for both a crib and quilted wall hanging. Can't you just see this charming all cotton quilt hanging on a wall and quickly changing the vibe in a nursery?

City Living Baby Crib Quilt is a medium weight, all cotton baby crib quilt finished with hand quilting. It has a 3-inch space at the bottom where it can be personalized with custom embroidery for a custom baby gift.

Although people think of baby quilts in pastel colors, I recommend the primary colors because regular washing will cause the fabrics to fade over time. Start with strong primary colors and the colors will last longer through the lifetime of washing.

Wash in cold; dry on cool.

Beep beep!

Charlotte

Wildflowers Lap Quilt Throw Wall Hanging

Detailed applique and embroidery are so pretty in this Wildflowers Lap Quilt Wall Hanging.

Wildflowers Lap Quilt Throw Wall Hanging

Handmade flower quilts will always have a special place in my heart. In 1997, a friend of my mother was looking for two floral quilts for wedding gifts and that treasure hunt led to starting Bluebird Gardens in 1998.

This Wildflowers Lap Quilt Throw Wall Hanging is imported from India. It is a special order all cotton handmade quilt featuring very detailed applique and embroidery work. One of the things I love about this handmade floral quilt is that the wildflowers are realistic, one can go through each of the quilt blocks and try to guess what flower that design is representing.

Applique embroidered wildflowers on this lap quilt throw wall hanging are very detailed.

In addition, the background beige cotton i s a lovely neutral, making it easy to incorporate Wildflowers Lap Quilt Throw easily into a room decor. My favorite way to enjoy this floral quilt is as a wall hanging, which makes the beauty of the overall design quite clear.

Wildflowers Lap Quilt Throw works very nicely as a quilted wall hanging.

Wildflowers Lap Quilt Throw is a standard size 50x60 inches, which is a wonderful size for a quilted wall hanging. As you look at this last photo, you can also see the nice hand-quilting that completes the design.

There is also a rectangle box in the bottom center where you can personalize this quilt with custom embroidery - a name and birth date, a couple's name and wedding date, or an anniversary date for an anniversary gift - are all examples of how Bluebird Gardens customers have personalized this quilt.

Another way to give someone a garden, no weeding required.

Do you have a favorite flower in this quilt?

Charlotte

Embroidered Eastern Bluebirds Quilt

Embroidered Eastern Bluebirds Quilt was hand-embroidered in Missouri in 2008.

Embroidered Eastern Bluebirds Quilt

I suppose it's no surprise that a business called Bluebird Gardens will be tickled to have found a handmade quilt with embroidered bluebirds. They are not that easy to find and, even more difficult to find one with good fabrci colors.

Cathern Murphy, who made this quilt, had it for sale at our quilter's shop a couple of years ago. I liked it so much that I purchased it and removed the very distracting, multi-patterned cotton quilt binding and replaced it with the solid, cream beige fabric that is currently on this made in USA quilt.

The change was significant. The embroidered Eastern Bluebirds Quilt went from being very informal to a more elegant handmade quilt, all because of the quilt binding.

Embroidered Eastern Bluebirds Quilt maker embroidered her name and date in a corner.

It was relatively easy to choose the binding color. I took a look at one of the handmade quilt blocks and tried to match one of the colors in the quilt bluebirds design.

There were several choices, including light blue, green, a burgundy and the cream beige I selected.

Embroidered Eastern Bluebirds quilt block features counted cross stitch pattern.

I tried to match the solid bluebird fabric but couldn't get a match, that would have been my preferred color.

Second to that was to compliment the beige cream yellow in the flowers, which is the solid fabric I chose.

What do you think, would you have chosen a different fabric color for the handmade quilt binding?

Charlotte

Burgundy Double Wedding Ring Quilt

Burgundy Double Wedding Ring Quilt is a good choice to add color to a blue bedroom.

Burgundy Double Wedding Ring Quilt

According to interior designers I know, blue is still the favorite wall color for bedrooms so how does one add a pop of color?

Burgundy Double Wedding Ring Quilt is one of the options. This brand new, lightweight traditional patchwork quilt has multi-patterned fabrics with blue and grey tones to tie the quilt into the bedroom decor.

The dark burgundy fabrics will add an elegant pop of color without disturbing the calmness of the blue colors.

Background to burgundy double wedding ring quilt is a patterned off white fabric.

The background of this imported quilt includes a patterned cream colored fabric, which adds texture to this bedding.

The hand quilting also helps to give the traditional wedding gift quilt dimension.

To easily turn this into a personalized gift, add custom embroidery with a couple's name and special date in a corner.

Charlotte

Nautical Baby Crib Quilt and Wall Hanging

This elegant 36x48-inch nautical-themed baby crib quilt will make a nice wall hanging.

Nautical Baby Crib Quilt and Quilt Wall Hanging

One of the biggest requests we get from potential customers is do we have nautical baby crib quilts for boys that aren't too cute. I think this brand new, all cotton 36x48 inch Nautical Baby Crib Quilt fits the bill.

The beautifully rendered quilt blocks feature applique and embroidered sailing ships against light blue and grey cotton backgrounds with white clouds. 

Nautical-themed boats and life boats surround the center blocks on the border. 

Nautical Baby Crib Quilt is the perfect size for a wall hanging in a nursery, den or study. It is also the right size for a baby crib quilt at 36x48 inches, the standard baby crib quilt size.

This brand new baby crib quilt is finished with hand quilting and can easily be washing in cold, dried on cool in your home dryer.

The details of Nautical Baby Crib Quilt and Wall Hanging are lovely close up.

Another reason I like to carry these baby crib quilts, they are very versatile and can easily give a room a special theme, like a nursery, or a den. No wall painting required and when you want to change it out, just take this quilt down and replace it with another one.

Is there an easier way to decorate a room?

Charlotte

Baby Chick Baby Quilt Chicks

Isn't this baby chick charming? Love the tiny feet!

Baby Chick Baby Quilt Chicks

Oh, try to say "Baby Chick Baby Quilt Chicks" three times fast and see what happens. That tongue-twister suggests the fun in this brand new, made in Missouri baby quilt with applique baby chickens.

The little chicks are made out of a variety of multi-patterned cottons, so cute in their variety of colors from pink to blue, green and purple. The background is a vanilla white cotton separated by patchwork pinwheels.

Sweet on a baby bed or hanging from a nursery wall as a quilted wall hanging.

Baby chicks were made in a variety of cotton fabrics against a white cotton background.

This sweet baby quilt is finished with detailed machine quilting so it's easy care; machine wash, dry on cool.

Although each chick looks the same, each has their own character.

These chicks are almost as cute as the real ones, and these don't outgrow their cuteness!

Charlotte

Red Feathered Star Quilt Throw

Simple but elegant, the feathered star patchwork pattern is pretty in the single block.

Red Feathered Star Lap Quilt Throw

I can still remember the first time I saw a feathered star quilt. It was hanging at a quilt show, in the back row, without any ribbon, not exactly a reject but not loved, either. The young quilter who had made it was sitting with her mother close by, although I didn't know that at first.

As I made a bee line for the quilt, I told the lady sitting next to the feathered star quilt this was one of my all-time favorite patchwork quilt patterns and I really liked the one she was sitting by. She beamed at the young quilter sitting next to her and I realized then the young woman next to her had made it.

Like most patchwork patterns, the patchwork patterns can take on different designs based on what fabrics are used. In this red feathered star quilt, reds, white and beige fabrics have been used, a basic elegant color palette that makes this design even more beautiful.

Here's the feathered star quilt in a bigger design with the feathered stars together:

Several feathered stars form the center of this red feathered star quilt throw.

Combined with the detailed border with the red stars, this is a lovely throw that will add an elegant touch to any room. I would be tempted to used is a quilted wall hanging so I could enjoy the design whenever I looked at it, wouldn't you?

Charlotte

Reindeer Games Lap Quilt Throw

This reindeer is getting into trouble, or at least into a gift package.

Reindeer Games Lap Quilt Throw

Naughty reindeer?

You bet, or at least mischievous ones are featured in this charming, brand new 50x60-inch Reindeer Games lap quilt throw.

In addition to the furry reindeer, I loved the trouble they were getting into in each of the quilt blocks.

Talented reindeer, this one is showing off balancing a Christmas tree on his nose.

Maybe it's not trouble, more like highly talented. After all, they have most of the year to practice their juggling and balancing skills before Santa needs them.

Reindeer also need to be able to carry presents and fly at the same time.

Looks like these reindeer have their juggling and balancing act down pat, and just in time!

Reindeer games practicing for Christmas eve.

Now where is Rudolph?

Charlotte

Holiday Traditions Quilt Throw Wall Hanging

Holiday Traditions Quilt Throw Wall Hanging celebrated the best of the Christmas holiday.

Holiday Traditions Quilt Throw Wall Hanging

What are some of your holiday traditions?

We didn't have too many set in stone but we did keep to a few of the basics: hanging stockings on a mantle, baking cookies, making gingerbread houses, decorating a tree. This brand new, all cotton quilt throw includes some of those traditions, and more.

A snowman keeps a red cardinal company in this traditional Christmas snow scene.

Although we grew up in South America, and a new bathing suit was part of our Christmas gift traditions, we heard about snow. It was the promise of seeing snow that got us excited about our move up north. I still get excited at the prospect of seeing the first snow, don't you?

Hanging stockings from a mantle is another Christmas tradition.

This brand new, imported from India quilt also has a sweet scene of stockings getting hung on a fireplace mantle. To personalize, you could add names, or initials, those are teeny, tiny stockings, almost the size of stockings for mice. And yes, I have a little stocking on my fireplace for the cats, and the Christmas mouse.

In our home, baking cookies was a favorite pastime even when I had stepchildren.

And what is Christmas without gingerbread - houses, cookies, ornaments. Love the smell of gingerbread anything cooking in the oven so was enchanted to find these little gingerbread cookies having fun in another Holiday Traditions quilt block.

What holiday traditions do you have in your family?

Charlotte

Santa Express Quilt Throw Wall Hanging

Applique trains, reindeer, trees and snowmen are part of the Santa Express Throw landscape.

Santa Express Quilt Throw Wall Hanging

Here's an easy way to add a train to your holiday decor without having to set up one train track. Santa Express Quilt Throw Wall Hanging has a little train traveling through the center bordered by train tracts.

Charming applique and embroidered characters are along the way and in the train cars, including this little blond girl with her brown bear dressed for snow - or maybe for bed?

This little blond girl has a nice companion, a teddy bear ready for bed!

One of the charming details of Santa Express Quilt Throw Wall Hanging is the railroad tracks at the bottom and top. 

The brand new, imported throw is made out of multi-patterned cottons in holiday green and red fabrics.

Cute train tracks along the border encourage the train to keep on going.

Christmas trees, presents, snowmen are all along the border of this 50x60-inch lap quilt and throw.

To easily turn this into a wall hanging, Santa Express Quilt Throw Wall Hanging has a sleeve on the back so it can easily give any room a holiday theme. When not in use, the sleeve lays flat on the back and is barely noticeable.

Lap quilt throws are easy ways to change the look of a room either by hanging these quilts or by tossing one over the back of a sofa or easy chair.

Choo Choo!

Charlotte

Happy Holidays Cardinals Quilt Throw Wall Hanging

Happy Holidays Cardinals Quilt Throw Wall Hanging nicely marries nature with the holidays.

Happy Holidays Cardinals Quilt Throw Wall Hanging

Living in Missouri, it is also hard not to appreciate all of the red cardinals-related references, from baseball teams to kids groups. One of the signs of the holidays for me is seeing red cardinals in my feeders when it snows. There is nothing so pretty as the male red birds against the white countryside.

I'm reminded of that vision every time I see Happy Holidays Cardinals Quilt Throw Wall Hanging, only I don't have to worry about driving in the snow storm. 

These brand new, imported quilt throws have a warm, country feel thanks to the patterned fabrics and simple, applique red cardinal birds.

Simple applique red cardinal birds add country charm to Happy Holidays Cardinals Quilt Throw.

There is also nice space under the birdhouse to add a family name in custom embroidery to easily personalize these quilt throws, we have made several with custom embroidery in that spot over the years.

This design brings the outdoors inside without the cold.

Good spot to make into a personalized gift, the space under the birdhouse.

Don't those red cardinals look happy?

I can easily see this quilt throw handing from an entryway or den, welcoming the neighbors to a warm Christmas party, can't you?

Charlotte

Santa's Workshop Quilt Throw Wall Hanging

Santa's Workshop Quilt throw wall hanging quickly turns any room into a very busy place!

Santa Workshop Quilt Throw Wall Hanging

I really should have a Santa's Workshop Quilt Throw Wall Hanging in my business office, sometimes it feels like I am another one of those little pointed-ear workers madly trying to get projects done - hopefully, in time!

This charming, all cotton imported from India lap quilt throw features very detailed applique and embroidered elves, some working on favorite holiday traditions. One of the reasons I love lap quilt throws is that they can so quickly change the decor of a room, either by hanging them or tossing one over the back of an easy chair or sofa.

This one would definitely be fun as a holiday quilt wall hanging in a den, entryway or sewing room. 

Did you grow up with trains under the Christmas tree? So did I and this elf is putting the finishing touches on a train for a good little boy, or girl.

This applique elf in santa's workshop quilt throw wall hanging looks like he's almost finished.

Now most of our Christmases growing up where on the Equator so for Christmas we usually got a new swimsuit. That didn't prevent us, however, from wondering about the kids who were given ice skates for Christmas.

This elf is lacing a set of skates in santa's workshop quilt throw all hanging. Love his smile!

This next elf made me chuckle. Having grown up with slide rulers and telescopes, I am sure this is one of Santa's engineering elfs!

This elf is wood-working in santa's workshop quilt throw all hanging, love the ruler in his pocket.

And finally last, but not least, what does this elf look like to you?

Putting the finishing touches on a doll house, this little elf looks like a girl elf to me.

Look at that pretty top, I am sure this is a girl elf finishing the doll house by carefully adding tacks to the roof.

And the biggest jolly elf of them all, of course, in the center, Santa himself! Ho Ho Ho!

Charlotte

Red Double Wedding Ring Throw Wall Hanging

Red Double Wedding Ring lap quilt throw wall hanging is a great gift for a Christmas wedding.

Red Double Wedding Ring Throw Wall Hanging

Christmas has become one of the favorite times of the year for weddings - well, any time of the year becomes special when one has a wedding but the trend has been to mark the day with a ceremony around this time of year.

One of the couples included the daughter of one of our long-time customers. She wanted something appropriate for the wedding party as gifts but not too sentimental so I located these red and white double wedding ring lap quilt throws.

The double wedding ring patchwork quilt pattern has been a favorite wedding gift for decades. Considered one of the hardest quilt patterns to make, many quilters will bypass even trying to make this design because of the curves in the pattern.

Red Double Wedding Ring Throw Wall Hanging is finished with hand quilted flowers in the center.

This is the last Red Double Wedding Ring Throw Wall Hanging in our inventory. It is brand new with a white cotton backing and hand quilting.

Made in China.

A sleeve on the back of Red Double Wedding Ring Throw Wall Hanging easily hangs the quilt.

The polyfill makes the lap quilt throw lightweight and the design is nice enough that this could easily be added to a wall for holiday decoration.

Wash in cold; dry on cool.

If you don't need a Christmas wedding gift, Red Double Wedding Ring Throw Wall Hanging would make a nice splash of color on the back of that sofa or favorite easy chair. I will bet even Santa might be tempted to curl up with it for a quick cat nap!

Charlotte

Circus Baby Crib Quilt Gift Set

Circus Baby Crib Quilt Gift Set includes a bear toy dressed in a cute clown suit.

Circus Baby Crib Quilt Gift Set

Circus Baby Crib Quilt Gift Set was inspired by a customer looking for a circus-inspired gift for her son. She had a little known book about a boy running off to join the circus and thought a complimentary quilt would be a nice addition so we picked up an extra one to share.

This brand new, imported 36x48-inch baby crib quilt features an applique elephant, sea lion and real lion against bright, primary colors in the solid background fabrics. A circus tent in the back stands out nicely against a blue sky.

Backing for this charming baby crib quilt is a blue and white checked fabric.

Little clown bear will carry the Circus Baby Crib Quilt care guide.

To keep Circus Baby Crib Quilt company, a little bear is wearing a cute clown suit. The bear will deliver the free quilt care guide.

Isn't this applique lion charming?

And what circus is complete without a cat? In this case, it's a sweet lion playing with an applique blue and white ball.

To personalize, there is a 3-inch band of fabrics at the bottom and space over the circus tent to add custom embroidery if you want to personalize this baby crib quilt. This would also make a great way to change out a nursery by using this baby crib quilt as a wall hanging.

Charlotte

Floral Double Wedding Ring Throw

Blue and yellow flowers form the rings in the traditional double wedding ring quilt pattern.

Floral Double Wedding Ring Throw

I love anything floral so finding this sweet Floral Double Wedding Ring Throw was a great find. 

This brand new, imported lap quilt throw forms the double wedding rings with flowers. The blue and yellow machine embroidered flowers are linked with vining leaves against a white cotton background. 

Detailed hand quilting helps to give this brand new throw additional texture.

Detailed hand quilting adds texture and dimension to the overall design. And another find?

Look on the back!

This lovely throw has a pretty complimentary floral backing.

Floral Double Wedding Ring Throw is reversible with a complimentary blue and yellow printed fabric so you can easily reverse this throw to update your room decor. Reversible quilts are great to quickly change up a room by turning it to the other side, whether it's folded over the back of a sofa or chair, or stretched out on the foot of a bed.

So pretty on both sides, don't you think?

Charlotte

12 Good Wishes Throw

12 Good Wishes Throw would make a lovely quilted wall hanging at an entrance for holiday decor.

12 Good Wishes Throw

If there is one throw I give as a housewarming gift, especially this time of year, it's this one. 12 Good Wishes Throw is a charming 50x60-inch lap quilt throw that includes a number of good wishes for the family and home.

Each of the throw blocks has an image, and word, that associates with the wish. A card enclosed with the throw explains each block and wish.

With each 12 Good Wishes Throw, an explanation of the wishes enclosed.

One of my customers who received this as a housewarming gift said it reminder her of a modern version of the 12 Days of Christmas, which is a lovely comparison.

In addition to a well-wishing quilt, this charming throw is a perfect size to hang in a room or entry way to easily add a dash of holiday decor.

Charlotte

ABC in Clouds Baby Crib Quilt

New ABC in Clouds Baby Crib Quilt now available at Bluebird Gardens.

New ABC in Clouds Baby Crib Quilt

ABC in Clouds Baby Quilt has been a customer favorite for several years. The detailed machine applique, the hand-quilting and the cloud at the top where the 50x60-inch baby quilt can easily be personalized with custom embroidery all contribute to this being a great baby gift.

ABC in Clouds Baby Crib Quilt top white cloud where custom embroidery can be added.

One of our customers needed something smaller so we worked with our supplier to get us some 36x48-inch, baby crib size versions of this same design. ABC in Clouds Baby Crib Quilt offers the same all-cotton, quality machine applique details including the cloud at the top so this crib quilt can easily be personalized with custom embroidery.

ABC in Clouds Baby Crib Quilt has a bright yellow and white checked backing.

For cat lovers, the C is still there, too!

ABC in Clouds Baby Crib Quilt also has nice hand-quilting to add texture.

These brand new, baby crib quilts are good gifts for both boys and girls.

They are made in India and can take several months to get shipped to the US. This is one of several brand new baby crib quilts we recently added to our baby quilt inventory.

I will be featuring some more of our new baby crib quilts shortly.

Charlotte

Molly's Tree

Can you guess that this is a Halloween tree? What gave it away, the purple?!

Molly's Tree

Sometimes when I go through a quilt show, I miss some of the subtleties of some of the work and this tree is one of those quilts I have grown to appreciate since I first saw it.

I love trees so the subject matter is a favorite. I vaguely remember pondering about the fabric color choices but didn't give it much thought until I was revisiting some of the work that was displayed at Piece and Plenty's 2015 bi-annual quilt guild show in Rolla, Missouri.

Now trees do change color in the fall but when I think of purple, I think of Halloween and cats and pumpkins. And apparently so did Kathy Turner, Molly's Mom, who made this quilt!

And here's the reason why this quilt was made with purple.

The other quilt element this quilted tree demonstrates well is the power, and effect, of quilting on the finished product.

Quilting reminds me of looking at a dress on a hangar. One doesn't know the full impact of the dress until one puts it on. Same thing with a quilt, one doesn't get the full effect of the work until it is quilted.

Without quilting, this would be a yellow tree on purple. With the quilting, there is a suggestion of wind and ghosts and ghouls and who knows what else is lurking in the purple, don't you think?

Boo!

Charlotte