Personalized Pastel ABC Baby Quilt

One way to personalize a baby quilt is to add baby’s name and birth date. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Personalized Pastel ABC Baby Quilt

I am using this Pastel ABC handmade baby quilt as an example; the principles are the same, which is how to make a handmade quilt personal.

For baby quilts, the easiest way to make a handmade baby quilt personal is to add custom embroidery. There are several combinations possible, the most popular being the baby’s first and middle name, then the birth date.

Some customers also chose to add just a first name, others add the first and last names, and then some have added first, middle and last name.

If you don’t have enough time to get custom embroidery, which can take a couple of weeks, then chose a complimentary toy. The best toy is a baby rattle in complimentary colors to the handmade baby quilt.

Another way to make a handmade baby quilt personal is to add a complimentary toy. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

If you have access to a family photo, a nice way to personalize this handmade baby quilt would be to add a framed family photo.

To make sure our customers have the information they need, each customer gets a personalized quilt care guide outlining how to wash, dry and store the handmade baby quilt. The name, size and type of handmade quilt is listed on the back of the card.

How do you personalize your handmade quilts?

Charlotte

Play and Giggle Baby Quilt and Throw

Play and Giggle Baby Quilt and Throw works well as both a quilt and wall hanging.layP

Play and Giggle Baby Quilt and Throw

Where to list a standard-sized 50x60 inch throw that has a child's theme?

I decided to list Play and Giggle Baby Quilt and Throw in our baby quilts section, primarily because I can easily see this charming brand new imported baby quilt as a charming wall hanging.

The baby quilt features delightful blocks with a dog, a cat, a ladybug, an owl, a dragonfly, birds, and more, all very happy applique characters in strong baby pastel fabrics. A number of fabric blocks make perfect places to add custom embroidery, such as this yellow chenille rectangle:

Play and Giggle Baby Quilt and Throw has several fabric blocks that can be personalized.

This lightweight baby quilt is finished with hand-quilting and can easily be used as a wall hanging by adding loops on the back or using wooden quilt hangars.

Charlotte

Girls Like Peter Rabbit, Too!

We added a pink border so little girls can have a Peter Rabbit crib quilt in their girly nursery.

One of our repeat customers reminded me a few years back that sometimes we assume some colors are only for a particular gender. Blue, for example, is only a "boy" color or pink is only a "girl" color. With this in mind, we made one of our Peter Rabbit crib quilts with a pink border so a little girl can have this charming Beatrix Potter crib quilt in her pink-colored nursery.

Pink is not just for girls. Many fashion-forward men wear pink shirts, and last year we made a quilt for a teenager who wanted pink as a border to fit into his avant guard room decor.

Not to assume only boys like blue, we added a cute pull toy to our unique baby crib quilt with Peter Rabbit himself still in his blue sweater.

Both girls and boys would love that pull toy, don't you think?

Charlotte