When you bring a handmade baby quilt to the party, you’ll help the new baby establish her identity from the moment the quilt first touches her. That is how:
Integrate your name or initials into the design
The beauty of a handmade baby quilt that you order from a US side quilter is that you can tailor the design to the child. Skilled quiltmakers are experts at embroidering the baby’s name or initials on the unique design that is created just for this baby. You might think that this force of nature that just arrived on the planet should see its name in big, bold print. The quilter can comply. Or maybe it’s a gentle and gentle personality that the new miss will possess. That’s the time for a subtle inclusion of a small name design or initials. The baby will be surrounded by the personalized quilt in the crib, in the stroller, in the car seat. Mom and Dad took a long time to select the right name for their new little one. She has now provided a treasured baby quilt confirming her choice. And it is also a smart learning tool for baby to recognize her name at a very early age.
Choose a design in sync with the character of the family
If the newborn joins a family that loves to sail, you can put him on board with his older siblings and give him a sailboat pattern quilt. He will be one of the crew members from the start with a one-of-a-kind boat design of sailboats tearing through the waves. And before the new girl can cast a rod, she can be part of the fishing gang with a homemade fish quilt. By the time she is ready to bait her hook, she will have had fish mates in her playpen and by the time she is using her comforter as a play mat on the floor.
Include the clothes of your loved ones in your Baby Quilt Shower gift
Children get a sense of who they are from those who have come before, and what better way to remind them of their missing loved ones than a quilt made from pieces of clothing from family members? An aunt’s favorite t-shirt or a grandpa’s favorite fishing shirt can be part of a custom handmade baby quilt for boys and girls. Depending on the harmony of the clothing, an imaginative quilt could include fabrics from two loved ones. Then that new baby understands her place in the family continuum and can snuggle into the sweetness of the present with warm reminders of the past.
Choose handmade baby quilts for memorable gifts
There will be many impersonal foreign-made and mass-produced baby shower gifts that will soon become obsolete, outdated and forgotten. Your gift of such a soft and personalized handmade baby quilt will be treasured for a long time for the thoughtfulness of your choice and the lasting pleasure it brought to baby.