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02-15-2011, 03:45 PM
#31
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Let's see how fussy they are on baby #2 or #3?? That fussiness pretty much goes in the trash can along with a few other things they hold dear!!!
Give them your best idea and don't fret, if they don't like it and aren't gracious about it, it will come back at them when they are the grandparents.
Give them your best idea and don't fret, if they don't like it and aren't gracious about it, it will come back at them when they are the grandparents.
02-16-2011, 04:51 AM
#33
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Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting
My BFF just found out she's going to be a grandmother (of a boy). Her son and DIL sent her some photos of the fabrics they're going to use in the nursery.
It's very swirly, lots of curves, not very nursery-looking, more like an abstract painting, but oh well.
Anyway she had already asked me to help her make a tumbling block crib quilt for the baby. But now that she's seen the curvy, swirly design they'll have on everything, she's (we're) wondering if a tumbling block quilt will look out of place, even though she'd use the same colors?
I should mention that her son and DIL are FUSSY about what they wear, the house decorations etc. Of course we all are but they take it to a crazy level. And if they don't like a gift they either shove it into a closet or take it back. They'll even announce at Xmas "Oh I'll have to exchange this since I don't like it" right to the person who gave it to them....etc.
I think they're rude but my BFF is such a sweet person and I don't want her to work on a gift if they won't like it.
What I'm trying to ask is, if you needed to make a crib quilt for a nursery that'll have abstract wallpaper and sheets etc, what quilt pattern would you choose?
Thanks
It's very swirly, lots of curves, not very nursery-looking, more like an abstract painting, but oh well.
Anyway she had already asked me to help her make a tumbling block crib quilt for the baby. But now that she's seen the curvy, swirly design they'll have on everything, she's (we're) wondering if a tumbling block quilt will look out of place, even though she'd use the same colors?
I should mention that her son and DIL are FUSSY about what they wear, the house decorations etc. Of course we all are but they take it to a crazy level. And if they don't like a gift they either shove it into a closet or take it back. They'll even announce at Xmas "Oh I'll have to exchange this since I don't like it" right to the person who gave it to them....etc.
I think they're rude but my BFF is such a sweet person and I don't want her to work on a gift if they won't like it.
What I'm trying to ask is, if you needed to make a crib quilt for a nursery that'll have abstract wallpaper and sheets etc, what quilt pattern would you choose?
Thanks
02-16-2011, 06:06 AM
#37
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Originally Posted by grann of 6
If they're that picky, I would send them money and let them get what they want. Why kill yourself making a beautiful baby quilt if they aren't going to appreciate it anyway?
02-16-2011, 06:22 AM
#38
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If they live far away, your friend might never know if they even use the quilt. I would concentrate on small things - diaper bag, bibs - andf hold off on a quilt until the gransdson gets older. I love the term 'Professional Rejectionists'. I think we all know some of these people.
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