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Five Theme Ideas for Making a Blue Quilt

What do you think of when you think about a blue quilt? Perhaps the first thing that springs to mind is the normal shower gift for a pair about to have a baby boy. But today, blue is a color that can be used for both sexes in babies ‘ patchwork quilts — whether boys or girls — and can be used for lots of other scenarios, too.

Theme 1: baby

Blue is the ideal colour to put in a patchwork cover for a baby, whether you use it all on its own for different shades and use it in the standard sense ( blue for a boy, pink for a girl, for example. ), or whether you are creative and try it with different colors for a rather more varied look. Either way, a blue quilt given as a gift for baby shower — or making one of your own for your own baby to be — is going to be keepsake that can be used to keep a little one warm, then hidden away for memories thereafter.

Theme 2: nature, and spring

What do you think about when you think about the color “blue” in nature? Blue flowers, dragonflies, and blue sky with fluffy clouds? Spring may come to mind when you think of blue in nature, and if you want, you can put this into a patchwork cover you make specially for the statement of spring’s arrival. be imaginative, and alternate shades of pale sky blue with pastel pinks, greens, and yellows, or be bolder and pair pale blue with shades of courtly purple, bright green, and cheery yellow for a bolder look.

Theme 3: nautical

Blue is also the colour of water, and if you or a person you know loves boats, cruising, and the water generally, you can pair different shades of blue with crisp blocks of white, accented with the occasional block of bright red, to give the quilt a nautical theme.

Theme 4: nationalism

Precise to the United States, you can make a red white and blue quilt that gives a nod to the Old Stars and Stripes. Mix star shaped patches of white with irregularly formed patches of blue and red to give a clearly American feel to your duvet, one that is’s also unique and one-of-a-kind.

Theme 5: night sky

Eventually, if nighttime is one of your favourite times, and you like nothing less than an evening out gazing at the stars, you can construct a patchwork quilt of a dark navy background with white “stars,” to remind you of the night sky. Again, one-of-a-kind and unique, this quilt will enhance your bed and truly let you sleep “under the stars.”

For more easy blue quilt ideas check out Jane Green’s patchwork quilt site now.

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