| It's natural that emotions run high about 'milestone' | | | | As the saying goes, your not 30, you're 18 with |
| birthdays, even if the thrill of turning 16 becomes | | | | 12 years experience. Celebrate this milestone with |
| the dread of turning 30. After all, these birthdays | | | | a quilt made of reproduction 1930s prints. Fabrics |
| are important because they mark turning points | | | | from this decade, in colors like apple green and |
| that happen only once in a lifetime. | | | | taffy pink, pale yellow and orange sherbet, are a |
| Giving a colorful and comfortable commemorative | | | | nostalgic reminder of vintage style and class. They |
| quilt is a great way to turn anticipation (or even | | | | make the perfect quilt for the 30-year old who |
| trepidation) into CELEBRATION! Whether it's a 1st | | | | now realizes it's as important to look back as it is |
| birthday or a 65th, consider the following custom | | | | to look forward. |
| quilt ideas for making a special person's special | | | | Happy 40th Birthday |
| day even more wonderful. | | | | And so the jokes start - "The Big 4-Oh", "Lordy, |
| Happy 1st Birthday | | | | Lordy, look who's 40", "39 - again?!?". Your friends |
| Baby's one, a whole year is done - but what to | | | | will be laughing with you, not at you, when you |
| do with all those 0-3 month, 3-6, 6-9 and 9-12 | | | | embrace the "Over the Hill" theme and have a |
| month outfits that the little tyke has outgrown? | | | | black and white quilt made just for you. |
| Turn the outfits into a quilt sewn using the fabric. | | | | Happy 50th Birthday |
| Whether the quilt is for baby to carry around on | | | | Turning 50 means its time to focus on you and |
| his way to the Terrible Twos or for Mom to | | | | have some fun! As the theme for the Red Hat |
| cherish for years to come, this is the perfect | | | | Society says, 'All my life, I've done for you. Now |
| way to commemorate a 1st birthday. | | | | it's my turn to do for me.' So do for yourself and |
| Happy 13th Birthday | | | | have a red and purple colored quilt made. Or if |
| Thirteen is a very lucky age and any new | | | | red and purple aren't your colors, how about a |
| teenager will feel lucky if you give her a quilt for | | | | Crazy Quilt? With all its embroidery and |
| her bedroom made in her favorite color. After all, | | | | embellishment a crazy quilt is a terrific way to say |
| now that she's a teenager she's going to be | | | | "I deserve something special". |
| spending a lot of time in there! Imagine... hung as a | | | | Happy 65th Birthday |
| wall quilt, it might even take the place of a few | | | | Welcome to retirement and the joys that come |
| tacky boy band posters! | | | | with leaving the world of work behind, 65-year |
| Happy 16th Birthday | | | | old! Perhaps you'll be spending more time around |
| A quilt that features candy-colored pastels fabrics | | | | the house... why not indulge with a quilt designed |
| is the perfect sweet to give your Sweet Sixteen. | | | | to complement your living room? Or maybe you |
| Or consider something more utilitarian now that | | | | are ready to travel... a quilt with an Around the |
| she's got a Learner's Permit - a quilt to keep in | | | | World design will represent your dreams during |
| the trunk of the car could come in handy during | | | | those brief visits home. Or maybe you are just |
| cold weather emergencies. | | | | looking forward to spending more time with family |
| Happy 18th Birthday | | | | and friends... a quilt with all their signatures or even |
| For the past 18 years, your child has navigated | | | | photos will be a great reminder of why you |
| youth's rites of passage: family vacations... | | | | worked so hard to get to where you are. |
| summer camp... school sports. And with each | | | | When it comes to birthdays, whether it's a |
| event came a t-shirt: Yellowstone... Camp | | | | milestone or whether you are just happy to be a |
| Granada... Go Lions! Since he's officially an adult | | | | year older and wiser, the best advice is WISH |
| now, a quilt made from those t-shirts is great | | | | BIG! After all, each birthday is a new beginning, full |
| way to remind him of all these childhood | | | | of promise and opportunity... and the chance to |
| memories. | | | | curl up with warm and wonderful quilt! |
| Happy 30th Birthday | | | | |