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Quilt for a Chinese baby

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CardiCorgi · 05/09/2013 09:06

This may sound a bit weird, but does anyone know if there are any big no-nos regarding colours/patterns for babies in China? I would like to make a baby quilt for a friend and his Chinese wife (who I have not yet met), and I remember about how a previous girlfriend of his was very keen on everything having the right Feng Shui. I don't want to make a massive faux pas by mistake.

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meditrina · 05/09/2013 09:13

I don"t know if there's anything specific to babies.

But generally, red is the most auspicious colour. And 4 is the unlucky number (the word is a homonym for death).

nuppet · 05/09/2013 09:15

Hi. I think that white is meant to be unlucky as it symbolises death. Agree that red is a lucky colour.

Spirael · 05/09/2013 09:17

Avoid white, as that can be connected with death and mourning. Red and Yellow are good choices for colour, with more red than yellow!

CardiCorgi · 05/09/2013 09:46

Thanks, that's exactly the sort of thing I needed to know. Are pointy things bad? I have some recollection of that from when I visited a few years back.
I've uploaded a picture of the sort of thing I had in mind; I was thinking of using more pastel colours as they are expecting a girl.

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PeterParkerSays · 05/09/2013 11:14

That quilt looks lovely. I'd go with the colours as they are in your photo. They may well want to use the blanket for a future baby, so it doesn't need to be for a specific gender.

CardiCorgi · 06/09/2013 10:18

Thank you! It wouldn't be identical as I don't have any more of some of the fabrics and I don't like to make exactly the same thing twice, but at least I'm on the right lines.

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