A few years ago, I was commissioned by a gal to make an oversized queen quilt for her to give to her boyfriend. He liked teal and brown colors and liked the quilts with lots of pieces they saw at a quilt shop.
At the time, it was really difficult to find fabric that was manly (without) flowers! I ended up doing the square in a square pattern and using batik for the center of the square.
When I took it to the gal's office to give it to her, she went crazy over it and so did her boss (man) - he even offered to pay me more for it than I charged her!
brown and teal queen
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