Originally Posted by QuiltnLady1
I think for the teen and pre-teen boys the fabric is more important than the pattern -- and it is better to do twin sized quilts than the lap size.. For older boys I do more solids or men oriented themes like sports, tools, planes, etc. I also do plaids and avoid florals.
Yes, avoid the florals and use either sports oriented fabric like bikes, skiing, skateboarding, soccer/football or animals like wolves, bears, deer, or camping fabrics, camo, or any favorite sport, like baseball, basketball, balls, food (pizza, hamburgers), etc. My dad likes John Deere, so I made him a John Deere lap quilt. It turned out great and he was thrilled!!!
I'm focusing now on working on more "boy quilts"...I've definitely left them out of my charity quilts... as I've made mostly girly stuff.