am giving you my fave as so many people have asked me to make it for them or other friends after seeing one.... i ask the family for a blue shirt from any/everyone...if there are enough guys...great, just get blue shirts from the little boys and men. now cut out a bowtie (i use the 3D bow tie from youtube demo), 5 squares, 3 seams...
If I have enough shirts, I just do one from each shirt... you don't have to mark or keep track, the guys will all remember which old blue shirt was theirs. You will have lots to choose from, even the boys' shirts that are outgrown...it's all good. There are many areas that are good even on old shirts and contributing to a new baby boy's quilt really makes them 'involved'...I have seen many a teen or grumpy relative turn to mush when pointing out his 'square' in the new baby's quilt. If I don't have tons of blue shirts, I include the women in the family or cut 2 or three squares from each shirt. I prefer doing only the boys and men in the family just because.....
If you are short on squares, do them as alternate blocks with plain blocks in between... In addition, you now have the family's shirts all collected....keep them together and mark with family name... there will be other babies from this family and you will be all set. Everyone has blue striped, plaid, or print or solid shirts... it's an easy collection to get usually... and I have loved having it as a special gift for every little boy I ever gave it to or taught someone else to give it to... My last lesson was to a church group and one of the grandmothers met me in the grocery store a couple of months later and had already gifted one and was making two others from the same shirts... she was thrilled and the new moms-to-be were already anxious to get theirs... try it.... you will enjoy making the simple block, your supplies will last for a long time, (each bowtie only uses 3 squares from your shirt print [the other 2 are background]) and it is as personal as you can get for a gift.