Originally Posted by
loisf
I had to chuckle when I read your post. Your daughter sounds exactly like my daughter. My daughter is 48 and she really wanted a quilt from her mom, but she didn't like the "busyness" of most quilts. She's a very hip, young 48. So I had her look through the books I had of modern quilts and she choose Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr's "Blowing in the Wind." Then she choose all the fabrics. She and her husband love the quilt, and I was so happy to make it for them.
That's a lovely quilt! Is that pattern in one of their books?
I agree that it would be helpful if your daughter could look at some quilts to help define what she considers 'busy'. I would guess solids and a modern pattern as opposed to a traditional quilt with small pieces and lots of fabrics. It's so helpful to know peoples' taste! Much better than having no input and making a quilt someone doesn't like.