I realize that we consider certain colors and themes manly (as with greeting cards -- brown and ducks for men), but I don't really get why we do this. Don't men enjoy colors and flowers just as women do? I haven't yet given a quilt to a male relative, but I know that when the time comes I will also feel constrained by this aesthetic idea of what is manly. I think I won't worry about color (other than pink) as much as avoiding florals.