Originally Posted by
Julienm1
Flowers, floral fabric. I'm sewing for Project Linus, older kids, and trying to make quilts that will appeal to ALL boys. Never realized how many fab designers use flowers as the focal point for their line. Don't gravitate to pastels either.
This. I try to hard to not make donation quilts in girly colors and patterns. There are more boys than girls in foster care, in hospitals, and even in NICUs. I recently made two girly quilts because I had a bunch of fabric left over. I am now on my third non-girly quilt to try to make up for it! Since I am not a girly-girl and never have been, I know a lot of girls/women prefer fewer flours and pink too.
Oh, and what I avoid is paper piecing. My brain just can’t handle it. I have had a number of great teachers who have tried to teach me, but it just doesn’t stick. Then again I can’t do macrame or knitting, and I can’t tell my left from my right either! I think it is all related to a brain problem of managing visual directions. Oh, and I can’t tell north from south without a map.