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Hello from Eastern Washington

Hi all,

I'm glad my grandson showed me this forum because I have been quilting for as long as I can remember and was starting to run out of ideas. I asked him for his advice on what kind of quilt he'd like for Christmas and he just shrugged.

I hope you all can help me come up with some new ideas and/or patterns so I can give my family some really fun quilts.

Glad to be here,

Nancy

Hi from Ohio! There are a lot pictures of quilts here and if you go to the Links and resource section you will find links to free patterns.

Welcome from Adrian, MI

Welcome from North Carolina. Everyone here is so helpful, all you have to do is ask and someone will help.

Hi Neighbor! You will like it here. However, it is VERY addicting! Enjoy.

Welcome to the board from Texas

Welcome from Michigan!:)

Welcome from Ontario, Canada. A lot of great quilts on QB. Go to the Picture section and look at the top sticky for the QB Quilt Gallery. How old is your Grandson and does he have a special interest/ hobby? This will help with pattern suggestions.

Welcome from Spanaway, WA. Being on the QB your will find that it won't be long before your bucket list of quilts to be made will be running over.

:) welcome from se TX

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Originally Posted by Tartan (Post 6411029)

Thanks for the tip! My grandson is 22 and seems to be really into his truck (he takes it off-roading quite a bit), and of course he likes the Seattle Seahawks. He also rides dirtbikes and likes his guns. I suppose I could make a truck/Seahawks/dirtbikes/guns quilt but I just laugh when I imagine what that would look like, and I suppose some of those things he may grow out of and I want him to love this quilt forever.

I guess I've got some thinking (and forum-searching) to do.

Welcome from western NY and happy quilting :)

Glad to have you Nancy! And here's a warm welcome from sunny Nevada!

I have a feeling that one of the reasons your grandson doesn't know what he wants is that he doesn't know what's available to him. A hand made quilt is an awesome thing, and I'm so glad to see at least some younger people getting into it. I asked my niece what kind of quilt she wanted, and she didn't know, so I took her to my quilting room and just started pulling out quilts for her. By the time she found exactly what she wanted, she was in tears. She'd never seen a hand made quilt before, and was genuinely surprised at how much nicer they are than those you can buy in a store. LOL! Being fairly young, I expected her to go toward a more modern quilt, but no, she chose the most traditional quilt in the bunch.

Can you try showing your grandson quilts made from kits in an on line store, like Keepsake Quilting? Even if you don't use the kit, it might help him to choose a particular type of pattern or color he likes. I've done that as well, and it usually helps a lot. IMHO.