Favorite quilt patterns for men
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This is an interesting topic. At our charity Bible camp quilt auction I watch the interest and bids on the quilts and find that the masculine quilts get a lot of bidding action. I am not sure if it is because there are fewer of them or because a lot of people have men in their lives that they are shopping for at the auction. I notice that the popular masculine quilts are not necessarily intricate designs. In fact, simplicity seems to be the best. It is the color and theme that make the difference. Last year I donated a tied quilt made from a lodge theme fabric with fishing and animal scenes where I bordered 8 x10 squares in various shades of plain blues, greens, and browns scrap fabric. It went high at the auction. To me it looked ok, but was nothing that great -- something for a dorm room or "man cave" in my opinion.
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My husband has always loved the Sonora Desert where he lived a couple of years when a young man. We try to go there every winter for a couple of weeks now that we are "retired". We've never kept a quit I've made.... until now. I made him (he helped me design AND sew it... he held the far end while I quilted with my DSM). You'll get a chance to see it in February or March when Patrice puts on the Queen/King applique contest. The colors are bright, with dull ones used for good reasons... it is a picture (oophs, "landscape") and he gave me input the entire way. He is my biggest fan, so don't expect anything THAT great when you see it, but I hope you do see it
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I agree that most any pattern works if you stay away from feminine fabrics. Find out the color family he likes (blues/grays, earth tones, autumn) and focus on that. Lots of guys seem to like plaids/homespuns.
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Quilts for men
What quilt patterns do you make for the men in your life? I would like to make a quilt each for some male family members for Christmas this year. I tried the search engine but must not have phrased it correctly as I didn't get much info on this topic. I liked the search engine on the old board better.
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