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    Old 12-29-2013, 04:42 PM
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    Turning twenty is always a good pattern and cando in his favorite colors or a theme...sports maybe or animals...
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    Old 12-31-2013, 01:50 PM
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    We have all grand boys-------find out what he likes and just make strips or squares with sashing. I have one of horses; 1/4 yd x 44 across; each row a different horse pictures fabric and with a black or brown wood look sashing between makes a great quilt for a boy; or various sports squares make a good one. But first of all--have fun doing it.
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    Old 12-31-2013, 02:01 PM
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    I did one for my nephew last year (when he was 11) and for his I did a variety of simple square blocks in a variety of sizes; all the fabrics were dragons, skeletons or flames. (All designs that he likes on his clothes.) He really liked it! I wasn't sure if 11 year old boys liked any kind of quilts but he liked his. I backed it in dark grey flannel.
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    Old 12-31-2013, 07:55 PM
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    I made my 13 year old son a quilt with flannel fabric from the wool and needle line. Very soft, very masculine. I did a brick pattern and he absolutely loves it.
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    Old 01-01-2014, 06:25 AM
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    Thanks for everyone's suggestions. It will be a while, but I will post when I've got it together. Happy New Year.
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    Old 03-06-2014, 04:33 PM
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    I made a quilt for three grandsons, according to what their interests were. One robot quilt, one puppy quilt and one library bookshelf quilt - all full size. They loved them!
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]466021[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]466022[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]466023[/ATTACH]
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    Old 03-17-2014, 11:43 AM
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    Very cute, especially the bookshelf! Thanks.
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    Old 03-17-2014, 11:49 AM
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    How about a nice carpenter's star with green or even dark blue?
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    Old 03-17-2014, 12:15 PM
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    I finally chose City Blocks, using a variety of fabric complimenting Ohio State fabric I'd collected and music-y pieces. My challenge now is the border. After many hours in fabric stores, I bought (and cut) fabric for the border. It looked great in the LQS, but now I'm not too keen on it. I think it is too busy for the border and perhaps something "quieter" would be better. I was going to post photos, but that isn't working for me today either. :/
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    Old 03-19-2014, 11:12 AM
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    City Blocks, 2 pics. Thanks to Patrice for uploading help.
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