Does anyone have a suggestion for a quilt pattern suitable for a man? Any ideas would be appreciated.

D9P, rail fence, log cabin, rag quilt... There are a lot that would look great, I think it is as much the fabric as the design, IMHO :D:D:D

Are you suggesting dark fabrics or plaids?

Log Cabin sounds good to me too. Pick deep rich colors. He will love it.

I did a card trick for my husband using non flowery print fabrics.
Hugs
April

I'm finishing up a log cabin quilt top for DH this week. I'm using recycled plaid and striped shirts for the lights and civil war reproduction prints (non-floral) for the darks. It's been really fun to make, and is turning out gorgeous. His Dad passed away recently; my MIL gave me two of his shirts to use.

I made this one for my Dad last year. Blue is his favorite color. You can make just about any pattern.

I have used Louisana from Quilterscache for a man. Colors you choose will really be the determination.

Does anyone have pictures to post of quilts they have done for a guy? Would be interesting to see more of them.


Beautiful quilts LoriJ!!

applique...horses, black bears, deer, moose, etc. ;-)

I hate to sound like a broken record, but Storm at Sea would be a perfect quilt for a man. Since it's usually done in blues or greens and the pattern isn't "flowery," it makes a great guy quilt.

I've always thought that the Antique Tile pattern in "guy" colours would make a great man's quilt - it's all squares and goes super fast if you strip-piece the smaller units!

http://www.quilterscache.com/A/AntiqueTileBlock.html

Jan

I agree with the others it is more the fabric than the pattern that will make it a manly quilt. Does he like sports , have a favorite team ?

my son loves his black, white, and red log cabin.

I made this one for my brother-in-law. In real life the colors are more subdued. The pattern is called "Bodacious"

I made my husband a log cabin with every ugly fabric I had and it turned out really cool. I made my oldest son a basketweave pattern with browns and golds that turned out really nice.

I would ask for his favorite colors, and if he has an aversion to fabrics with florals in it. There are so many geometric prints, animals, sports etc... that you could customize the fabrics to his interests. My DB's and son would not appreciate florals in their quilts :roll:

I have just made this block for my Christmas quilt & can see that it would make a great quilt for a man, too!! Good Luck!!
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I did the Card trick and a Bow tie quilt for a man

I am making a quilt for my grandfather's 80th using Batiks - the pattern is Earth and Sea and I am using Earth Tonga Batiks. I hope to have it finished early January - havent started yet! Yikes!

LoriJ, beautiful quilts, and beautiful dogs.

I'm making a lighthouse themed quilt with a mariner's star for my dh. Think of something that he likes and try to go that route

Here are two I made for my adult sons - Gentleman's Fancy, and Card Trick.
:)

I just made my son a quilt with fish, I did log cabin around the fish it turned out real well I have it getting quiled now its a christmas gift. I have blue greens,beige lime(his favorite color) I did the back in lt. lime Everyone have a merry Christmas I am going south (Mobile)

There is a wonderful quilt pattern out now called SHADOW BOXES. We just raffled it at our church bazaar. MORE MEN THAN WOMEN BOUGHT RAFFLE TICKETS. I did it in shades of cream, tan and brown. Good Luck and Happy Holidays, Lois

What a wonderful quilt...very masculine.

This is the Card Trick one I did for my hubby.
Hugs
April

I made a Bow Tie quilt for one of my son's 34th birthday. It was a "Serge as You Go" class that I took but there are free patterns on the web available for standard sewing machines. I used a plaid for the bow tie and a mottled fabric for the background.

If it were me, I'd use the Tube Quilting method, which goes so fast and is so fun, in masculine colors. There is a Bali Pop color called Cappuccino, which is very cool. Bali Pops are 2-1/2" strips - perfect for Tube Quilting. Here's a site for Tube Quilting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3k85E3lzfU

Sounds easy! Thanks everyone for all your ideas. Hopefully others can benefit from these post too.

http://windhamfabrics.com/projects/pdf/wild_west.pdf

Here is a link for a free project from windham fabrics with a very nice "manly" quilt...this one is the old west, but you could use any "manly fabric" in place of the old west characters.
Marsha

:-D How about a disappearing 9 patch in denim and bandanna
print.

A flannel rag quilt.

a bear paw quilt :wink:

I made one for my best friend, who is an over the road truck driver and I made it of a simple brickyard in his favorite colors. He is also a "professional" wrestler so, for the backing, I found a barbed wire printed fabric.