I had made a quilt for my mom a couple of years ago while she was in the hospital. My dad always whined that it was to short for taking naps. Well it wasn't made for him-so what did he expect?

I decided it was time to make him his own and thought it would be perfect for his Christmas gift. I bought fabric, cut out and sewed blocks and the more I worked on it the more I hated it. Bought more fabric and changed a few blocks--Nope! Still not liking anything about it. So the week before Christmas, I threw it all in a box and started pulling fabric from my stash. I googled "masculine quilts" to get ideas. A couple of fabrics have leaves but I made sure there is not a flower anywhere on it. (He wouldn't let my mom put any floral things in their condo). It has a plaid flannel backing.

I didn't have to buy anything-I even had the backing and batting. I finished this just in time-PHEW! We opened our gifts Christmas Eve.

So here is my dad with his very own nap quilt. Havn't heard a whine out of him since! Guess it's working :lol:

oh I think it looks great!! and maybe he was just complaining to get one of his own,LOL

Very nice, love the colors, and pattern. Thanks for sharing with all of us.

Is he happy now? I would be. I love the colors.

That's a great quilt. He must take some real good naps under it.

Oh my gosh do I LOVE those colors!! Gorgeous!! Lucky Bobby!

What a nice smile. My little brothers name is Bobby. My daddy would have said the same thing. Very nice quilt.

YOUR DAD LOOKS EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH HIS QUILT. IT LOOKS GREAT.

Real men use quilts :!: ;) Its really ... macho. Being the evil person I am, I would have snuck in one flowery block

It's a beautiful quilt!! Great job on getting it done in time!

Now, THAT's a fine looking manly quilt! :D Great job!

Great job! I am sure he loves it!

Very, very nice!

I think it looks very nice - not to sure about a man that doesn't like flowers. I don't the no flowers would work with me.

I love the colors, it looks great :thumbup:

Love the colours, perfect guy quilt

Love it 2 Doods and it sure looks like he loves it too.

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That is one Beautiful Quilt....
I Love those colors.......
And the pattern......
Your Dad looks very happy.......
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He is one happy guy. So glad you finished it just in the nick of time. Betcha its he fav.

Oh wow! I love this! Your borders look great too! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Your dad should be a very happy napper, now! Love the colors!

Nice colors, nice pattern, good job. Your dad looks very happy.

LOL I think my mom wore him out on flowers and he just needed something different. The farm house (where they used to live) had Waverly wallpaper with big red/pink roses in the dining room and she had a couple of chairs to match (now in my guest room so she can come visit them :lol: ) It looked pretty Victorian and not farm house decor.

Thanks Everyone for your kind comments!
I am really happy I started over and ended up with this quilt for dad-I should post pictures of the other one, but it has a bad case of YUCK! I buried it under some other UFOs. :lol:

That is a wonderful, masculine quilt. Great job.

Wow that is really a pretty quilt very colorful. You did a wonderful job on it and I like the design...

Very handsome quilt!!! I would say that Dad is very pleased :D:D:D

I love the quilt. It is so pretty. The colors are great. You did a great job. Kacy

I bet you were so proud of yourself to be able to pull it off! That is a good looking Dad and a beautiful quilt. :)

wow, that is a great quilt. I bet your dad has tried it out a few times since Christmas. You done a great job!

I LOVE,LOVE this quilt. I know your Dad must love it too. It has such wonderful colors and the layout is great. I'm going to keep a pic in my file for inspiration. Thanks for sharing. Great job.

Men don't like to say so, but they want quilts too. Pretty colors, O, I should say manly colors. LOL

Very nice. :thumbup:

That is great. I love how you used the white to break it up. I'd be happy, too, if I were your dad!

Great quilt. I'm sure he loves it.

:lol: I agree with you, Paintedquilt. I think at least one flower should be snuck onto the label. Is Bobby a sound sleeper?

I love it! Very masculine, and I love the pattern! I'm sure he's very happy to have his own :)

The quilt is beautiful and he looks like a happy camper. :-D :-D :-D

This is great! I like it.

Bobby looks very happy with his christmas quilt! You did a fantastic job on it too.

I haven't put the label on it yet-maybe I should sneak some flowers in on that. ??? :lol:

What a lovely quilt!! Your dad is just beaming!! :D :D

And, yes, throw a couple of flowers on the label..... :D