Thanks again, everyone, you are too kind! :)
Originally Posted by Gary
Eddie, Great quilt. I guess I think about "manly" too when I'm quilting. I'm not sure what that is. I think it's just that I don't like pastel colors and "flowery" quilts. So I always go for darks and mediums. You did a great job as has been said so well by others. I think what you've helped me with is that the pattern helps in the use of the light colors (I'm sure everyone already knows this but me). So I'm going to try to get more lights in my quilts. Again, wonderful quilt.
After making 3 quilts for my wife and 2 daughters that were all about flowers, pinks, lime greens, purples, pastels, etc., I needed to make something for me that appealed to me and this was it. I'd had these charm packs on the shelf for a couple of months now, and I had bought them with the intent of making me a quilt out of them.
It's funny if you look at my stash of jelly rolls, layer cakes, and fabrics and then look at my wife's stash. Hers are either all these bright or pastel colors, while mine are all these subdued, earthy colors. There's no mistaking whose side of the cubbies you're looking at when you see them. :D