Ideas for 11-yr old boy's quilt, need help
12-31-2013, 01:50 PM
#52
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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.
12-31-2013, 02:01 PM
#53
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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.
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!
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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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