Quilts for Teens
12-25-2010, 07:09 AM
#42
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IMHO, I would think that a teenager would be more concerned with color than design. When I asked my DGD what she would like, she told me about color (She said I like green and I like daisies.) I asked her about the design and she said that it didn't matter, whatever I chose.
12-25-2010, 10:54 AM
#43
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Why not let them pick out their own focus fabric so you are sure they will get something they love, and then you can pick the coordinating fabrics and the design which is what will be the surprise when finished.
I did that with my nephews and they absolutely love their quilts. They picked their focus fabric, and if it was really busy, then I used it as the center of a framed block and did 9 patch corner stones and sashing for one that had blocks of vehicles (race cars, racing boats, racing motorcycles). The second was a busy baseball fabric with an American flag design, and I did the same, but the cornerstone was done in stars and the sashing was solids. The third wanted a Boston Bruins quilt, so I purchased 12 embroidered logos from Ebay, I framed them and alternated the blocks with stars, using square cornerstones and solid sashing in gold and black, and all three were quilted with themes from www.quiltrecipes.com.
We looked for focus fabric at www.equilter.com, they picked it out, then I shopped further for the best prices at online stores. They had fun doing that too.
They will know they are getting a quilt, but the finished product is the mystery and a very anticipated one!
Diane
I did that with my nephews and they absolutely love their quilts. They picked their focus fabric, and if it was really busy, then I used it as the center of a framed block and did 9 patch corner stones and sashing for one that had blocks of vehicles (race cars, racing boats, racing motorcycles). The second was a busy baseball fabric with an American flag design, and I did the same, but the cornerstone was done in stars and the sashing was solids. The third wanted a Boston Bruins quilt, so I purchased 12 embroidered logos from Ebay, I framed them and alternated the blocks with stars, using square cornerstones and solid sashing in gold and black, and all three were quilted with themes from www.quiltrecipes.com.
We looked for focus fabric at www.equilter.com, they picked it out, then I shopped further for the best prices at online stores. They had fun doing that too.
They will know they are getting a quilt, but the finished product is the mystery and a very anticipated one!
Diane
12-25-2010, 06:30 PM
#45
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: warner robins, georgia
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I just did a king for my seventeen year old son. His directions to me were "I don't want any girl fabric or girl pattern. It took him a year to decide on fabrci and the pattern he liked was 20" blocks cut in half and resewn with different halves. I used five coordinating fabrics (blues and golds) . One paisley, others small geometrics. I must admit it was georgeous. chose a very ornate but masculine quilt pattern. He loved it.
Bottom line: let them choose.
Bottom line: let them choose.
12-26-2010, 08:46 AM
#47
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Location: Dallas TX
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I just gave one of our teen granddaughters a quilt for Christmas....it was more modern with lime green yellow, white and black, it turned out beautiful and she loved it, it was Moda fabric. The other granddaughters received the same kind but different bright colors.
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