Many moons ago when quilting was new and fresh in our household. My hubby uttered the words that should never be uttered to a crafter EVER. "We don't need anymore blankets!" Seriously that statement left this blanket baby with a little sad face. So I went on my merry way, making quilts for gifts and finding new things to do as well. Check out my All Things Crafty tab above to see many things that I have done.
So, it came as a shock to me when just last week he said to me, "When are you gonna make me a quilt?" I was taken aback and said to him that I would gladly make him a one, thinking to myself all the really great and fun patterns that I have seen over the years. I am not a traditional quilter and really like bold patterns and non-traditional fabrics. Well seeing this as a new project I went to work looking for some fabrics to buy online. He did say to me, "Well I can go with you to shop for fabrics....." uh.....really?!?! That statement will never EVER be made again, so I thought I might just take it upon myself to find some great fabrics.
This seemly easy task, is made a little harder to the fact that my hubby doesn't really have any one hobby. He likes a great many of things. So I went looking online to find some of the manliest material I could. In a short while I was able to come up with the above patterns, but still feel the need to go in a store and kick some tires. Check out my Pinterest
page for links to all the fabrics. So now that we have some idea of the fabrics, now to choose a pattern. I have found some really great ones thanks to Pinterest and need some opinions. Here are my top choices, now I know that some patterns require quieter fabric also. Please help me out by voting in the comments for your fav!
i love these prints and colours. so vibrant and bold.
ReplyDeleteI like the ascend and hope valley the best for a dude. :) I wasn't feelin' the other two. :) Would you be using different colors for the ascend? Good luck and have fun. Can't wait to see it when it's done. :)
ReplyDeleteI like the ascend and hope valley. I wasn't feelin the other two. :) Would you be using different colors for the ascend? Can't wait to see this when it's finished. :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck and hope you have lots of fun with it. :)
I like the colors in the Hope Valley, but like the design of the Ascend... just seems more 'manly' :)
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