booklady1952

I especially like Bonnie Hunter's quilts that are made from men's plaid, striped, and checked shirts. I think it's the selection of "manly fabrics" that makes a quilt manly. If a man will wear a plaid shirt, why wouldn't he use a quilt made from plaids?

CHeck out her books, "Scraps and Shirttails". She also has a second volume, "Scraps and Shirttails II". I was able to get them through interlibrary loan at my library.

I also like her Smoky Mountain Stars pattern which is free on her website, quiltville.com.

carslo

I did a double Irish chain in dark brown, wedgewood blue with a Kaufmann landscape for our eldest son. It is on my blog - last post for 2011.

delma_paulk

Try a black/white/red........bet he will like that.

delma

Neanie

This is one I made for my brother. I told him it was for TV watching in his big comfy chair. He called me to say it was too good for TV watching. He displayed it over a bench in the livingroom. At least I know he liked it.

Deborahlees

Pending colors, I just finished a "Male Lap Quilt". It is a string quilt done in browns, beige and black. Each square has a black beginning strip, which then made a good strong diagonal stipe diamond pattern......I kinda think of a 'male pattern' as more straight lines than curves, more simple than complex....

aborning

I, too, am looking for a "man" quilt I can make my son. He wants black fabrics (with white prints on them) and some white fabric (with black print). I love this simple quilt and think it would work good for my son's quilt. What pattern is it? or did you just make it up? I would love to know the name of the pattern or where I can find the pattern. Thanks.

MadQuilter

I think it is the color and pattern of the fabric that makes a quilt "manly" - not so much the pattern of the block.

GrannieAnnie

Exactly! The fabric is what counts.

batikmystique

LOVED your opening lines! Yes, this is a dilemma for me, too. It is time for me to make a quilt for my 20-yr-old son so I had him look at some patterns. It would not be his first choice of how to spend his free time, but I told him if he wanted a quilt then he would have to pick. Not going to spend a small fortune and time making a quilt and then him not really like it. So, after perusing the magazines he finally decided on the Labyrinth pattern.

Here is a link for some pics of quilts using this pattern: http://www.google.com/search?q=labyr...w=1024&bih=690

Long link...hope it works for you! If not, just google "labyrinth quilt pattern". Hope you can decide on one!

wesing

There are also books by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr with lots of modern patterns. These make great guy quilts.