Wednesday, October 9, 2013

A Quilt For Him



Recently DH and I made a trip to his mother and step-father house to help clean it out and get it ready for sale.  When we came back we had three finished bed size quilts, one of them made by me.  This brown quilt is one of the larger quilts we were given.  We also came home with a purple log cabin quilt and the tulip quilt that I had made for my mother-in-law.  I will get pictures of those quilts and post them soon.

The pattern design of this brown quilt is very interesting.  I like it a lot.  It is a simple design, but I enjoy the way the colors flow around the quilt.  Our oldest son called recently and asked me when I was going to make him a quilt.  I restrained myself from reminding him that when he moved out of the house he did not take the quilt that I had made for him.  Then a light bulb idea came to me that possibly I had the perfect quilt for him - the brown one.  I told him to come home for a visit (he lives up the hill from us in the same town) and we would talk quilts.

Older son came by today to borrow a saw (and some other things I imagine).  He looked at the brown quilt and said he liked the colors and the design (whoopee) so he took the brown quilt home with him today.  I have some coffee flavored fabrics that I have planned to use in a quilt for his significant other.  She drinks a LOT of coffee so I decided she might appreciate a coffee themed quilt.  The coffee quilt (as I have come to call it) is still in the design stage, but with the desire I have burning to finish quilts and reduce my stash it may become reality very soon.

BTW, in the photo father is on the left side of the quilt and son is on the right.   Can you see any similarities between them?

Happy Quilting


5 comments:

Karen said...

Father and son for sure! The picture is almost like you took half of it and flipped that half over and created the other side.

JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes) said...

Wow - great story and great quilt - and great father/son photo.

Teresa said...

That is a cool quilt. I have never seen one like it. I have gotten fond of browns and reds in quilts too. Cleaning out someone else's house is quite a chore.

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StitchinByTheLake said...

Are you sure they aren't twins? :). Blessings, marlene