Trevor is my Brother, and the very lucky recipient of this colourful, strip block quilt. This is probably my favorite quilt that I have ever made (so far)! It is also very big (king sized), probably the biggest quilt I have made to date! Just look at it!
Before I make a quilt for someone, I spend a lot of time thinking about the recipients personality, favorite colors, how they would use a quilt, and then I search the internet for amazing inspiration. There is so much quilting inspiration out there that sometimes I can’t decide what amazing quilt I want to make next. For this quilt I saw a picture of a beautiful quilt made my Cassandra Ellis found here. I just thought it fit Trevor’s traveling adventurous spirit!
At first it was hard for me to envision a man quilt because I am so drawn to everything that is PINK, glittery, and girly. To make this manly strip block quilt I went with a brown, orange, yellow, blue, and green color scheme. Or at least I just tried not to use pink. 🙂 I absolutely love how it turned out.
I bound it with brown binding and added a little special note in the bottom corner using my Brother sewing machine (linked below), which comes with a letter embroidery option! This special quilt now lives on Trevor’s super cool Lime Green couch and is used by everyone who rests there. LOVE YOU TREVOR! Best Brother Ever!
You can try and make modern boy quilts too! Have fun creating!
XO JCL
P.S. Check some more of my awesome quilts here!
P.P.S. Here are the links to the sewing machine and quilt batting that I use to make all of my super awesome quilts. Check them out if you are interested in creating awesome quilts too!
Love the quilt perfect for your brother
Thanks Liz, This quilt was hard to part with, but I know it is well used and loved by him. 🙂
Hi Jenna. I learned to quilt from my grandmother (Native American) and have quilted for decades. I look at this amazing quilt you made for Trevor and see incredible detail, countless hours of piecing and quilting, and most wonderfully, vast amounts of love. A beautiful job and a lovely gift from the heart.
Thank you Rick. I love quilting and seeing someone enjoy a quilt I made for them is a wonderful feeling, especially loved ones. I appreciate your lovely words.