Thought I might jumpstart your thinking by sharing some links to quilt ideas and sources that are menswear inspired.
- ABOVE: Tied quilt made from "various suit and coat materials, rectangular sections of various woven materials, backed with green plaid material, each section with center orange cord knot. No mark. Size: 66" x 64"." (from an old Dargate auction catalog)
- Kate's journal quilt, using fabric from her father's Hawaiian shirts
- Kate's quilt top, using that shirt fabric in a totally different (and very cool) way
- Lots of menswear inspired quilts at QuiltBug
- If you EQ, there are 16 shirt front blocks (most with long ties) in the Contemporary Pieced block library
- Men of Biblical Proportion -- quilts by men, about men and for men, based on the men of the Bible. (I wish there were more pictures on the site -- I saw one of these pieces at a local show before it went to the exhibit, and it was amazing.)
- Wagga rugs, a traditional Australian covering made by men -- the rugs themselves aren't much to look at, but they might inspire you...
- Several sports-themed quilts made from patterns by Spring Creek NeedleArts
- Tied quilt made from "various suit and coat materials, rectangular sections of various woven materials, backed with green plaid material, each section with center orange cord knot. No mark. Size: 66" x 64"." (from an old Dargate auction catalog)
- Quilt made from wool suits by blogger Kodachrome Knits, inspired by Good Things from Tag Sales and Flea Markets by Martha Stewart
- I'm no Sunbonnet Sue fan, but one of her boyfriends would also fit the bill for this challenge.
1 comment:
When I read your article last night, I immediately thought of a quilt I saw at Quilt National in 2001 made from squares of mens suitings. Up close you saw squares, but from across the room, you saw a figure. It was brilliant. My response to your challaenge will be less brilliant :-)
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