I started this top a few weeks back and had it nearly done when I realized that it wasn’t going to be nearly as big as I wanted. This will be a graduation quilt for a tall young man.
Then I got my Christmas gift from Daughter #1 and #3. Included was another charm pack of this same fabric! That was enough to make the quilt the size that I wanted it to be. They sure know me well!
I cut each square from the charm packs in half to yield rectangles measuring 2.5 by 5 inches before sewing. I cut an equal number of rectangles from a gray Kona solid.
I skipped the design wall for this top. I dumped all the pieces in a basket and just grabbed a piece and sewed. I love the random layout that resulted.
Those orange and turquoise bits sure pop!
This line is called Doe by Carolyn Friedlander. It is perfect for a guy quilt.
Looking forward to quilting this one up! Have a great day!
Linking up with Busy Hands Quilts, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Crazy Mom Quilts, Devoted Quilter
KatyQuilts 
It’s wonderful, and any young man would love it. Thanks so much for showing it on your wall.
love it…great color combination. micki@2dogsstudio.us
Stunning quilt – those bright pops add so much to it. Random placement is so much fun and has really worked well for you with this one – it’s beautiful.
Random is good. I love the Doe collection.
Well done and the perfect quilt for a young man!! You did it again, Katy!
i really love your colors. The dark gray really makes it pop.It is so funny to see a quilt outside. Our weather in Wisconsin is cold, and sleety with frozen snow mounds on the ground.
Perfectly manly quilt, with just the right pop of color. I am sure there will be a lot of compliments coming your way and may be many more requests for manly quilts.
Looking forward to seeing your quilted finish! It sure is a lovely gift!
Very pretty quilt. A great scrappy quilt pattern
I really like that fabric line (Doe) and it works great for a guy quilt! I agree that the orange and turquoise really bring a pop to the quilt. Nice!
This turned out very pretty – love the placements of the orange – makes the quilt pop. Interesting on the darker background fabric, rather than an off white or tan.
This is really nice! I like random and when it’s all put together it doesn’t seem random at all! Love the orange!