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Burgundy, forest green and a rich dark blue, plus a little gold or tan to lighten it all up (and might even evoke a thought of military braid?) would seem to me to be wonderfully masculine (though we must remember that there are many females in our forces nowadays). . In message , Polly Esther writes

Browns, greens & red tones? I did that for one of my Dad's quilts:

I once (reluctantly) agreed to make a quilt for the son of a dear friend, to celebrate his graduation from law school. So I asked what his favorite colors were, and she said black and grey. Ech! So I bought about 16 different grey tones from almost-white to black, and added a pop of intense turquoise. Bargello design, called it "Shades of Grey", seemed appropriate for a lawyer.

Normally I refuse commissi>The Wounded Warriors quilts I've made have all been red, white and blue.

You could go darker with the red & blue -- burgundy and navy, for example. Off-white or pale gray or tan instead of white. Maybe some dark green. Add a touch (or more) of gold. Or shade the red to orange and the blue to purple. Or earth tones -- rust, brown, dark green, gold. This one has lots of earth tones, but I don't consider it drab

Julia in MN

Hummm, blues & greens come to mind. That would be what "I" would like for you to make for me in a nice K size, just in case you are thinking of making one for me! Barbara in SC

On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:32:28 -0500, Polly Esther wrote (in article ):

Browns, greens, and maybe some subdued but still bright teals and turquoises.

Maureen

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Very nice beg there Barbara. I do appreciate a nice beg :-)

My nephew's grad quilt was scrappy blue, green and tan. Masculine but not gloomy.

It is here:

Mary

Uhhhh, does that mean you might also be thinking about me being a nice person and deserving a nice surprise quilt? How nice! Barbara in wet SC

Browns, greens and blues would be my choice

Claudia

Er, ummm.... Bobbie? Maybe you need to work on the 'subtle' just a wee bit? LOL Polly

"Bobbie Sews More"

Hey Polly you take it easy this week after you eye surgery! I certainly won't mind if you wait a week or so to work on my blue/green quilt! And THANKS! Barbara

Polly, a guild I used to belong to made quilts for a veterans home, not old= er veterans, but young guys with war related mental health issues. One nig= ht a couple of the men came with the house managers to pick up their quilts= and one of them said he didn't really want red, white and blue, he had had= enough of the military, he really wanted the Red Sox quilt someone had mad= e. Then the man who ran the house said, they like anything Nature related l= ike moose, bears, etc, or sports.=20

Just another way of thinking about this subject.

Whatever moves you for the quilt design in whatever colours appeal to you - if you aren't happy with your project from the beginning then the quilt won't be a happy one when it leaves your workroom. You could always develop a method of inserting a patriotic fabric star in the backing to accent the label area if so inclined. Barnyowl

I am so grateful for the thoughtful responses. I love and appreciate you all so much. Polly