My first April finish (because I am secretly hoping for more this month)
My rodeo quilt!!
I have to admit.
I had reservations
if I could make this into a quilt I love. I am am still not exactly
over the moon about all the fabric. But free fabric? FREE fabric?
It'll
do!
I think I mentioned it before, but I won a bundle of cowboy/cowboy
inspired fabric last year on Carla's blog,
Lollyquiltz. I guessed her least favorite color! Magenta
I am really happy with the tumbler pattern layout. It really showcases the more novelty prints.
Yeehaw!!!
Cowboy hats!
Horseshoes with loops
More loops with....horseshoes.
Last but not least, boots....with spurs. Cute no?
All of the above quilting was freehand by tracing pencil on paper, over and over, the images I pulled from the internet.
Except for the boots.
I needed a little guide for the first few to get a rhythm.
The toe/shoe angle was tough for me to get right on my own.
My trick? I moved my laser for pantographs to the front and traced the boot off to the side. You might have noticed I ran over loops in the image above because I was busy trying to race the pattern the first time! But I finally got the hang of it and didn't need it anymore.
Side note: I love the pattern so much that it is on my wish list for the next batch of pantographs I plan to buy soon! I am sure that I will need it for a few Texas clients!
I did not have enough of the free fabric for a backing so I chose this brown fabric.
The flowers reminded me of Texas bluebonnets.
I am pretending the roses are some sort of Texas rose too!
Don't burst my bubble, okay?
I had enough of the scraps to do a binding, but I really liked this print when I saw it at the LQS.
I definitely used it to bring interest to the backing.
I had intended to just put the label in a random corner, but I just didn't like the way it was glaringly popping out.
I decided to piece some scraps at an angle and then needle-turned it to the center of the strip where I had a large expanse anyway.
Worked out brilliantly.
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Quilt Stats:
Measures: 54" x 63"
Pattern: Tumblers (end to end horizontally)
Fabric: Various floral and cowboy motif fabrics from
Moda and other high quality quilting fabric lines
Quilt Pattern: Loops with Rodeo motifs by myself.
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I have to laugh because as I was editing the pictures I noticed a stray thread from my EPP project on the left of the backing strip a few photos above!
Proof that I have already snuggled under this with Button!
Who has somehow managed to steal MY rodeo quilt and renamed it from my awesome name of Tumbleweed quilt to
Little Horsey's quilt.
Nothing is sacred in this house.