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| "Cowgirl Dreams" 80 x 80" |
I made this quilt top over two years ago, and finally got around to quilting it,
just in time for the local guild show in March.
This is one that I can honestly say, "The fabric made me do it."
For the story and more fabric close ups, click here.
I decided to quilt it simply, in order to show off the print most clearly.
After stitching in "every stinkin' ditch," I cut a template and marked the curves.
Then I used the walking foot, which was pretty easy.
On the rope, well, I had to follow it, right?
This part I did with free motion quilting.
Not perfect, but good enough.
A few nights before the show, I washed it, feeling quite happy.
Then the complications began.
I hadn't pre-washed the red bandana backing
and some, not all, of the ivory fabrics had turned pink!
Luckily, a few hours soak in the bathtub with Oxyclean removed all the pink.
It also destroyed the fake buckskin fringe on the border.
Darn! I cut it off carefully and got it to the show on time.
