Cowgirl Dreams

"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.