I am almost finished quilting my cousin’s quilt. One large feather to go, and it will be on to the binding. Since my blog has been seriously lacking in quilt related photos lately, I’m going to make up for it with some preview photos. I wanted to give them “durability” in the quilting, as this will be used, but also wanted special elements in the quilting to reflect their lifestyle, and give it a personal touch for them. Thankfully, Dave Hudson has several designs that filled the bill perfectly. This top started out at right at 118″ square. a quick measurement a moment ago, tells me the quilting process has already shrunk it to about 115″. I know it will shrink a bit more when I wash it, but surely it will still be large enough. I always worry about that! Anyway, here are the pics…they aren’t the best quality, but never fear, there will be more when it is finished. 🙂
Lots of stippling, and a bit of feathering…
I put Dave Hudson’s stallions in the inner top and bottom borders.
I put Dave’s horseshoes in the side inner borders.
I used another of Dave’s pantos for the large outside borders. It has Stetsons & cowboy boots with meandering around them. It is perfect for this quilt.
And finally, Quilt EZ feathered wreaths in the corners.
And that concludes the preview show. I think it is coming together quite nicely. I also think I am FINALLY “getting it” when it comes to doing a custom quilt job. I have struggled with “putting it all together” and getting the quilt stabilized w/o problems, etc. I don’t know why this was so hard for me to figure out, but I think the light bulbs are finally all coming on!
Ramblings From Randi, The Wild Rose Quilter 
The quilt is fabulous Randi. Your cousin will go insane when she sees it. Well, I would go insane ’cause it’s beautiful.
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It’s looking great!
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Wow, Randi! You really put a lot of thought into this quilt! I think this is wonderful!
TerriW
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It looks wonderful. I can’t wait to see the whole thing.
Judy in MO
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Great job, Randi – they will love it. I also have a hard time figuring out how much shrinkage there will be after quilting and then after washing.
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Great job!! They are going to be so happy!! Thanks for the eye candy over coffee this morning!!! 😀
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Wow, Randi, this is fantastic, thank you for sharing, you have done yourself proud on this one. Love it and I am sure they will also, you have put alot of work into this, can’t wait to see what you do next!
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Wow! Thank you all so much for the encouragement and positive support. I am so anxious to get this finished so that they can see it.
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Hey, you have got a real great quilt so far. I can’t wait to see a pic of the whole thing. I bet they will love it!
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Beautiful Randi! I’m eager to see the entire quilt.
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Looks wonderful so far! You’ve really put a lot into this quilt and it shows. Your cousin is going to love it! Can’t wait to see it finished.
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Enjoyed your pictures of your wonderful “western theme” quilting. Beautiful work!
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