Quilt--Western Theme

 This is my 6th project--a quilt for my

great nephew for Christmas 2010.

It is a cowboy theme.
The quilt turned out much larger than I planned

 (it is my largest piece so far).

I started with a pattern but soon discarded

it and worked my own design.

I used the “pillowcase style” to pull it together.

Denise (Cozy Quilt Shoppe) showed me how
to tie a quilt so I tied this one
 instead of stitching in the ditch.

The pockets (my favorite part of the quilt) are from
Laura’s jeans and the kerchief I found in her clothes bin.

I love how it turned out. It is a large and warm quilt.  

I hope my nephew gets a lot of comfort from it

 (as soon as his mother is tired of cuddling with it).

 

Reverse side

"Welcome to the Alphabet Zoo" quilt by Claudia

Detail of quilt back--baby's name embroidered on the top left and year on top right

Quilt back

Quilt front

Quilt front

July 18, 2010: This is my largest quilt so far and the first one that I gave as a gift. It took a long time to complete. I hope Baby Parker loves it and gets lots of use out of it.