The second project that I took on my guild retreat was making a Highland Cow baby quilt for one of my daughter’s friends.
I picked out a pattern and did a fabric pull before the retreat, and then pieced the three cows during the retreat…
They were relatively easy to piece together, with lots of sew-and-flip…
…using 1.25-inch strips!!
I did struggle with the cow on the left that was reversed in direction. There was a LOT of ripping….
Interestingly, another retreater (Beverly) also had a Highland Cow pattern from Art East, although hers was a bit BIGGER than mine…..
I left the retreat with the three cows pieced and ready to go.
Now it was time to start adding background to the quilt. I started by throwing fabrics on the wall that roughly matched the baby room color scheme…
But, before I started putting strips together, I needed to fix two places that were bothering me. Here, the body “hair” and the leg blended together too much…..
So I picked out the sections and changed the bottom color…..
It didn’t make a ton of difference, but at least my eye doesn’t go there immediately now!!
The other problem was that I had mis-calculated the grass on the right side of the middle cow, and they weren’t going to match up…..
So….first step was to fix these issues, and now I can start putting the top together…..come back on Saturday, and we will get the bottom section finished!!
Some fabrics deserve more than a tiny square.
Woodland Walk gives your favorite prints room to shine with larger blocks and an easy layout that showcases every detail.
No overcutting. No overthinking. Just beautiful fabric on display.
These cows are adorable. You are so patient to make those adjustments to the pieces. It is going to be SO cute. Can’t wait to see it final piece.