Help Needed With Ideas...New to Quilting
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: California
Posts: 112
Help Needed With Ideas...New to Quilting
I am a beginner quilter, one year new, and my young nephew has begged me to make him a quilt. He said, " I just want one western style with a bucking bull, Purdy please". I'm guessing I should find pictures of bucking bulls and applique them on a quilt but I don't know what kind of quilt, where to find a pattern for a western style quilt. I'm at a complete loss but how I can refuse his "Purdy please"? It needs to be easy...that's me saying Purdy please now!
#2
Power Poster
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 41,535
Look for a picture of a cowboy on a bucking bull that has a good silhouette. Enlarge it as needed and do the appliqué in a dark solid colour. You could use a sandy marble background fabric and either machine or hand appliqué the silhouette to the background fabric.
There are companies that sell fabric silhouettes if you Google. Some even come laser cut with the fusible on the back already. The problem with those is you might not be able to find a bucking bull.
There are companies that sell fabric silhouettes if you Google. Some even come laser cut with the fusible on the back already. The problem with those is you might not be able to find a bucking bull.
#4
Super Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: California
Posts: 1,987
Google images of "coloring pages of bucking bulls" You can use those to appliqué to 12" blocks. Then do alternating Variable Stars. Nothing says cowboy like stars. http://www.connectingthreads.com/tut...tars__d12.html
#8
Moda has a Texas themed line of fabric out that many of my fellow Texan quilters are enjoying working with. There might be something there that could help you. Just google that a bit and maybe something will strike your fancy?
Dina
Dina
#9
Just for fun, I googled "bucking bull fabric" and I found all kinds of fabric that might work. There are even two pillow case sets that could be used as a "panel" in the center of a quilt.
http://westhillsdesigns.com/cart/index.php?cPath=21
...Just in case you are interested in them.... Your nephew is lucky to have you as his aunt!!
Dina
http://westhillsdesigns.com/cart/index.php?cPath=21
...Just in case you are interested in them.... Your nephew is lucky to have you as his aunt!!
Dina
#10
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 255
If you were a wee bit intimidated (as I am) by most applique, you could find fabric with bucking bulls, fussy cut blocks and incorporate them into the pieced pattern or do some kind of pixelated bucking bull piecing with 1" squares to get one image on a "background" layer.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Giagia Polly
Main
7
01-22-2011 06:36 PM
tallysue
Introduce Yourself
13
11-14-2010 12:06 PM