Bunkhouse Quilt
This is a quilt made for Slim, the hired hand. It is long and narrow (notice in the picture that the quilt is folded over at the top) and made to fit on a cot or single bed pushed up against the wall. Cowboy quilts must be narrow, so that the bedroll fits behind them on the horse. Another requirement for a bunkhouse quilt is that it is made from whatever is on hand. At a garage sale I found a partially finished French braid quilt top that I took apart, and the panels are used here. I think Slim will enjoy the wilderness animals that form the other panels. The backing is an "old lady floral" print that I had in the closet. I have enough left of that for the backing of the quilt I am making for Tex.
I hope Slim likes his quilt. If not, it will go to the Bible Camp quilt auction. Some grandma will bid on it for her little buckaroo.