I always pictured cowboys, boots, etc as being appropriate for a child's quilt. IMHO just can't imagine an adult wanting something like that. But whatever floats your boat. I would be tempted to get 'cowboy' fabric & just make a sandwich - & machine quilt it. If she's not a quilter she won't know the difference anyway and will probably never see the other sister's quilt to compare.

YES! And I personally think that your husband is a keeper!

Agreed. I would say forget it, but that's just me.

I was going to make my husband a quilt about a year ago as a surprise, but I got too excited to contain it, so I went ahead and showed him the fabric I'd picked out, which would've worked perfectly for the pinwheel blocks I was planning. He didn't like the fabric! He said, "Oh...I wasn't expecting something like THAT....I mean, it's nice, I guess..." He's not typically an unappreciative person, but it just KILLED me.

So I said forget it. It's not that I was punishing him by not making it, but any time I would sit down to work on it, I would remember his reaction, and my feelings would get hurt all over again. I just abandoned the project. I'll make him a quilt some day, but I just still don't feel like it yet.

So if it makes you sad or frustrated to work on her quilt, then don't. But if you can still enjoy yourself, then go right ahead.

I love the fabrics and she will too. Just make the quilt the way you would if you were going to keep it.

Yes, make it for her. I think that you've forgotten that boy friends can come and go, but sisters stay for life.

With my mass of sisters, I have no idea of how many boy friends (can remember all of their husbands) have come and gone, so remember, sisters stay..boyfriends can easily be replaced and often are. The next one might be someone who camps and wants pictures of the Spotted Owl on HIS quilt.

I agree - when I hear "country" I think of the early/earlier Thimbleberries designs in similar palettes. I asked my (Kentucky-born Marine) son-in-law what "country" meant to him and he said, "red, white and blue, since so many military members like country music." So, there you go!

I also think that "country" may mean smaller-scale flowers to a lot of folks - let us know what your sister says when you ask her...

Yikes, that is so much lovelier than what I think of when I hear "country". I think of camouflage fabrics and lots of flannel. Haha

But I have a sweet country scrap quilt my grandmother made. It has soft colors found in nature (browns, greens, creams) and small flower prints. Its something you'd find draped over a bed in a cabin in the woods. Very lovely, very simple. No camo.

Tell your sister to send you the fabric and pattern for the quilt she wants, you already paid for one, this time it is her turn.

You will find a use for the red and black fabric at a later time.

I am inclined to agree with gaigai, let her pick out the material she likes. Give her the yardage of three choices and have her pick it out and mail to you. Then you will have some idea of what you are working with. It is hard to know what someone really likes unless you are around them in the present. I am sure she will love what you make from it. Good luck .

Sharon

Maybe you should ask her what she means by "country". I get the feeling that she doesn't know what it takes to make a quilt, so she doesn't know what to ask for.