Cowboy Metro Rings

A local ranchers wife contacted me for a commissioned Double Wedding Ring quilt. 

She wanted to give it as a gift to some friends of hers.

These friends make cowboy hats for a living. 

 (There's probably a fancy term for "cowboy hat making" but I don't know it!)

She wanted some cowboy hat prints along with other

western prints.

Because I don't have time to piece quilts for others, I contacted my friend, Andrea, from Pennsylvania who pieces quilt tops for others. 

You can read about her process on this quilt here.

 

 

I'm so glad she's my friend - for so many reasons!

She always does such beautiful work - she's my gal!

She suggested the Sew Kind of Wonderful pattern,

Metro Rings.

 

Perfect!

Here is the result.

Andrea pieced the top, sent it to me, then I added this blue border.

 

 

The customer wanted a "puffy" quilt

so I used

a 9 oz. polyester batting.

 

 

I quilted a simple stipple in the center and

straight lined the border.

 

 

The intersections got a curved outline. 

 

 

Cowboy hats for the backing - perfect!

 

 

I used a solid black for the binding.

 

 

She loved it!

 

 

Makes me want to get cutting/piecing on my own!

I love this pattern...

Metro Rings

Shari - from New Jersey - sent me this pretty aqua (one of my favorite colors) Metro Rings quilt to quilt.

 

She used a bright jelly roll for the rings.

 

 

 

It's made from one of the "Sew Kind of Wonderful" curved piecing patterns.

You can purchase the pattern here on their website.

I love Shari's color choices.

 

 

She said I could quilt anything I wanted to - I love that!

So I looked at other Metro Rings quilts and settled on this:

 

I quilted straight lines in the large open areas then added a string of pearls to out line that area, "L's" in the football areas, looped the quarter square corners, and lined the rings.

 

 

 

I love the solid pink & white 1/4 squares at each intersection.

 

 

 This backing is a very happy pink and orange - perfect!

 

 

Shari is going to bind it with the solid aqua - good choice!

Thanks, Shari....now I need to get mine out and start sewing!

I chose a Downton Abby jelly roll and a very soft pink for the background.

Not my usual choice of colors but I needed at least ONE quilt with Downton Abby prints!

 

 

You need a "quick curve ruler" that the ladies at Sew Kind of Wonderful have created - it's worth it! 

They have SO many beautiful patterns to choose from.