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...