Goat Quilt Done
The goat quilt is finally finished! It seems like everything takes so long now with so much else going on. I put in the last hand stitches on the binding yesterday evening while watching TV.
It measures 20 x 27.5″ If you scroll back to June 13 you can see the original photo that I was working from.
The background fabric is a piece of home dec fabric, a sample that I’ve had a long time. I liked the geometric qualities that it had. I had nothing that gave the feeling of the chain collar but I think the red is dapper. Just right for this country kid come to town for the 4-H Fair!
Close up of the eye. I LOVE that fabric in the eye and use it a lot for animal eyes. I will add a little white for sparkle so I guess it’s not quite finished after all!
We ordered the tile for the floor yesterday and have a couple of more sub-contractors to schedule which is part of the reason I am so behind. It’s sure not like on TV where everything gets done in a hour!!
Tags: Decorating, finished, goat, new work
June 29th, 2010 at 9:35 am
Another beauty!
June 29th, 2010 at 10:11 am
He’s adorable. You’re right about that eye fabric. It looks great!
June 29th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
I SOO admire your work. This goat is wonderful! Congrats on another wonderful piece. The Longhorm splashdown is terrific too. Have you ever seen the longhorn sculpture in downtown Dallas with about a dozen longhorn crossing a creek– full size with cowboys and horse too.
June 29th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
Boy – that went together fast! One day it’s a picture and then one day it’s a quilt.
June 30th, 2010 at 7:40 am
Thanks everyone!
Susan – I have not seen that sculpture, but I would like to; also that one of the horses running through water that they used to show on Dallas – the TV show. I wonder where in Dallas they are.
Rose – SEVENTEEN days–but who’s counting! It seemed a long time to me but I guess that’s not too bad. It’s small but there are a lot of pieces.
May 2nd, 2011 at 2:49 pm
Wow, what a wonderful quilt. I have collected quilts for years but have never seen one so detailed. I raise goats and appreciate anything representing these wonderful creatures. Thanks for posting the pics.
July 4th, 2013 at 8:44 am
Your style is so unique Compared to other people I have read stuff from. Thank you for posting when you have the opportunity, Guess I’ll just book mark this page.
November 12th, 2013 at 8:32 pm
I enjoyed every little piece of it and I have favorited your blog.
June 19th, 2019 at 4:52 pm
Ruth, I just came across this beautiful pieced goat! I am looking at making a farm animal quilt like this. Do you have this pattern available? Do you have any others? Is this from a picture that you have/had converted to a paper piecing pattern?
Any help/assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Much appreciated!