Monday, October 25, 2021

Americana Quilt

 I wanted to make a quilt for my folks' neighbors although they're much more than neighbors. Daddy called them 'the kids' because they were about 10 years younger and after 24 years they truly have become family. Through the years they have stayed with us and we always love having them

They're such good sports

One year they joined us for Thanksgiving. They are die-hard Longhorn fans and DH and I both graduated from Texas A&M. Anyone that knows anything about college football, knows that the Longhorn/Aggie rivalry is legendary. Well, just as everyone settled in and watched the game, our electricity went out...and stayed out. They jokingly accused us of deliberately turning it off and they were pretty desperate and my mom got pretty upset and kept telling us to 'fix it NOW'. Alas, it really was out of our hands so they figured they could at least listen to it on the radio in their truck, but they had to drive around a bit to get a signal because we lived in the mountains of far West Texas on a 7.5 mile rocky road. Every once in a while someone would take them a beer and snacks and peace reigned once again. 😂



One year I made them Longhorn Potholders and as I was buying the fabric, I lamented the fact that A&M may cancel my diploma and I told them it was proof of my love for them. I searched for a photo, but was unsuccessful so there's no proof after all...whew. 😉

They truly are a special couple.

Bob is a retired Air Force Officer so I knew a quilt in patriotic colors would fit the bill and I settled on one with an Americana vibe. I pulled lots of fun fabrics from my stash


settled on a simple hourglass block:

and pulled a blue Grunge from my stash for the binding and backed it with a tan Minky that shows Jackie's fabulous quilting

I am so pleased with the way it turned out


Classic and timeless

At 78" x 88" it's a good snuggle size and I hope it will be loved and used. Looks like it's off to a good start and that makes my heart happy!

9 comments:

Sherrill said...

So pretty and perfect for your friends!! Love it and the fact that you use minky for your backings. I wouldn't fit in so good with that group being an OU diehard--HAHA! Fortunately there are quite a few of us here in the Lonestar state.

Donna said...

What a wonderful memory of this fun couple listening to the game in the truck! You just couldn’t make the quilt in Longhorn colors, huh? Lol! Your quilt is just beautiful and looks like they loved it!

Sandra said...

Very pretty quilt. How nice to have such good friends.

Dorian said...

Great quilt Karin. And what a sweet couple. She looks so cozy wrapped in the quilt. It's nice having such loving friends. Enjoy the day.

Carol in Texas said...

We are a Longhorn household….my husband went there and our younger son got his bachelor’s degree there. His second son is in his senior year there now. We lived in Austin for 45 years, and it was a Longhorn town for the early years of our marriage. Now it is just a mess! But we have Aggie relatives and my best friend lives in College Station and her daughters and now their children are Aggies too. It is a wonderful rivalry. The Aggies have done a good job since they moved into the SEC. Now we’ll see how Texas makes the adjustment. We have high hopes for our new coach. Football is a wonderful game!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

That is clasic and timeless! and such a blessing to have great friends like that - super sweet!

Janet O. said...

What a fun story about your friends, and the quilt is just the thing! Good job!

The Joyful Quilter said...

What a fabulous gift for those treasured friends!

Shelly said...

It's a wonderful gift! My Cowboy is an A&M fan!

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