Last year our girl asked if I would make our SIL a football quilt. Well of course! We love Kenny! And this quilt is proof of that! There's a little story behind the quilt I'll share with you. DH and I are Texas A&M graduates. And Kenny is a diehard Longhorn fan. Anyone that keeps up with college football know that there is a legendary rivalry between the two schools. They took a 13 year hiatus as they were in different conferences, but UT is leaving the Big 12 Conference and will join the SEC, resuming the rivalry.
I told our girl that I was hesitant to sew a Longhorn quilt. Would my diploma be revoked if word got out? Would I have to return my ring? We would be a house divided. Alas, this is all in fun and I bought the forbidden fabric:
I settled on the Scrappy Summer Pattern from Alison at Cluck Cluck Sew and paired the collegiate fabrics with a gray and white from my stash as well as this orange that paired well
I made a quilt using this same pattern 7 years ago for a college friend of our girl's. You can see that one
HERE.
I really did love making this for Kenny - our girl found a keeper.
Jackie and Sandy quilted a design called Modernish #4 across it in a gray thread called Oyster Shell
and I backed it with this print at the request of our girl
And pulled this grunge from my stash for the binding
It finishes at 72 x 80 and I hope Kenny and Baby Lucas will enjoy cheering on the Longhorns while snuggling under it.
I've been planning to make an Aggie quilt for years - I have all the fabric - so I had better get that one stitched up to redeem myself. I'll lay it across the guest bed when they come for a visit. 😂 If I make Cowboy Cookies and Buckaroo Bundles for him, I think he'll forgive me. 😉
Edited: I gave this to Kenny when they were here for Christmas. I snagged this shot from her social media
And she sent me this one when they were home. 😂
