Grandson Josiah's 'Mane Event'

 I finally had an opportunity to take pictures of grandson Josiah's 'Mane Event' quilt late this afternoon when the strong winds (gusts to 40 mph) suddenly died down to an eerie calm, with the sun still shining, immediately before a dust storm and thunderstorm hit, complete with gusts up to 60 mph.

The quilt measures 96" x 101".  The horse prints were found amongst his late great-grandmother Elaine's fabrics.  Some were sewn together.  She probably quit because the prints were all whoppyjaw, diamonds instead of squares.  I had to ruthlessly trim them to wind up with squares.

There is 40-wt. Omni thread on top in beige, tan, cadet blue, navy, brown, and dark brown.  The bobbin thread is 60-wt, Bottom Line.  The batting is Quilters' Dream wool.  The checkered backing is also fabric from Elaine's stash.  The striped light blue strips are from some of my husband's discarded work shirts, which, amazingly enough, had fabric on the backs of each shirt that was neither stained nor torn nor burned! (He's in construction.)

I did custom quilting with rulers and free-motion.  My machine is an 18" Handy Quilter Avanté on a 12' Studio frame.  It is hand-guided, not computer-driven.

Binding, on the back

Binding, front

Backing