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Here's day EIGHT in the Days of Christmas Series! DH Joe said...Do the Cache Cow©!...and so, here she is! I love the way this man's mind works! :o) This is an original pattern. Please abide by the Terms and Conditions of use! :o) |
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Click the image at left for printable templates!
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** Preparing the Pieces and Sewing the Block ** Again, since there are many pieces, print off several copies of the templates. Darken the outlines for each piece you will need ...cut out ...add the 1/4" seam allowances. Dotted lines on the templates show pieces that are underneath other pieces. I didn't list it as a needed color, but you will also need an 8-1/2" to 9" square of white background fabric! You'll also need some cream embroidery floss ( a color that matches the light part of the Cache Cow© to embroider the cow's eyelashes :o) Follow the directions below for order of placement :o) |
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On an 8 1/2"-9" square of white background fabric, lay out ALL the pieces, so that you can arrange them where you like them best. Remove all but the cow's...um...butt, her face, chest/leg, her belly and her foot , pin them in place, and appliqué them to the background, using thread to match the pieces being sewn on... |
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Now pin on her foreleg piece and the milk pail, and appliqué them in place, using thread to match ... |
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Then pin on the quilt, after you have decided how
you want it to look, piecing the edges of it with random calicoes, and pin on the stool
top and left leg, and appliqué them in place, using thread to match ... Remember...it's okay for you to make your quilt a more Christmassy one if you chose to... |
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Next add the woman's skirt, and place the right stool leg over the jutting edge of the skirt piece; appliqué them in place, using thread to match. You will have to fold the skirt side where it touches the stool top so that they meet up.... |
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Now add the woman's shirt, and appliqué it in place, using thread to match ... |
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Next add the woman's head, and appliqué it in place, using thread to match ... |
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Now add bows to the ends of her braids...the left one will overlap the right one. Then, using cream colored floss, embroider the cow's eyelashes using a backstitch and then embroider "The Cache Cow" on the Quilt, again in backstitch...That's all for this one! Great Job Folks!! |
Now. I am going to do something different, and NOT show a quilt of this yet ...I have in mind doing all Twelve Days of Christmas! Stay Tuned! :o) in the meantime...Happy Quilting! Marcia :o) BACK to Block # 1 in this series! or BACK to Block #2 in this series! or BACK to Block #3 in this series! or BACK to Block #4 in this series! or |
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©Sept112000MarciaHohn |
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Original Design |
© original design from http://www.quilterscache.com |