Whoo Pig Souie

Spring of 2015 I took my first quilting class. It was by well known quilter and author, Debbie Caffrey. I was excited to attend and learn as much as I could. I practically knew nothing about quilting, and was a blank page waiting to be filled. Before classes began we were to purchase necessary fabric, tools, notions, and obtain a copy of the book that would be used during the class. I decided to make an Arkansas Razorback quilt for my oldest son. After getting all the required items, I was ready. During the class we went over each of the different quilt patterns in the book we could have chosen to do. Somewhere during the discussion I remember hearing the easier quilt patterns were found at the front of the book, and as you work your way towards the back of the book the harder and more difficult patterns were at the end. Evidently I did not get that memo, because I had chosen to make the very last pattern in the book. I was going to be making the most difficult pattern. What a task for a newby. I finished the quilt top a few months ago, and was proud of the Razorback theme on the quilt. I contemplated having someone else quilt it, and had even gone so far as to get a price for the job. In the end I decided to quilt it myself. It was a challenge! I am glad I decided to quilt it because was a gift for my oldest son's 29th birthday. Somehow it just meant more giving it to him knowing I had quilted it. My mom was gracious enough to sew the binding on, so a big thanks goes to her for helping me out.