I Made a Giant Rooster (It Was A Dare)

My friend REALLY wanted a rooster quilt in patriotic colors as a bedspread. I told him "no" at first. But then, the idea wouldn't leave my head. So, I started collecting together the right fabrics and next thing I knew, Mr. Rooster took on a life of his own!!
This is just my documented process as I went on my "double dare" rooster journey.

[@edub1478]

As the proud recipient of Mr. Rooster Guy, I can tell you that even this video doesn’t do justice to how amazing the finished quilt truly is. Every detail is perfect! I don’t often make dares, but when I do, it is to my most talented friends…

[@merrymabelmarket]

Ha...Ha...Ha... No more dares!

[@suehorn4182]

You’re a lucky couple

[@SusanSmith-hl3iv]

❤You are indeed a very lucky couple who has a very talented and courageous friend! What a gift of love from her. I know you will cherish it always. 😊

[@babiifrshj07]

Mr. Rooster Guy is super handsome! I love watching you work but it’s also fun to listen to you narrate through the process. 🤗

[@merrymabelmarket]

Wow, thank you!

[@user-xf5ld3ys8v]

Absolutely beautiful! Love this quilt😀 You are a natural quilt artist, matching the blocks, colors, precise sewing on the long arm! I love watching your videos! Thank you!

[@sead705]

I would LOVE to make a huge Rooster Guy!!!!! He’s amazing and your narration of your process is SO FUN!! Thank you for sharing!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thanks so much!

[@redknitter]

Absolutely amazing. I would never think of doing something like that on the long arm. You are an inspiration.

[@KelleysQuiltsandCruises]

Wow! What a fabulous quilt. Greetings quilters wherever you are. 👋

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

This quilt is incredible. Thanks for sharing.

[@vickieinman6621]

I LOVE that multi-colored "rogue" print added in. It is perfect!

[@merrymabelmarket]

tee hee... me too!! Thanks for the vote.

[@pattysherwood7091]

Roosters can be so beautiful in real life. You have made a wonderful quilt rooster. Thank you for sharing

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you for watching!

[@hrhosmer]

Never thought of using a long arm to appliqué. Now I want one! And never would have tried to appliqué individual feathers, but that’s what makes it so beautiful. The whole pint of doing something like this is to lose yourself in the process, you’re brilliant!

[@merrymabelmarket]

I really do vote that everyone who sorta wants one should get a longarm. I love mine!!

[@tiffanycollier54]

I have only been quilting for 5 or so years, I have seen these beautiful "show quilts" but have never felt like that was something I would like to do. But, OMG! This is gorgeous! Love your technique, and the way you went about picking colors and actually doing applique on the long arm!! Great job!! Love the video, thank you for inspiration!!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!

[@mariejohns1387]

This rooster is amazing!! I love him!! me and my best friend have a running joke going for years with roosters. As a kid, my mother loved roosters. I just thought they were creepy. So now anytime my friend and I find an odd rooster we pick it up and save it for Christmas and birthdays. It’s really gotten to be fun to see what kind of goofy rooster we found. I’m starting to really like roosters and this would be perfect for her!! not what she expects lol

[@merrymabelmarket]

What a fun game with your friend!

[@rebeccaforbes8629]

That "red thing" is called a "waddle.". It took me years...to find that out.😂. The quilt is awesome!!! Love it. 😊

[@merrymabelmarket]

Waddle. Perfect name for it too!

[@deepattison9329]

It is a wattle, not a waddle which is how a duck or goose walks.

[@rebeccaforbes8629]

@@deepattison9329 THank you! I spelled it as I spoke it - now I'll pronounce it correctly. :)

[@ArtByKarenEHaley]

Your daughter drew a gorgeous template for you to bring to life, it's beautiful great work! I am chicken obsessed so I love it!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you so much!

[@joyharper89]

So stinkin' cute....and so much fun to watch!!!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CJG1419]

Wow this quilt is amazing! Love it!❤

[@elainejudd4892]

Well done!

[@wilycat5290]

WOW 🤩. Mr Rooster Guy is amazing. Thanks for the video....very inspirational 😊

[@merrymabelmarket]

Our pleasure!

[@monavance2125]

LOVE everything about this quilt!! Thank you for sharing❤

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thanks for watching!

[@sarahriley5590]

I truly love watching your videos. Your narrations make me giggle and are so much fun listening to while you work. This quilt is breathtaking! I am so glad you took on the double dare!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Oh thank you!

[@rhondahallet8413]

Best dare ever. What a great imagination you have. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MBird-ld6uv]

The rooster is so cute, love all the little feathers he just looks so good.

[@carlaatkins2619]

Amazing!! Roosters, Chickens, and Farmhouse are some of my favorite themes. 🎶💖💐

[@dollylewis6996]

That rooster quilt it’s the most beautiful awesome quilt I’ve ever seen. I am so impressed. I just have to try this. I’m hooked ❤😊

[@merrymabelmarket]

You can do it! It is so fun!

[@ritaleek4588]

😊😊you are the coolest of quilters ! Love the “bed rooster” .

[@merrymabelmarket]

Oh thank you!

[@lynnemartin2291]

He is adorable. Gorgeous 🤗

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you! 🤗

[@SusanSmith-hl3iv]

❤❤ I don’t often watch entire videos unless I plan to make what I’m watching. In this case I was fascinated and it was so much fun to watch. Just like a short movie. You are a very good friend! You make the whole process look so easy, but I’m sure it was days in the prep and making. I have never seen raw edge appliqué done using a long arm, but you are a pro! Thanks for sharing. You will inspire many!!😊😊😊

[@merrymabelmarket]

Wow, thank you.

[@sandrapolizzi629]

OMG…I L O V E it! I love chickens and have some showcased on the mantle…you are amazing and so talented… surely you’re making that rooster into a pattern for all of us who LOVE chickens aren’t you😊 Loved your tutorial…thank you♥️

[@merrymabelmarket]

Maybe a smaller version? We are working on it.

[@user-mk8sh9tj8m]

Absolutely AMAZING!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your "rooster" journey. Just fabulous!!!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thanks for watching.

[@SC-hj3hr]

Wow, I love the colours in the rooster. Your "collar" fabric suits him beautifully. I've bern workung on a similar project, for months, on my domestic, involving a tree and lots of leaves. I did them in various shades of greens, double sided, turned them out, sewed around the edges, sewed veins in them all and then sewed them onto the tree too, but only attached by the top of the leaf, so they are all loose on the tree. I was doubting myself, but after seeing yr rooster, I'm actually quite pleased with mine now ( being an amateur home quilter) Thank you for yr videos.

[@merrymabelmarket]

Your quilt sounds fabulous!

[@SC-hj3hr]

@@merrymabelmarket Thankyou. I'll send a photo when it's done. I'd love yr opinion.

[@kimbeckner9240]

This is absolutely adorable! I will have to put something of this nature on my bucket list. A) appliqué via the long arm! 🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟 and a large centre attraction like this 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@merrymabelmarket]

Please do!

[@user-dx5qk9sm7o]

I love raw edge appliqué. Great video. You packed many great tips in it and that rooster is brilliant.

[@merrymabelmarket]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vikkirountoit497]

Wow that is so beautiful! So glad you shared this with us!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rebeccaturner5503]

Love it....The whole concept and the Red,white and blue color way!!!!!

[@thisboymomlife]

What a gorgeous rooster!! Well done!!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you very much!

[@terryanderson6153]

That is so inspiring! You did it so well.

[@sandrahatfield2529]

I absolutely LOVED watching you make this rooster quilt, you are soooo talented. It was Awesome!!!!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you so much!

[@marydurham2264]

Wow! This is awesome!!! When you wrote about making a rooster quilt I never imagined anything this wonderful. You have a very lucky friend.

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you so much!

[@sheiladove1718]

Beautiful!! We use a rooster for our church retreat.

[@brinagal1]

Beautiful, if I had a machine like that, I would have to leave my day job. You did an awesome job 👏

[@lesa6399]

This is a crazy amazing & SEW crazy fun!!!

[@merrymabelmarket]

I'm so glad watched.

[@leannemori9688]

WOW! Just wow!

[@marionbartley214]

This rooster is absolutely gorgeous, stunning The recipient of this quilt is going to be one very lucky person. The color choices and patterns, of the feathers and all the other parts of the rooster are so well matched. Thank you for posting and sharing this it is just delightful.

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you. It was so fun to make.

[@leben54]

I have no longarm, but I surely can do something inspired by this on my old domestic. Thanks for sharing!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Yes!! You totally can!!

[@chantellhann9314]

This is super Tallent at it's best 😊 I absolutely love it. You are so blessed 🙏

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you so much.

[@julieh4816]

Ahhhh..... isn't that SO AMAZING! Incredible, wow.... such talent.

[@merrymabelmarket]

So kind.

[@spiveytina]

That looks great! How fun!

[@albertan6634]

Beautiful!

[@scottydog6539]

Absolutely beautiful. A real Pleasure to watch

[@merrymabelmarket]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@szelop]

Love that awesome rooster! Excellent job!

[@debbieparker6412]

I Love It! Very creative!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Glad you like it!

[@SusanSmith-hl3iv]

❤❤ I hope this will soon become available as a pattern. I taught my neighbor how to quilt. She loves roosters, so I’d love to make this for her! I made a pixilated elephant for a niece using the Missouri Star pattern, so I know how much fun that is. So, please add the rooster pattern to your website. 😊

[@merrymabelmarket]

We are working on a smaller version to come out next year. Stay tuned.

[@beverlygreeson1426]

Fabulous video. Outstanding rooster. Good job!

[@sisterchicksquilting]

Oh my gosh! Incredible and I loved this video. Great quilt and great video!!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you so much!

[@christinenelson7021]

Absolutely brilliant!! Beautiful, fun work! Love it! ❤

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you so much.

[@stuckinstitches]

Wow that rooster was awesome! I am a new friend of your website!! Glad I found you!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thanks and welcome.

[@janellsalter4025]

A M A Z I N G !!!!! Thanks for sharing your process!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thanks for watching!

[@user-up6hv7ug4m]

That was amazing to watch. You are a wonderfully talented artist. It is a joy to watch you create.

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@catlevens4244]

Wow what a beautiful quilt! ❤

[@KathyCook-jt7lx]

I love this rooster quilt! You're a great inspiration to the rest of us!!!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you so much!

[@leannemori9688]

That red thing you didn't know the name is a waddle.

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you. THAT is it!

[@carolmclean2294]

Cocka doodle doo!!! 🐓 that’s is amazing

[@bgturman]

Well done! He's beautiful!

[@stitchann]

OMG, that is adorable and truly only a very skilled person could do. Congrats.

[@merrymabelmarket]

You are so kind.

[@tokyorosa]

LOVE THIS! I would 100% spend hours watching you sew down those "feathers"!

[@Jabezgirl57]

Awesome and inspiring. These kinds of projects are next on my list.

[@merrymabelmarket]

We have three new patterns for this style coming out soon. (Within a couple of months...)

[@harryburkett7754]

Wow! Love it!

[@sheilahope7007]

Wow! This is amazing Dawn, I love it!!!❤

[@merrymabelmarket]

I've been thinking a lot about you!! Lunch this week...

[@sjfuqua]

Wow what an amazing piece of art! ❤

[@liblot]

You are brilliant and that is stunning!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Wow, thank you!

[@amylynn1345]

Wow! This is fantastic….so unique and such a statement❤

[@merrymabelmarket]

I really appreciate your comment!

[@janpos9435]

Wow!!! Amazing!; Beautiful!

[@galeburkman1586]

Love your rooster. I should try one of my roosters one of these days.

[@merrymabelmarket]

Go for it!

[@KezRJ]

Absolutely stunning! Great job!

[@colleenberg5094]

Boy do I love Al this detail and I wonder how many hours this took, you really did a good job. Thank you for sharing and I was glad I found you on my channel. 😊

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you so much!

[@ginahamel4053]

Beautiful ❤

[@marlenephillips5509]

This quilt is pretty cool,thanks for the tutorial

[@heiditagge5776]

Wow so beautiful

[@sharonsoule8251]

Absolutely love this! Looks fabulous!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@angieallen4884]

Love this! Such artistry!

[@anjamaas7140]

It's very pretty! Thank you for sharing

[@merrymabelmarket]

You are so welcome

[@msbjj1950]

I wish you had a pattern for this rooster, it is absolutely beautiful. Great job.

[@merrymabelmarket]

Maybe next year. We are working on a smaller version.

[@elleelle4176]

This is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! You make it so super easy. And your daughter's talent? Ya'll are a great team :-)

[@merrymabelmarket]

You are so kind! It is so great to work with my daughter.

[@teresameisner4895]

That rooster quilts is soooo cute! I'm sure your friend will love it!

[@merrymabelmarket]

They did. I delivered it.

[@corinnedavies707]

It's just awesome!

[@ycb6537]

Wow Love the rooster, great job.

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thanks so much!

[@jeannehoffman1060]

Beautiful!!

[@debbiehampton7524]

WOW. Beautiful

[@lauriewilt2622]

That is awesome Thanks for sharing ❤

[@Stitcher_in_MD]

Absolutely beautiful!!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@cockermum]

Your quilt is amazing, but I'm sat here stunned at your amazing sewing machine. I have never seen anything quite like it before!

[@merrymabelmarket]

It is called a longarm machine,

[@sandramcinnis-fibreinsanity]

This is stunning!

[@suehancock8229]

You are so good , I love your ideas!

[@merrymabelmarket]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Sewing4ever]

OMG it’s absolutely amazing and beautiful.

[@DMGUITARS]

I want one!! ❤

[@merrymabelmarket]

There is a pattern for a smaller one on our website. www.merrymabelmarket.com/

[@susiejohnson4530]

SO LOVELY!!

[@grandmasgarden6402]

Wow.....just WOW!

[@maggiem.2919]

So beautiful ❤️

[@lyndaslocum7404]

Fabulous 👌

[@infopubs]

I love it!!