Bittersweet Needle and Thread

Bittersweet Needle and Thread

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Patch Quilt

6" SQUARE QUILT

I inherited most of these squares from my friend Sherri's mother.  I thought they were an odd collection of colors and prints.  I almost separated them to use in different quilts, but that didn't seem right.  They came to me as a "set" so I had to work with it.  I added a few of my own to make this full size quilt.  Once I laid it out, the blocks started to blend together, bring out some good earth tones.
 
 

  
When it came to the border, I couldn't find anything to make it pop, to bring it all together.  I put several fabrics with it and they didn't improve it.  THEN, I found this piece of lovely brown in my stash, which I call "Cappuccino".  The brown really set the blocks.  

 
I hand quilted a straight stitch around the blocks but got fancier on the border and corners.  This was the quilt that my granddaughters helped me on.


I bought some brown, leafy fabric for the back and binding.  I'm really happy how it turned out.

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CAT PILLOW

I spent one Saturday with my sister and her 3 granddaughters.  We had so much fun bike riding, laughing and telling stories.  One thing the girls said was that they were going to get a cat.  Well, that was news to my niece.  They already had 2 dogs and NO, they were not getting a cat, she said!  Sooo, when the youngest birthday arrived, I decided to get her a "cat".


I grabbed some fabric and scissors and away I went.  The mouth is a zipper and was made so that she can store secret treasures in.


At least with this cat, you don't need a litter box!  
(It's really kind of homely!)
 
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Thanks for visiting,
Cinder

5 comments:

  1. I'm so glad the little squares got to stay together! And, what a beautiful quilt they made...one I would love to snuggle under these cool evenings. I love the cat's zipper mouth. I can only imagine the secret treasures this little kitty might hide.

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  2. I saw this quilt when I visited. It's so beautiful, my mother would love it and the cat is adorable!

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  3. You did magic with the blocks you received and I think you got it spot on with the border fabric. As well as the backing and binding. It looks wonderful. What a beautiful quilt. The hand quilting is wonderful too! Also love the kitty pillow. Perfect gift for one who truly wants a cat in her life. You were very creative with the zipper for the mouth. A girl always has treasures that need just that perfect place to store away.

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  4. Very pretty quilt! It just screams "Fall" to me, especially with the brown border and backing.

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  5. You did wonderfully with the blocks! I love that cat! So cute!

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