When I was making this quilt for my BFF:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-120444-1.htm
I had come across the "stairway to heaven" pattern online and started getting ideas for a wall piece. Below is the result. I'm going to give it to MIL for mothers day. She's a cat lover. I'm not that great at applique so I did the best I could but I think it turned out pretty cool.