Sassy looks just like a stray feral kitty we had in our backyard. My husband got her so tame she would come sit on our laps. We had her spayed and even bailed her out of kitty jail when she was picked up by animal control. She really wasn't our cat, she just adopted us. Before having her spayed she brought us a litter of 4 kittens which we ended up keeping in our spare bathroom with the momma cat until they were all adopted. After about a year, she just stopped coming around everyday to eat. We figure a coyote might have gotten her.
Your quilt is beautiful. Sometimes the most simple designs are the most striking.