I love cats and bought some awesome fabric with cats on it! My kitchen is also eclectic, but we live in the Mountains with natural wood interior. My favorite colors are brights; which don't always go well in my kitchen, or greens, that usually do.
I like making Mug rugs and made quite a few to sell at the Christmas fair I go to every year. Some are very simple, like the sports ones, and some are more elaborate, like the ones young girls like to put in their bath rooms as a kind of newfangled doily.
The funniest story I have is making my son one out of car fabric, with two matching coasters; He works on cars in his spare time and I thought it would be cool to give him a clean spot to put a snack! His wife called and said "Justin loved the Mouse pad and matching coasters!" Made me crack up! Mouse pad ~ what ever works!