BTW - every one of the quilts posted in this series was a floppy out in the LA shed since April. So it was about time I got motivated to get them done. I've got another stack of 12 floppies ready to take their place beside the LA.
Several years ago I made a bunch of cat blocks for a swap, and loved them so much I made a bunch more. Ended up with over 100 and this is the second quilt I've put them in. Still have about 40 left - they are just so cute! They are based on a Pam Bono design.
I saw a picture of a quilt like this several years ago and found the trellis fabric right away, then spent two years looking for just the right rose fabric. There are two rose fabrics, one is smaller scale with lots of buds, and the other is huge roses.
And last - this is using blocks from the 365 challenge. When I made the first center medalion, I decided it was not scrappy enough for the rest of the quilt so I set it aside. But I really liked the colors I'd used, so took it back apart and made more blocks to go with it. The Iris is an alternate corner block, but I preferred the original, but wanted to make it so I could say I've made every single block for that challenge.
This is the medallion before I took it apart - not very scrappy!
