beautiful. both the cat and the quilt

That quilt is beautiful & your sister should love it. Double Irish Chain is one of my favorite blocks. Love the colors.

Beautiful quilt and quilting. Lucky Sister.

The colors are lovely and the Celtic quilting design marries it all together so beautifully! Your sister will love it.

I really like it.

Thanks feline fanatic! I did use a stencil to mark the quilting patterns. I use a frixion pen to mark my quilting lines. I like it because the lines disappear w/ heat and i have always been successful in it washing out.

Thanks - She is part Maine Coon. She was a neighborhood stray that popped up on my back porch and stayed. She has a lot of personality.

Very pretty. The background fabric looks so elegant. I'm in awe of your hand quilting talent.

Thanks for the comments. I do agree - there is something special/different about a hand quilted quilt.

I do know that my sister will appreciate this. Now my brother, my mom, and my sister all have quilts that I have made. The nephews wouldn't appreciate something now, so they'll have to wait their turn.

The background fabric was left over from another quilt and i had made about 5 yrs ago. It was actually a pistol to get things to blend w/ it and it took awhile. Part of me is sorry to be out of the fabric, but the goal was to use up stuff in my stash - and it did do that. :D

Thanks! That's exactly what I love about that fabric - its elegance. It is made by South Seas Imports (which doesn't make anything anymore.) Wilmington Prints bought the designs I think and I've come across them, but it's not the same quality fabric or feel.