My crazy cat quilt idea...in progress.
02-01-2014, 08:30 PM
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My crazy cat quilt idea...in progress.
Here is what I have challenged myself to do. Years ago, a friend gave me a coffee cup with cat picture on both sides. When I got into quilting, I thought it would be neat to make a quilt with some kind of pattern like this on each side. So, now that I have a granddaughter who really loves cats, graduating from high school in May, I decided that would be the quilt I would make for her.
It is going to be a challenge as there is no pattern so I am just winging it. I am planning on making two cats in the window instead of a cat and a doll as she never was much into dolls. I bought feather fabric thinking it would look like a mottled cat but it was just too 'feathery'. So will remove it and look for something else.This will be an 'experiment as I go' kind of thing. :-)
I will add pictures of my progress so far and beg for your encouragement along my journey. I plan to have it quilted by a friend who has a LA in a random squiggle as picture will be different on both sides. I am not an artist so am hoping my version of a cat comes out looking halfway decent. This is why I needed fabric that fairly closely resembles cat fur.
It is going to be a challenge as there is no pattern so I am just winging it. I am planning on making two cats in the window instead of a cat and a doll as she never was much into dolls. I bought feather fabric thinking it would look like a mottled cat but it was just too 'feathery'. So will remove it and look for something else.This will be an 'experiment as I go' kind of thing. :-)
I will add pictures of my progress so far and beg for your encouragement along my journey. I plan to have it quilted by a friend who has a LA in a random squiggle as picture will be different on both sides. I am not an artist so am hoping my version of a cat comes out looking halfway decent. This is why I needed fabric that fairly closely resembles cat fur.
02-01-2014, 08:38 PM
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This will be fun to watch as you progress. Much luck with it. Will the two kitties be parent and offspring, therefore, one big one and one small one, or will they be siblings, so could possibly be the same size? Decisions, decisions......
02-02-2014, 05:17 AM
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i kind of like the feather fabric. And I love what you've done so far. If you are really set on changing the cat fur, try looking at some mottled fabric or some landscaping fabric. I found some sheaves of grain that looked exactly like our Ginger cat--it's put away for a someday Mr. Whiskers pattern.
This is going to be awesome. Keep us posted!
This is going to be awesome. Keep us posted!
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