Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Case of Cats quilt completed...




I love this quilt!  I made it as a wedding gift for my nephew and his fiancee.  It all came to be when I met his fiancee at her bridal shower.  She loves cats, her taste runs to classic lines and neutral colors, she was rather quiet and understated, and I thought she was very nice and deserving of a quilt.

 On my way home, this quilt practically designed itself.  My plan was to make a tonal quilt, with the simple cat blocks almost blending into the background.  Subtle, but still cats.  I wanted a large border, in which I was going to quilt more cats.  And, adding the two cats in the corner (with tails intertwined in the Snail Trail block), really set it off, I thought.

Well, I sewed it all up, and liked it.  I quilted the cats, and loved them.  And decided that quilting cats in the border would be rather little-kiddish, which was not the look I was going for.  So, I opted for the classic cable.  Good choice, if I do say so myself.  It adds the perfect classic touch!

Oh, and the backing?  It is flannel - white background with little pictures of cats and the words "I love CATS" all over in cream, gold, and black.  Perfect!!!

 I love it!  I have been admiring it for the last two days, and now I need to send it off to the newlyweds.  
I might adapt the pattern to make a quilt for my fifteen year old granddaughter for Christmas.  She also likes cats, and it would be fun to make this quilt with brightly colored cats.  And quilted cats in the borders!