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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Meow

I've had this little pattern for a long time - I don't even remember how long!  But it was one of my UFOs uncovered when searching for something else.  I love when that happens...it's like I just made a trip to the quilt shop since I'd forgotten I had it.  :)


The cats are fused down and then stitched with one strand of white embroidery floss, using the blanket stitch.  The scalloped border was done like no other I'd seen.  I added it just like I would any other border, then cut the scalloped edges, then the lighter border was put on, not as a border but as a whole piece almost like it was a backing.  Then I blanket stitched the scalloped border with two strands of purple.  This is how the directions showed to do this and it worked fine with one exception.  Because the background of the cats is white the floral showed through.  The easy fix for that was to cut the center of the back piece out at about where the green sashing is.


The colors are actually a little lighter than is shown in either of these pictures but if I lighten them then the cats fade too much.  :(  These are 1930s reproduction fabrics and I would almost swear that my grandmother had dresses/aprons made from some of these exact fabrics!

17 comments:

Shari said...

This is certainly the "cat's meow"! Sew very cute and love the fabric!

Mary said...

Marlene, I just bought that pattern in Paducah last week to play with. Yours is sew adorable.

Teresa in Music City said...

Oh Marlene - that is just simply adorable!!!! You can't beat a sweet cat quilt :) The border really makes it special too.

Needled Mom said...

That is so sweet. What a great find!

Pat - Arkansas said...

Awwwh! Love it!

Jeanie said...

Very cute and would be cat approved! Sweet fabrics, too!

Jayne Honnold said...

Finding and finishing UFOs! Those are indeed magical accomplishments!

em's scrapbag said...

Forgotten treasures are always fun to find. Very cute.

Siouxzq64@gmail.com said...

Great little quilt and what a a find.

Rosa said...

Wow,it`s a fabulous find!!

Michelle said...

Sew pretty!!!

Julie Fukuda said...

That is a purrrr fect little quilt for those reproduction fabrics.

Karens Quilts, Crows and Cardinals said...

Marlene this is precious. My granddaughter Jenna would love this too! Cute, Cute and thanks for the details on the stitching and scallop. Karen

Kristy said...

I love this quilt! The kitties are so sweet. You have some of the same orange fabric I have! Love the borders too. So glad you shared this with us. K-

Janet said...

Super! What a nice find.

Dorian said...

Aww, what a sweet little quilt :)

Crafty Tokyo Mama said...

Love that creative way to add the wavy border. It looks fantastic! I also really like your 4th of July and windy bird pieces. Lovely work! Thanks for stopping by my giveaway. Hope you win something!