Here kitty kitty

 I love cats. Unfortunately I’m also really allergic to cats. So the closest I get to having a cat in my house is as a quilt. Wait, no. That doesn’t sound right. No cats are harmed in the making of my quilts, I assure you.  I just use them as inspiration for quilt blocks. Does that sound better?! Eh. Let’s just look at photos instead shall we?


My newest paper pieced pattern. A nice simple pattern, with the fun tactile addition of little tails that hang off the block.



I originally made this pattern as a crocheted one. It was my first and only crochet pattern. I made a few blankets using the pattern though.



I rarely crochet these days. Too busy sewing and paper piecing! But I thought the idea of the pattern would still translate nicely to paper piecing!



It’s a 10” block – so I still need to make quite a few more to manage a whole quilt. I’m thinking it’ll be a nice one to snuggle on the lounge. I might get it done by winter. The thought of a quilt on the lounge when we have been having a heatwave of late… ughhh. 

And so you can see the kitty cat in different fabrics – here’s the block that one of my fabulous pattern testers, Jan made!



Doesn’t it look cute in the textured print!

I’ve popped this pattern into my Craftsy store. It’s a nice one for someone fairly new to paper piecing though there are a couple of angles around the ears. The rest is pretty straight forward

So that’s my newest WiP. I know. I still have Circle of Flowers to work on (I have made another block, that’s progress!) but all those HSTs are killing me.



So I needed a bit of paper piecing to break up the monotony of all that trimming up. And really, these cats are a nice cute kind of break from HSTs.

Linking up with WiP Wednesday. Keeping me accountable since 2011.