I'm Doing It: Quilt #5!

I'm doing it!  I'm finishing my quilts!  This is my 5th quilt so far this year that I have completed.  This week I finished this Pins and Paws quilt for my daughter for her graduation from nursing school.  :)

I started this quilt last fall for her.  She loves the colors teal and coral.  I added some grays in it to give it some contrast.  I got the pattern from the Missouri Star website.  They have nice patterns with video tutorials that make piecing the quilts easy.

Here is a photo of Ginger giving her approval for the quilt.  I quilted around each of the kitties and then added some free motion to other areas of the blocks.  The kitties have hearts on them, there's a flower in the white space and some ocean wave swirls in the border. 

It's hard to tell in the photo, but I love how the quilting came out.  I don't think my daughter has seem me working on this quilt, so it will be a surprise to her.  I hope she likes it!

If she doesn't, I know someone who does.  Me!  :)

Applique Kitty Going to a Round Robin

I've been wanting to make an applique and embroidery project for a while, so here is my first attempt!  I love how the little applique kitty came out!   I have to admit, the embroidery isn't that great.  And the applique needs a LOT of work! I hope my friend Carol, who is an applique professional does not look too closely! Maybe she can give me a few tips the next time I see her!

This really cute pattern is from Lynette Anderson. It's a block-of-the-month that I bought last year. It has cats in some of the blocks and dogs in others.  I hope now that I've tried one block that I will attempt to make a few more (and get better at my technique!) 

Next time I make this block I will use a lighter fabric for the appliqued kitty.  Because the fabric is dark, you can't really see his face very well.

These little kitties are going to be part of a Round Robin challenge in my quilt group.  Each person submits a quilt square and every month a different person takes it home to add borders and more to it.  I can't wait to see what it will look like in June when I get it back!