Most of September, I spent time working on this quilt. It started as some scraps that I won from
Nadine at Quilted Bliss. I was in a handwork phase and pieced all of these by hand.
But I finished it in my "multiple quilting techniques" stage so it really is a quilting sampler. I need to bind and wash it then will write up a post on the techniques that I used and the relative merits of each.
At long last, I finally got the whiskers on the big-ass cat. This 60x62 inch kitty was made for the Charley Harper Challenge that
Ethne at Flaming Stitches had a while ago. This was a lot of fun and used multiple techniques which gives wonderful texture when viewed up close. The cat is hand-quilted, the branches and background FMQ on the machine, and the leaves are 3-D with each quilted individually using a walking foot, then stitched into place on the quilt. I made this quilt for me! :)
I also got distracted by a challenge from
Leah Day to applique some flowers that would show off Leah's amazing
Free Motion Quilting.
In October, I hope to get some UFO's crossed off the list. My plan is to make progress on 4 quilt tops that need quilting and 3 piecing projects.
8 comments:
Hand piecing...wow, now that is something I can only aspire to at this point. Your work is just beautiful.
Nice to meet another hand-piecer out there :)
Love the cat!
Oh, I love the cat - stunning!! I love all your needle turn applique flowers, particularly the one on the bottom right!
Everything is so beautiful, but I am completely in love with your big ass cat!!!
I love hand piecing too and everything you have done this month is so lovely. I still love that BA cat, whiskers or no whiskers!
Good to see someone has had a busy / productive month
love the puss cat looking soo relaxed lol - you can tell you put the extra effort into the leaves they stand out really well. I also love the simplicity and vibrancy of those giant flowers :)
The cat made me smile - so relaxed, so cute!
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