This queen size quilt was very quick to piece together, but of course the hand quilting would take months. Between working on my new studio area and the warmer weather coming upon us I would quilt during some evenings while watching a movie. When I was productive I would get four or five rows quilted in an evening.
Now if you're a cat owner you'll surely relate to this story.
For a flat spot to quilt I'd pull out my ironing board, lay my quilt across it and start stitching Within minutes of setting up, our cat Simba would jump up on the ironing board to watch me stitch. Who knows where he was lurking before. Never saw him. He must have heard the clicking of the ironing board and he'd come running.
I considered him my quality control. Every once in a while he'd get rambunctious and start attaching the thread, but most of the time he sat on the quilt very still and not missing a stitch. During the day if the quilt was laying over the ironing board he would crawl inside it and take naps. I guess he felt this quilt was partially his creation too. Gotta love those cats - always curious and ready to help. Luckily they have nine lives.
After several months of stitching the Kaffe quilt was finished. The periwinkle quilting thread helped tone down the bright colors in the fabric. I love the less than perfect rows of stitching. It came out better than I hoped for. When my daughter came to visit she laughed and called it a clown quilt, because of the bright colors. I must admit it is very bright, but I love it.
The quilt now lays on the bed in the studio bedroom. With the extra fabric (remember I always buy more fabric than I need since my quilts grow as I sew) I made some pillow cases. Simba still has claimed some ownership to this quilt. It's his new favorite spot for an afternoon snooze.
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