Happy Dance - small, but finished.

It's been a long time since I could say that I have finished something. But today -

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Yay!! It's only 19" X 52", but it's FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Cats
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OH WOW! that's beautiful!

well done!

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Jessamy

Love your cats, both real and stitched!

Hope you've had some wet stuff out of the sky out there!

Cheers

Fay

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Fey

I LOVE them!!! Cats are the best! Debi

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Debi Matlack

Beautiful --- I love the colors.

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elspeth

That's adorable. Dancing in the moonlight for ya, Cheryl!

Karen, Queen of Squishies

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Karen, Queen of Squishies

Oh what a joyous, fun quilt, Cheryl! Well done for finishing. Great to see that you still adhere to your colour rules >g< Could you briefly describe the appliqué method you used? Several of would, I'm sure, be happy to know. . In message , Cats writes

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Patti

WOOOOOOHOOOOO! Doing a huge dance!!!! I love it! It is so cheerful. I can't get over that sashing. What a neat idea! Thanks for sharing your work.

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Ceridwen

How cute! and I love your use of the striped fabric..... I think it's PURRRRRfect!

Kate in MI

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Kate G.

And it is lovely!! Fabulous colors, and of course, I am partial to cats :-)

Rita L.

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Rita in MA

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I like them!!! Very pretty!!! Happy dancing over my mornign coffee with you!!

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Jan

Wow! As a cot lover, I think this is just gorgeous! Love the colors. :) Kudos on finishing!

NancyB

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NancyB

Fantastic work, Cheryl. I love it! Well done!

-Lynn

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Estelle Gallagher

The quilt is great! Poddy is absolutely unbelievable! :) Carole in Northwest GA - Retired and loving it! Homepage -

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Carole-Retired and Loving It

LOL - well it's all a bit weird. I had the background pre-quilted. The striped fabric is appliqued on. The cats are assembled complete before being sewn onto the pre-quilted background. This means the finished piece is perfectly flat and the back can be appliqued with a totally different design because the quilting is not done around any of the applique on the front.

I use iron-on interfacing (very light weight) to trace my picture, cut it apart like a jigsaw puzzle, iron it onto fabrics, turn under the edges that overlap and sew the pieces together.

Because I cannot quilt myself anymore, to make a large quilt I send ten metres of background off to be quilted (usually just stipple quilting) and then just cut my blocks/borders, do the applique on each piece, and then sew them together (covering the joins with sashing as necessary). This little wall hanging was made in one piece.

Not exactly traditional - but a method I have just sort of evolved into because it is manageable for me. Those I have taught this to all seem to find it easy and quick. One woman here has just made a 60" X 60" pieced quilt, had it quilted, and then appliqued a magnificent elephant head over the top. This is her second attempt at applique; the first was buttonhole stitched cows, also lovely. But the elephant is just gorgeous - 23 different grey fabrics on a background of 20 red fabrics. I will try to get a photo.

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Cats

Poddy would prefer a description of "beautiful" or "amazing" or "gorgeous" but she will settle for "unbelievable" LOL. She is quite a character. So are Boofhead and Donut for that matter.

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Cats

Very interesting, Cheryl. Thanks. 'Not exactly traditional' is great! . In message , Cats writes

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Patti

Very cute!

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Idahoqltr

That sure made me smile.

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maryd

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