This swap was originally hosted by Ida Tyson from Odessa (did anyone else swap these cats?) using a pattern from The Cat's Meow: Purr-fect Quilts for Cat-Lovers by Janet Kime. Originally published in 1994 by That Patchwork Place, a special 10th anniversary special edition came out in 2004. We made the 5" x 8" plaid cats using homespun plaids, a current fad back in the mid 1990's though hard to find even in quilt shops. Do you see the smaller kitten blocks? We traded these blocks (which measure 2 1/2" x 4") in a swap hosted by Jan Leming, formerly from Slidell.
This quilt top measures 60.5" x 84.5"
Typically, when I trade blocks in a swap, I have not pre-determined a finished size, plus I make extras. I used 35 leftover cats to make a 2nd Plaid Cat quilt top. It will be given to my quilt guild, Quilt Guild of Greater Houston (QGGH), to donate to a local charity.
This Plaid Cats quilttop measures 35" x 40" although I may had a simple border before finishing it.
Now to decide how to quilt these two tops .... I must think up something delightfully purr-fect! Any suggestions?
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Beautiful, Cathy! Glad you finally got those little guys together. Mine, on the other hand, is ready for the trash! Frequent use and washings have done it in!
Jan
I love it Cathy! I remember those days! Brings back such wonderful memories. Fun chatting in the aol quilt chat room. Jan and I were definitely regulars. I believe we were all in our sewing rooms, quilting and chatting at the same time. What more in life is really necessary? Ooops, food!
Would you believe I found MORE Plaid Cat blocks?!!! Now to count them & see if they'll be a 3rd quilt or if I'll add them to the 2nd one ... maybe I should clean some more, as more may turn up!
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