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Follow the Bluebird

October 22, 2021 by Amanda 17 Comments

Riley Blake Designs has just released a new fabric collection called Hush Hush. It is made up of 21 different low volume fabrics created and designed by 21 different designers! This collection is a must for your low volume stash!

Of course my fabric involves cats! Ella and I worked on this print together and came up with a sweet drawing of a kitty surrounded by little hand drawn hearts. I love it so much!

Riley Blake Designes has released 3 bluebird quilt block designs and challenged the designers to create a project using the Hush Hush collection and a bluebird. So fun right? You can find all the info and the patterns HERE.

You can make a paper pieced or traditional pieced bluebird or an appliqué one. I choose the appliqué method since the quilt involves some appliqué. And I always use Heat n Bond Lite and machine appliqué in a straight stitch repeated a few times – I like fast!

My project of course involved cats! Because you can’t have birds without cats!

I used my Mod Meow quilt pattern and made only 1 of the cat posts in the pattern. I appliquéd 3 kitties from the Mod Meow fabric panel and 1 little bluebird at the top. I love it so much! For the background fabric I used my print from the Hush Hush collection and the pink hearts match the Mod Meow pink so purrrrfectly!

If you want to make a single cat post quilt like I did here are a few things to know – I shortened the “post” part a few inches since it didn’t have to fit next to anything. I added an inner low volume border cut 2.5″ wide, a teal middle border cut 2″ wide, and a low volume outer border cut 2.5″ wide. Then I used blue binding cut on the bias. You can find the Mod Meow pattern in my Etsy shop in PDF or paper. The cat panel is sold seperately.

Seriously this make me smile every time I walk by it!

Mufasa totally approves. He prefers the quilt as a table runner instead of a wall hanging so he can lay on it – it’s a cat thing 🙂

Filed Under: appliqué, birds, black cat, cat, FEATURED, Heat n Bond, Mod Meow, Riley Blake

Self Pawtrait Softie

August 28, 2021 by Amanda 24 Comments

If you know me you know I love cats! So when my friend Pam from Pammie Jane wrote a sewing book all about cats I had to get my paws on it! You will love every project in her book – from quilts to zipper pouches to pillows – there is something for every cat lover! And her photography is amazing!!

I made this fun little kitty softie and I love the creativity of adding a Dresden Plate to the side of the cat! Brilliant!

I made my kitty with Mod Meow fabrics and Riley Blake charcoal linen. I was thinking this kitty would be super cute in black velvet and halloween colors for the Dresden Plate!

Mufasa is thrilled to have another cat around the house!

I just keep thinking how cute these kitties would be for all seasons and holidays! What if you turned the Dresden Plate into a sunflower!! So many fun paw-sibilities!!

Make sure to check out all the other bloggers who made projects from Pam’s Purr-fect Patchwork book!

Leave a comment here to be entered to win a free e-copy of the book!! Plus every stop on the blog tour has a giveaway for an eBook, so you have LOTS of chances to win. AND there’s a grand prize giveaway for a physical copy of the book, a #catsonquilts button, and a ton of goodies from sponsors. To enter the grand prize giveaway you just need to leave a comment at every stop on the blog tour.

Tue. August 24:

Audrey Mann | https://www.theclothparcel.com/blog/ | IG: @theclothparcel
Charisma Horton | https://charismascorner.com/ | IG: @charismahorton )

Wed. August 25:

Mollie Johanson (That’s me!) | http://blog.molliejohanson.com/ | IG: @molliejohanson
Corinne Sovey | https://www.corinnesovey.com/home/blog/ | IG: @corinne.sovey

Thu. August 26:

Melissa Averinos | https://yummygoods.com/blogs/yummy-goods-blog | IG: @melissaaverinos
Jeni Gaston | https://woolenwillowdesigns.com/blogs/jeni-s-blog-at-woolen-willow-designs| IG: @jenifergaston

Fri. August 27:

Tonya Alexander | http://stashlabquilts.com | IG: @stashlabquilts

Nichole Vogelsinger | https://wildboho.com/ | IG: @wildboho

Sat. August 28:

Stacey Day | http://www.staceyinstitches.com | IG: @staceyinstitches
Amanda Niederhauser | http://www.jedicraftgirl.com | IG: @jedicraftgirl

Filed Under: cat, FEATURED, Mod Meow, Riley Blake

All You Need is Love {and a cat} Quilt Pattern

February 1, 2020 by Amanda 5 Comments

I am so excited it’s finally February! January is soooooo long! Getting out all my heart quilts helps me feel happy during a long and dreary January. Each year I write a new heart themed pattern and here is 2020’s!!!

I’m so in love with it! I was designing the quilt pattern with 25 Churn Dash blocks and hearts for the center when I realized this quilt NEEDS a little feline! So in the bottom corner is an optional kitty cat block! The quilt pattern is available for PDF instant download in my Etsy Shop.

The fabrics are so delightful! I love the pink, blue, gold, coral combination. The fabric line is called Petals and Pots by Riley Blake Design. For the white background I used Riley Blake Blossom white on white – which I am super in love with!!!

The quilt pattern is written for fat quarters and you get 2 quilt blocks per fat quarter.

Also, I used an easy piece method which means you only have to cut squares and no cutting triangles!

I can totally see this quilt in Halloween colors and only cats!

I hope you love this quilt and it brings a little brightness to winter time.

Mufasa loved modeling this quilt! He’s so good, he just sits there and doesn’t try to run away.

Look at his tail wrapped over his paws 🙂

Filed Under: #kittyquilter, cat, FEATURED, quilt, Riley Blake, Valentine's Day

Happy Birthday Mufasa

October 12, 2019 by Amanda 2 Comments

bangal cat

Today is Mufasa’s 5th birthday!! We are celebrating all day! He is the best cat in the whole world!!!

cat quilt block

I made him his own little quilt. 5 leopard print kitty blocks for each of the 5 years.
cat on quilt

Leopard cat blocks are my new favorite ever! I love the green hearts and accents – they totally match his eyes!

cat quilting

Mufasa is such a good little quilt model!

Those paws!!!
Cat Quilt Pattern

If you’d like to make your own Kitty Love Quilt you can find the pattern in my Etsy shop. You can easily swap out the hearts and cats and use any fabrics you like! It really does make a purrrrfect cat birthday quilt!

kitty love quilt pattern pdf

Filed Under: #kittyquilter, cat, etsy, FEATURED, quilt

Mini Quilts Featuring Tiger Lily

October 20, 2018 by Amanda Leave a Comment

I’ve spent the last week puttering around my sewing room finishing up odds and ends. It’s such a good feeling to finish things! Over 3 years ago I made these darling quilt blocks using one of my most favorite fabric lines ever “Tiger Lily”. The patterns for the blocks are from Lori Holt’s book “Vintage Farm Girl.” I’ve had the blocks tucked away for so long! I’m working on my sewing room mini quilt gallery wall and these blocks are a must!

I sewed a border on each of the 12″ blocks and then quilted and bound them! They are so darling!!!

Did you know I love cats? The cute signs are from Hobby Lobby recently!

Now to hang them up!!!

Filed Under: cat, FEATURED, mini quilt, quilt

Bouncing Off The Walls Quilt Pattern

March 12, 2018 by Amanda Leave a Comment

You know me and cats – so when I saw this fabric from Riley Blake Designs called MEOW I fell in love!!! I created this quilt pattern to showcase all the amazing and whimsical prints in this fabric line. I hope you like it :). Mufasa sure does 🙂

What I love about this quilt is that you don’t have to cut up this adorable fabric into tiny bits and it still has a nice “pieced” feel.

I called this pattern Bouncing Off The Walls because that’s how Mufasa likes to play! I throw bouncy balls and they bounce every where and he chases them like a maniac!

The quilt measures 66″ x 75″ which is a great throw size. The pattern is fat quarter friendly and the circles are machine appliquéd for a quick finish! This pattern is a great way to use your favorite theme prints – you know me and theme prints!!!

You can purchase the PDF pattern for instant download in my Etsy shop.

Sally and Mufasa are fighting over who will get the quilt – its totally MINE!!

I hope you love this quilt and have fun putting your own personality into it! Be sure to tag me on Instagram @jedicraftgirl and use the hashtag #bouncingoffthewallsquilt

And now get ready for the Mufasa photo shoot….

He’s just so handsome 🙂

Happy quilting with your cat!!!

Filed Under: #kittyquilter, cat, FEATURED, quilt, Riley Blake, Therm O Web

Valentine I Love Cats Quilt

February 2, 2018 by Amanda 2 Comments

I love February! I love Valentine’s Day and I love hearts!!! I changed up the colors in my I Love Cats quilt to give you a little Valentine inspiration!! You can find the link to the quilt by clicking here. I only hope I have time to make it!

Filed Under: cat, FEATURED, Valentine's Day

I Love Cats {Christmas Version}

November 8, 2017 by Amanda 1 Comment

I couldn’t resist turning my I Love Cats pattern into a Christmas quilt! Who doesn’t love red & green cats with ornaments!

You can download the ornament pattern by clicking HERE.

Simply switch out the heart block from the original pattern with the ornament block!

You can find the pattern for the mini quilt by clicking HERE.

I feel like these two cats need names….. They are so fun to make!

Filed Under: #kittyquilter, cat, etsy, FEATURED, quilt

I Love Cats Halloween Wallhanging

October 5, 2017 by Amanda 4 Comments

I had a leftover kitty pumpkin quilt block from my “I Love Cats Quilt” so I came up with this fun little wallhanging! It measures 20″ square so you could turn it into a pillow if you wanted to.

I love hanging little quilts all over my house – they make everything so cozy! Below are the instructions to make the mini quilt. The center block measures 10 1/2″ unfinished.

I love fall so much!

Filed Under: black cat, cat, FEATURED, Halloween, mini quilt, quilt

I Love Black Cats {Roundup}

October 5, 2017 by Amanda Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year! I’ve gathered up all my patterns and tutorials that involve black cats so you can find them easier! Click on the photo for the link.