Thursday, May 21, 2015

Rainbow kitties return!

I made this quilt for a kitty-themed mini swap earlier this year and oh boy was I happy with it! So much so that I immediately thought of it when I saw a post about an online quilt festival, and I decided to enter.


My rainbow kitty will go into the mini quilt category of the twice yearly Blogger's Quilt Festival hosted by Amy's Creative Side. Voting begins Friday, May 22 and the festival runs until May 29. Be sure to go to her blog and check out all the amazing entries, and vote too of course.

For my mini, I started with the popular cat face pattern by Elizabeth Hartman. I was also really into rainbows after joining a rainbow-themed swap and the three colours in my favourite tiger-kitty fabric from Cotton + Steel was a great starting point. (Sorry for some of the poor photos, but I didn't take progress shots with my real camera.)


Then I got out a pencil and notepad and started sketching ideas for blocks to go with the kitties. My partner said she likes "modern design with a hint of cat," so that really was my inspiration. I came up with a star for the middle (You can't go wrong with stars!) and then an arrangement of HST in different sizes for the corners. Each corner incorporated both colours from the adjoining cat block. I even had some fabric in my stash that incorporated both colours for the big triangles.


Here you can see better how I bridge the green and blue cat blocks:


Then I put them all together and got quilting! I used four colours of aurifil - teal, hot pink, orange and green - to match the colours of the sections.


I'm just so proud of this mini, especially since it is mostly my own design. And I even got the quilty math right on the first try!

This festival is such a great way to find amazing new blogs to read. Just click on the photos and you'll hop right to the blogger's post. And everyone can get involved by submitting a nomination for the viewer's choice award here. Now go look at some amazing quilts!

AmysCreativeSide.com

27 comments:

  1. I love that you used kitty fabric in this. I love the colors and the quilting really compliments the piece.

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  2. I love that you used kitty fabric in this. I love the colors and the quilting really compliments the piece.

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    1. Thanks! I love those kitties and probably don't use them as much as I should because I don't want to run out!

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  3. Hi Johanna! This is gorgeus quilt! I love how you used cat Fabrics and the whole design is beautiful! There are fishes in the corners - did you notice. I have made 'My Dream Quilt' with fish blocks and they are very similar. Greetings from GREECE! x Teje

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    1. They do kinda look like fishes, although not planned that way. Maybe unintentionally because I was thinking about cats!

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  4. Your quilt turned out beautiful! Great job incorporating modern, kitty and rainbow into one mini quilt.

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    1. Thanks so much Julie. I did kind of jam it all in there!

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  5. This is so totally cute! I love the kitty parts and the modern scrappiness !1
    Susie

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    1. Thanks Susie! I bought the Alison Glass for another swap, but just had to cut into it for this one too.

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  6. ooooh what a very lucky partner - such an adorable mini !! those kitties are so cute :)

    thanks for visiting my blog too and leaving a comment - I discovered that you are a no-reply blogger though so thought I'd let you know !!

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    1. My partner seemed to really like it, so that's all that matters Leanne!

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  7. I saw that swap on IG, it looked like lots of fun ... love your mini with all it's rainbow colours and yay for getting the quilt maths right on the first go! :)

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    1. Swaps are a great push to try something new, Serena.

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  8. This is purr-fection! (See what I did there ;) ) You have such a way with fabric and colour and I'm so envious of that talent. Love this! Good luck in the festival!

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    1. What a sweet thing to say, Angie! I feel the same with everything you make.

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  9. I've always liked this quilt. I love how you use bright colours, so I'm going to vote for this one.

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    1. Thanks Wendy! I hope your entries get lots of votes - they deserve it!

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  10. Such lovely colors and quilting. I didn't even notice the kitties at first--I was just so drawn in by the colors. Best of luck!

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    1. Thanks, Allison! There is a lot going on in this mini, but it is the colour that draws me in too.

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  11. I love your fabric choices and your corner blocks using the neighboring colors are brilliant!

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    1. Thanks Sarah! I was amazed I had the perfect fabrics for the corners already in my stash.

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  12. Wow! What a quilt! I love the design and the fabrics and the quilting. And that binding - great job!!

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    1. I was lucky to have that binding in my stash because it was perfect Linda.

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  13. Wow! Your really mastered the "modern design with a hint of cat" thing :o) Love your mini quilt. The colours, the design and the quilting. Great job!!! You get my vote!

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  14. Adorable and super cool design!!!
    Great colours and fabrics too!
    Esther
    esthersipatchandquilt at yahoo com
    ipatchandquilt dot wordpress dot com

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