More raindrops

The cookie was more complicated than the quilt block. This one is pretty simple. Now, to do it reversed.

You can find the .PDF for the quilt block HERE.

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head!

The next cookie for the Kitty Cookie Quilt. Or should that be Kitty Kookie Kwilt? I kinda like that.

The umbrellas in this one are inspired by the fabulous cookies of   http://funkycookiestudio.com/ . I've been following her for a while now. I feel like I'm taking a course with her, but she has no idea.

Everything's Comin' Up Roses! - the quilt block

So, OK, I got a bit excited, and accidentally did the reversed image first, and then had to do the first image before I posted them here. Or else, I'd confuse myself even further. Here, then, are both appliqué blocks for the Kitty Cookie Quilt.

And here is the .PDF for anyone who is stitching along with me.

Next week, another cookie and another block. Stay tuned.

Image No. 2

This week's cookies for the Kitty Cookie Quilt are Everything's Comin' Up Roses!

Kitty Cookie Quilt - Block 2

April Showers Reversed. Two of 12.

On a roll!

My mother used to say, "It's a poor workman who blames his tools."  That's probably true, but the opposite is also true. You need good tools to do good work.

My brother just made me a really good tool. He's a woodworker. We share the creative gene. We just prefer different media.

The rolling pin he turned for me on his lathe is made from zirocote (the central dark brown part) and the handles are made from maple. The maple comes from a tree that we both know. How cool is that?

The centre part of the rolling pin has a special feature. It is recessed by 1/4 in. When you roll out your cookie dough, you can easily get it uniformly thick, just by rolling until the rings at the ends touch the counter top. Cool, or what?

Now, I have no excuse. All my cookies will be the same thickness. And I probably owe my brother a few dozen cookies.

Kitty Cookie Quilt - Block 1

The Kitty Cookie Quilt begins. Here's the first block, April Showers.

I'm fusing the appliqué pieces to the background, but I'm only fusing the edges, so it's not too stiff. That just means I'm trimming the centre out of the fusible web before I iron it onto the fabric. Then, I cut the fabric patch on the outline I traced for that purpose.

I'm zig-zagging around each patch with machine embroidery thread, but I'm working on the block with it already layered onto the batting. It gives it stability, and the only downside I've found is that the backing needs to be a good quality fabric, so that all the stitching lines and thread ends don't shadow through.

Batting. I really like Warm and Natural.

Fortunately, we (the Lyndhurst Feral Cat Project) were given some fabulous fabric by Arlene Massey (who is a big friend to us and to the Gananoque & District Humane Society and to cats everywhere!). There was a lot of high quality flannelette in the bag she gave us, and I've used that on the back of this block. It will make the finished quilt extra soft and warm. Each block will be backed with a different fabric, so the back is as scrappy as the front.

Next up: April Showers reversed!
Remember if you'd like to work along with me on this, the .PDF for this block is available in the previous post.