The theme for the third challenge of Project Quilting is the quilt block "54-40 or Fight." And for whatever reason, when I think about territorial disputes, fighting and sharp points, I think cats. Okay, I am often thinking about cats anyway...like "why are you shredding that," "don't eat that," and "ouch!"
My key strategy was to use cat-themed fabric for the entire quilt and call it Cat Fight! I also wanted to have two colors to represent two cats fighting each other...you know, with the points of the stars as claws. To keep it simple, I just did a sixteen repeat of the block (without pane or snowball block etc.) Then the quilt decided to do its own thing.
Each "54-40 or Fight" block is 7.5 inches square, so the quilt is roughly 30 inches square.
And there is more cat-themed fabric for the back.
11 comments:
Wow, awesome job!
Great quilt with the bonus checkerboard secondary design. I hope Buddy figures out what a boundary is.
The cat theme is fantastic!
Love the design. I think Buddy always tests his boundaries.
I'm sure Molly is pleased to explain to him exactly what a boundary is, though I think a chart might work better than her pointed "hand" gestures.
I love the way you split to the blocks to make the quilt something special. I just have the one cat, but she does not get the idea of boundaries or off limits. She does stay off the dining table at least when I am around. My other cat, Tugger, used to sit on the table where I could see him through the window when I pulled in the garage, but by the time I got to the door, he was right there saying who was on the table- I have been waiting for you.
Incredible!
What an awesome idea and resulting quilt!
Can you tell me the size of the sun chip quilt block? I have my 1st grand baby coming and I want to make this quilt for him. I don’t know how to find it. Thanks if you can help
Your entry is really the cat's meow. SEW cute, Sally!
I love this! My first thought was to do cats and dogs, you know, "fighting like cats and dogs..." but I wound up going scrappy. I like how that looks without a second type of dogs and I always like knowing that mine are not the only cats with boundary issues.
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