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| Josephine in Spring |
When I first read this quarter’s challenge I groaned, “Are you kidding me?” When I finally settled in to give it a good think, the image that kept popping up was the top part of a head at the bottom of a quilt with rain drops falling and the words: Raindrops keep falling on my head, but that doesn’t mean _____. After watching my little tortoiseshell cat, Josephine, flinch and twitch while getting rained on one day last month, I thought of putting a cat head at the bottom instead of a people head. Then I suddenly remembered a cat quilt I had made twenty years ago and the final idea sprang to mind fully formed in about sixty seconds. I made a little sketch and set to work.
The cat is a variation of a cat from the pattern “There Are Cats on My Quilt” by the late Billie Lauder. There are ninety-nine 2″ blocks plus the border. It measures about 22×19 inches or 56×48 centimeters. I tried and ripped out two attempts at quilting (while uttering
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Aw Maureen, this is great - so funny, and so like a cat! How clever to get Josephine's colouring just right too. I like the raindrops and your choice of fabric for the sky and garden and the wavy quilting is the finishing touch.
ReplyDeleteI love the expression on the cat in your quilt and your photograph, you have managed to put such personality in to your quilt!
ReplyDeleteYou've captured your cat's expression so well on the quilt. This is a very clever interpretation of the theme! What fun.
ReplyDeleteLooks exactly like her - great eyes! I had to laugh at the ins and outs as the dogs do that to me especially Maggie our young Basset. They don't like the rain either!
ReplyDeleteI like the various colors for the rainy sky, and the florals for the garden. And the whiskers! I would hope Josephine is honored by being commemorated in quilt form, but I expect she takes it as her rightful due.
ReplyDeleteNo doubt about it, this is definitely HER quilt. The expression you got on her is priceless! How did you do the eyes? The outdoors look fits it perfectly. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic quilt. You really have captured a wonderful portrait of your cat and I love your background with the words. Josephine looks very pleased with it too :)
ReplyDeleteI like your interpretation. Your cat’s face, especially the eyes, is wonderful. And those thoughts of Josephine remind me of the independent thinking of cats.
ReplyDeleteOh Josephine, this fantastic! I especially love the cat talk, tee hee! Although my cats love the rain and often go out when it starts raining!
ReplyDeleteAnd you made it so like your own cat!
I like the wavy line quilting! I have a few quiltlets that need completion and I shall have to see if I can use that idea to finish one or two of them.
Actually, this is just what I need to make for my little monsters for when they demand to sit on my lap, but I’d need alternative wording!
Well done, it’s wonderful!
Barbara xx
Whoops, sorry Maureen, just realised my mistake! (Trying to write too quickly!)
ReplyDeleteI do love that last caption, tee hee, “Is MY quilt”, our cats are just like that with their cushions!
Barbara xx