Meow

A co-worker of mine (another violinist with The Florida Orchestra) has asked me to make a quilt for her mom for Mother's Day.
But not just any quilt.
A cat quilt!

I considered fabric choices carefully.  A lot of cat fabrics are a little too cutesy, really more appropriate for kids quilts.

too cute

 And some of them fall under the category of Crazy Cat Lady prints, something I also wanted to avoid

too crazy

But I saw this one, and thought it would be perfect!

It's "Meowsterpiece Cats" from Michael Miller fabrics. 

I think it's really unique, perfect for a cat lover!

Fabrics to go with it were easy to select:

The pawprints were an obvious choice.

I think the cats and the pawprints will be the only recognizable patterns-- everything else will be solid or geometric, like that blue and yellow polka dot on the left.

I'm going to use the same pattern as this quilt, which I really love for it's irregular grid layout.  It will be a great showcase for the cat fabric, since the blocks are fairly large.  Also, the smaller squares (they're cut 6 1/2") will work great for fussy cutting around the individual paintings that are depicted on the cat fabric.

I'm still in the cutting/planning stage, but I'm looking forward to seeing this quilt come together!  I think it's going to be great--

or maybe I should say, I think it's going to be

PURRRRRRFECT!!!!!!!