NEW! Silly Snaps - Monster Kitties

It's been a while since I designed anything, but I was inspired this summer by kitties, of course. I don't know if I've shared, but I'm a cat lady. I have one elderly kitty named Minnie. We've been together for 15 years, and we've been through a lot together. One of my favorite things to do in the evening is flip through cat stories on Instagram.

Anyway, I think I've also shared I'm not much into Halloween (scary movies sign me up, Halloween, eh), but I am a fan of cutesy Halloween. I thought about Halloween and kitties and what I'd like to have up in my house, and these adorable monster kitties were born.

I wanted something small since I'm a slow stitcher, and it could be finished differently depending on the stitcher's preference. I also wanted something that could be expanded, like a series, so Silly Snaps was born. I've already got ideas around other themes. Quick little projects that are cute and likely involve a cat in some way.

If you wanted to finish them as something other than pillows, they could be finished individually or as one piece, horizontally or vertically, with a few stitches between the frames.

You can grab them as a set, or individually in my Etsy shop here.

Journey 2 Nebula - Candy Dish: Finished!

I finished my pair of Jaybird Quilts Candy Dish pillows! For the most part, the piecing on these went reasonably smoothly. There are a few points that don't match perfectly, but you can't see the slight misses when you look at it as a whole.

I love the fabric. The little kitties make me so happy. I'm glad that these pillows are a bit on the smaller side. We recently bought a new living room set for our newly finished basement, and the couches came with pillows. I have so many pillows, but at least these smaller sizes are a bit more unobtrusive.

I wasn't sure how I wanted to quilt them. I thought about doing something fancier, but I also wanted to get the project done since there are currently so many things on my to-do list. I had a long list this weekend, and while I finished a good chunk, it wasn't quite as much as I was hoping for. I expected to cross off one more thing, but alas, I did also have to take some time to relax. I didn't want to cover up the cute 'lil kitties on the hexagon focus quilt, so I just did some stitch in the ditch-ish on the diagonals and horizontal lines.

For the more background focused pillow, I did some straight-ish line quilting. I like the texture of straight line quilting on pillows. It feels nice when you run your hand across it in an almost calming way.

I can't believe there's only one more project in the Journey (except for the exclusive patterns that Julie mentioned when signing up). I'm not usually great at keeping up with "alongs," but I'm pretty proud I've been able to keep up with this one. I do have to spend some time tonight, deciding which fabric I have will be used for the next project.

Details
Fabric: Purrfect Day by My Mind’s Eye for Riley Blake Designs
Thread: Aurafil 50wt, 2021
Batting: Unknown from the leftover pile, likely 100% cotton
Pattern: Jaybird Quilts Candy Dish
Pillows: Foamily 16” x 6” Pillows from Amazon
Total Hours Spent: 6 hours, 44 minutes

Journey 2 Nebula - Candy Dish: Cutting & Layout

While I've used stash fabric and scraps for the previous stops on the Journey 2 Nebula, I couldn't resist Purrfect Day by My Mind's Eye for Riley Blake, so I purchased a charm pack and some yardage to complete Candy Dish. I just love cats! I have a cat, a black cat named Minnie, who is now 11 years old. We've been through a lot together. Now that I'm working from home, she snoozes in a bed all day next to me while I work.

The cutting for Candy Dish is pretty straightforward. Hexagons and triangles and the Hex N More ruler makes it super easy to do. I trimmed all of my triangles using the GE Designs Point Trimmers (60-degree) because it was more manageable than wresting with the ruler to cut all of the points.

I'm pretty happy with the layouts that I picked. I did split the hexies wrong the first time because apparently reading comprehension is hard. :) But it's all good!

I'm looking forward to adding these pillows to my collection.