Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Kitty in The Cabin ~ Free Quilt Tutorial




"Kitty in the Cabin" Quilt Top Done!



I have been enjoying working with these soft and pretty fabrics

from  Clothworks.

Fabric Requirements


Cutting and Sewing

Please click on the links below for complete cutting
 and piecing instructions: 




Make One




Make 8


Block layout

Outre borders:


Cut two 2.5 inch strips of each 


Sew on sides as shown.

The top measures 41" square.


The  Y1418-73 Pink Kitty and Yarn Print  fussy cut for the log cabin centers
 is also planned for a regular 2.5" binding.


I bought a fat quarter bundle and a few extra half yards of fabric 
and will be making a pieced back 
and a special binding so finishing this quilt will be a few days away. 


I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

This free tutorial will stay up on my blog.

If you make your own version of this quilt I would love to see a picture.


Time For A Giveaway!

Edit:  
This giveaway is now closed.

Winner Announced Here

Thanks to all who left kind comments ... <3


I am giving away these kitties.


Katniss says, " What!? You are giving away The Kitties?"


Butterfly says, "No way!  No giving away any kitties!"


  Katniss says, "Remember when I bit you in the shelter?
I will bite.  No giving me away."


Butterfly says, " I will show my dark side.
Remember I am also called The Claw.
No giving me away!"

No worries, Butterfly and Katniss.
I would never give you away.


I am giving away these fabric kitties ...


Ten 10" squares from the "Here Kitty Kitty" line.

As these are cut from the extra fabrics in my stash, they are washed.

If you would like to adopt these kitty fabric squares ...

please leave one lovely comment.

Tell me if you have a kitty quilty helper or two. 
I will mail anywhere in the world.
You do not need to be a follower to win.
You do need to leave an email address where I can contact you to let you know if you are the lucky winner and to get your mailing address.
My blog does not allow anonymous comments to keep away the robots.
If you do not have an ID to leave a comment, you may email me
at the address under "Contact Me" at the the top of my blog 
and I will enter your comment for you.

2nd chance ... 

As a extra thank you to my followers, you may leave an 
additional comment telling me how you follow.

This giveaway closes on

Monday August 18th at Midnight EST

I will use a random number generator to choose the winner and 

Giveaway closed ... winner announced Here


Linking up today with

Sew Fresh Quilts

Let's Bee Social

and



Linky Tuesday

Time to sew!

I have a Stitchin' Sisters RR Border to sew and send this week.

Linking up also to

Feline Friday @ Sarah Did It!

Happy Sewing!

:) 


95 comments:

Lorna McMahon said...

What an adorable kitty quilt! I love that you made one block in the corner shaped like a cat! Well written tutorial and easy to follow. Love it! Thanks for sharing!

Lorna McMahon said...

I am a happy follower through Bloglovin'.

Linda said...

What adorable fabric! (Your kitty babies are adorable, too!) The quilt is really eye catching!

Linda said...

Of course, I follow you! (by GFC)

Anita said...

A great quilt!
I have an old cat helper (16 years), and he is a little grumpy sometimes, but otherwise adorable.

Anita said...

I follow you by GFC.

barbara woods said...

follow you on gfc

barbara woods said...

my dogs don't really like cats

Katie said...

I have 4 kitty helpers

Katie said...

bloglovin follower

nana54reading said...

I follow you through email and I simply love the prints. I have had a cat before, but due to my children's allergies, I had to get rid of the cat. So it would be a nice fabric to make a quilt for myself.
schmitlin@elmore.rr.com

Michele T said...

Oh my gosh!!! Your kitties are gorgeous! We have a Sheltie who just happens to be our baby!

Michele T said...

I am following you via Bloglovin'!!

Scrapatches said...

Debbieann sent her comment via email ... "love, love it.....I have the cutest owl print....delicate and tiny...I intend to do it but have to get 2 projects off the wall/table....lol.....hugs Debbieann"

Shari said...

Well, I am just in love with your tutorial and your fabric...and of course your kitties. I have an idea of just what I would love to do with this project...purrrrfectly delicious!

Shari said...

Do I follow you? Really now, who doesn't? Silly them. You have a lovely place on my blog so I can see your updates as quick as quick can be!

VickiT said...

Love this quilt. Of course, all things kitty I love. And yes, I have a kitty helper, although she's more like a part of my body since she must be touching me at all times. I wanted another Ragdoll like my last one we lost back in December because they want to be near their owners, but wow, this one is something else. She is extremely attached to me just in the few months we've had her. She follows me everywhere and is so attached that when I am 'attempting' to cook supper, she ALWAYS is sitting/laying between my feet. Seriously! Between her being there in the way, and my 2 1/2 yr old Granddaughter hovering nearby it's a miracle I get anything cooked in my house. LOL
But, even as much as I must constantly move her off my arm to do anything and move her so that I can move myself, I wouldn't get rid of her for anything. She's adorable and full of energy that makes us laugh at things she does.

vburr at charter dot net

VickiT said...

And yes, of course I follow. I just don't always comment, but do read. I follow via Bloglovin' and also via email subscription.

Thank you for such a great giveaway and awesome quilt too. I just love that fabric with the kitties.

GranChris said...

Such a sweet quilt. My 21 year old cat is beside me right now.

Sheila said...

I am a follower : )

Sheila said...

I love cats. I don't have one now, but hope to have another one day.

Vroomans' Quilts said...

I follow with GFC

Vroomans' Quilts said...

I have two furry helpers - Moe and Bella

Gill said...

What a great quilt - no kitties here , my husband is allergic to them!!

Gill said...

GFC follower!

Lee said...

Such a sweet quilt! I am allergic to kitties except the fabric ones! But I do have a sweet dog helper! thank you!

Lee said...

I am a follower on Bloglovn!

Jeanie said...

Love the kitty approved fabric and the great quilt! Thanks so much!

Jeanie said...

I follow via GFC and Bloglovin. Thanks again!

Teatime Creations said...

LOve the kitty fabric and thanks for the cat pattern. Would love to have a cat but they make me sneeze.

Teatime Creations said...

I follow on Bloglovin.

Vicki H said...

My husband is allergic to cats....but we do have 4 grand cats...each daughter has two.

Vicki H said...

I happily follow with GFC.

sew.darn.quilt said...

Those are some great kitty photos with some sweet fabrics! Thank you for the chance :)

sew.darn.quilt said...

Follow you? But of course, via Bloglovin'!

Helen said...

Pretty quilt! I have no kitty helpers...only one large outside dog and occassionally our daughter's little inside dog.

Rina Mason said...

I have two purrfect helpers, Cricket and Maxine (aka Maxi Cat). Cricket helps pick out fabric and inspects every step of the quilting process while Max just likes to lay on any fabric she can get to.

Rina Mason said...

Of course I'm a follower via Bloglovin. Forgot to mention that I love how you fussy cut the centers of the blocks.

Dawn Frisch said...

We have 3 kitty helpers. Tylee will jump up on my sewing table when I'm trying to cut something out! Of course I have to be extra careful in doing that but she really enjoys being in the way! LOL Thanks for sharing the cute pics of your cats...
Dawn
array-dawn at cox dot net

Dawn Frisch said...

I've been following you on Bloglovin and lovin' it!!! : )
Dawn
array-dawn at cox dot net

Tu-Na Quilts said...

Sadly, no kitty quilter helper here. kthurn@bektel.com

Tu-Na Quilts said...

I've been following on Bloglovin and enjoying your posts. kthurn@bektel.com

Quilting Tangent said...

Cute kitty fabrics. No kitty helper here. 24Tangent@gmail.com

Quilting Tangent said...

Following on bloglovin'. 24Tangent@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

FOLLOW>BLOG OVIN' !

msstitcher1214@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

HI, love this project !
I need a 'kitty helper'-I see that !
Thanks for sharing on your Blog+in this Giveaway!

msstitcher1214@gmail.com

Debbie said...

Thanks so much! I love your Kitties and your Kitty Quilt.

Debbie said...

I follow on Bloglovin. Thanks

fwJIquilter said...

I follow you by email. Love the Kitty fabric and your helpers. I miss having a cat.

Anonymous said...

My first kitty helper went to the Rainbow Bridge. I inherited another kitty helper in October and the adoption was final 6 weeks ago. I would love to win the fabric kitties or the furry kitties :-)

Anonymous said...

I follow you via email.

Cindy Maki said...

I love kitties but can't have one because of family allergies, however, I get my kicks from your blog kitties. LOL

Cindy Maki said...

I follow you by email.

Unknown said...

I don't have a kitty helper anymore, my cat Tax died a few years ago. I do still have my two dog babies, one a beagle/Jack Russell mix and a maltese. They always help and I let them sniff all new fabric! I love your kitties and they make me miss mine. Thanks for the giveaway, beautiful fabric!

tdkcarpenoctem@hotmail.com

Unknown said...

I follow you by bloglovin! Thanks

tdkcarpenoctem@hotmail.com

Rosa said...

Adorable kitties.I don't have any pet.Your quilt is fabulous.Log cabin is one of my fav block..
Hope you are better.

ShirleyC said...

I have no kitty helpers, but my granddaughter has a black kitty that is hilarious. She follows her everywhere and even gets on the trampoline when they jump. I think she is the best guard cat ever!

ShirleyC said...

I follow you on Bloglovin'.

jlynn said...

Love your blog, I also love scrap quilts. I would love to win the kitty fabrics.. It would make a darling quilt for a little one who loves kitties. J Lynn

OhioLori said...

I loooove your Kitty Quilt!! Thanks for sharing how to make one too!! :)

I don't have inside Kitty helpers..allergic husband . But we have 4 Barn Kittie's that THEIR Human! lol giggle & they are my outside helpers for sure!!!

OhioLori said...

I love your blog!! and am already a folloer thru Bloglovin :)

nicolesender said...

I love this fabric! I'm sewing a quilt for a family cat lover and this would be perfect.

nicolesender said...

Bloglovin follower: Nicole Sender

Cloud 9 said...

I enjoy your kitty comments as I have my own kitty helper. She can be off sleeping but when the sewing machine is on, you know who has her little face right there.

Cloud 9 said...

I follow on Bloglovin.

June said...

I love cat fabric and collect as much of it as I can!! I am always assisted by Shizuku, my Japanese helper-cat who loves fabric and Earl Grey, the destroyer, enough said. I have made many cat quilts, even one with all hexagons!!

Jeanette said...

Aww, "adopt"! :) I don't have a kitty helper because I'm very allergic, but my son LOVES kitties and keeps choosing cat fabrics for me. This would make a perfect little quilt for him!

Kathy E. said...

I love it! I do not have a kitty helper, but a darling puppy helper! She sleeps at my feet as I sew and keeps a good eye on my fabric scraps and spools of thread! Would love to win!

Darlene said...

I have 2 kitty helpers!

Darlene said...

I follow on bloglovin!

auschick said...

I do not have a kitty helper. I have a 2 1/2 year old who tries to be my helper and *adores* cats!

auschick said...

I follow on GFC

Debi said...

Love your kitty helpers and their adorable comments:) Those kitty fabrics would feel right at home at my house so fingers crossed I am the lucky winner LOL! Thanks so much for the pattern too. I follow via Bloglovin!

juliehallfeldhaus said...

We have one wild cat that I feed in the backyard when I have leftovers!!

Kathy Davis said...

No kitties for us now. We lost our cat of 20 years. Mizzou was black and gold and a true Missouri Tiger. She is missed terribly.
kdavis1@centurytel.net

Anonymous said...

We do not have any cats at the moment. We used to, but currently we live in a furnished, rented house and thus have no pets.

LittleHouseontheDairy said...

We have a farm kitty who lives outside. He would love to come in and help me quilt but my husband is allergic!

Susan E said...

I love everything about this quilt! My great kitty helper is Daisy, a tuxedo cat who really saved me when my kids left for college and my husband went overseas. She is great company. susanelliott222 at gmail

Sew Can Do said...

Both my sisters have cats (one has 7!), so I'd love to make them some cat-themed goodies with these.

Sew Can Do said...

I follow you on Pinterest:) info@sewcando.com

Lynne said...

I follow you on Blovlovin'. Love the kitties, both fabric and live ones!

Allison said...

What sweet kitties! I don't have one of my own, but my younger daughter has a million stuffed animal kitties that apparently all need their own stuffed animal sleeping bags- so I know exactly what this fabric would go to!!!
allisonpogany@gmail.com

margaret said...

love the quilt and the kitties even more. I do not have a cat but have Alfie come to stay sometimes, he is my daughters cat and a real softie

margaret said...

I follow through boglovin

Sarah said...

I follow with bloglovin. sarah@forrussia.org

Sarah said...

I love kitties! We used to have a cat who would "help" hold down any fabric I was working with :) but now we just have 2 beta fish. sarah@forrussia.org

Janie said...

I have 1 kitty, almost 2, hubby went into the pet store and a kitty was trying to get him to take her home! Thanks for the giveaway.

Cheryl @ Simply Shoeboxes said...

We no longer have kitties...just lots of fun memories (and allergies that keep us from another). Yours are lovely and the fabric is adorable! Thanks for the chance.

Cheryl @ Simply Shoeboxes said...

I follow along thru GFC as Simply Blogs.

pippirose said...

What a cute quilt! Love it!
No, I don't have any kitties (darn hubby is allergic to them).

pippirose said...

I follow via GFC.
pippirose59 at gmail dot com

Karen Propes said...

Don't have any kitty helpers, but want to use it to make for my Granddaugther who has a kitty. Beautiful fabrics.

Karen Propes said...

Follow you via email, blogloving, gfc and pinterest.

Anonymous said...

My Granddaughter is learning to quilt, would love to share this pattern with her. She loves kitties. Thanks for posting.

Scrapatches said...

This is a no-reply comment. If you send me your email address I will enter you in the giveaway.

Thanks for visiting .... :) Pat