Project Quilting Challenge 3 fell on a challenging week for me - I was going to be out of town for a work conference from Tuesday through late Friday. I had a couple of small, potentially quick projects in my head. Of course the challenge had a size minimum attached .... always my luck when I try to plan ahead.
Shwin and Shwin's Hipster Cat Quilt had been on my list for quite awhile. There were at least three baby quilts I thought this might be a good pattern for, one of which is my next door neighbor who will soon be two. The simple, straight-line appliqué had the potential to be a quick finish.
With this project in mind, I purchased the background and backing fabrics at Fabrictopia in San Antonio. Fabrictopia felt a bit like a Project Runway shopping moment and so it seemed appropriate for a Project Quilting challenge.
I made a few minor adjustments to the outlines before printing the pattern.
From start to finish, the quilt top took me about two hours. Sandwiching, pinning, very simple quilting and binding took another three to four. Not only was I happy with the resulting product, it fit in my timeframe.
As you can see, I finished this up during a snow event. This disrupted our satellite internet service, and I wasn't able to get the quilt posted in time to linkup to the Project Quilting Challenge 3 post for voting purposes, but the quilt was finished on time and will be a great gift for a certain two-year-old down the road.
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