The Cat's Meow

 My brother always buys me "cat items" because, of course, I am a cat-lover. He purchased this "Compleat Cat" book a good while back for me. They're just really cute stories. Three volumes in one.  

I decided to sew the Cosy Cat Placemat for my entry into Challenge 14.4 - A Novel Project.  

I think it turned out cute, but it seems like it's a little small for a big plate and silverware. Probably great for a bowl of soup, though. I can use it for a cup of tea on the table beside my couch. It was very quick to sew and I had plenty of small scraps to use that were left over from other projects.  

Cosy Cat Placemat with mice and butterflies

Cats stretching

My Cat, Lucky

My Lucky cat tribute

 Following is my completed February Goal at Elm Street Quilts :

I have had the quilt top completed probably about 2 years ago. I actually think I was trying to complete it for one of the Project Quilting challenges. Well, I did not finish it and it sat in a basket until I ran into it recently in the spare bedroom. This is my rather large-sized pillow cover.

I was glad that I had a piece big enough for the backing of the pillow. I just did my usual cross hatch quilting on front and back.

I like making a bottom zipper closure. It worked well for this large pillow. 

Here is my initial February OMG post

I do like this pillow cover because now it covers up this ugly brown pillow. This is a large pillow that is nice for leaning up against the bedrail and reading or watching tv, etc. I bet that I have had this pillow for probably 20 years, but I have never liked the ugly tannish color. For years, I have looked at it and wanted to finish a cover, but never got around to it. So I am happy that I finished my Lucky pillow cover. 

Lucky is my cat's name and she helped me with the quilting. My sweet kitty is now represented on a large pillow.