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When our mother got a kitten, it
was like we had a new brother in the family. A perfect occasion
for a quilt! When she was moving from Detroit to Olympia, Yolanda
gave me her nice sewing machine to bring home to Miami. I tested
it out by working on this strip patchwork quilt while in Detroit.
It was received with pleasure by Samee when I completed it an brought
it on a visit. The back is a fabric with fall leaves, acorns, and
squirrels, some of his favorite things. He is shown here with his
toy beaver, a finger puppet. No catnip required!
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I used the same fabrics to make
another heart applique quilt, pieced by hand and then sewn together by
machine, then quilted by hand. It was made as a gift for our good
friend Mary Ann, who loves cats and is our trusted cat caretaker when
we travel away from home. The stuffed animal cat is Ramon, a
favorite of JJ's when he was young.
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Ramon points out the detail of
the heart inscribed on the back for Mary Ann
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Mary Ann holds up the quilt on
our front porch.
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