My niece was having her first baby so I went looking for a quilt pattern to make for her.

Since I’m a cat lover, I found the perfect pattern in “Quilts For Babies” by Cheryl Fall.

We knew she was having a girl, so pink was the color choice. The cats are fused onto each block and then machine stitched down. I used a satin stitch for the applique and for some of the detail. The face details are hand embroidered.

This quilt is hand and machine quilted. I hand quilted around the appliqued cats and machine quilted in the ditch around the inside sashings and around the border. To finish the quilt, I added a ruffle using the same fabric as the cat appliques.