Flannel Cat Quilt and Red Heart Blocks

 Welcome to Treadlestitches!  Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you're having a lovely Easter weekend.

Please forgive the bad outside photos.  The weather was not as threatening as it appears, just gloomy.  We're having lots of April showers.

I'm excited about finishing this lap-sized quilt for my oldest daughter's family this week. Recently I was at their home and saw that they were still using the flannel quilt I made for her when she went to college.  That thing was literally in shreds! So of course I was happy to make them a new one.

My daughter's family has five cats, so cat fabric was perfect.  Their couch is gray, so these prints will go well with it.  I've had most of the top done for a while, but was hesitating about borders.  There wasn't much of the flannel fabric left and wanted to make it come out okay.

This is the back.  I scored this flannel cat print at the guild's silent auction last fall.  The center is a "cheater" print, made to resemble a quilt.  Remnants from the top were used to make the borders.

I quilted it from the back, following the edges of the printed squares, then flipped it over and quilted the borders from the front.  I've decided I actually like the back better than the front!  I'll be giving them the quilt tomorrow when we go to their house for Easter.

Isn't it fun seeing all the red blocks for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge this month?  Red is such a bold cheerful color.  I rummaged through the scraps and found some good ones for these heart blocks.

Just a few more.  Some look kind of weird, like the elephants.  (I don't think kids will care.)

This one is my favorite--dinosaurs with books!

Little Lizzy found a cozy spot in a roll of batting!  She pulled the plastic cover off to get at it.  I'm still working on all the stuff in the basement, but it's slow going.

I'm calling these "Mistake Cookies".  No idea what went wrong, but these poor bunnies look really porked out.  The little chicken isn't much better.  Thank goodness no one is relying on me for Easter cookies.  Hubby ate them anyway, he's a trooper.

Signs of spring are everywhere.  The tulips are up, but not ready to bloom yet.  And the robins are back!  Some days are warm, some are windy, and we're not out of frost danger yet.  Just a typical Wisconsin spring, very welcome after the long winter.

Have a lovely quilty week, everyone!  Happy Easter tomorrow to all who celebrate!  

Thanks for reading,

Sylvia@Treadlestitches

Linking up with:

Alycia at Finished or Not Finished Friday

Angela at So Scrappy, Home of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge

Cynthia at Oh Scrap