Cat's Paw Quilt Block

Whether you call it Cat’s Paw or Bear’s Paw Quilt Block, this is a relatively easy to make block, and quite popular with quilters.

In this version, I have printed my cat’s picture on fabric and placed it in the center of the block.

To make the picture large enough to see, the block is quite large.

Peaceful Piecing!

Penny

Storm at Sea quilt block

This is a somewhat challenging block because every patch includes at least one bias edge, and often you are sewing bias edges together.

It helps to measure periodically to make sure that your patches are the correct size.

Even though this looks like this has curves in it, all of the seams are straight.

Peaceful Piecing!

Penny

Cats and Mice Quilt Block with photo in center

m. mouse is celebrating his 15th birthday (in people years) later this year, so we are making special quilt blocks for him,

A week or so ago, we made the All Those Fish quilt block for him, and now this week we are making a block called Cats and Mice.

It turns out that there are several different blocks called Cats and Mice. This one is a little more interesting than some of the others, and it has a center square that is perfect for a picture of m. mouse.

In the video you will see how I printed the picture onto a piece of pre-treated fabric. The key to maintaining the colors in a photo that has been transferred to fabric is to make sure that it has been treated properly.

The easiest thing to do is purchase fabric that has already been treated. Another option is to pre-treat your own. If you do, there is a product called Bubble Jet which is great for that purpose.

Visit www.QuiltBlockLibrary.com for a free download of this pattern. There are hundreds of patterns available on the site – some free, some for purchase.

Peaceful Piecing!

Penny