I started this wee little quilt just over a year ago (hence the name Nathan's Neverending Quilt.) I pieced the top together over a weekend and got rolling on machine quilting it that same week. Easy peasy. I should have been able to finish it in under 6 days. Lord knows I've made a whack of other baby quilts in less time than that. After many trials and tribulations with the invisible thread (Satan's Thread), and many, many months sitting in a drawer in time out, I finally pulled the little guy out yesterday to finish it up.
I'm just doing some simple echo quilting in the darkest pinwheels so it's breezing along nicely now. I'm using navy thread for the top and a red thread on the bottom to match the red flannel backing. It seems to have won favour with Indy. I can't seem to keep her off it. She's been sneaking onto my desk at all hours to see if she can nap on it. I'll turn my back for a second and she's there in a flash.
It took me a second to see the cat napping on the quilt while it was still under the needle! Too cute!!! Doesn't it feel good to finish projects that have been hanging around for a long time, oh yeah.
Posted by: Shelby | May 01, 2005 at 08:09
Looks wonderful, Caro! My cat always does stuff like that too :)
Posted by: Lolly | May 01, 2005 at 08:57
Oh, I love the pics of Indy napping, especially the one "as seen through the sewing machine" which is hysterically funny!!!
Posted by: laurie | May 02, 2005 at 13:23
Looks like you had a friend helping you with the quilting. It turned out beautifully.
Posted by: General Ginger | May 02, 2005 at 17:55
ooh...I love little sneaks. It shows how much they want to be with you! If only my cat does that, but so far she's only poked her head around the corner of The Forbidden Room AKA the bedroom and backs out quickly whenever I glance in her direction.
Posted by: Kelly | May 03, 2005 at 00:47
thanks for your comment! looks like you have an adorable orange kitty too. i like that pink and black quilt too!
shash
Posted by: kerstin | May 21, 2005 at 13:24