This weekend I started hand-piecing these little 3″ 9-patch blocks. I’m only going to make 56 of them right now and then turn them into a small quilt for a very special vintage teddy bear. I think I may be making a few of these small quilts for teddy bears over the next few months. Once it gets really warm, when summer finally arrives (it is going to arrive sooner or later, right?), I won’t want to be working on anything large so these will be perfect.
I love the almost immediate satisfaction one gets when working on a small quilt. It’s such a great way to try out pattern ideas, fabric combinations, design elements and all without a large investment of time or material!
Look at this rose I received last week. It is the most glorious shade of red and has opened beautifully!
What’s a post without a kitty picture! Here is yet another of Smudge sleeping. That kitty bed was round when we got it but he has worked on it and worked on it and it is now an oval.
Quilt Obsession 
Cute 9-patches! And beautiful rose! Smudge is adorable :o)
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Like the colors used in the 9 patch. Not to pastel and not to deep. Love your cat. Isn’t it just amazing what they can do. Imagine reformating the sleeper so that it fits his body. You can’t help but love these furry family members.
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Smudge you do not fit in the bed which means you must make yourself fit. You silly kitty.These 9 patches look so great in those colors. Whew. Yummy Cath. And I love your signature. Reflects your current creative flow I think. 😉
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Your nine patches are looking very pretty. I’d say that’s one very lucky teddy bear who is to receive this quilt.
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This little quilt is so adorable. I’m making my first one, with bow-ties and the block size is 3″, as well :>)Lovely rose, and Smudge is so cute!XOXOXOXOONADINE
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Those little 9 patches will be perfect to work on as summer heats up and you want to move your quilting to the backyard to catch to cool evening air *s*
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What teddy would not love a quilt like this. Even Smudge might be tempted to curl up on one, should it be left in a patch of sunshine..!Thanks for your visit, and the comment you left..xx
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So tiny, so darling.
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Those nine patches are very nice and to think you are doing it all by hand! That is going to be one lucky teddy bear.That is so funny about the cat bed. Seems like in all the cat pictures Smudge is sleeping.
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That’s a lovely, little quilt Catherine. Very pretty colours.It looks like Smudge knows how to make his own bed.
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