Greeeeeetings, my dears! Today is my day to share with you the creations that I stitched up in my cauldron for the Black Cat Crossing blog hop. Many thanks go to Madame Samm of Sew We Quilt for encouraging people of all skill levels to brew up something to share with us. I also want to thank our fabulous cheerleader, Wendy of Why Knot Kwilt, for organizing this blog hop!
I picked up some of the Black Cat Crossing fabric by Maywood Studios at a local quilt shop that recently opened in town. I love supporting my local shops!
For my first project, I decided to do a wool felt project with just an accent of cotton fabric. One can never have too many pin cushions, right? Sew off I went to stitch up a little witch hat to keep me company in my sewing room. The hat band uses a strip of fabric from Black Cat Crossing. I used black Aurifil thread for the piecing and midnight glitter hologram thread by Superior to add some sparkle to the brim. The finished pin cushion is about 4.5 inches tall.
This pin cushion is designed by Jennifer Clemen of Cottonwood Creations.
My stitching assistants ensured the quality of this little pin cushion:
Tiger likes the witch hat
Cow is planning his revenge
Now that I had a pin cushion ready to go, I stoked up my cauldron and set to brewing up a special creation using only Black Cat Crossing fabric!
For this project, I stretched my skill levels by creating a mini quilt and by practicing some heavy free motion quilting. I used an Aurifil cream thread for all the piecing and quilting. The pattern is Mini Swoon by Thimble Blossoms.
I modified the pattern slightly so that I could add the Black Cat Crossing border fabric in between the swoon blocks. I’m calling my finished mini quilt, “Black Cat Swoon!”
For the backing, I used left over pieces plus my label:
I just love how this mini quilt looks, and I can easily display it in various locations around the house during the fall season.
For more inspiration, please visit my fellow Black Cat Crossing participants today:
Creatin’ in the Sticks
Living With Purpose
Moose Stash Quilting
The Quilted Cat (you are here)
Lines, Colors, and Art
For my giveaway, I’m offering up 2 fat quarters from Black Cat Crossing. Just leave me a comment on this post for an entry. You get a bonus entry if you tell me how you follow my blog, and I’ll draw a random winner from all comments on Halloween, October 31st. I’m willing to ship internationally. Sometimes WordPress and Blogger do not communicate well together so make sure that I have a way to contact you!
Black Cat Crossing Giveaway
I hope you enjoyed my Black Cat Crossing projects, and that they inspire you to make something beautiful!
Happy quilting,
~Jennifer
NW Quilted Cat 
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I love your mini swoon! I didn’t think I would like Halloween fabrics but these are outstanding and now I want to get some! Thanks so much!
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I’m a new follower by bloglovin. Thanks for the chance to win some Black Cat Crossing fabrics…it would definitely be fun to create something spooktacular!!
I love the pin cushion but the mini swoon quilt has me inspired to make a swoon quilt. I have the larger pattern but now I’m thinking I should make the mini. Yes Jennifer, you have inspired me to make something beautiful!!
I like your mini quilt, especially the sashing and your fabric choice there. Wonderful post.
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You did a really terrific job on your quilt. You should love it! Thanks for sharing.
Your mini swoon is just beautiful. I love the quilting and the interior border was such a purrrrfect idea. The cats are adorable modeling the pincushion. Cute!
I can’t believe how calm your cats on with that pin cushion hat on. My guy would run and hide under the bed!!! 🙂
LOVE your mini swoon quilt. You did a fab job on it.
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Your helpers are amazingly patient! Love your Black Cat Swoon.
I love Black Cat Swoon! It’s fun to see a classic looking pattern in this fun fabric! It just makes me smile. And the pincushion is delightful too. It looks great on the kitty. Thanks for sharing!
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oh my! I loved everything you made. great job!
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Inspired indeed! The mini quilt is so hauntingly cute! Love it!
Beautiful quilt with exquisite quilting. Amazing colors too.
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Love the cats in the hats, not to mention your lovely quilt!
I like the back of your quilt as much as the front. It doesn’t look like left over piecings. And that pincushion is fabulous. I want to make one. (I have an addiction to pincushions)
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Your witch hat looks so cute on the cat! But it will be a cute pincushion too.
What a great job you did on these projects! Thanks for sharing!
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I love “the cat in the hat”!
Love that pincushion…your cats were very accomodating! yessewingisfun@yahoo.com
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I enjoyed reading your blog! I love the pincushion – great project! thank you for the lovely giveaway!
How adorable your little black hat pincushion is. I especially love it as the Cat Hat but how did you ever get them to sit still for a photo?!! Love each of your projects and the backing on the quilt. Thank you sew very much for participating and hopping. Creative Black Cat Crossing Bliss…
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Your pincushion is adorable but your swoon quilt is fabulous. Love that you used the black cat fabric for “inner” borders; it adds a whole new element to the creation. Just lovely. bulltulip69 at gmail dot com.
That cat hat is superb! I love it!! Your mini swoons are purrfect as well! Great projects!
Your mini quilt is very inspiring! I’d love to make one very similar, just change up the colors a bit. I love the cat fabric too! duchick at gmail dot com
Love your mini quilt, awesome!
Love the quilt, the blocks are fabulous and love the 2 giveaway prints.. thanks!
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I love your quilt, very pretty.
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Your pin cushion is as cute as the models and your mini is perfect. I love the Swoon pattern and it lends itself perfectly to the Black Cat Crossing fabric. Well Done!
The little quilt is so cute. I love how you used your scrapes for the back. Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
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Your quilt is gorgeous!!! I love how the colours work together!!! Your fur babies are very sweet too and so cooperative!!
Your projects are just perfect for Halloween! I love that Witch’s Hat! And of course your models. Very cute!! And I am swooning over your mini quilt! It is really gorgeous!!!
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Your little pin cushion is adorable and your mini quilt is fabulous!
After looking around your blog, I did click to follow by e-mail. Thanks so much for having that option! I don’t do well with remembering to check readers. LOL
Thank you for understanding about wordpress and blogger not communicating, but thankfully, you are wordpress! LOL I LOVE your little pincushion and the mini swoon quilt is just gorgeous. That sashing fabric just makes it perfect. Thank you for the giveaway. I would love those colors!
Your assistants are beautiful. Your quilt is really stunning and lovely quilting too. That is a super cute pincushion, thank you for the link. I may just have to make one now 🙂
-Soma
Your quilt is exquisite! What beautiful quilting you do. Love the witch hat pin cushion!
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