Furry friends and quilting

Since the weather this weekend has been sunny we have taken time out of our day to go walking. We haven't been anywhere special, just the local common and the cemetery but it was about getting exercise not exploring. After our walk yesterday I decided to set up the two quilts ready for quilting. I was sure I had enough wadding for both but I was disappointed to find I was wrong. I had enough wadding for the Mr Rabbits Garden baby quilt but not  for the larger hare applique quilt. I took time out to visit my favourite quilt shop online and order some more wadding. I resisted the temptation to shop for fabric as I really don't need any more at the moment. Having done that I made the quilt sandwich for the baby quilt and set up my machine. I wanted to keep the quilting simple and use straight quilting rather than free motion quilting. I put the walking foot on the machine and got busy. Picasso was in helpful mode and kept lying on the quilt which stopped me from being able to turn it. When I moved him he got very grumpy and tried to nip my fingers. When I told him off he got really grumpy and he headed for the front door whilst letting me know he had resigned as a quilting cat and not to expect his help in the future. I let him out and he sat on the front wall with his nose in the air and he ignored all attempts from passers by to get him to interact with them. He came in later with a list of demands which included more kitty treats and a lot more catnip. Meanwhile Scamp had curled up on top of a bag of clothes that were going to the charity shop. 

Without Picasso's help I managed to get most of the quilting done and I finished it off today. I then added the binding and over the next few days I'll get it stitched to the back of the quilt. 

The back is a bright yellow and the stitching shows up well against it. I folded it up and Casso immediately sat on it so it couldn't run away. He thinks it has the right amount of squidgyness (highly technical term) and is nice and soft to sit on.

Whilst trying to take the photo of the quilt I had Picasso following me around and as soon as I sat down he was on my lap. We are now friends again and tomorrow he will be back helping with my sewing. To seal the deal I gave him a few kitty treats and he's now purring loudly. 

Over the day I made some millionaire's shortbread. This is a family favourite. What's not to like about shortbread with a layer of creamy caramel coated with chocolate. It's rather calorific so I try and only have a small piece (or two). 

I'm linking this post with Kathy from Kathy's Quilts for her Slow Sunday Stitching link up. 

Take care 

Lyndsey