Who could resist Corinne Bradd’s cuddly quilt with several cat faces peeping out? The Memory Lane collection from Tilda, featuring ditsy floral prints in pretty colours, gives this design a lovely vintage feel that is enhanced by the crochet lace border. This would look lovely draped over the sofa and hanging on the wall for all to see, or would make a thoughtful baby gift for a new arrival!
Sew a quilt block
1 Decide on four different fabrics for the background, main face, left side and right cheek. Cut the following pieces: Background: 8cm x 21cm, 8cm square, two 3.5cm x 26cm pieces, main face: 7cm x 21cm, 7cm x 13cm, 4.5cm square, left side: 8cm x 13cm, 8.5cm square, right cheek: 8cm x 13cm.
2 Cut the square pieces in half diagonally to make half square triangles (HSTs). Sew the 8.5cm HSTs of left side fabric to each end of the wide background rectangle. Fold out and press. Sew the 8cm HSTs of background fabric to the long main face rectangle in the same way. These pieces form the ears and chin of the cat face.
3 Take the left and right cheek rectangles and sew the 4.5cm HSTs of main face fabric to