**Update – if you are interested in purchasing a similar quilt, you can find the listing here from my Etsy Shop**
The third installment of my Dr. Seuss related creations is finally here! The Cat in the Hat Quilt. As with the Lorax quilt no pattern was used. I had a plan in mind starting the the Cat in the hat panel in the center and then to make wonky blocks with clean white borders around them. The result was to make the inner pieces of the blocks crooked and then square them up.
Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of this quilt as well as the Lorax quilt before giving them to my nephews (it was a crazy time – they were given to them about a day or so before my wedding) so I had my brother-in-law send me some pictures of the quilts.
The back of the quilt is a royal blue Kona Cotton inlaid with some more Seuss fabric, and a cat in the hat block for added interest. I machined quilted diagonally across this quilt in a royal blue thread. Same quilting design as the lorax quilt but with thread that matched this quilt.
Hope you enjoyed seeing the quilt as much as I enjoyed making it!
Both the front and back turned out brilliantly.
Thank you so much!
Do you have a pattern for the kooky blocks? Thanks, julie
Hi Julie,
As of right now I do not have a pattern for this quilt. I took 2 different cat in the hat panels and chopped it up (purposely crooked) and added borders of fabric that were also kooky. I would then square them up on the second border I would add.
Hope this helps
Thank you so much! I am going to make this for my grandson's 1st birthday!! Do you happen to remember which panes you got it is the best cat in the hat quilt I have seen
I guess it is three now that I look at it. One is the middle blue panel that is the big cat in the Cat. One is the book panels and another is the cat in the hat blocks.
Fabric.com carries all three, I am sure you can find them elsewhere too but the following three links are for the panels (so you can see what the fabric looks like). I surrounded them with a combination of cat in the hat fabric (which i got as a fat quarter bundle online somewhere) and celebrate Seuss fabric which i got at my local quilt shop
http://www.fabric.com/quilting-fabric-novelty-conversational-quilt-fabrics-famous-cartoon-tv-and-book-characters-kaufman-dr-seuss-celebrate-seuss-the-cat-in-the-hat-panel-multi.aspx?cm_vc=756b1813-cbc1-43b3-84bd-29889bf8fb7b
http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=d89ae34b-204b-42cf-aabe-5f4514f85cb8
http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=4f524ae3-ce02-495a-898f-ae83dd4b7318
The fat quarter bundle I got on fatquartershop.com and it includes 2 of the three panels.
Thank you for your help!! I am going to order the fabric. One last question, lol. What are the measurements if the finished quilt (approx) ?
No Problem. I made it a twin sized quilt, and used twin sized batting so i would say close to 68" by 86" or so. Not sure of the exact size sorry.
Ok thanks,
Hi I love your quilt have you made a pattern of this???? I would love to purchase one as I'm new to quilting and struggle with the 'no pattern' . Thanks Jacci
Hi Elise have you by any chance made a pattern for this beautiful quilt? I would love to make a King size one. Thanks Jacci
Hi Jacci. I never did write a pattern for this quilt, but I have some general directions I wrote that I could send you if you are interested. It has a simple layout diagram and one page explain what my process was.
I would love your notes if I could.
Lena
Hi,
Did you ever end up writing a pattern for this quilt? I have the fabric and would love this pattern