Sigmund on Quilts and Rescue Blanket Update

Welcome to everyone joining us for the Pets on Quilts Show! Before I get into details about the fluffy quality inspector that likes to nap in my sewing room, I'd like to take a moment to tell you animal lovers about the cause I am sewing for this year.

The Snuggles Project is an organisation that encourages people to donate blankets to local animal rescue shelters. Each donated blanket, or "Snuggle", provides comfort to a rescued cat or dog during their difficult time at the shelter, and will stay with them to ease the transition to their Forever Home. Find out how you can help on the Snuggles Project website, including a list of shelters in your area looking for donations.

So far this year I've made ten kitty rescue blankets. Each blanket will have a label attached with details and contact information. Here they are, all ready for snuggling!

To read more about the project, and find out the story behind each blanket, visit my Blankets for Kitties page. My favourite feline Sigmund was rescued as a kitten, and he now takes his role in my kitty blanket project very seriously.

Here he is assisting with the construction process

Here he is performing the all important comfort and nappability test

And here, checking the lighting as my photography assistant

When there is no kitty blanket underway, Sigmund likes to use his expertise to help with other essential tasks:

Modelling my fabric selection

Holding down table runners so they don't fly away

Checking for loose threads

Protecting our bed from blanket thieves

And, finally, getting some well deserved rest after a hard day's work

And now that you've seen quilts for pets, and quilts under my pet, how about some actual animals on a quilt to round things out? A collage of turtles!

This Houndstooth Turtles mini quilt was one of my first ever quilting projects. Each of those little guys is made out of felt, hand embroidered, and hand stitched onto the quilt. I then quilted around them to make them nice and puffy. (I'll admit, I mostly added the turtles to detract from the piecing mistake that made the pink hounds' ears twice the size of the green.)

And now I'm off to 'Oooh' and 'Aaah' at all of the other participants' adorable pets and colourful quilting!