Cat Themed Stuff at Papemelroti!

I've been due to visit Papemelroti for a few months now. I missed visiting it the last time we went to Glorietta last January (mall visit limited to sections). Finally, got to visit the other day and was happily surprised to find cat themed stuff!

I honestly didn't need anything, but I always end up buying something at Papemelroti. My haul included a cute Rizal postage stamp clock, a cat theme coaster, a couple of postcards and a memo pad. I controlled myself because I recently found a bunch of Papemelroti pads and notebooks I bought through the years. They were in my old room in my childhood home. They all look like I just bought them since I had kept them in boxes. I'll use them for my endless lists!

Anyway, I was happy to see a lot of cat-themed stuff. They probably have had it, I just didn't have cats before. My cat themed stuff has been limited to Hello Kitty, so I'm now on the lookout for useful cat items. Here's a few I saw:

When I woke up from my nap, I saw the Papemelroti post on Threads mention that they have a branch at Alabang Town Center. I was actually checking the day before we went to Glorietta where their branches in the south are. There's one in SM Sucat, but we rarely go there. Ahh, I'm so happy they have a branch at ATC. We just need to figure out where the actual location is (supposed to be 2nd floor of the activity center). Since we missed doing groceries, we'll probably go sometime this week! 

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Creative Happy Tuesdays: Made Another Cat Quilt!

I'm on a roll making cat quilts because that's the theme I've chosen for my kitchen covers. I'm having fun trying out different cat quilt designs inspired by Pinterest. Decided to try out this cat design since it's expandable to bigger projects. I chose this since I'm using it for a medium sized kitchen gadget. 

My skills to recreate the design was seriously put to the test. I first drew the design on graphing paper to get an idea how I should set it up for my project. It took several pencil drawings before I was satisfied. After that I rendered it on manila paper. I'm glad I did because it looked very different from what I drew on graphing paper. It also took awhile and a lot of erasing before I was satisfied. 

Good thing I did a render on manila paper before I made the template on a chip board. The manila paper render helped me figure out how to cut the fabric and the steps how to piece together the quilt. It looked like a simple design, but I didn't count on how much brain work it required to recreate, lol. Here's how I made it -

I had fun making this. I'm on the hunt to make another one, but for a taller and slimmer kitchen gadget. Maybe I should find one that has a tail. That would be so cute! 

Just thinking though how Mom would react to these cat quilts... she would have scrunged up her nose. She doesn't really like cats since they ruin her plants, hehe. 

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Creative Happy Tuesdays: Pinterest Inspired Cat Quilt

I wanted to learn odd-shape quilting. I see a lot of advanced quilters doing this. I wanted to learn because I want to explore making themed quilts. I also wanted to improve my skills outside of making block quilts. I started my learning journey by making mug rugs. Eventually, I looked for something more challenging on Pinterest. 

A cute cat quilt caught my eye on Pinterest. I liked the colors and it looked like something I could make. I couldn't access the website associated with it and couldn't get a pattern. My "drawing" skills was put to the test when I made the pattern. I wanted to make a bag out of it. I hand quilted the project and it turned out okay. I still use the bag every so often. 

The inspiration on the left and the bag I made on the right.

I'm working on the projects I listed early this year and thought I'd try making the cat design again. I'm going to use it as the face for a kitchen project. It was much easier to make now since I've had practice. I really enjoy doing some embroidery in my projects. Here's how I put it together -

I plan to try other pins I picked on Pinterest in the coming weeks. Hope to finish my kitchen project by end of summer. After that I'll move on to other projects I listed on my wish list. 

Pattern and measurements available at:

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