Pets on Quilts 2018

Cats shouting in unison:

Hello everybody, we're the Little Rascals, Alfalfa and Darla! 

Alfie: 

I'm Alfalfa (that’s me in orange) and my sister Darla is in the brown stripes. This is our third time participating in Pets on Quilts at Lily Pad Quilting to show off pets, quilts, and pets on quilts! It’s always fun to party with Snoodles, Padsworth and Dragondrop!

Usually we hang out with our mom during the day in her sewing studio. We have impurrtant responsibilities there, and we take them very seriously. 

Even as a young kitten, I would help my mom measure her quilts.

And that’s me helping her cut some yellow fabric. 

And of course I supervise the things Mom cuts, too....

Darla works hard, too.  Here she is winding bobbins....

Or she supervises the actual sewing and occasional ripping out of stitches.... It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it!

Here we are, checking out Mom’s progress in picking colors. Darla sometimes gets a little impatient.

Darla: 

Now this is me, Darla, taking my turn to talk to you. I get to tell you about a little surprise we prepared for you. You see, we want to EARN your vote in this awesome Pets on Quilts show. How are we going to do that, you ask? 

Well, for your viewing pleasure, we have taken the time to re-create some of your (and our) favorite fairy tales and other stories!! And most of them involve a quilt or two or three.... So, here we go....

GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS

HAHAHA..... Alfie hates when I call him Goldilocks!

SLEEPING BEAUTY

I do believe my furs are more beautiful than Alfie’s, but he insisted on equal time for the Sleeping Beauty title.

PRINCESS AND THE PEA

PUSS IN BOOTS

Well, here is Alfie, checking out the boots.....

Sheesh, he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed, is he? I TOLD him put the boots on, but I guess I didn’t tell him which end to use.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Naturally, I play Beauty and Alfie is the beast, but I’m sure you already knew that....

RAPUNZEL

Well, here I am up at the top of the tower, just like Rapunzel. But my furs aren’t really long enough, so you’ll just have to pretend, OK??  Really, I tried.

ROBIN HOOD

I know, this one’s a stretch. But we didn’t have a green quilt, Alfie wouldn’t wear a hat or tights, and Mom doesn’t let us play with arrows. So we’ll have to pretend that he’s just taken something from the rich and is hiding it under the quilt to give to the poor (probably himself!)

(Alfie and Darla in unison): BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!!!!

Alfie:

My mom went to Africa last month and you know what? She met my 14th cousin, 22 times removed. His name is Leo, and he is the KING!!  I guess that means Darla and I are royalty. Well, probably mostly me, since I’m the same color as Leo. Mom said she gave him our very best greetings and that he was very nice. We wanted his pawtograph, but she didn’t get that close to him (I think my mom is part chicken....)  So anyway, I compiled some photographs from our family albums to show you the Striking Resemblance between me and my cousin Leo. Hold onto your furs!!

And with that, I’ll turn you back over to Darla.

Darla:

See what I mean about Alfie being a beast? Oh, gag me with a spoon!

Hey! I look just like that leopard that Mom met in Africa! Maybe we’re related....

Alfie:
Well folks, it’s time to wrap up this fun post for Pets on Quilts. And we’d like to remind you that cats and quilts are meant to be together, whether you are being all cuddly and stuff...

Darla:
.....or just looking beautiful with a polka dot tummy ...

Alfie and Darla, in unison:
...or working hard to help your favorite quilter....  Thanks for dropping by!

This is Cathy here, taking over from the cats, who discovered a wee bowl of catnip that mysteriously appeared upstairs and ran off to imbibe.

One of the purposes of of the Pets on Quilts Show is to highlight Padsworth's Project. Padsworth and the gang like to focus attention on projects to help local animal shelters. You can get more information HERE and follow the links given. Or, you can just do as we do here at Crazy by Design - work with our local pet shelter directly. We love our Best Friends Animal shelter in nearby Sugarhouse, Utah. To date, we have donated 96 kennel quilts and dog beds there. Of those, 69 were in 2016-2017, and 27 have been from September of last year through July of this year. You can click on my Labels (in the right column - they are links) for Best Friends Kennel Quilts, Doggie beds or charity sewing to see some of the pictures.

Thanks for joining us in our Pets on Quilts! Voting will open 10 days from today and I’ll remind you.   :-)