Hi everyone! I’m making quilts now! LOL this is new to me, but I’m loving it. This quilt features Maneki Neko, or lucky cats as they’re popularly called.

The little Maneki Neko characters featured in my baby quilt design are actually nesting dolls. There’s a Richard Scarry in there as well as a Kit Cat Klock. You can even find the Nekomata nesting doll that I sold at a previous Fishcake Maneki Neko show (shown below).

The piece of fabric used for the quilt was originally printed to test the colors of the new Maneki Neko design. Also, to see if the seamless clouds worked. I used the Spoonflower Fill-A-Yard tool since it allowed me to print a bunch of designs on one yard in a seamless way. That way, I could use it for handbags and other projects. When the printed yard showed up, I became inspired to make it into a quilt, which I’ve never done before. You can see the raw fabric in the background of the photos below.

I want to keep this finished quilt – but I really need to have items available to sell at the show… So, I’ve already started another. Maybe I’ll try and sell both just to see if anyone else likes them as much as I do. Before printing the new yardage, I updated the pattern to be non-directional and added a purple variation. I can’t wait to see the finished result!

Working on this and more for an upcoming art show! As always, I’d love your feedback – so hit me up in the comments!