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This quilt was a block of the month at a local quilt shop. Each month I received the fabric and pattern to make one block. There was a monthly get together at the shop to feature the current month’s block. They had a completed quilt on display so we could see what the top would look like.

Some blocks were easier than others. I like the colors and blocks in this quilt. My favorite block is called Bear Paw. On the quilt the Bear Paw block is the second block located on the top row.

I gave this quilt to my mom. When she passed away a few years ago I got the quilt back.

I wanted to learn how to paper piece using wax paper. So I signed up for a class at a local quilt shop. The class was very fun and informative. I really like the butterfly fabric I found for this wall hanging.

I have done some paper piecing since this class. It is fun but I find it is time consuming depending on the pattern you choose and how many small pieces are needed to make the block. There are some very beautiful and neat quilts that have have some if not all blocks are paper pieced.

I have a couple paper piecing quilt projects in various stages of completion. Once they are done I will feature them here as well.

Every so often at the fairgrounds or convention center there is a large sewing event that runs for several days. There are hundreds of booths selling everything you can imagine whether you are into sewing or quilting. They even have sewing machines, sergers, long arm quilting machines and various sizes of sewing tables. There are even booths selling some beautiful yarns and knitting supplies as well.

I enjoy going with some friends. We spend the better part of the day checking out the latest fabrics and sewing gadgets.

At one of the booths I found this small panel that says, “Therapy In Session.” The picture has a woman sitting at an antique sewing machine quilting a rather large quilt. There are books and various sewing supplies sitting on the floor around her including a cup of coffee. Right behind her chair is the family cat for moral support. There is a small border that has a star block and the letters RX. The panel was so cute I couldn’t pass it up.

I got home and got to thinking about how I was going to incorporate this panel into a quilt or wall hanging. I decided a wall hanging would be great so I can hang it up in my sewing room.

The kitty is really cute so I decided to feature the cat in the wall hanging. I arranged the black RX fabric so it separates the woman sewing from the words Therapy In Session. I found a really cute fabric with cats wearing bows, vests, curled up in a knitting basket or sewing machine for the border. In the corners of the wall hanging I used two different cat blocks.  I free motion quilted the wall hanging. For the loops to wrap around a rod to hang on the wallI I used some black fabric with pink squiggly lines. Instead of just tacking down the loops I found five cute cat buttons to sew on. I used muslin on the back.

I enjoyed creating this wall hanging from beginning to end. Sometimes I feel quilting is a therapy for me after a long hard day at work. Quilting is very relaxing and something I enjoy doing.