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08-16-2010, 01:55 AM

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Ms. Shawn

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Originally Posted by catrancher

I finished my quilt for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. I'm calling it Abe's Kittens because I found the original drawing on a greeting card. There was an inscription that was a quote from Abraham Lincoln that said, "No matter how much cats fight there always seem to be plenty of kittens." Maren Schaffner, a German artist, was kind enough to give her permission to use the drawing, and she specifically asked me to give her credit in this form:

Original art © Maren Schaffner

Thank you so much, Maren.

SOoooo Cute I love it!!!
:thumbup: :mrgreen:

08-16-2010, 03:24 AM

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mollymct

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That is awesome!! You are so talented. So wonderful.

08-16-2010, 03:25 AM

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tdgiffin

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What a great idea!

08-16-2010, 06:28 AM

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Love it!

08-16-2010, 06:30 AM

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grammy Dwynn

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purrrr-fect!! :)

08-16-2010, 07:37 AM

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AWesome :thumbup:

08-16-2010, 07:39 AM

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nwm50

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This is the most darling cat fabric ever seen! Thanks for sharing, wish I had one like this ! How did you get the face shaggy looking?

08-16-2010, 07:41 AM

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This is the most darling cat fabric ever seen! Thanks for sharing, wish I had one like this ! How did you get the face shaggy looking?

Oops. had to re-read how you did it above.

08-16-2010, 07:59 AM

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That is so cute! I just love it. What a nice thing to be considerate of the artist.

08-16-2010, 08:29 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nwm50

This is the most darling cat fabric ever seen! Thanks for sharing, wish I had one like this ! How did you get the face shaggy looking?

Yes, I mentioned how I did the thread. What I didn't say is that I cut the template shaggy too. I tried as much as possible to follow the original drawing, and so that helps in addition to the thread work.