I took an online class called Pop-Art Pet Portraits from Craftymonkies. I thought my daughter and her boyfriend’s cat, cache, would be the ideal candidate since he has “that face”!

After doing a simple tracing on freezer paper, I cut out the the pieces and ironed them onto my chosen fabrics that were treated with a fusible product.

After fusing the face onto the background, I set in the eyes and nose.

Using invisible thread, I zig-zag stitched the edge of the pieces to prevent fraying.

I quilted the face on my long arm with a free motion motif, trying to stay with the same flow as the fur on his face.

The black outline is a technique called couching where you sew yarn to either outline an edge or use it as a filler.

Once the couching was done, I quilted the background with a grid pattern.

I added white embroidery stitches for the eye twinkles and the mark on his nose.

I attached the finished quilt to a 10” x 10” canvas.

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July 2025

10” x 10” canvas