My daughter, Emily, loves Hello Kitty so I decided to make a little quilt for her using the pictures from a HK coloring book. Hello Kitty is really fun to embroider — I used both 1 and 2 strands of floss, depending upon the level of detail in the picture. My favorites are Hello Kitty in foreign countries — Emily likes the animal costumes. The alternate block is a variation of Puss in the Corner with an additional row on the outside. I’m sure it has a name, but I don’t have my book here to look it up. I plan to add a white border so I can quilt Kitty’s hair bow and maybe some Hello Kitty lettering.
Hello Kitty Redwork Quilt Top
Martha Dellasega Gray, 2008
hand embroidered, machine pieced
49″ x 63″
So cute and nicely done, my daughter loves all things Choco-cat.
Wow! How wonderful! It totally inspires me! ^_^
Too Cute!! I think the Hello Kitty coloring books are a gold mine of embroidery designs! I love your redwork, too. I have stamped an apron with Hello Kitty and her backyard bar-b-que, but haven’t gotten beyond that initial step. I intended it as a xmas gift for my daughter last year. Maybe I will have it done for this year!
Even without your beautiful quilting, this is a fantastic top!
I love the idea of repeating the bows as a quilting motif.
It’s beautiful! I like Hello Kitty, I have been collecting colouring pages on the internet to do a similar project. Haven’t seen pages this nice though! You did an amazing job with it, I’m sure Emily will love it!
Wow, this quilt is just beautiful! Your daughter is so fortunate!
Wow, what a wonderful quilt. You’re daughter must have loved it.
I continue to be astounded at your skill! This is simply breathtaking!
I love this! I’ve got 3 or 4 of the HK coloring books to do something similar. I don’t think I have all of the international Kitty designs, but those are the ones I’m collecting. This is beautiful!
I am so impressed! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I’m so happy to see the stuff you do. It’s amazing.
I love this! Where did you find all the different patterns? I would love to do a smaller version of this for a Christmas gift!
This quilt top is so awesome! Your embroidery is so beautiful. What a lucky girl Emily is!
Are the coloring books still in print?
i came across this awhile back and love it…..what a fabulous job. my daughter loves hello kitty as do i and i never would have thought to do this. i love redwork and do alot of embroidery…i would also like to do a smaller version as a christmas gift maybe this year…thanks and i love your site. shelly
What a lovely job!