Deb Hardin introduced me to the Laurel Burch collection of Holiday Celebration Cats. She had made an amazing tree skirt with these fabrics. Laurel Burch passed away somewhere in those years.
When Jean was selling out her fabric I bought some fat quarters and material to make this quilt from a pattern that Deb gave me as a quilt challenge. The pattern is called Fresh Vanilla from a Better Homes and Garden magazine called Make it Modern in 2013. The pattern uses yardage but all I had was fat quarters. I started it at Natalie's house with the adjustments that I would need to make it work. Years passed and I finally finished it for Mike. He needed a longer quilt than the little one I had made for the little kids.
