# Kitty Basket Meow quilt block

**By Nic Vaughan** · 2022-04-21

Kitty Basket Meow (KBM) is a quilt block that comes with full piecing instructions and four layout options. KBM is a big gal finishing at 18", so she would also be perfect for a cushion or mini quilt. As the block is 18" it won't take you many blocks to get to a decent quilt size, sewing 16 blocks will get you a 72" × 72" quilt.

KBM is a new series of 'block only' releases. The block has been tested and you're provided with cutting instructions for single block and in this instance 16 blocks for a 4 x 4 layout. There are different options provided for the layouts. No overall maths for fabric quantities are provided. It's a straight up block, but this PDF is value packed and you can download, print, get your templates sorted and get sewing.

### Kitty Basket Meow details:

-   **Finished Block size: 18" × 18"** - yes she's a big gal. There are lots of opportunities for you to dive into your stash and choose some larger scale prints that you can fussy cut.
    
-   **PDF Templates for the block** - all clearly labelled and tested. Download. Print at 100%, check your 1" measurement and then trace on to template plastic or print onto a heavier board. I sometimes send mine to a print shop (like Officeworks here in Australia) and get them printed on a 300gsm board with a matt laminate, so they can be used again and again with no wearing down of the edges.
    
-   **Full diagram instructions for piecing KBM** - clear illustrations that take you through section by section of the block on how to construct the block. A lot of my blocks suit hand piecing, but if you are ok with some occasional partial seams or y seams you're good to go.
    
-   **Cutting instructions including fabric colour value suggestions** - there is maths for cutting one block or cutting 16 blocks (for the 4 x 4 layouts provided). But no yardage maths. Jump into your stash and get sewing. There is also colour value suggestions to assist you when choosing fabrics for your blocks.
    
-   **4 layout options for a quilt 72" × 72**" - blocks that create secondary patterns are one of my favourite in the quilting world and Kitty Basket Meow delivers! She's a slightly different looking block alone, but put her in a layout and she comes alive. This pdf includes 4 layout options for a square quilt.
    
-   **Quilting suggestion** - A diagram showing how to quilt your KBM quilt blocks.

### Templates

Yes KMB is a template pattern. If you are new to them on my blog is a [template](https://craftapalooza.com/blogs/craftapalooza-designs/templates-for-patchwork "Craftapalooza Designs - Quilt Block Templates") post on how to make your own from those supplied in a pattern. Basically you want them printed on a board or traced onto a template plastic so that your edges maintain their integrity whilst you're using them.

###  **Why Kitty Basket Meow?**

Can you see the kitty's in the pattern? Then there are the baskets, and well meow just finished it off nicely. Oh and I'm a kitty mum to 3 cats. We have two tabbies, Spud who is 20!, Piggie is 14 and our tortie, Kidden is 4. Kidden I rescued after she was dumped as a baby kitty at the industrial estate I worked at. I spent a week trying to catch her in a trap, eventually catching her! She then gave us all ringworm, that was fun, not lol.

If you sew Kitty Basket Meow and share on socials please do tag me and use #kittybasketmeowblock.

![Craftapalooza DesignsKitty Basket Meow quilt block](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0471/1032/4389/files/craftapalooza_designs_kitty_basket_meow_quilt_block_1.png?v=1650513169)

**Tags:** hand pieced, hand piecing, Quilt pattern

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> Source: [Craftapalooza Designs](https://craftapalooza.com/blogs/craftapalooza-designs/kitty-basket-meow-quilt-block)