
FREE "Cat and Sunflower Block" Quilt Pattern by The Quilt Company
The fusible web appliqué Cat & the Sunflower pattern comes from our “Garden Friends” series of birdhouses. We used a machine blanket stitch to finish the appliqué edges but hand blanket stitch directions are given in our pattern too. The Cat & the Sunflower block measures 9½” x 13” finished size.
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Lovebird Lane

Sweet Tea

Sunflower Hill

Heart and Home

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Quilt Pattern Designer: Melissa Harris & Arlene Stamper
Question and Answer with Meg Hawkey
FreeQuiltPatterns:
What got you to start quilting?
Arlene & Melissa:
The Quilt Company is a mother & daughter team of designers. Arlene started quilting in 1981 when a friend invited her to an adult education quilt class. Melissa helped Arlene make quilts as she grew up but got seriously into the quilt industry when they started The Quilt Company business in 1999. Melissa started to think about having a family and thought that a home-based business would be the way to go. As a result, Arlene and Melissa formed The Quilt Company and have been going strong ever since!
FreeQuiltPatterns: 
What is your favorite pattern that you have designed?
Arlene & Melissa:
We both agree our favorite pattern is Heart & Home, a Block of the Month pattern that we designed a few years ago.
FreeQuiltPatterns:
What do you enjoy doing when you aren’t quilting?
Arlene & Melissa:
Melissa has an 8 year old daughter, Lauren, so there isn’t a lot of free time! We both love afternoon tea. We also take an annual retreat after Fall Quilt Market to a Bed & Breakfast in our nearby mountains. We both love home decorating & change our home décor by the season.
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What is your favorite quilt related memory?
Arlene & Melissa:
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Tell us a little about your family.
Arlene & Melissa:
Melissa and Arlene live within 20 minutes of each other as the crow flies. So we get together all the time as well as for parties and celebrations. We just had a July 4th party at Melissa’s house. Family and friends came to eat, swim and watch the local fireworks from the backyard. Our husbands golf together so unfortunately, we are golf widows. Lauren entertains us at every turn, we go to her karate class, watch her jump in the pool and go to see movies like “Shrek” & “Marmaduke” with her! Lauren is already helping The Quilt Company by stuffing patterns too!
Featured FREE Quilt Pattern
New FREE "Cat and Sunflower Block" Quilt Pattern
![]() | The fusible web appliqué Cat & the Sunflower pattern comes from our “Garden Friends” series of birdhouses. We used a machine blanket stitch to finish the appliqué edges but hand blanket stitch directions are given in our pattern too. The Cat & the Sunflower block measures 9½” x 13” finished size. ![]()
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