Mad Cat Market

Since I have renewed my love of thrifting, I wanted to have an avenue to pass on some of my favorite finds. A great thing about thifting is that I find a lot of amazing peices of clothing, homewares, and unique items, but the downside is that I can't keep them all. So, welcome to the official launch of Mad Cat Market, an online shop to share my thrifting finds with everyone!

I view thrifting as a way of saving items that might otherwise end up in a landfill.  Things I love to "save" are made of natural materials, are vintage, hand made, or unique. My favorite clothes to thrift are made from cotton, linen, silk, tencel, or other natural fibers. Sometimes I have to pick up a synthetic fiber bc the item is so awesome! For homewares I like porcelain, wood, stoneware, embroidery, wicker, etc... 

One of my goals is to pass along these saved treasures at a reasonable rate. I want these items to be loved as much as I might love them if I could keep them all. I'm using an existing Big Cartel shop and keeping it at the lowest plan, which dictates that my collections are kept pretty small but means I can pass the savings on to the buyers! Each is hand picked and curated and I hope that the shoppers like them!

I also invite everyone to visit the Mad Cat Market instagram. I plan on posting sneak peaks, sales, and inspiration there!

The current collection is a mix of Summer and Fall transition pieces in a range of sizes and styles. 

I'd love to hear what people like or want to see or see more of! I'd love this space to also become a place where people can let me know what items them might be seeking and a conversation about thrifting and sustainable shopping. This is a new experience for me, so I'm thankful for people bearing with me while I work out the kinks and the mission of this shop! Thanks for checking out the new shop!!

Commissions: Two Open Slots + Pricing

I've made several commissioned quilts and I really enjoy them! 
I wish I could say that I could make them all the time. But the truth is, they take me a long time!! I have not picked the easiest way to make quilts (sometimes I wish I liked working on the sewing machine). All my quilts are hand pieced, basted, quilted, and bound. I find they take me 3 months, at the very least, if I'm working on nothing else. To be safe, I'd say they take me 5 months to make a baby quilt (or lab) quilt. 

I've been planning out some quilting for the year and I would really like to take on a few commissions! Being April, I calculate that I have time to do 2 baby or lab quilts before xmas. To be sent out in time to give as gifts. 

Please use the contact tab above if you are interested in a Mad Cat Quilts commission. 

Quilts have base prices, and then money gets added on for design complexity, fabric selection, quilting complexity, backing, etc... Which all can range from $20 - $?? above the starting prices depending on what we choose together. Here are the starting prices :
Minis start at $75
Baby or crib quilts start at $175
I don't have time for a larger quilt at the moment, but here are the larger size prices:
Throw start at $225
Twin size starts at $350
Full start at $400
Queen start at $650
King start at $850

The way my commissions usually go is pretty organic. I get some info from the buyer about what they would like, come up with some color, fabric, and pattern ideas to run by them. Once that is decided, I show them the start of the top, and we kinda go from there. If someone has something specific in mind, we look at those options. I've always had really good luck in that my clients know and like my style of quilting: slow and all hand done, no measuring... etc... People seek me out for this style and that's really lovely.  

I really hope I can make a few special quilts for my readers out there!! I'm really excited to work with some new people on great new quilts. Please use the contact tab above if you're interested in one of the slots!

Quilts for Baby - On Sale Now!

I don't know about you, but around my circle of friends, it's baby season!! I decided it was time to put my quilts on sale again for those looking for just the right gift!

Mad Cat Quilts has the perfect baby gift with a variety of quilts perfect for the new addition, or any tot who doesn't have a hand made quilt of his/her own!

BOTTOMS UP BUNNY QUILT - Now $180

Baby or lap quilt made entirely by hand using mostly new fabric. I fell in love with the sweet bunny fabric and tracked it down for this quilt especially. Details can be seen here. Bottoms Up Bunny features a simple cross pattern and simple pieced backing, mostly cotton fabric, and new cotton batting. Bottoms Up has a folded binding and is very soft, making it a perfect baby quilt or play mat, or a lap quilt to snuggle under. 

This quilt was pieced in Vermont and Brooklyn, bound and quilted in Brooklyn, NY. It measures about 43 1/2 square. This quilt features diagonal hand quilting and has been pre washed so that it's soft and cozy.

Like all Mad Cat Quilts, Bottoms Up Bunny Quilt is one of a kind, made with love, and comes from a household with cats. Although care has been taken to remove any cat hair, some may linger.

STORMY FRIENDSHIP MINI QUILT - Now $80

Baby or mini quilt made entirely by hand using thrifted and reclaimed, as well as new fabric. Stormy Friendship has a friendship star pattern, mostly cotton fabric, and vintage batting. The back of this quilt features a wonky square and stripe. The quilting on Stormy Friendship uses many different threads, and is very dense. This quilt would be great for a baby, play mat, or wall hanging. Clouds and anchors make this great for a little boy or anyone who enjoys a nautical theme.  

It was pieced, quilted and bound in Brooklyn, NY. Measures  and is almost square. This quilt features diagonal hand quilting and has been pre washed so that it's soft and cozy.

Like all Mad Cat Quilts, Stormy Friendship Quilt is one of a kind, made with love, and comes from a household with cats. Although care has been taken to remove any cat hair, some may linger.

PEACH SIDEWAY CITIES - Now $220

Baby or lap quilt made entirely by hand using thrifted and reclaimed, as well as new fabric. Features Mad Cat Quilts "Sideways Cities" pattern, mostly cotton fabric, and new cotton batting. Most of the fabric was found in thrift shops and quilt shops around Vermont and it was hand pieced there as well. It was basted and bound in Brooklyn, NY.

This quilt measures 40" x 41" and is definitely not square, tapering slightly larger to the bottom. This quilt features diagonal hand quilting and has been pre washed so that it's soft and cozy.

Like all Mad Cat Quilts, Peach Sideways Cities is one of a kind, made with love, and comes from a household with cats. Although care has been taken to remove any cat hair, some may linger.

NOT FOR MARION SIDEWAY CITIES QUILT - Now $220

Baby or lap quilt made entirely by hand using thrifted and reclaimed, as well as new fabric. Features Mad Cat Quilts "Sideways Cities" pattern, mostly cotton fabric, and new cotton batting. The back of this quilt uses vintage small green flowers print and employs a wonky star. The folded binding shows the green fabric on front as well.

It was pieced, quilted and bound in Brooklyn, NY. Measures 36" x 37 1/2" and is almost square. This quilt features diagonal hand quilting and has been pre washed so that it's soft and cozy.

Like all Mad Cat Quilts, Not for Marion is one of a kind, made with love, and comes from a household with cats. Although care has been taken to remove any cat hair, some may linger.

BLUE RED YELLOW QUILT - Now $220

Baby or lap quilt made entirely by hand using thrifted and reclaimed, as well as new fabric. Features a mixed matched squares and strips pattern, mostly cotton fabric, and new cotton batting. The back of this quilt is also a squares and strips improve design. The folded binding is wide in blue and yellow.

It was pieced in NY, quilted in VT and bound in Brooklyn, NY. This quilt measures 34" x 49" and is almost perfectly rectangular. This quilt features straight line hand quilting and has been pre washed so that it's soft and cozy. It's a super soft quilt!

Like all Mad Cat Quilts, Blue Red Yellow is one of a kind, made with love, and comes from a household with cats. Although care has been taken to remove any cat hair, some may linger.

"UGLY" FLOWERS LOG CABIN QUILT - Now $220

Lap or throw quilt made entirely by hand using thrifted and reclaimed, as well as new fabric. Features a modified log cabin pattern, mostly cotton fabric, and pieced cotton and poly batting. I used all the flower print and calico fabrics I could find in my stash, most of them vintage and thrifted. Because the front of this quilt is so busy, the back is a simple square design featuring a purple floral corduroy that was purchased new. The folded binding shows this fabric on the front as well.

This quilt was pieced, quilted, and bound by hand in Brooklyn, NY. Measures 41" x 43 1/2" and is almost square. This quilt features straight stripe hand quilting on only certain blocks and has been pre washed so that it's soft and cozy.

Like all Mad Cat Quilts, "Ugly Flowers" is one of a kind, made with love, and comes from a household with cats. Although care has been taken to remove any cat hair, some may linger.

Visit my shop to see what other Mad Cat and Library goodies we have for sale. 

And check out my instagram for instadeals. 

WIP 12/20/15

This week I'm working on finishing something that should have been done at the beginning of the month. Ah, well, it'll be ready for the new year.

I'm also making a bunch of over stuffed pincushions to restock the shop with. 

Linking up with Kathy's Quilts and her Slow Sunday Stitching. 

MCQ Seconds Giveaway

Mad Cat Quilts and Library Card are having a give away over at the Mad Cat Quilts Instagram. 
The giveaway ends tonight, 12/13/14 at 10pm EST. 

To enter all one needs to do is follow @madcat1 on Instagram, look for the image above, tag a friend and tell me which wallet you would like, and which you'd give to a friend. 

Simple, right? The winner will receive the wallet they choose and the other will go to a friend. 
These wallets are made with love by Library Card, and are once of a kind. They are seconds carrying small imperfections but we want to see them put to good use!  

Please join us for our first giveaway! 

Mad Cat Quilts Holiday Sale

Welcome to Mad Cat Quilts First Annual Holiday Sale! Many Mad Cat Quilts and Library Card items will be on sale over at the Shop; Check it out!  This sale Starts at 2pm Sunday December 6th and will last until December 13th or supples run out. 
Items will be shipped as soon as orders are filled, and should arrive in time for xmas. If you need expedited shipping or want to guarantee pre xmas delivery, please contact me via this website or over at the shop.

Please contact me with any and all questions. 

Below are some examples of items for sale: 

LIBRARY CARD 2 OR 3 POCKET WALLETS

Library Card Wallets use thoughtfully curated vintage, reclaimed, and new fabric, mostly cottons. These soft and versatile wallets are stitched one at a time by machine. Library Card wallets are perfect for day to day use, fit neatly in your back or front pants pockets, purses, bags, etc... and are designed to hold a variety of cash and cards. Library Card Wallets feature 2 or 3 pockets.

QUILTS

Mad Cat Quilts are completely hand pieced, basted, quilted and bound using new, vintage and reclaimed fabrics. Many of the items on sale today were lovingly made in Brooklyn NY and are suitable for baby and adult alike. All have been pre washed to be soft and cuddly.

OTHER ITEMS:

PLUS MORE! 

Happy Shopping! 

WIP 11/29/15 + Sale News

I'm working furiously to get this WIP done...

...but life keeps getting in the way. Life has a way of doing that; keeping me from sewing, blogging, or getting my holiday sale up and going. 

The holiday sale has been postponed until next weekend. 
Still plenty of time to get orders out. Please keep your eyes peeled here and over at instagram!

I'm linking this post up with Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching. 

The Soc

Oh, the internet!
People love it. 

Here are some places you can find Mad Cat Quilts (and what you can expect when you do):

madcatquilts.com
You're already here! Blog, quilts, links, contact. Follow this blog on Bloglovin!

Mad Cat Quilts Big Cartel Shop
My main shop were you can buy Mad Cat quilts and other items. You can also purchase Library Card items here. Needs an update, badly...!

Madcat1 on Instagram
This is where I spend a lot of my time! Home life, cats, quilt progress shots. Blog and shop updates posted here, as well as giveaways and special offers (someday!). 

@madcatquilts On Twitter
Mostly a dream journal. Also another place to find my instagrams, blog & shop updates, and special offers.  

Ana Mo Shoshin on Pinterest
Find boards/inspiration for things I like here; tattoos, cats, plants, quilts... etc... And find more info on blog topics like Recently Researching, Wardrobe Project, quilt labels, quilt blocks, etc....

Mad Cat General Store on Etsy Coming soon!
Another place to find my wares, as well as Library Card and other artisans. This shop also contains some vintage goods and seconds.  

Mad Cat Quilts is all over the virtual universe, so take a look, follow along, and reach out to say "Hi". I'm looking forward to it! 

Mad Cat Quilts Welcomes Library Card!

 Only the first week of 2014 and new exciting things are already brewing here at Mad Cat Quilts!

The only thing better than a pile of quilts is being snuggled up underneath them! 

The site has been slightly updated.

The Portfolio section has been updated with better pictures of the 2013 Collection.  The photo are not the complete collection as there are a few things that are still un-given gifts. When the remaining pieces go up, I'll be sure to let you know! 

A link to Mad Cat Quilts official Instagram has been added in the navigational bar. It's gaining followers and I hope to gain more in the coming months. There's an upcoming giveaway planned, so stay tuned for more info!

The Shop has also been updated! Go check it out for new pieces, new prices, and best of all new creators!

Mad Cat Quilts proudly presents the addition of Library Card goods for sale!

 Library Card creates unique handmade items.

Library Card creations are handmade in Brooklyn and feature a variety of useful objects.

To start, Mad Cat Quilts now has Library Card 2 and 3 pocket wallets for sale! These wallets are super soft and made in a variety of interesting pattern and color combos, using new and vintage fabric. Perfect for tucking in your pocket or bag, these little guys are a simple solution for keeping your money and cards. 

Shop update/website update.

There are new items in the shop! Please click "shop" above and check them out! I plan to add more items over the holiday weekend, so check back often. 

I hope to add more product shots to the shop soon, as well. This wintery light is not the best for indoor photos.

As I stated in my previous post, I'm not good at the whole computer thing. Squarespace (http://www.squarespace.com) makes it easy to design a simple and clean website, that's why I chose it. But when it came to making my shop, it wasn't exactly what I was looking for. I decided to go with Bigcartel (http://bigcartel.com/). So you will see that when you go to shop, it now redirects you to my Bigcartel site. 

I'm still working on the shop, making it how I want it and exploring what the site has to offer. Things like packaging and post, combining purchases, and are still in the experimental stages. If you have any questions, please contact me on either site. 

So far I'm very happy with both sites, and can't wait to learn more and become better at working with both. I'm looking forward to more changes in the future, like having my own domain name. I hope to gain more followers to the blog and to sell more items and be able to take commissions. 

As always, thanks for visiting Mad Cat Quilts. Your suggestions, comments and insights are always welcome, as well.