"Kitty Corner" - Where did that term come from?

Kitty Corner quilt

After working on the quilt block called Kitty Corner, I then began to wonder (as is a frequent occurrence for me -- I'm always wondering about some mystery in life --) about where the term originated. Apparently, the term "kitty corner" (also interchanged in some regions as "catty-corner") was first used in the 16^th century and it means something that is "directionally diagonal from a certain point" according to the website Today I Found Out.

Download the free quilt block pattern for Kitty Corner.

 

Quotes about Cats

• "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."
  ~ Robert Heinlein


• "If stretching were wealth, the cat would be rich."
  ~ African Proverb


• "If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much."
  Mark Twain


• "In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats."
  English Proverb

"After dark all cats are leopards."
~ Native American Proverb

_{"Kitty Corner" quilt image © W. Russell, patchworksquare.com
Leopard image courtesy of khunaspix / FreeDigitalPhotos.net}