Who doesn’t love watching heavy machinery? Excavators. Graders. Pavers. Backhoes. Dozers. No wonder traffic slows down on the highway in construction zones. Everyone wants to just stop and watch the workers build the highway–forget going anywhere! Have you ever come upon a construction site for a high rise? Did you stop to watch for a while? If you had kids with you–stopping to watch was probably not negotiable. And what did the highway and building construction sites have in common–big yellow machines. Cats!

Maybe you have a family member who operates a Cat. Or maybe you love a kid who is Cat crazy. Do you want to sew something special for that person? We can help! Caterpillar fabric is a licensed novelty fabric manufactured by Riley Blake Designs. Missouri Star is pleased to offer this licensed Caterpillar fabric for sale to our customers.

If you are looking for a Caterpillar fabric panel, we have two digitally printed options for you! Both construction fabric panel choices are 36” x 43½”--a nice size for wall art, a play mat, or the center of a quilt.

If you are looking for Caterpillar equipment fabric by the yard, we have several options. You may choose a Caterpillar equipment fabric large print or Caterpillar heavy equipment fabric blenders with track prints or rocks or work clothes. These prints are perfectly coordinated construction themed quilt fabric. They would make a great kid’s quilt or a construction themed fabric lap quilt for your heavy equipment operator.

Although the Cat collection by Riley Blake is designed to be construction equipment quilt fabric, these are 100% cotton fabrics that would work well for apparel. Your Cat operator might love to wear a themed shirt with a heavy equipment fabric to the company picnic. Those Cat crazy kids might love a shirt, shorts, skirt, or dress in Caterpillar machinery fabric–with its pops of bright Cat yellow.

When you look at Caterpillar now, it is hard to believe that it all started with two men who were trying to manufacture a reliable farm tractor. Benjamin Holt invented a steam tractor in 1890 and then–in 1904–changed the rear wheels to tracks. The “caterpillar” was born! At the same time, C. L. Best was working on gasoline and undercarriage technology for his version of a tractor. After WWI these men joined forces to form Caterpillar–the company. In 1931 they adopted the distinctive yellow paint color for all Caterpillar equipment to make it more visible on construction sites. Today Caterpillar is a global company that makes all sorts of heavy construction machinery, hydraulic excavators, engines, turbines, and generators. If there is construction or mining to do or a disaster that must be cleaned-up, you can bet that a Caterpillar machine will probably be on the job.

Just for fun, if you want to watch a short video of some Caterpillar operators showing off their skills in a competition, click here.