Christmas Star Freebie by Karen Gillespie

Our sweet friend Karen Gillespie, over at Fans Of Kitty And Me Designs Facebook Group worked up this beautiful little Christmas Star Ornament pattern for everyone to enjoy:

You can download the PDF file for this pattern here:

Karen's Christmas Star Cross Stitch Freebie 

 

Just Finished

I've been doing some stitching on my little 6 inch crazy quilt blocks and completed 2 more of them:

When I was packing up mom's clothes, I found this sweatshirt that I made for her years ago.  The little Chippy is cross stitched on the shirt using waste canvas.  I did a lot of sweatshirts back in the 90's!  Anyway, I decided to just cut out the little stitched piece and use it on a block.

The large maple leaf is a pin from Avon.  Remember, my mom sold Avon for years and years!  Anyway, I have a green pin just like it that I used on another block.

Again, the little Wood duck was stitched on a sweatshirt for my dad back in the 90's.  He loved it and wore it right up to the last time he went into the hospital.   So again, I cut out the little stitched piece and worked it into this block.

I must have had blizzard conditions on my mind the other day when I stitched this.  We're getting dumped on today!  Anyway, the silver trim is vintage, probably from the 40's.  I found it at a flea market.  The birch trees on the right are just some fuzzy yarn that I couched on with some grey perle cotton. It's very glittery.  It actually looks like I just dropped a ton of sequins on it!  Ya'll know I love my sequins!

New Video for the Colorful Cats

 So this took me hours to do!  But I thought it would be fun:

 

Coming Soon!

The February Colorful Cat is done:

 

 

 

Also, Cobweb will now be available thru me:

 

I will upload the new designs to Kitty And Me Designs on Etsy this coming weekend.  Also, they will start arriving at needlework shops in the next week as well.

Crazy Quilt Owl Block

This little block is done except for a little acorn pin that my mom gave me awhile back.  As soon as I find it, I'll add it to the red patch on the right.

For now, I'm trying to get Kitty And Me back on track.  My paperwork got all messed up so I'm working on getting things back in order with that.  I wasn't able to do much designing over the past few years so I'm planning out some new designs as well. 

 

Coming Soon!

I will be doing a new series of Colorful Cats designs.  One for each month of the year.  I will release them as I do them over the next couple of months.

This is January.  Don't you love those shades of blue!!! 

 

Sane and Crazy Stitching

Thought I'd share my current stitching projects:

First, I started on this beautiful Cornucopia by Kooler Designs Studio awhile back:

I had to hoped to complete it by Thanksgiving but I'm not sure that will happen.  I'm still in slow motion on some things.  Still winding down from everything and I get tired sooner than normal.  I just had to run on adrenaline for so long, taking care of mom and dad and the house, it's going to take awhile to settle down guess.

I started on this little Crazy Quilt block yesterday:

 

The little cross stitch owl is a freebie from Shannon Christine Designs.  She has some really pretty patterns.

I'd like to get back to some of  the vintage iron-embroidery patterns too.  I have a huge collection of those charming little patterns, including mom's now.  I want to get back to using them.

But, one thing at a time! 

I'm thinking come Spring, I might adopt another little Russian Blue cat.  I miss my Bleubird so much, I still can't believe I lost him at only 11 years sold.  The Russian Blue cats have amazing personalities and characteristics. 

If I do adopt another little one, I will name him Sherman after the Sherman family line on my mom's side.  I spent so much time on that line of the family and I'm still working on it!  They moved around back in the 1800's more than we do now!  Anyway, I thought Sherman would be a cool name.

 

 

Cats And Hearts Complete Series As PDF Downloads

The Cats And Hearts Cross Stitch Pattern Series is now available as a complete set of digital PDF downloads.  They are available here:  kittyandme.etsy.com

I can only upload 5 digital files to Etsy so you will have to check your Etsy messages for a message from me containing a link where you can download all 12 patterns.  Please give me 24 hours to send that message. 

 

 

Free Christmas Cross Stitch Pattern

 I've uploaded a new Free Christmas pattern to the Freebie list!

This cute little birdie with holly and berries would be a sweet little Baby's First Christmas ornament!

Download the Bird And Holly Cross Stitch Freebie here. 

And you can find all of my Free Cross Stitch Patterns here. 

Also, be sure to hop over to my Etsy shop and use Coupon Code:  GIVETHANKS to save 20% on all PDF Cross Stitch Patterns.  Offer good thru Sunday November 9th. 

Thanksgiving Sale !

 

 

This weekend only, save 20% on all PDF download patterns in my Kitty And Me Designs Etsy shop.

Use Coupon Code GIVETHANKS 

Coming Soon!

 

Slowly trying to get back to some sort of routine.  I just did a new Colorful Cat for Christmas and redesigned my leaflet cover.  What do ya'll think?  This will be available soon.  Watch my Kitty And Me Etsy shop.

Wild Turkeys

I don't have any stitching to share at the moment, but I thought you would enjoy my little visitors.  These are wild turkeys:

 I counted 17 of them in the yard:

 

They take their little stroll thru the neighborhood around 8:00 am and then sometimes another one around 4:00 in the afternoon.

They eat the bird seed that falls to ground from my feeders.