Merry Christmas And New Releases

Merry Christmas everyone! 

All new releases are now available.  Ask for them at your favorite needlework retail shop or find them at Kitty And Me Designs on Etsy.

Merry Christmas and Coming Soon!

First, Merry Christmas to everyone!  I hope ya'll have a wonderful holiday season!!

I've been working on new designs and have another to share:

I'll release all the new patterns tomorrow at Kitty And Me on Etsy.

Have a wonderful Christmas! 

 

Inspirational Birds Counted Cross Stitch Patterns

My Inspirational Birds Counted Cross Stitch Patterns are now available again:

Inspirational Birds Counted Cross Stitch Pattern - Cardinal

Inspirational Birds Counted Cross Stitch Pattern - Blue Jay

Don't forget:   Part 2 of the Halloween Mystery Stitch Along will be released on Sunday afternoon!

Cats And Quilts December Counted Cross Stitch Pattern

Okay everyone, all 12 Cats and Quilts designs are now available:

This is the December design!

Available at both Magcloud:
http://www.magcloud.com/user/kitty-and-me
and at Etsy: http://www.kittyandme.etsy.com/

And here are all 12 together:

Please share on your social media!  Pinterest, Facebook, Blogs!  As some of you know, I'm working really hard to pay for my husband's cancer treatment.  Thanks everyone!

Cats and Quilts April Counted Cross Stitch Pattern

Hi Ladies, the April pattern of the Cats And Quilts Counted Cross Stitch designs is now available:

Available at Magcloud:  http://www.magcloud.com/user/kitty-and-me

and at Etsy:  http://www.kittyandme.etsy.com/

Cats And Quilts March Counted Cross Stitch Pattern

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I just finished putting the March design together of the Cats And Quilts series:

It's available at both Magcloud:  http://www.magcloud.com/user/kitty-and-me

And at Etsy:  http://www.kittyandme.etsy.com/

Have a wonderful holiday everyone!!!

Aria For Christmas Counted Cross Stitch Pattern

I've had many requests for my retired counted cross stitch patterns.  I think I've mentioned that I'm one by one, republishing them into nice booklets over at Magcloud.

I'm pleased to announce that Aria For Christmas is now available again:

To order your copy, hop over to Kitty and Me on Magcloud.

Hearts And Flowers Biscornus Counted Cross Stitch Patterns

Back by popular demand are my Hearts And Flowers Biscornu Counted Cross Stitch patterns:

This pattern booklet is available at Magcloud.

I will release more of my counted cross stitch patterns as I have time.

Crazy Quilt Wedding Mystery Continued

We had a cloudy, dreary day here yesterday so I had plenty of stitching time for my Crazy Quilt Wedding project.  As mentioned when I started this, I'm not going to tell you what it will be when it's done.  No one will ever guess!  It'll be a 3 dimensional object and it has 2 stitched parts to it.  Here is an update on part 1:

And here is an update on part 2:

Both of these are ready for beadwork now.

Today, I plan to sew up my last few crazy quilt projects and I have some new things from mom to photograph.

In other news, we're working on the graphics for my Counted Cross Stitch patterns.  I will be re-releasing many of them.  They will be available on Magcloud so please be sure to follow me there!

Lots of cool stuff coming this week!

Crazy Quilt Cat Dolls

Some of you may remember the little Crazy Quilt Cat Dolls that I was working on back in August.  I have them all finished now:

As you can see, no two are ever a like!  Just like real cats!  I so much enjoy making this little kitty dolls.  I'll have to sew up a few more blocks the next time I have a sewing day.

In the meantime, my Crazy Quilt Pink Ribbon Purse is done!  I'll have photos of that over the weekend and I'll make that Counted Cross Stitch Pink Ribbon design available soon as well.

Cookies, Valentine's And Biscornu's

It's an interesting combination of topics, don't you think? 

I baked 2 batches of cookies yesterday morning:



Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies and Chocolate Orange Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies.  I took some to my parent's house yesterday for my dad's birthday.  And whenever I bake, I fix up a couple of little bags for the 2 little kids across the street. 

These are not my Valentine cookies.  I won't start on those until the weekend.  Just a little treat with red & pink sprinkles!

And speaking of Valentine's, I only made one Valentine Card this year:



I'm not into cards so much anymore.  I guess I discovered some other interesting things to put glitter on!  Ha, ha, ha!  You know me, all that glitters is gold!

Anyway, I worked up my Biscornu Of Month for February:



and that is now available here.

I'm out of steam for today.  I started a Marie Antoinette box but I don't have the energy to work on it at the moment.  I think I'll go stitch and listen to Food Channel.  I didn't do all that much today.  I made some soup and did some paperwork and laundry.  That's it.  Some days are better than others I guess.

2009 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue

I thought you would like to see my ornament from the 2009 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue:



Not too bad for the state of madness I was in back in January when I did the design! Well, I think it was January. I'm really not sure as the past almost year is pretty much just a big blur to me. I still have that "not quite in reality" feeling but I'm sure that will pass in time.

On the back cover, in the Zweigart Ad, you can see my Redwork Christmas Afghan design:



I looked at it and thought to myself, "Wow, what a pretty afghan! I wonder who the designer is." Then I realized it's one of my designs and thought to myself, geez, I can't wait until my brains are back in my head!

Anyway, Scott and I went to a flea market today where I hit the jackpot! I found a bunch of vintage transfer patterns, a pair of gorgeous vintage cat figurines with roses on them, 2 vintage spider pins, some vintage lace appliques, 2 vintage cookie cookbooks and a framed stitched piece with roses on it. I have to take photos of my treasures. I'm out of steam for today.

When I feel up to it, I want to repaint my guest room in an icy pink and then stencil cabbage roses in there. The kitty figurines and the vintage stitched piece are for that room.

I'll post photos when I have a little more energy. In the meantime, I thought you would enjoy seeing my JCS Ornament.

At Home With Needlework magazine

The September 2009 issue of Zweigart's At Home With Needlework magazine has been released!



Along with the Blackwork Halloween tabletopper on the cover, you can find it's companion (a lovely bellpull) and several of my other designs including this one:



There's also another of my black cats with quilts designs in here along with a sweet gingerbread man tabletopper. Be sure to check out this issue!

In other news, I'm hanging in here. Today seems to be a decent day. I've been to WalMart, the Yankee Candle store, made 2 batches of Oatmeal cookies and 2 batches of Blueberry Muffins. I definitely feel spent now so I'll spend the rest of the day relaxing and stitching.

Cats & Quilts Series Completed

I've just completed the Cats & Quilts series:





The patterns can be found here.

Cats & Quilts - September & October

I continue to see improvements here, slow but sure. I will be back more regularly soon. This is a slow process of recovery and I just can't do everything that I used to do at this moment. I will get back to that point though.

In the meantime, I've released the Cats & Quilts designs for September & October:





The patterns can be found here.

Cats & Quilt Series - June

Thank you everyone, for your kind wishes. This will take some time to pass. I've been through this before and it's never in any hurry to go away but it will in time.

For now, I've just released the June Cat for the CATS & QUILTS Counted Cross Stitch series:



Also, the Garden Fantasy Mystery Stitch Along is now under way!

Both project can be found here.

First Robin Of Spring Counted Cross Stitch Pattern

I've re-released The First Robin Of Spring design along with a few of my others:



My current counted cross stitch designs are available here.

Also, for counted cross stitch supplies, check out 123 Stitch and Welcome Stitchery.