Pets and Hurricane Katrina

Sadly, in disaster situations such as with Hurricane Katrina, animals and pets are often left behind, to fend for themselves.

Many of you already know how I feel about animals. I will never understand how anyone could leave their pets behind but I suppose in the chaos, the fear and the panic, I guess it happens.

The Humane Society of The United States has launched a massive effort to rescue pets and animals left behind during the evacuation. Last night alone they rescued 130 animals in Mississippi and I'm sure they will continue with their efforts until they've saved all that they could find.

Many donations are going towards helping the people and that's great. I'm all for that. But my donations at this particular time will be going to the HSUS to help them with the animals.

If you would like to help them, here is the website for the The Humane Society Of The United States

There is a link on their website to make a donation now using a credit card or I'm sure you can send them a check.

Thank you,

Pam

P.S. You may already know that this is my Lucy. She was a rescue, not from a disaster situation, but from our backyard. We have no idea where she came from.

Embellishing The "In The Pink Peacock"

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Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

I've started the embellishments on this peacock block. I embroidered the peacock and the feather, added some various yellow daisy trims along with a piece of hot pink grosgrain ribbon with white polka dots and did a little seam embroidery.

I have a really pretty vintage rhinestone pin for the tail but I need my husband to cut the pin-back off so I can sew it on for the tail and make it lay flat. I'm sure he'll have time to do that over the weekend.

In The Pink Peacock Block

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Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

I'll be starting on this block later today. It'll be another peacock block and this one will be a Christmas gift.

The black is crushed velvet, the floral print is a cotton, the soft pink is a silk print, the white is moire taffeta and the hot pink is a sheer fabric with glittered floral sprays. I used white quilters cotton behind it. The lace is vintage. It must have once been on a pillowcase because it has a cut off cotton flange which made it nice and easy to sew into the seam.

Stay tuned to see how this block develops!

And Another Vintage Style Towel!

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Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

This is so cute! Cathy's towel design comes from a vintage Vogart pattern, #672 Dutch Treat. This is one that I don't have! I love Cathy's color choices. Nice bright happy colors, perfect for recreating the 30's/40's style!

Thanks so much Cathy for allowing me to share your towel with my readers. It's so charming!

To see all of the towels from the Challenge, click here.

Additions To The Vintage Style Towel Challenge

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Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

You may remember that Robin, who joined in on the Vintage Style Towel Challenge, decided to complete the entire set of designs. This morning, she sent me the photos for two more of her towels to share with my readers. Aren't they pretty!

To see all of the towels, click here.

Thank you so much Robin! I'm sure my readers will enjoy seeing these as much as I do!