Our New Truck

Our Truck
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

Well, I added some USB thingy's to my big computer here so now I can transfer photos directly to this computer without pulling out my laptop! Yeah!!!

I had to try it out so I thought I'd share a photo of our new truck. Scott and I bought this just 2 weeks ago. It's the first brand new, "no one else ever owned it" vehicle that either one of us has ever had!

Isn't it gorgeous! And I love riding it. It's so comfy. It's a 2006 Ford F150. Scott is a Ford mechanic so we bought it from the dealership that he works for. I haven't driven it yet. It's much bigger than my Towncar but I plan to take it out and drive it this weekend.

Thanksgiving Doorknocker 2 Complete

Thanksgiving 2
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

I finished this little doorknocker yesterday and started on the 3rd one. I didn't get very far on it so I'll scan my progress tomorrow.

I'll admit, stitching with these Autumn colors is a little boring! I'll be glad to get back to working with purple, pink and blue!

Blackwork Acorn Pattern

Motif Blackwork Acorn
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

It's a lovely Autumn day here in Northern Illinois. Sunny, and relatively warm outside! The orange and yellow leaves are falling off the trees now and it's time to cut my garden back. I'll be doing that this weekend.

I haven't yet completed my Thanksgiving 2 doorknocker so I thought for today, my readers might enjoy motif that can be used on crazyquilts.

This blackwork acorn can be stitched directly on your quilt using waste canvas or stitch it on cross stitch fabric and sew it into your foundation.

You can stitch this with whatever thread colors you like. I would probably use a dark brown for the top and a light brown for bottom. I would do the outline with 2 strands of embroidery floss and then the fill-in blackwork with 1 strand.

The design is 32 stitches wide by 38 stitch high. 14 count = 2 1/4 X 2 5/8 inches.

Enjoy!

100 Details In 100 Days - Withdrawals

I woke up this morning, kind of missing Sharon's 100 Details In 100 Days project. Apparently, I'm not alone. I read Sharon's In A Minute Ago blog every day and she too is missing it. So, I decided, for fun, to give you another Fractal design today. This one is the last from my "archives". Print it on a commercial inkjet fabric sheet and work into your crazyquilts, altered-art and other mixed-media projects. Or print it on paper and use for greeting cards! You can find all of the fractal designs that I've offered here in a "set" on my Flickr site. Click on the fractal to check them out.



I started on this Thanksgiving doorknocker yesterday afternoon and will most likely complete it later today:



I was asked where I get the wonderful vintage images that I use in my crazyquilt projects. Well, I have a nice collection of Dover Publication books containing these Victorian Vignettes. Click here for a direct link to the books that I use.

After choosing the images that I want to use, I scan them into my computer and print them on commercial inkject fabric sheets. I can usually get 6 images on 1 sheet. That makes them small enough for my 5 inch doorhangers.

I have a few chores to complete today and then I plan to sew up 3 Christmas CQ's for doorhangers. I also need to start working on my mother's Christmas gift. Wait until you see what I'm doing for her!!

Another Finish and 5 Weird Things

Thanksgiving 1
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

First, I completed the stitching on this Thanksgiving Ornament yesterday afternoon. I love the blue grapes! And again, my cat is a bit obscure. Can you find him? I'll probably start on the next one later today. But duty calls first so I have to run into town for some groceries before I can play!

I was tagged by both Pat Winters of Gatherings blog and LinMoon although I cannot for the life of me remember which blog she runs.

Anyway, I have to list 5 weird things about myself. Where do I start?!!! Ha, ha, ha!!!

1. I cannot sit still. I know that probably surprises alot of my readers considering how much I work and stitch but it's true. I just can't sit still. I have to get up and move around every ten minutes. The reason I get so much done is that when I am sitting still, I still can't be still. I have to be doing something.

2. I go to bed between 8 and 9 PM and I get up between 4 and 5 AM. Even on weekends, holidays and vacations, I can't sleep past 5.

3. I have anxiety about riding in the car and due to motion sickness when I was little, I can't stitch or read in the car. The anxiety probably comes from not being able to sit still for very long. So I have a DVD Player that I plug in and I listen to my movies. That helps to distract me and gives me something to do.

4. You know how many women like shoes? Well, I like them too, I just don't like them on my feet. Shoes are confining to me. I walk around barefoot in the house all the time. Even in Winter. And I don't like socks on either!

5. I hate noise! Barking dogs, lawn mowers, motorcycles, screaming kids...noise goes through me like finger nails on a chalkboard! And yet, I have to have the TV or radio on all the time. Not very loud, just barely audible for a bit of background sound. We sleep with the TV on! If the electricity goes out, I am an absolute basket case. As much as I hate noise, I can't stand dead silence either.

So those are my 5 weird things! I could have done more! LOL!!!

So now, I tag Gina at Patra's Place, and Angie at Norththreads and Linda at Chloes Place. Although Linda is quite busy right now and she may not have time for this but I'm hoping she does!