Lady With Roses Update

Well, I didn't get a lot stitching in on this yesterday but I did cover a few seams:



I need to have this done by the end of September so I'll be stitching on it more later today.

Embroidered Pin Cushion Pattern

Another pattern from my collection of old magazine and newspaper designs. This one is called an "Embroidered Pin Cushion" pattern. It should measure 8 inches wide X 4 inches high. It's from a newspaper article dated 1914:



Click on the image to go to my Flickr site where you can download the large version.

There aren't any directions for putting it together. My suggestion would be to stitch the design, then sew a back to it and stuff it will poly fiber fill.

Loads To Share Today

I finished the stitching on the little Redwork Comfort Cat:



I have another one sewn up and ready to stitch on so when I get the stitching done on that, I'll sew them both up and mail them to Pat.

In the meantime, I was asked to work up a mini-quilt for one of the manufacturers that I work with:



I started stitching on it last night so this is what it looks like now:



I'll stitch on this some more later today.

I'd also like to share some gifts that I recently received. First was a lovely little package from Pat Winter:



If you remember my Silhouette Lady block, I had used some red foo-foo fabric on it. At the same time, Pat was working on a purse with the same fabric but in Autumn colors. We thought that was cool and the next thing I knew, I received a piece in the mail from Pat along with some other goodies.

Then yesterday, I received a package from Susan with some gorgeous threads in it:



Ooooh, these are yummy! I can't use them on my current block but the purple one might work nicely on my next Comfort Cat Doll!

Thank you so much ladies for thinking of me and sending me goodies to stitch with!

19th Century Crazy Quilt Topper

I received a link to The Quilter's Muse website from Cris. She thought I would be interested in seeing a antique crazy quilt that was recently posted. And yes, I'm always thrilled to see online articles about old crazy quilts! Anyway, here is the direct link if you would like to check it out. Thank you very much Cris!

If anyone else has found any cool sites or articles about old needlework that they would like me to see or share here, please drop me an email and I'll post the links to the sites here so that everyone can enjoy them.

New Chat Board

Kim & Janet set up a new chat board at Yuku for stitcher's who enjoy stitching my designs. If you would like to stop by and chat with other girls who enjoy my projects, you can find it at
Kitty & Me Stitchers.