More Stitching

I finished up the little Cornucopia Doorknocker that I started the other day for my mom:



It doesn't scream "Autumn" or "Thanksgiving" so she can leave it out all year if she wants to although I know she changes things with the holidays and the seasons. I'm planning on a sewing day for Friday. I'd like to this sewn up along with a few other things that I have ready for "finishing".

I was asked if I'd consider making a custom cat doll for purchase. I'm totally ok with that so this one will be my next little project:



That middle piece of fabric looks gray but it isn't. It's actually cream color. Anyway, I'll start on this one later today. When I finish this, I'd like to work up another cat to send to Pat and then I'll stitch on another gift. I have a cat that I pieced in black fabrics and I thought it would be pretty to stitch him with pinks and whites. Stay tuned!

Cornucopia Doorknocker

I've almost completed my current gift project and since it's a bit large, I thought I'd plan on a quick little doorknocker next:



This is a little do-dad to give to my mom just because. She loves the Autumn season. Heaven knows why! All the good stuff leaves this time of year. The flowers, warm weather, the robins...I was devastated this morning when I realized that my hummingbirds are gone now. They've headed south for the Winter. The last one I saw was on Wednesday afternoon. And baseball leaves too. Thankfully, my Cubbies are in 1st place. Maybe this will be a lucky year and I'll have a few extra weeks of baseball.

Sorry everyone, ya'll know how I feel about Winter. I can't stand it. One of my dreams is to have a Winter house in Florida so I don't have to put up with the snow and cold.

Anyway, I'll start on this little project later today.

Worlds Fair Tablecloth Pattern - Vintage

Another pattern from my collection of vintage and antique designs:





This one isn't dated but I'm assuming it's from the 30's or 40's. It was a complimentary pattern from The American Thread Company.

I scanned the pattern at 300 dpi so it should be quite readable. Click on the image to go my Flickr site where you can download the large version.

Enjoy!

Now On Sale!

The Moonlit Peacock wallquilt is now on sale in my Etsy shop along with all of my other wallquilts.



You can find them here. Am trying to clear some things out so please take advantage of the reduced prices.

New Comfort Doll Blog!

I went over to Pat's Gatherings blog to look for an Etsy link that Pat mentioned awhile back and found that Pat set up a new blog just for the Comfort Doll project. You can find the link here.

As you know, I so much enjoy making little CQ cat dolls for this project. I'm not sure why I enjoy it so much. Perhaps it's just knowing that I'm sending a bit of cheer to someone in need or maybe it's because they work up quickly and I get some much needed instant gratification from finishing something in a short amount of time. Or maybe it's just my love of cats! I honestly don't know why but whatever the reason, there are many more to come!

I hope you'll consider making one little doll to send to Pat for the Comfort Doll Project. It's really fun and it's just such a nice thing to do!