Black & Pink Comfort Cat

Isn't this striking? The hot pink really pops against the black fabric. I must make a purse for myself in black & hot pink!

Anyway, this is almost done now. I've decided that instead of stitching my signature cat at the bottom, I'm going to do a spiderweb. I think I have some hot pink Kreinik blending filament for the web and I'll do the spider in pearls. Stop by tomorrow for an update.

In other news, I've decided to close down my Etsy shop. As I have time, I'll be marking stuff down. Please check back often as I want to get these things out of here. If there's anything anyone is interested in, email me an offer and I'll consider it. I really want to clear out the drawers in my guest room dresser.

Cat Dolls

I finished the embellishing on my little custom cat doll yesterday:



I'm going to go ahead and make one more doll to send to Pat:



I see this one all embellished in pink! Anyway, that will give me two to send to Pat this weekend. I plan to spend Friday doing some finishing. After this cat, I should make a few more gifts. I'm also thinking I'd like to make myself a new purse and I'm eager to start on that peacock quilt. But that will have to wait until I get a few more things done. It will make a nice Winter project.

Comfort Doll Button

Wanted to take a moment to say a special thank you to Janet for taking the time to help me out with sizing the Comfort Doll Button down so it fit in my sidebar! As you can see, it's there now and the link to Pat's Comfort Doll blog works! Thank you so much Janet for all of your help! Big Hugs!

Aqua Cat

I started on this little cat yesterday afternoon:



I'm sure I'll have time to finish him up today.

I want to mention that Pat has added a "Comfort Doll Button" that can be added to a blog. I tried adding it to my template but it's wider than the border and it overhangs and looks funny. Does anyone know if there's a way to make the button smaller? I'm not good with HTML. If nothing else, I can add a link but the button is cute so I'd like to use it if I can.

I also wanted to mention that I was asked about the "cornucopia image" that I used on my mom's doorknocker. I didn't purchase that. I found that image on the internet years and years ago. It's probably been sitting on my computer (3 of them through the years) for the past 10 or 11 years!

I print my images on inkjet fabric which is a little stiff, but the colors are bright and when heatset, they are permanent.

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!