It felt so good to have a "stay at home" day yesterday! I didn't get to sew up any new blocks but I did all my finishing done and a ton of other things so I feel like I finally accomplished something!
I finished this little Yellow Cat Doll:
I mentioned yesterday that this cat is a gift for a friend who recently lost her kitty. I'll package him up today so I can mail him tomorrow.
I also finished up my Valentine Pillows that I stitched before Christmas. I'll have photos of those over the weekend.
I'm going to stitch one more cat doll. This one will be a gift for a friend too but it's a "just because" gift:
Today, I'm going to go over to mom's for awhile. I have to wait for my "driveway cleaner upper" to come and shovel for me. I think we got about 5 inches of snow yesterday.
For now, I'm going to stitch for at least 1 hour before I do anything else! Have a great day everyone!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Yellow Crazy Quilt Cat Doll
Well, we made it 1/2 way through Winter without snow. Today, they're calling for 3 - 6 inches. I'll spare you my complaints! You may be thinking, "Winter just started on 12/21. What's she thinking?" You see, I have my own system of determining the seasons.
According to my calender, Spring always starts on March 1st. It has to! Therefore, Summer starts on June 1st, Fall on September 1st and then Winter starts on December 1st. It has to be that way. It's the only way I can get through the dark, cold days of Winter. Ha, ha, ha!
Okay, so I hope I've amused ya'll with my odd way of dealing with the cold and snowy months of the year. Mom always asks me how I got to be so weird. I tell her, I'm not weird, I'm eccentric! LOL!!! Now that I'm 50, it's ok for me to be eccentric! Besides, you know the reputation we artistic people have!
Anyway, I somehow managed to finish up my little yellow cat doll that I started last week:
This one is a gift for a friend who recently lost her little fur baby. When I can, I like to make a cat doll for my friends when they lose a kitty. It gives them something pretty to look at and something to hold when the emptiness gets to be too much to handle. Our fuzzy babies give us so much while they're here with us and when it's time for them to go, the empty space that they leave in our hearts is almost unbearable. My cat dolls truly are, still Comfort Dolls.
Anyway, here is a close up of the stitched seam that I did with my Waste Canvas Technique:
Since I'm planning to put a few miles on my sewing machine today, I'll sew this one up so I can get it mailed to my friend either tomorrow or Saturday.
I'm going to stitch up one more cat doll and then I'm going to move on to some other things. I want to sew up some new blocks but haven't decided yet what to make. I'll guess I'll wait and see where my muse takes me!
According to my calender, Spring always starts on March 1st. It has to! Therefore, Summer starts on June 1st, Fall on September 1st and then Winter starts on December 1st. It has to be that way. It's the only way I can get through the dark, cold days of Winter. Ha, ha, ha!
Okay, so I hope I've amused ya'll with my odd way of dealing with the cold and snowy months of the year. Mom always asks me how I got to be so weird. I tell her, I'm not weird, I'm eccentric! LOL!!! Now that I'm 50, it's ok for me to be eccentric! Besides, you know the reputation we artistic people have!
Anyway, I somehow managed to finish up my little yellow cat doll that I started last week:
This one is a gift for a friend who recently lost her little fur baby. When I can, I like to make a cat doll for my friends when they lose a kitty. It gives them something pretty to look at and something to hold when the emptiness gets to be too much to handle. Our fuzzy babies give us so much while they're here with us and when it's time for them to go, the empty space that they leave in our hearts is almost unbearable. My cat dolls truly are, still Comfort Dolls.
Anyway, here is a close up of the stitched seam that I did with my Waste Canvas Technique:
Since I'm planning to put a few miles on my sewing machine today, I'll sew this one up so I can get it mailed to my friend either tomorrow or Saturday.
I'm going to stitch up one more cat doll and then I'm going to move on to some other things. I want to sew up some new blocks but haven't decided yet what to make. I'll guess I'll wait and see where my muse takes me!
Labels:
cat doll,
comfort doll,
crazy quilt,
crazy quilt stitching,
stitched crazy quilt,
waste canvas technique
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
A Little Too Busy These Days!
I'm feeling a little too busy these days. Seems every day I have some dumb thing I have to do or some place I have to go that takes too much time away from what I really want to be doing.
Today I see my Dr. regarding my medication. I know she'll let me take the final step when I'm ready. I confess, I'm a bit frightened now that I'm down to getting off of it. It's been a long road. A very long, hard, bumpy and frightening road. And now that I'm at the end, it's a matter of being "ready". I assume that it'll be like everything else. When I'm ready, I'll know.
I have not had much in the way of stitching time. 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there. Too many interruptions.....no sooner do I start stitching and someone's pounding on my door or my phone is ringing or I have to drop what I'm doing and run somewhere.
Tomorrow, I hibernate! In my house, by myself. Just me and my cats. We're supposed to get a few inches of snow tomorrow. We made it 1/2 way through this Winter with no snow! And I'm okay with that! So I guess I'll let it be my excuse to have a "do what I want to do" day! I will be running my sewing machine and I will be stitching!
In the meantime, I've added a few more of my mom's beautiful door pillows to our Valentines Day Shop:
These are both made from vintage handkerchiefs!
Well, I think I'll get offline now and squeeze in 10 minutes of stitching time before I have to get myself together to head out. Have a great day everyone! I think I'll be back to my regular daily blogging schedule now! LOL!
Today I see my Dr. regarding my medication. I know she'll let me take the final step when I'm ready. I confess, I'm a bit frightened now that I'm down to getting off of it. It's been a long road. A very long, hard, bumpy and frightening road. And now that I'm at the end, it's a matter of being "ready". I assume that it'll be like everything else. When I'm ready, I'll know.
I have not had much in the way of stitching time. 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there. Too many interruptions.....no sooner do I start stitching and someone's pounding on my door or my phone is ringing or I have to drop what I'm doing and run somewhere.
Tomorrow, I hibernate! In my house, by myself. Just me and my cats. We're supposed to get a few inches of snow tomorrow. We made it 1/2 way through this Winter with no snow! And I'm okay with that! So I guess I'll let it be my excuse to have a "do what I want to do" day! I will be running my sewing machine and I will be stitching!
In the meantime, I've added a few more of my mom's beautiful door pillows to our Valentines Day Shop:
These are both made from vintage handkerchiefs!
Well, I think I'll get offline now and squeeze in 10 minutes of stitching time before I have to get myself together to head out. Have a great day everyone! I think I'll be back to my regular daily blogging schedule now! LOL!
Monday, January 09, 2012
Valentines Day Cat Dolls are Here!
I'm pleased to say that my Valentines Day Cat Dolls are now available! These are numbered and dated as will be all future Crazy Quilt Cat Dolls. Be sure read about my numbering system!
To order, visit Kitty & Me Designs!
To order, visit Kitty & Me Designs!
Saturday, January 07, 2012
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