A Week of Stitching and Cats

This was a very busy week stitching and I worked on a few different pieces. I've just loved stitching a few designs these last several months from Plum Pudding's Bits of Blue. With summer here I was in the mood for some blue and yellow, and I love the way this sampler turned out on the yellow hand-dyed linen. I used Presidential Blue by GAST for the floss.

This morning I pulled some of my blue and yellow fabrics from the shelves to see what works best. I've been making pillows for other people, and decided I wanted one for myself. I'm leaning towards the homespun fabrics in the blue and yellow, and when finished, the pillow will sit on the hearth for the rest of the summer.

The other evening I was going through a box of cross stitch items and came across last year's chart of November from Prairie Schooler. I had only stitched the first three lines when it was put away for the Christmas holidays. I'm so glad I found it because I've been thinking of autumn recently, and this is a fun project to work on. I love working with different overdye threads to give the leaves a bit of a different look, and will do the same as I work on the house.

I loved working from one of the Blackbird Designs books, so I've found myself collecting them. I've used several of the designs as gifts, and have had fun making a few changes here and there to fit the occasion or the recipient. It's hard to say which book is my favorite :)

Since my subject line mentioned cats, here are a few pictures of our family. We've found them in some cute poses recently, and thankfully the camera was nearby. Enjoy!

I left my chair for just a few minutes after having a snack, and when I came back Missy had hopped up on the table, licked a few crumbs, and fallen asleep on the plate.

We always say that Miss Kitty has a "hat face". Here she is wearing one of the American Girl straw hats. It looks good, don't you think?? :) (And yes, she's a very patient cat.)

Finally, here's Dinsdale, our little boy cat. He loves to jump up on the hope chest in the office and watch out the window when any large trucks go by. My husband came home with a new sprinkler this morning that "walks" around the yard, and it's a John Deere tractor. We put it on the floor in the sun room so Dinsey could explore, and he just loved it.

Exploring, playing, and chasing Miss Kitty around the room (their favorite game and they take turns) tires him out, so here he is, snuggled in for a nice afternoon nap.