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February 12, 2026
Blustery Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a chill day yesterday. We mostly stayed in. It can get windy here in Boulder City. There was a little bit of wind on our second day, but the weather has been nice most of the time here. Yesterday was a little blustery, and so not nice for being outside. 

The hummingbirds tried again to drive Sadie crazy.


I spent my day stitching, and stitching, and stitching. I ran out of time when I had it this far.


So before I sat down here to chat, I finished it off. This one is called ...

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Blustery Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a chill day yesterday. We mostly stayed in. It can get windy here in Boulder City. There was a little bit of wind on our second day, but the weather has been nice most of the time here. Yesterday was a little blustery, and so not nice for being outside. 

The hummingbirds tried again to drive Sadie crazy.


I spent my day stitching, and stitching, and stitching. I ran out of time when I had it this far.


So before I sat down here to chat, I finished it off. This one is called ...

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February 10, 2026
Whole-Hearted from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. There was another pretty sunrise this morning. 

And it was a good day for sewing yesterday. The weather is a smidge cooler, and Mike went out for a couple of bike rides. I spread out on every available surface with the hope I could finish the Vintage Valentine quilt top. So, let's just see how that went.

You might remember I was planning to redo the top row of the heart. I wasn't happy with the background fabrics at the edge of the heart. It messed up the shape of the heart.

So I ...

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Whole-Hearted from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. There was another pretty sunrise this morning. 

And it was a good day for sewing yesterday. The weather is a smidge cooler, and Mike went out for a couple of bike rides. I spread out on every available surface with the hope I could finish the Vintage Valentine quilt top. So, let's just see how that went.

You might remember I was planning to redo the top row of the heart. I wasn't happy with the background fabrics at the edge of the heart. It messed up the shape of the heart.

So I ...

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February 9, 2026
Keyhole Canyon from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a good day yesterday...a short, but breathtaking hike, and then plenty of rest and relaxation later in the day. Before we left the RV, I noticed Smitty has a red scratch on his nose. He likes to bully Sadie sometimes, and sometimes she has to put him in his place.


Try that again, Big Boy.


Okay, so with peace established, we headed south from Boulder City. Looking at the image below, you might notice a bright white line running horizontally near the middle of the image.


Several large-scale solar arrays are located here ...

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Keyhole Canyon from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a good day yesterday...a short, but breathtaking hike, and then plenty of rest and relaxation later in the day. Before we left the RV, I noticed Smitty has a red scratch on his nose. He likes to bully Sadie sometimes, and sometimes she has to put him in his place.


Try that again, Big Boy.


Okay, so with peace established, we headed south from Boulder City. Looking at the image below, you might notice a bright white line running horizontally near the middle of the image.


Several large-scale solar arrays are located here ...

read more
February 6, 2026
Lunch in Boulder City from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a slow day yesterday. Our only plan was to go have lunch in Boulder City, and then get some fudge to enjoy with our afternoon cup of espresso. Before leaving, I spent some time on my embroidery, filling my hoop.


While I worked on that, the kitties shared some of their wheat grass. 


We waited for the noon crowd to clear out, and then headed over to the Boulder Dam Brewing Co. We try to have at least one meal here each time we're in Boulder City. I inadvertantly caught a selfie when ...

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Lunch in Boulder City from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a slow day yesterday. Our only plan was to go have lunch in Boulder City, and then get some fudge to enjoy with our afternoon cup of espresso. Before leaving, I spent some time on my embroidery, filling my hoop.


While I worked on that, the kitties shared some of their wheat grass. 


We waited for the noon crowd to clear out, and then headed over to the Boulder Dam Brewing Co. We try to have at least one meal here each time we're in Boulder City. I inadvertantly caught a selfie when ...

read more
February 5, 2026
A Sewing Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had another do-nothing day. Kitties are very good at doing nothing. 


We didn't exactly do "nothing." We both did our own things. Mike went out for a bike ride. I hauled out all my sewing stuff and went to work on the Vintage Valentine. I spent quite a bit of time studying the pattern and deciding on a plan of attack. Here's the image from the free pattern.


You might remember several years back when I made this quilt from another free pattern by Sheryl Johnson at Temecula Quilt Company. I finished it ...

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A Sewing Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had another do-nothing day. Kitties are very good at doing nothing. 


We didn't exactly do "nothing." We both did our own things. Mike went out for a bike ride. I hauled out all my sewing stuff and went to work on the Vintage Valentine. I spent quite a bit of time studying the pattern and deciding on a plan of attack. Here's the image from the free pattern.


You might remember several years back when I made this quilt from another free pattern by Sheryl Johnson at Temecula Quilt Company. I finished it ...

read more
February 2, 2026
Old Rusty Things from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another do-nothing day. That's not entirely true. We had to go to the grocery store, and our list was relatively long. When we got back to the RV and had everything put away, we decided we were no longer interested in doing anything else, and so we spent the rest of the day relaxing. I did three loads of laundry, so that's something. And, of course, I spent some time on my slow-stitching, filling my hoop again.


I thought I might be able to fit the remainder in my hoop when I ...

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Old Rusty Things from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was another do-nothing day. That's not entirely true. We had to go to the grocery store, and our list was relatively long. When we got back to the RV and had everything put away, we decided we were no longer interested in doing anything else, and so we spent the rest of the day relaxing. I did three loads of laundry, so that's something. And, of course, I spent some time on my slow-stitching, filling my hoop again.


I thought I might be able to fit the remainder in my hoop when I ...

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February 1, 2026
"Motion" Reveal: After the Storm from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Today I can reveal my “Motion” quilt for The Endeavourers art quilt group, but before I do, lets catch up on what happened yesterday, shall we? And let me just tell you, we made good on our goal to do nothing for the entire day. It's good to attain one's goals, wouldn't you agree?

I spent some time on my slow-stitching, finishing off the right side of the turtle.


Now, I've moved my hoop down. The bottom triangle is the turtle's tail, and so I'll be moving up the left ...

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"Motion" Reveal: After the Storm from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Today I can reveal my “Motion” quilt for The Endeavourers art quilt group, but before I do, lets catch up on what happened yesterday, shall we? And let me just tell you, we made good on our goal to do nothing for the entire day. It's good to attain one's goals, wouldn't you agree?

I spent some time on my slow-stitching, finishing off the right side of the turtle.


Now, I've moved my hoop down. The bottom triangle is the turtle's tail, and so I'll be moving up the left ...

read more
January 30, 2026
Quickie from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I have to write fast this morning because we're heading on down the dusty trail today. Our time in Escondido has come to an end. By the end of today, we'll be in Boulder City, Nevada.

My slow-stitching was neglected yesterday morning. My first priority was to finish sewing together the final ten blocks for the Gumballs quilt. Smitty helped me lay them out for their picture.


And there they are. 


The top four rows are still at home. 


One of the first things I'll do when we get there is to sew ...

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Quickie from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I have to write fast this morning because we're heading on down the dusty trail today. Our time in Escondido has come to an end. By the end of today, we'll be in Boulder City, Nevada.

My slow-stitching was neglected yesterday morning. My first priority was to finish sewing together the final ten blocks for the Gumballs quilt. Smitty helped me lay them out for their picture.


And there they are. 


The top four rows are still at home. 


One of the first things I'll do when we get there is to sew ...

read more
January 29, 2026
One Last Afternoon with Friends from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's our last morning in Escondido. Some of today will be spent preparing to leave for Boulder City tomorrow. Probably I'll have a little time for sewing today. As long as I have to put everything away, I might as well get it all out again one more time. Wouldn't you agree?

So we had a casual sandwiches-and-wine day planned with our friends Debi and Jim yesterday. Before we left, I spent some time on my slow-stitching, finishing off what's in my hoop.


Now I've moved my hoop more to the ...

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One Last Afternoon with Friends from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's our last morning in Escondido. Some of today will be spent preparing to leave for Boulder City tomorrow. Probably I'll have a little time for sewing today. As long as I have to put everything away, I might as well get it all out again one more time. Wouldn't you agree?

So we had a casual sandwiches-and-wine day planned with our friends Debi and Jim yesterday. Before we left, I spent some time on my slow-stitching, finishing off what's in my hoop.


Now I've moved my hoop more to the ...

read more
January 28, 2026
Egrets...I've Had a Few from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Our time here in Escondido is nearly at an end. We'll be here today and tomorrow, but then we'll move along to Boulder City, Nevada. We're still enjoying our time here, and we have yet to see everything on our list of things to do. Anything we don't do this trip will go on the list for next year.

My yesterday started with my slow-stitching. I've filled the hoop on this section now.


I decided to try the longer and larger Sashiko needle included with my kit. In the image below ...

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Egrets...I've Had a Few from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Our time here in Escondido is nearly at an end. We'll be here today and tomorrow, but then we'll move along to Boulder City, Nevada. We're still enjoying our time here, and we have yet to see everything on our list of things to do. Anything we don't do this trip will go on the list for next year.

My yesterday started with my slow-stitching. I've filled the hoop on this section now.


I decided to try the longer and larger Sashiko needle included with my kit. In the image below ...

read more