A Chill Day
from ... Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. We promised ourselves a chill day yesterday, and that's exactly what we did. Except for a walk with Smitty lasting approximately two minutes...
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September 20, 2026
A Chill Day
from Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. We promised ourselves a chill day yesterday, and that's exactly what we did. Except for a walk with Smitty lasting approximately two minutes...
Books, embroidery, fabric and paper.
from contemporary embroidery
Lots of images today!
A shop update.
I finally got round to listing these three books in the shop.
All hand embroidered.
Gingham, Liberty fabric, white tissue.....
French knots, bullion knots, web stitches, little scraps of ribbon.
There are lots more images on the individual listings if you want to take a look.
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Sunday Stash September 20, 2026
from Quilt Paint Create
No fabric in this week.
I finished Mosaic (the paint chip challenge) for .75 yards out. The paint chip is at the top right corner of the photo. I dyed the background fabric years ago.
Each square is a different design using various surface design techniques and materials, including:
Embroidery with DMC floss and pearl cotton
Paintstiks over rubbing plates
Crayons over rubbing plates
Oil pastels over rubbing plates
Stamping
Stenciling
Some stencils I created myself. I used various materials to stamp, along with commercial stamps. I quilted the grid using a decorative stitch on my machine.
The project turned ...
read moreSeptember 18, 2026
Just Beachy
from ... Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. We couldn’t have asked for better weather for our beach hikes yesterday. It was sunny and warm enough to be out without jackets. Some folks were in shorts and flip-flops, and that would have been comfortable too. I’ll tell you about the hikes in a minute. First, let me back up to the day before. We were out to walk around the RV park a little bit. It isn’t a large park, and we can see pretty much the whole thing from our door. On our walk, I spied these pretties growing in ...
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Just Beachy
from Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. We couldn’t have asked for better weather for our beach hikes yesterday. It was sunny and warm enough to be out without jackets. Some folks were in shorts and flip-flops, and that would have been comfortable too. I’ll tell you about the hikes in a minute. First, let me back up to the day before. We were out to walk around the RV park a little bit. It isn’t a large park, and we can see pretty much the whole thing from our door. On our walk, I spied these pretties growing in ...
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Wow.
from contemporary embroidery
Searching through my YouTube videos I came across this one.
Over ten thousand views!
Wow.
Who are you all?
Say hello!
If you enjoy this one I have more here.
September 15, 2026
Summer Flowers, Autumn Stitching and New Start
from Canadian Needle Nana
I'm seeing signs that the autumn season is starting to take hold. The leaves are starting to turn and fall. It's been single digits overnight lately and staying cooler during the days. I like this time between the seasons and wish it would last longer here.
I transplanted two Japanese Anemone bushes to the right of the front path. This season they have really taken off. I didn't know they would spread like this! They have taken over the whole space but it is a plus that the bees love them.
Such a gorgeous little flower!
September 13, 2026
Making Progress
from ... Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. The past couple of days have been busy, but I found some time for sewing yesterday. So, what have I been up to? Oh...thanks for asking!
A lot of my time has been spent cooking. I made some Frozen Breakfast Burritos, Egg Salad for sandwiches, a lasagna for dinner on the road, and some Jumbo Breakfast Cookies. They're essentially a peanut butter cookie, but they contain raisins, oatmeal and multi-grain Cheerios. We like them as an alternative to Clif bars when we're driving.
Making Progress
from Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. The past couple of days have been busy, but I found some time for sewing yesterday. So, what have I been up to? Oh...thanks for asking!
A lot of my time has been spent cooking. I made some Frozen Breakfast Burritos, Egg Salad for sandwiches, a lasagna for dinner on the road, and some Jumbo Breakfast Cookies. They're essentially a peanut butter cookie, but they contain raisins, oatmeal and multi-grain Cheerios. We like them as an alternative to Clif bars when we're driving.
September 10, 2026
A Little Time for Sewing
from ... Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. It's been a couple of days of this's and thats's. I've been keeping up with my slow-stitching each day. On Tuesday, I stitched far enough to decide to move my hoop up.
For Tuesday's trip into town everything took longer than I thought it would. Happily, I was there early for my haircut and color, and ...
A Little Time for Sewing
from Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. It's been a couple of days of this's and thats's. I've been keeping up with my slow-stitching each day. On Tuesday, I stitched far enough to decide to move my hoop up.
For Tuesday's trip into town everything took longer than I thought it would. Happily, I was there early for my haircut and color, and ...
September 7, 2026
September 2026 OMG
from Quilt Paint Create
I’m still wrapping my head around the fact it’s September, and we’re already a week in. Time flies.
Working on a focus project makes choosing my OMG simple. My goal is to finish Mosaic.
I started quilting it today, and it’s going fast. I think I’ll finish it this week.
I feel a bit like a slacker with such an easy goal. I also plan to start the yoga pants using the fabric I bought a couple weeks ago. I pulled two pant patterns from my stash. The one with leggings is quite old, the ...
read moreBusy Kitchen Day
from ... Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. We were both a little slow off the starting block yesterday morning. It was nearly lunch time before I managed to do anything productive. Usually, I’d be making pancakes on a Sunday morning, but Mike made waffles instead. We thought our weather would be better, but it rained a good part of the day. Smitty sat looking longingly outside, wishing he could find the door that leads to summer.
Busy Kitchen Day
from Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. We were both a little slow off the starting block yesterday morning. It was nearly lunch time before I managed to do anything productive. Usually, I’d be making pancakes on a Sunday morning, but Mike made waffles instead. We thought our weather would be better, but it rained a good part of the day. Smitty sat looking longingly outside, wishing he could find the door that leads to summer.
September 6, 2026
WIPS Sewing and Paying it Forward
from ... Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. Our weather is improving somewhat. We saw some blue sky and sunshine yesterday. If the forecast is to be believed, we should start seeing less rain over the coming week. We're still keeping our fingers crossed for good weather when we travel to Washington. We have lots of hiking planned, and it'll be nicer if we don't have to don our rain gear.
Before we get too far afield, I have a couple of patterns to give away. [Edited to say both patterns are spoken for. Sorry.] Usually when I'm finished with ...
read moreWIPS Sewing and Paying it Forward
from Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. Our weather is improving somewhat. We saw some blue sky and sunshine yesterday. If the forecast is to be believed, we should start seeing less rain over the coming week. We're still keeping our fingers crossed for good weather when we travel to Washington. We have lots of hiking planned, and it'll be nicer if we don't have to don our rain gear.
Before we get too far afield, I have a couple of patterns to give away. [Edited to say both patterns are spoken for. Sorry.] Usually when I'm finished with ...
read moreSunday Stash September 6, 2026
from Quilt Paint Create
No change in the numbers. Maybe next week.
Because it goes better for me, I’ve switched to working on fewer projects at once. The paint chip challenge, which I’ve named Mosaic, is the new focus. I finished adding designs to all the squares.
I’ve also pulled batting and backing fabric. I have a general idea of how I want to quilt it. The goal is to get it done before the Guild meeting on the 19th.
Fabric Added: 17.875
Fabric Used: 6.625 yards
Net Fabric Added: 11.25 yards
How did you do this week ...
read moreSeptember 5, 2026
One for the Bunnies
from ... Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. We had another day of rain yesterday. Not as much as on Thursday, but still…a good amount. We had grocery shopping to do, but I wasn’t going anywhere until I had my slow-stitching session. I stitched up what I could in my hoop…
One for the Bunnies
from Cat Patches
Good morning, my friends. We had another day of rain yesterday. Not as much as on Thursday, but still…a good amount. We had grocery shopping to do, but I wasn’t going anywhere until I had my slow-stitching session. I stitched up what I could in my hoop…
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