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May 18, 2024
Wilson State Park from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We find ourselves in Sylvan Grove, Kansas, this morning and at a truly lovely state park. We held off leaving our previous stop until around 11:00 a.m. in order to arrive at the new spot at check-in time. It gave me some time to work on my slow stitching. I finished off the Kitten #10.


Here are the ten kittens I have for this quilt so far.


Next up, I'll be starting on covered bridge #4 for the Grandpa's Bridges quilt.


It's hooped up and ready for me to take the ...

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Wilson State Park from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We find ourselves in Sylvan Grove, Kansas, this morning and at a truly lovely state park. We held off leaving our previous stop until around 11:00 a.m. in order to arrive at the new spot at check-in time. It gave me some time to work on my slow stitching. I finished off the Kitten #10.


Here are the ten kittens I have for this quilt so far.


Next up, I'll be starting on covered bridge #4 for the Grandpa's Bridges quilt.


It's hooped up and ready for me to take the ...

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It’s here! from Quilting and More...

What’s here, you ask? Why, my brand-new replacement Bernina 790Pro!!!! It’s been a month since my original Pro sort of blew up, but Bernina sent me a new one that I picked up from my dealer  last night. The only reason for the delay was that the local tech — a really nice guy — […]

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May 17, 2024
Quilt Shop: Sarah's Fabrics; Lawrence, Kansas from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a leisurely day yesterday. I spent some time reading email and playing my word games. After breakfast, I spent some time on my slow-stitching. I finished stitching the tail-end of the cat.


All that's left now is to stitch the tree trunk on the left side.


I couldn't capture the whole thing in my hoop, but I stitched a little more and finished off the bottom.


And now, I have just the upper part of the trunk to stitch. I had to switch to a smaller hoop. 


You might remember this pattern ...

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Quilt Shop: Sarah's Fabrics; Lawrence, Kansas from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a leisurely day yesterday. I spent some time reading email and playing my word games. After breakfast, I spent some time on my slow-stitching. I finished stitching the tail-end of the cat.


All that's left now is to stitch the tree trunk on the left side.


I couldn't capture the whole thing in my hoop, but I stitched a little more and finished off the bottom.


And now, I have just the upper part of the trunk to stitch. I had to switch to a smaller hoop. 


You might remember this pattern ...

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Bullion knots from Karen Ann Ruane

bullion knots, how to....a video

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May 16, 2024
hand embroidered buttons and beads from Karen Ann Ruane

hand embroidered buttons and beads

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May 14, 2024
an overview, stitched paper from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidery on paper, a video

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May 13, 2024
Another Slow Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a beautiful day weather-wise. There was no wind, and so it was very still and peaceful. We listened to the birdsong and sat outside. Even Smitty got outside to enjoy it.


Our neighbors to the north moved on and took their stupid woofie with them. Smitty could munch on his grass without having to look over his shoulder.


My morning was spent slow-stitching. I stitched enough of the kitten to decide to move my hoop.


Next, I was ready to finish off the leaves and the right side of the branch.


I was still ...

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Another Slow Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a beautiful day weather-wise. There was no wind, and so it was very still and peaceful. We listened to the birdsong and sat outside. Even Smitty got outside to enjoy it.


Our neighbors to the north moved on and took their stupid woofie with them. Smitty could munch on his grass without having to look over his shoulder.


My morning was spent slow-stitching. I stitched enough of the kitten to decide to move my hoop.


Next, I was ready to finish off the leaves and the right side of the branch.


I was still ...

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May 12, 2024
A Day for Slow from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Happy Mother's Day to all who celebrate. Well, it was a lazy morning yesterday. We were moving slow. The kitties put us in the mood right from the get-go.


I spent a little time on my slow-stitching. I did a little more in the afternoon.


Before I go on, I want to say we've seen several butterflies flit through our campsite. As I've mentioned, it's nearly impossible to get a picture of a butterfly. They rarely light anywhere, and it does no good to chase them down. I found the two pictures ...

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A Day for Slow from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Happy Mother's Day to all who celebrate. Well, it was a lazy morning yesterday. We were moving slow. The kitties put us in the mood right from the get-go.


I spent a little time on my slow-stitching. I did a little more in the afternoon.


Before I go on, I want to say we've seen several butterflies flit through our campsite. As I've mentioned, it's nearly impossible to get a picture of a butterfly. They rarely light anywhere, and it does no good to chase them down. I found the two pictures ...

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paper, stitch and creativity from Karen Ann Ruane

paper, stitch and creativity

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May 11, 2024
Surface design...... from Karen Ann Ruane

surface design, a short video

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May 9, 2024
hand embroidery from Karen Ann Ruane

hand embroidery, embroidery school

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May 8, 2024
Working On Embroidery Today from Quilting My Way

 This morning, I took my time getting to the grange. I took my "goldwork" piece with me. I wanted to see if I could finish it. I wasn't feeling great when I left. But I wanted to be with friends. 


I am happy to say, I finished the project! I have more unfinished projects out there, but this was so much fun to work on. I like it!! The center is beads and I wanted to make it look full but not overly so. 

I brought it home to see if Patrick could put it on the trinket box ...

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May 7, 2024
Standing Still from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a do-nothing day yesterday. We've been doing so much sight-seeing and driving, it's nice to just sit still and do nothing for a bit. Sunday was my birthday. Today is Mike's birthday. That can mean only one thing...Eggs Benedict for breakfast.


I've only made Eggs Benedict one other time while on the road. It was somewhere in North Carolina, I think. I tried unsuccessfully to find a blog post about it because I wanted to see what I did about the hollandaise. When I make this at home, I ...

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Standing Still from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a do-nothing day yesterday. We've been doing so much sight-seeing and driving, it's nice to just sit still and do nothing for a bit. Sunday was my birthday. Today is Mike's birthday. That can mean only one thing...Eggs Benedict for breakfast.


I've only made Eggs Benedict one other time while on the road. It was somewhere in North Carolina, I think. I tried unsuccessfully to find a blog post about it because I wanted to see what I did about the hollandaise. When I make this at home, I ...

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a flounce from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidery, a flounce

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May 6, 2024
Fountain Square Park from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends! It's our last morning in Bowling Green. When we get ourselves around, we'll continue on a journey to our eastern-most stop this trip at Georgetown, Kentucky. It's just a little bit north of Lexington, and about a three-hour drive. We don't have much planned for the area except to visit a horse ranch. We want to see the thoroughbreds. We're told it's foaling season, and so we should see some young foals. 

Backing up to our day yesterday, I spent some time on my embroidery, finishing off the roof and ...

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