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November 23, 2025
Hand Stitching from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It seems as if a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since the last time we talked. When I left you on Friday, I was preparing to take Eliza in for a spa treatment. That turned into practically an all-day affair. We dropped off the machine, but I'd left the bobbin casing at home. The technician said it was better to adjust the tension if they had the bobbin casing. I said I'd go home, get it, and bring it back, but whoa. That was quite a journey. It's an hour ...

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Hand Stitching from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It seems as if a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since the last time we talked. When I left you on Friday, I was preparing to take Eliza in for a spa treatment. That turned into practically an all-day affair. We dropped off the machine, but I'd left the bobbin casing at home. The technician said it was better to adjust the tension if they had the bobbin casing. I said I'd go home, get it, and bring it back, but whoa. That was quite a journey. It's an hour ...

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November 19, 2025
Moving Along from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. More than expected was accomplished in the sewing room yesterday. I was home from my pedicure just after noon, and that left me with the remainder of the day for sewing. Of course, I couldn't leave in the morning without spending some time with my slow-stitching. This is Tiny Treasure #15.


One per day seems to be my limit for the time being.

When I got home, I went to work quilting the sashing for the Whimsical Garden. This is the motif I found on Pinterest. It looked easy enough for even a quilting simpleton ...

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Moving Along from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. More than expected was accomplished in the sewing room yesterday. I was home from my pedicure just after noon, and that left me with the remainder of the day for sewing. Of course, I couldn't leave in the morning without spending some time with my slow-stitching. This is Tiny Treasure #15.


One per day seems to be my limit for the time being.

When I got home, I went to work quilting the sashing for the Whimsical Garden. This is the motif I found on Pinterest. It looked easy enough for even a quilting simpleton ...

read more
November 12, 2025
A Good Start from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a busy day yesterday. All the items on my to-do list were checked off. I've been working at procrastinating less. You might say I'm procrastinating on my procrastination. It feels good to have everything finished at the end of the day, but it cuts into my sewing time. Nevertheless, I started my "Motion" project yesterday, and I was able to get farther along than expected. I was so involved in the process that I neglected to take any pictures until the end of the day. Here's your peek:


Oooh! Colorful! Any ...

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A Good Start from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a busy day yesterday. All the items on my to-do list were checked off. I've been working at procrastinating less. You might say I'm procrastinating on my procrastination. It feels good to have everything finished at the end of the day, but it cuts into my sewing time. Nevertheless, I started my "Motion" project yesterday, and I was able to get farther along than expected. I was so involved in the process that I neglected to take any pictures until the end of the day. Here's your peek:


Oooh! Colorful! Any ...

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November 8, 2025
Seeing Stars from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a little let-up from the rain yesterday. By afternoon, the sun was shining and we had a blue sky...a welcome sight. We were out in our hot tub last night, and we could see stars for the first time in many nights. This morning, the sun is shining, and there isn't a cloud in the sky. For sure, I'm going to get outside and cut back that last dahlia today. I might have done it yesterday while I was out filling the bird feeders. But there was a drizzle falling, and ...

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Seeing Stars from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a little let-up from the rain yesterday. By afternoon, the sun was shining and we had a blue sky...a welcome sight. We were out in our hot tub last night, and we could see stars for the first time in many nights. This morning, the sun is shining, and there isn't a cloud in the sky. For sure, I'm going to get outside and cut back that last dahlia today. I might have done it yesterday while I was out filling the bird feeders. But there was a drizzle falling, and ...

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October 30, 2025
Binding Times Two from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, it was going to be a bad day for Smitty. He had an appointment with the vet. The kitties are pretty amazing in their ability to detect even the slightest of changes to our morning routine. When I went downstairs from writing yesterday's post, I found them like this:

They're up to something, Smitty. I just know it.


Sure enough. Curses!!!

I will keel you!


Happily, it was a quick visit. I'd forgotten that both kitties got health check-ups last spring because we needed documentation to ...

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Binding Times Two from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, it was going to be a bad day for Smitty. He had an appointment with the vet. The kitties are pretty amazing in their ability to detect even the slightest of changes to our morning routine. When I went downstairs from writing yesterday's post, I found them like this:

They're up to something, Smitty. I just know it.


Sure enough. Curses!!!

I will keel you!


Happily, it was a quick visit. I'd forgotten that both kitties got health check-ups last spring because we needed documentation to ...

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October 23, 2025
Seeing Red from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. After writing yesterday's post, I proceeded to waste my morning hours messing with ChatGPT. This is the sort of thing that interests me not at all, but I was trying to create an AI image. It took me quite a while to understand the ins and outs of this. At one point I realized I was wasting my whole morning, and I decided to indulge in that luxury for a single morning. Since I needed to leave the house at 11:45 a.m., it didn't seem as if there was enough time to ...

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Seeing Red from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. After writing yesterday's post, I proceeded to waste my morning hours messing with ChatGPT. This is the sort of thing that interests me not at all, but I was trying to create an AI image. It took me quite a while to understand the ins and outs of this. At one point I realized I was wasting my whole morning, and I decided to indulge in that luxury for a single morning. Since I needed to leave the house at 11:45 a.m., it didn't seem as if there was enough time to ...

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October 20, 2025
A Finished Quilt Top from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's a new week. We're moving dangerously close to that season we often refer to as "the holidays." Are you ready? Halloween is the last domino to fall. After that, it'll be a Christmas music free-for-all. We haven't heard anything of Christmas so far, but I expect the mania will start up any day now. 

It was an easy-going day yesterday. I gave myself a day off from anything other than sewing...and cooking, of course. Laziness is no excuse for starvation, and so we ate our usual meals. Aside from that ...

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A Finished Quilt Top from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It's a new week. We're moving dangerously close to that season we often refer to as "the holidays." Are you ready? Halloween is the last domino to fall. After that, it'll be a Christmas music free-for-all. We haven't heard anything of Christmas so far, but I expect the mania will start up any day now. 

It was an easy-going day yesterday. I gave myself a day off from anything other than sewing...and cooking, of course. Laziness is no excuse for starvation, and so we ate our usual meals. Aside from that ...

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October 17, 2025
Slow Sewing Only from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a gardening day yesterday. I'm happy to have things mostly wrapped up for the winter. Before I started on that, though, I spent some time stitching the next Tiny Treasure. It looks like one treasure per day will probably be my limit. This one has stem stitch, satin stitch, seed stitch and fishbone stitch.


With that finished, it was time to get outside. I walked around to see if anything was still blooming. Although I didn't plant anything in the annual pots this year, the snapdragons and pansies came through like heroes ...

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Slow Sewing Only from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was a gardening day yesterday. I'm happy to have things mostly wrapped up for the winter. Before I started on that, though, I spent some time stitching the next Tiny Treasure. It looks like one treasure per day will probably be my limit. This one has stem stitch, satin stitch, seed stitch and fishbone stitch.


With that finished, it was time to get outside. I walked around to see if anything was still blooming. Although I didn't plant anything in the annual pots this year, the snapdragons and pansies came through like heroes ...

read more
October 9, 2025
A Day for Slow from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Well, I'm back. We ventured into war-ravaged Portland on Tuesday to get our COVID boosters, and somehow, we came out whole. Yay, us. We even found our way back to our car parked in the underground parking garage. As we walked, we noted which bank of elevators we'd used and whether we'd turned left or right. Amazingly, we were able to walk directly to our car when everything was over. But, hey. They wouldn't let us leave without these lovely parting gifts.


As I've mentioned, we're enrolled in a "reactogenicity ...

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A Day for Slow from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Well, I'm back. We ventured into war-ravaged Portland on Tuesday to get our COVID boosters, and somehow, we came out whole. Yay, us. We even found our way back to our car parked in the underground parking garage. As we walked, we noted which bank of elevators we'd used and whether we'd turned left or right. Amazingly, we were able to walk directly to our car when everything was over. But, hey. They wouldn't let us leave without these lovely parting gifts.


As I've mentioned, we're enrolled in a "reactogenicity ...

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September 28, 2025
Thinking Cat from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. The rain is supposed to start up today, but it's bright and sunny right now. It seems to me these recent rain forecasts have failed to materialize. Maybe this time will be different. Whatever happens, I know what I'll be doing. I'll be sewing. How about you?

Yesterday saw me finishing up the fifth block and the whole first row of the Stair Steps project. The endless cutting for these blocks isn't my favorite thing to do, but I believe I'm going to love this quilt. Some of you probably follow ...

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Thinking Cat from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. The rain is supposed to start up today, but it's bright and sunny right now. It seems to me these recent rain forecasts have failed to materialize. Maybe this time will be different. Whatever happens, I know what I'll be doing. I'll be sewing. How about you?

Yesterday saw me finishing up the fifth block and the whole first row of the Stair Steps project. The endless cutting for these blocks isn't my favorite thing to do, but I believe I'm going to love this quilt. Some of you probably follow ...

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