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February 27, 2026
Small Gifts on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Sarah Lyte, machine quilted
Rough organic edge

Caro Ramsey 
pulled tight on a board
 I learned long ago that I don't like "making" gifts.  I mean at first glance it seems like a broke girl's bestfriend, right?  But in reality, it's a lot of time and effort.   In today's world time is definitely equated to money. Making a gift even a small one can be hours of work.  

As for effort....well think about it...how hard is it anymore to whip your phone out of your back pocket, pick a gift on Amazon and press ...

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February 25, 2026
Stitching Fast and Slow from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was all sewing all the time yesterday...except for the three loads of laundry I did. Aside from that sewing, and more sewing. I had just one more kit that I brought from home...this "Carrot Top" kit.


It's a free pattern from The Sewing Loft. Okay, well just now I went to link to the free pattern, but it hasn't been free since 2019. You can purchase it right here. I forget when I came by it, but apparently it was sometime before 2019. I probably saw it on Pinterest. It's ...

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Stitching Fast and Slow from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was all sewing all the time yesterday...except for the three loads of laundry I did. Aside from that sewing, and more sewing. I had just one more kit that I brought from home...this "Carrot Top" kit.


It's a free pattern from The Sewing Loft. Okay, well just now I went to link to the free pattern, but it hasn't been free since 2019. You can purchase it right here. I forget when I came by it, but apparently it was sometime before 2019. I probably saw it on Pinterest. It's ...

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February 20, 2026
Tulip Time from ... Cat Patches

It was a rainy and windy day yesterday. It was a good day for sewing. My goal was to sew together the quilt top I'd kitted up before we left home back in December...this one.


All the pieces were cut. It was just a matter of sewing everything together. Smitty was my helper cat for this. When he wasn't overseeing my sewing efforts...


He was keeping an eye out for invading forces.


We were keeping a special eye on this thug hummingbird viciously guarding the feeder. (This was the first day we've had visitors to our ...

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Tulip Time from Cat Patches

It was a rainy and windy day yesterday. It was a good day for sewing. My goal was to sew together the quilt top I'd kitted up before we left home back in December...this one.


All the pieces were cut. It was just a matter of sewing everything together. Smitty was my helper cat for this. When he wasn't overseeing my sewing efforts...


He was keeping an eye out for invading forces.


We were keeping a special eye on this thug hummingbird viciously guarding the feeder. (This was the first day we've had visitors to our ...

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February 16, 2026
Lazy Bones from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. A serious case of the lazies has befallen us here in Nevada. Sadie is channeling the energy level in the RV right now.


I spent a lazy morning taking the first stitches on the fourth block for the Snowmen & Reindeer project.


Now, I've moved my hoop up and to the left, and I'll continue on there this morning.

We've been lazy since arriving in Pahrump. I've spent some time looking at hikes in the area. Almost all of them lead to a high peak, and so there is a lot of elevation ...

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Lazy Bones from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. A serious case of the lazies has befallen us here in Nevada. Sadie is channeling the energy level in the RV right now.


I spent a lazy morning taking the first stitches on the fourth block for the Snowmen & Reindeer project.


Now, I've moved my hoop up and to the left, and I'll continue on there this morning.

We've been lazy since arriving in Pahrump. I've spent some time looking at hikes in the area. Almost all of them lead to a high peak, and so there is a lot of elevation ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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January 22, 2026
Quilt Reveal: Change from High Road Quilter

 


The theme for the Project Quilting challenge this week is Plaid. That made me think about a pair of pajamas that I had relegated to the sewing room.  I thought I could make a tiny wonky (in a good way) handmade quilt, like Zak Foster and others make.

Then I came across a quote on Instagram that caught my eye:

Change is made like a quilt: piece by piece together.

I really liked it, and it is short so I decided to embroider it on my little quilt.  I really enjoyed the handwork on my last week's entry, so ...

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December 31, 2025
2025: Year in Review from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I’m writing before we leave the RV park this morning, so I’ll have to tell you about today’s drive in tomorrow’s post. When I left you yesterday, we were preparing to head over to a nearby Mexican restaurant for margaritas and dinner. As it turned out, the restaurant was a sort of a fast food place with drive-thru service only. We weren’t up for that, and so we went to a different place across the street called “Wood Almond.” It turned out to be a good choice with some unusual items ...

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2025: Year in Review from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I’m writing before we leave the RV park this morning, so I’ll have to tell you about today’s drive in tomorrow’s post. When I left you yesterday, we were preparing to head over to a nearby Mexican restaurant for margaritas and dinner. As it turned out, the restaurant was a sort of a fast food place with drive-thru service only. We weren’t up for that, and so we went to a different place across the street called “Wood Almond.” It turned out to be a good choice with some unusual items ...

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December 22, 2025
Last Gasp Sewing from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're in the waning days of the year with Christmas just around the corner. Today I'll need to get serious about preparing for our trip. Yesterday, I spent some time checking the lists I'd made to see what's already packed and what still needs packing. (Some things live in the RV full time, but I sometimes need refills or updates.) Today I'll start doing some of the cook-ahead items, starting with the Frozen Breakfast Burritos. They're good any time, but they're especially nice when we're driving from one ...

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Last Gasp Sewing from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're in the waning days of the year with Christmas just around the corner. Today I'll need to get serious about preparing for our trip. Yesterday, I spent some time checking the lists I'd made to see what's already packed and what still needs packing. (Some things live in the RV full time, but I sometimes need refills or updates.) Today I'll start doing some of the cook-ahead items, starting with the Frozen Breakfast Burritos. They're good any time, but they're especially nice when we're driving from one ...

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December 21, 2025
Winter Begins! from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're counting down the days until D-Day, one week from today. This coming week is going to be very busy. Happily, we'll get a break when we join the rest of the family for Christmas Eve dinner at Erik and Mae's house. I offered to bring something, but I'm told they have it handled. There's still a little bit of Christmas baking on my list. Aside from that, my holiday cooking responsibilities are complete. 

My yesterday started with Tiny Treasure #32. This one has stem stitch and straight stitch.


Next on ...

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Winter Begins! from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're counting down the days until D-Day, one week from today. This coming week is going to be very busy. Happily, we'll get a break when we join the rest of the family for Christmas Eve dinner at Erik and Mae's house. I offered to bring something, but I'm told they have it handled. There's still a little bit of Christmas baking on my list. Aside from that, my holiday cooking responsibilities are complete. 

My yesterday started with Tiny Treasure #32. This one has stem stitch and straight stitch.


Next on ...

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December 20, 2025
"S" is for Sew Close to a Finish from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Mike announced this morning that we'd only received three hundredths of an inch of rain yesterday. Add that to the full three inches received in the 12 hours previous, and you can see that conditions are dire. At three hundredths of an inch, how can anyone argue that we're not in a drought? We're expecting a similar day of weather today. It'll make the birds happy because I only fill their bird feeders if I can venture out without donning my storm gear.

It was a productive day yesterday. If you've ...

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"S" is for Sew Close to a Finish from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Mike announced this morning that we'd only received three hundredths of an inch of rain yesterday. Add that to the full three inches received in the 12 hours previous, and you can see that conditions are dire. At three hundredths of an inch, how can anyone argue that we're not in a drought? We're expecting a similar day of weather today. It'll make the birds happy because I only fill their bird feeders if I can venture out without donning my storm gear.

It was a productive day yesterday. If you've ...

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