Three Cats Done

Three down; 17 to go. I have to limit my time at the sewing machine these days in the interest of back pain. Even an hour or two means I have to lie down afterwards. But I refuse to give up. It might come to that, but not yet.

I had only enough white-on-white fabric for backgrounds on three blocks, so I ordered some more. Jesse just came in with a package for me, so I think that's it. I'm going to open it. If it's the fabric, I can make another cat block tomorrow. I already have the colored pieces cut out (purple this time) but didn't have any fabric for the background. 

Good night; sleep tight.

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On 01/13/2025, Barbara Anne said ...

What delightful cat blocks and the purple on will be the cherry on top, so far! Hope your fabric was in that package. :-)
Today's high is to be 50*F, so perhaps there will be some real melting of the ice and snow. Hope so, after a week, it's gotten to be a bother to put on coat, hat, gloves, and boots to go outside. Then you had to also be careful and not break any of yourself by slipping on the ice and falling. Still, it's January, so 'tis the season for snow!

Hugs!
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Snow Day in Dixie

We got the promised snow this morning--actually a little more than they promised, I think. At least a couple of inches.

Jesse has gone out to ride his four-wheeler around town to see the sights. I'm going to the sewing room to sew a cat block.

Stay warm, everyone

Ozzy (at his house) doing zoomies in the snow. Daughter Andy says he has been out many times to play. He's loving it. 

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On 01/11/2025, Barbara Anne said ...

Oh, joy! Nothing is sweeter than the words "Snow Day" and dogs agree with the joy!!!
We got 6" of snow overnight last Sunday/Monday that has linger and frozen every night due to low daytime temperatures and last night we got another 5" or so which is more snow than we've seen in several years. We need to buy more bird seed as we seem to be feeding the neighborhood! I've seen the tracks of deer, fox, rabbit, and a bazillion birds in the snow, too.
Jesse will be ready for hot soup when he returns.
Have fun with your cat block!

Hugs!
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Change of Plans

I got bored with these.

And switched to this.

A while back I started a quilt to give to my BFF's daughter, Kris, who had been begging me for ages to make her a cat quilt. When I finally got around to it, I started with the blocks in the first photo. I was never crazy about those blocks, but I thought they were a good choice because I could make them quickly. But when I saw the pattern for the block in the second photo, I knew I had to switch.

I got off to a rough start.

I think they'll be fairly quick too, and it takes only 20 of them to make a good-size quilt. Actually it took the better part of two days to make the first block above. But turns out that was my fault. I sewed and picked seams and sewed some more, and I was about to dip into my vocabulary of cuss words to direct at the instructions writer when I discovered it was all my fault. I had cut one small piece just 1/4 inch too narrow, and that threw everything off. I had to recut not just that piece but several more to get things right. 

So be careful with your cutting. Measure twice, as they say--or for me, a bunch of times. Save yourself some trouble.

If interested in this pattern, just Google Purry Stars for lots of sources.

I'm making mine using different colors but all tone-on-tone fabrics. I haven't decided on sashing and border yet. I'll wait until the blocks are done for that.

I had a thought that I might could use the first cat blocks I made for a border. I have about 30 of them. But I don't know. I'll probably use them in a charity quilt or a quilt for somebody's baby. We'll see.

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On 01/10/2025, Barbara Anne said ...

Love your Purry Star cats and your BFF's daughter will surely love the quilt made with them! It just proves it's always good to listen to your creative self and not to be afraid to start again.

Those off-cuts from the fresh start would make good beginnings for a little scrappy heart to layer with backing, batting, machine quilted together and a hanging loop to leave for someone to find. See "I Found a Quilted Heart" on-line.

Hugs!
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