Outgoing Mail

My FRIENDS Swap 2012 is colorfully wrapped and now residing in a brown manila envelope, which will - hopefully - slip right into an international envelope as soon as the post office open tomorrow. These gifts are on the way to Christin of chchris quilts in Switzerland. This is my third year to participate in the FRIENDS Swap sponsored by Khris of Sew Prim Khris. This is such a fun swap. I hope Christin enjoys what I am sending. Much thanks to Khris for organizing all the fun!

HAPPY QUILTING TO ALL!

Rain & Curtains OR Curtain Rods & Cat Paws

Panama City, FL is rainy and gloomy today. We have had quite a bit of this unusual weather recently.

What is one to do? Lucky for me my sewing machine is perfect for such days. I worked on swap gifts. Those are surprises so no pictures. I just thought I would let Christin and Dara know I was thinking about them!

I'm making progress on the living room curtains. The curtains are not hemmed and need "fiddling" across the top. I'm loving the look and the fabric - Bread & Butter by Kaye England.

The picture is a bit dark .... no sun! 

Ms Cha Cha Cat is unimpressed with curtain sewing. The large pieces of fabric are not fun to chase. I rarely left the machine - no jumping up to press or cut fabric - making "cat theft!" difficult. To add insult to injury Ms Cha Cha Cat was unceremoniously removed from the sewing table three times.

Did you know curtain rods are sneaky, dangerous, cat chasing contraptions! Amazing - round objects roll and metal on wood is loud - add a cat paw and things happen! Fast! Frightened cat hit the floor seconds before the rod. Ms Cha Cha Cat spent an hour under the bed after the encounter, which is, trust me, how I got the curtains this far along.

Move forward about 5 hours and ......

 

here is Ms Cha Cha Cat giving her version of the curtain rod story. She is really, really, really pissed! I wish you could hear her. According to her, my laughter is insulting! Poor kitty! I told her she has the same paws to get happy in.

HAPPY QUILTING TO ALL!

The Mouse Recovered!

For any who might have been concerned ... The mouse made a full recovery from his his near drowning experience. He still squeaks. He is all dry and fluffy. He has a lovely scent from the soap. The mouse is ready to get moving.

Enter happy cat and the mouse is off and going ....

Into the jaws and paws (I wonder if this is what the mouse had in mind?) of  Ms Cha Cha Cat. Yes, the same cat who tried to drown the poor mouse in the toilet. Ms Cha Cha Cat is very, very happy. I'm unsure about the mouse. He was last seen flying toward the bedroom with the cat in full pursuit.

The Christmas Quilt Along was a success yesterday. I saw Sue of Quilt Times won the drawing for the fantastic fabric our hostess, Lynn of Sew'n Wild Oaks generously offered. Click here to see Zinnie the amazing, talented, awesome random generator dog in action. I see some Christmas stitching in Sue's near future!

I want to extend a big thanks to Lynn for hosting and to Sue for designing the mystery quilt. The day was wonderful! Thanks!

HAPPY QUILTING TO ALL!

QAL #6 - Finished Flimsy

Ta Da!

Wish I had a better place to get a picture - One Day!

 

Now off to clean the toilet that had the stuffed mouse floating in it earlier. The mouse is drying! I'm unsure the squeaky noise it used to make will be there when dried. The poor thing has been emitting a pitiful sound during the drying process. We shall see.

My next project - living room curtains. I was wanting to get more blue into the room and found Bread & Butter by Kaye England which has the blue background and the antique looking flowers from my couch plus enough of the Burgundy to blend in nicely with my favorite chair. Whittle's Fabrics is well worth you taking a tour. I paid $5.00 a yard for the fabric and $5.00 shipping. You cannot beat that!

I have had a wonderful day. Hope you did also. Much thanks to Lynn of Sew'n Wild Oaks for hosting and Sue of Quilt Times for providing the mystery quilt design.

HAPPY QUILTING TO ALL!