Feline Friday- Cat Pins

This is a pin with coconut fish button eyes that are really old because my Great Aunt had them, 1910-1940 maybe, just guessing here.

Sleeping kitties.

This is a work in progress.  I thought I'd try to turn her into a cat woman.

I sewed fabric around her face and then flipped it out of the way.

Not sure where I'm going with this...

Framed Matisse Fabric

It all started when my cats knocked over a picture frame and broke the glass.

I had this beautiful fabric from Quilting Adventures of Matisse ladies.

I rounded up a few more unused frames.  For the lattice frame with the missing glass, I added some machine stitching and just framed the fabric.  The other 2 frames are those plastic ones, so I basically pieced and sewed a pillow and didn't add the stuffing.  I slid the open end down over the frame.  This way the back is pretty fabric too. 

Feline Friday- Japanese Knot Bag

This is an unusual bag in that the two straps aren't the same length as you can see.  It is carried by slipping the long strap through the short one.  I sewed this Japanese Knot Bag (with colorful cat faces on it!) using a tutorial from Helen Heath but when I tried to find it again, I couldn't.  Sorry!  

It is a really neat bag and very easy to sew.  It is actually reversible also.  I changed the side seams, slightly curving them out to make it easier to sew.

Book Review: Pot Holders, Pinchers and More

Pot Holders, Pinchers and More 20 Colorful Designs to Brighten Your Kitchen by Chris Malone is full of kitchen accessories I could see sewing as gifts, hostess presents, teacher thank yous etc.  I had a difficult time deciding which project to do first!  I love chickens, so I did a pincher, and I made the cherry pie pot holder.  The instructions were easy to follow with diagrams and photos.  There is also a section on general sewing instructions.  I will definitely be sewing more projects from this book because everyone has a kitchen!   Available from Clotilde. 

Priest's Stole

I was asked recently to sew 2 stoles.  One would be decorated by the parish children and one would remain plain.  They would both be sent to another church in Africa.  Those children would decorate the stole and send it back here.  The stoles are ecru cotton twill.  

The back has a seam and is shaped so it will lie flat against the back of the neck.  Some stoles I've noticed have a point in back.

Here is one received by a different church.