Shopping and Cats

A couple of people seemed to think I was holding back by not posting pictures of my spoils from the Lancaster Show on Friday! Honest, I wasn't trying to hide anything.

So, by popular demand: On the left are the F8s I bought from the Procion booth; they feel soft and smooth to the touch and the colors are intense. On the right are the hand-dyes I bought from the African booth. The fabric has a coarser feel to it -- and I don't mean that in an unkind way at all! It is just different, and I like it. Prolly will fondle all of these goodies for a long time before cutting. In the foreground is my little ruler holder.The ruler in the back measures 12" and the greenish one 6", so you can get an idea how perfect the size of it is.

And here's my progress on those crazy primitive cats. Blocks 1, 2 and 3 complete. Block 4 is on the handwork pile for evening buttonhole stitch and embroidery. Blocks 5 and 6 are the ones I need fabric for. Block 7 is moving along toward the handwork pile, i.e., the background is pieced and the body parts cut out. But there is embroidery to do on the background before the cat -- and birdie -- can be bonded down.

I'm farther along on this that I would have thought when I dug it out a few weeks ago. But who knows how long that will last!!!