JoAnn's Closing And Online Purchasing

 This is an announcement: Please do not try to purchase anything online from JoAnn's, they are not selling online any longer, there are some people who are trying to get people to buy from their website and using the Joann's logos. JoAnn's has announced they are not during returns instore or letting you use gift cards.

I only know this because I have a friend that works for the liquidation company, he wants all people to be warned about the scammers.

Catherine

Some Stitching A Finish and An Amazing Site You Need To Visit

 Hello My Dear Friends: Thank-you for all your comments on my previous posts, I am so far behind in sending thank-Yous, I will get to them soon.

First up is Samplings From A Blue Ribbon Girl https://blueribbondesigns.blogspot.com Belinda is a designer and has an amazing site, if you like quilting or maybe making something for your table, please check here out, she has Fabric Tour called Wildwood Dwelling fabric line designed by Sheri Mccully for  Poppie Cotton here are some photos of the things Belinda has made, you can purchase some of the patterns.

I am so wanting to make the table runner, it would be my first real quilt attempt, I want to buy the fabrics she has used, they are so springy and soft looking

I did manage to do a little stitching lately, I finished stitching the Oh Deer by The Scarlet House, this was a design in the Advent Box from Theresa Vinette last December

I stitched it on 36 count Pearl Barley by LLV not sure what the LLV stands for but love the fabric, I did use two threads instead of one thread I like the coverage better

So sorry about the wrinkles, this is going to be a drum when constructed, if I get to it soon

This is Lilys Chickens, I am stitching on 18 count Aida, I have not stitched on Aida for a long time, I do not know the color of the fabric, it is a very lite green, I am using two thread instead of three, this design is from Teresa Kogut Patreon site, I am on the Tier 4, there are so many lovely and free designs from Teresa

I love working with Miyuki seed beads, I want to make some Amulets for gifts and found a great book for almost nothing on Thrift Books

Amulet Obession has 17 designs to choose from, I will be busy this coming fall for sure

I hope all is going well for you all and you are getting some stitching time in

Blessings

Catherine 

Kitty and Me New Cat designs

 Hello and Happy Spring: Thank-you all fore being such wonderful followers of my blog, I am slow at posting, somedays are so busy to do anything with my blog but I do like to check in and comment on your Blogs.

Pamela Kellog at: https://kittyandmedesigns.blogspot.com has a new design out they are Black Cats, please check it out, if you are a cat lover or not you may find them so irresistible you need to stitch them.

I was going to post what I am working on but will wait until Tuesday

thank-you for understanding

Hugs

Catherine

Donna At By The Bay Has A New Design

 Please pop on over and check out this sweet design from By The Bay Donna Baylesshttps://bythebayneedleart.blogspot.com I think this would be a wonderful design for Easter.

I will post this weekend what I have been working on, so many irons in the fire so little time to do them.

Here in the USA it is the first day of spring, I hope you all are well and have no problems with weather, please Pray for the lives lost last week during the storms that took lives from Gods Earth.

Catherine

Its Very Cold Here Windy And Perfect For Reading And Stitching

 Hello my dear friends: It is bitter cold here in Annandale, Minnesota, it will be a very cold -5 degrees today not much better tomorrow.

I have been reading and stitching, I have couple of finish's and wish I had shown them to you before Valentines Day, one is a free design from Hands On Design, Token of My Heart Cathy designed this for 2025.

Not my best finish

I stitched this one many years ago, way back in 2017, I have had this sitting in my finishing basket for years this is from https://e-subrosa.blogspot.com I have stitched a few of her designs in the past, please check her out also on Etsy

I am working on a design from Primrose Cottage, I did buy the finishing kit for this design

 So sorry about the wrinkles I am holding the fabric in my hand, I do not have a frame small enough for mounting and stitching

This will be a roller pin finish like the Baked With Love Design

Baked With Love Last years design for a roller pin finish

I have more to show but do not want to have a long blog post, I do however want to show you how kind and loving Toki is https://watashigameganewokakerutoki.blogspot.com please visit her Blog

This is so lovely I am going to start stitching it this week

The threads are included in the kit, I love this, thank-you Toki for being so thoughtful, your kindness touches my heart, it is a beautiful design

One last photo for the post, this is Lily  and Mikey playing, she has been such a pleasure to have , she has made Mikey so happy, she loves to cuddle and plays so much with us and Mikey, she has loads of energy she keeps us busy, she was three years old when brought to the shelter, the owner had three dogs and needed to get rid of one, lucky for us we found her, so many people called the shelter after we put money down on her, we had to wait a week because she had been spayed

She is such a sweet heart

I will post another day this week, I do not want to make this a long post

For those of you in cold weather please stay warm and those of you in very warm weather stay cool

Catherine

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I Am So Excited To Share What Mike Bought Me For My Birthday

Greetings to all my lovely followers, thank-you for from my heart.

One of the blogs I follow is Magpies Mumblings, MA, quilts so many amazing quilts and sells them at a very fair price, especially with all the work she puts in, I was able to receive one for my birthday from Mike, it is stunning, more beautiful in person, her hung it today.

MA, has cut each piece and quilted it together, this is so amazing.

Please visit her site: https://magpiesmumblings.blogspot.com, she has more quilts for sale, they are large enough to hang on a wall or wherever you like.

I have been saving up for a log bedroom set for several years, I hope to find one to my liking soon.

I have been working on a few things, I did finish Give Thanks, from Asbury's Echos, so sorry about the wrinkles I am stitching Thanksgiving long before the season begins for fall, I just want to be ahead a bit, I will be tea dying this before finishing the construction and stuffing

I am now working on Thankful by Needle Treasures Nook

her site is also on Etsy I do not have much stated on the design I just started stitching today, will post a progress photo soon

Time to start dinner, I hope you are having great weather where you are, please Pray for the loss of life and homes in California because of the fires

Stay Safe

Catherine❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

A New Design From By The Bay Donna Bayless & Blue Ribbon Designs

 You have to check this design out it is lovely, Donna at https://bythebayneedleart.blogspot.com

Home Among The Blossoms, I love this design. please check her out on her Blog and Etsy

Belinda over at https://blueribbondesigns.blogspot.com

Check out Belindas Valentine Cards, so sweet, check out her other versions

of the cards

Catherine❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

A Little Stitching Plus A New Member Of The Family

 I have finished another piece to a set, it is a ruler case, now I just need to fond the time to construct it.

This is from Olde Colonial Designs I rescued this set from the stash reallocation table a few years ago at Minnesota Needlework Guild Retreat, I have been slowly stitching the separate pieces, I do have another design to stitch for this set.

The pages are a bit wrinkled that is the way I found them, I do wish that whoever had this before me would have taken care of the designs better

The above is the ruler and backing fabric, love the pattern and green color fabric

This is the scissor case, I stitched in the past, not sure if I have shown this on the Blogger site

I hope to have them finished this week

This is the scissor fob

This is Lily, she is three years old, she was surrendered due to the owner had too many dogs, she is house broken and so lovable, she love to play, Mikey was so heart broken when we had to put Blondie the cat to sleep that he went into depression, he is now a very happy and bouncy guy

She weighs only 9 pounds as compared to Mikeys 14 pounds, he is so gentle with her

I hope and Pray you are saying Prayers for the fires and lives lost in California and the horrible weather                                                            that the south and east are getting

                                                      Have an amazing week of stitching

Catherine❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

Our Blondie The Cat Had to Go To Cat Heaven Today

This was the most amazing cat I have ever had, she talked to me everyday, 

she slept on my tummy and by my head, she was so cuddly and loving, she was a rescue 13 years ago, she was so ill the doctor said she may not make it, thankfully she did.

                                        I will miss you sweet baby, I will see you again someday

                                                                     Hugs from Mommy
 

When I Was Young I thought 2025 Was Way Into The Future

 Thank-you to all the wonderful comments from my faithful followers, my heart smiles when I read your comments.

I find it amazing that there are so many people who do not know me personally but care to leave comments and very sweet comments. This past year has been very hard on me and my husband, his illness and his sisters illness is very trying to me. I was scared by a doctor in the ER last November and told I may have bladder cancer, I am so thankful for the Prayers from the family and people that I had told this about, I do not have bladder cancer, I put everything in Gods hands, my Prayers were answered, I only shared this information with one person knowing she is a strong person when it comes to Prayers, thank-you so much, you know who you are, here in Blogland.

So on to stitching, I am almost finished with Blue Coat Santa, he is a full coverage design, I love Teresa Kogut Designs, and many other designers also. I hope to have him finished by tomorrow evening.

I have a couple of designs I want to stitch from Asbury's Echos, Rhonda has an Etsy Shop and a YouTube site, she has her son Drew on the videos with her, he sometimes shares what he is either making or of some of his animals, both the Etsy site and the YouTube site are Asbury's Echos by name, check her out.

We will star taking down the Christmas decorations the day after the Epiphany on Monday, it will make me sad, I love Christmas decorations.

I have a question for you, have you ever wanted to stitch a design look for it on Ebay, Etsy or Facebook and could not find it, I have been looking for a design for several years maybe if I give up it will show up sometime. I am not sure which one I will start next.

God Shed His Grace

Bumblebee 3

                                                                         Give Thanks

I hope you all are well enjoying needle and thread and some family time; it is very cold here in Minnesota, single digits and in the Teens only, brrrr.

Until, next time 

Catherine❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

What Are Your Plans For The New Year? Day 24 & 25 Of Advent Box

 First I want to thank-you all for your very kind and sweet comments, so many bloggers do not get comments, I feel very lucky.

Thank-you from my heart❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I have been stitching and did have a fully constructed project, it is different from the finish Teresa Kogut had for the Jingle Ball, I hope you like what I did

This is haw far I am on Blue Coat Santa, not much stitching over the Christmas Holiday

This is Day 24 of The Most Wonderful Advent Box 

This design is by Scarlett House, I love this sweet design

Oh Deer

The last Day is from Shakespeare's Peddler

Love this design 

If Teresa plans on doing the Advent Box again next year I will sign up, I will be saving throughout the year just in case

I hope that you have an amazing New Year Blessed with lots of love, family and stitching, my plans are to get all the things I have stitched fully constructed, this may take a while, so hang in there.

I was able to add the missing Blogs from my Blog list. if I have missed anyone I will be sure to check and add you.

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Oh My What a crappy mistake I made

 I was trying to remove the sites that have not posted in the last year, somehow it deleted all the Blogs I follow, please be assured I will add all of you back again when I get the time, it is still busy here with Christmas Parties and coffee get-togethers' hope you all are well and thank-you from my heart for all your comments to my blog postings.

Catherine❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

Merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah

 A very Blessed Christmas to all who celebrate and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

                                                                 Photo found on Pinterest

                                                                Photo found on Pinterest

                                           I hope this season finds you healthy and happy

Catherine🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🕎🕎🕎🕎🕎

Merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah To All Who Celebrate

 After all the preparations of making fried rice, cake balls and gift wrapping we are ready for tomorrow.

How about you? I hope you are ready and enjoy this beautiful time of year, the Blessed Birth of Our Savior, it is still hard to comprehend what Jesus did for our sins.

I Have worked a bit on Blue Coat Santa, I had to frogged his whole left arm, I was off by one stitch, it looked like he was handicapped, not that there is anything wrong with that but it looked odd.

I received a Happy mail last week, it is from Marilyn (no Blog) she is such a sweet lady I am very lucky to have her as a follower, her work is lovely and her finishing is perfect, she also sent along two of the cutest needle threaders, I love anything flowers and these are adorable, love thew colors so pretty, thank-you from my hear Marilyn.

I have missed the last few days of posting for the Most Wonderful Advent Box, days 20, 21, 22and 23

20 is from the Blue Flower, Winter Whale, I may have to stitch this on a different color fabric.

21 is from Running with Scissors, Ho Ho Ho, this is another design I will stitch but with a different color fabric and a mush different finish.

23 is from Kathy Barrick, a sweet Santa, Hanging The Moon, this will be stitched on a different colored fabric also, love this design.

Day 23 is from L-D-Da Let It snow I love this design also, I put out snowmen after I take down the Christmas decorations after the Epiphany in January

This is our little Mikey named after my late brother Michael, my nephew Michael, a friend of ours who we worked with at the food shelf Michael Early and my husband Michael, we love this little guy but you cannot say car ride, go, Starbucks (he gets a pup cup) bank (he gets treats from the girls at the window) and shopping, he has those words locked into going someplace, he will sit at the steering wheel until one of us either goes someplace or we take him back into the house.

I hope you all have an amazing Christmas.

Gods Blessings on you all in this Christmas Season

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄Catherine, Michael Blondie the Cat and of course Mikey🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄