Vintage Cats Start

New Start today in celebration of a long weekend and because I wanted to: 

Teresa Kogut “Vintage Cats” 

Here is their cover photo 

And here is my start on the female kitty: 

I’m copying my friend, Joanie (previous post) using 20 count linen by Weeks Dye Works in Tiger Eye.

I’m using perle 5 cottons and stitching with one strand over 2 threads of linen.

I feel I had a really solid day of good stitching! 

I’m retiring from my finishing business and really happy I have only 1 package left! 

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 

Soon I’ll only have to worry about keeping house, caring for my grandbaby and living life. 

I feel lighter knowing I won’t have deadlines and endless work hanging over my head. 

🧡 Cora went to the pumpkin patch today 🧡 

Weighted Stand-ups

 I had the delight of finishing my friend, Joanie’s “Vintage Cat” into a weighted stand-up

Isn’t he just the thing?! 

Here he is all styled on her mantle in a Halloween vignette

Oh my gosh, I am so in love with him! He has a partner in the book too. 

Here they are as they appear for their cover photo model. 

These are found in Teresa Kogut’s “Hello Halloween” book.

It is filled with sweet designs and of course Joanie has plans of stitching the top hat kitty and I am (of course) going to copy her idea for both….and today my supplies are to be delivered to my door 🤣

Joanie’s gorgeous kitty is stitched on 20 count Week’s Dye Works Tiger Eye linen over 2 threads using pearl 5 cottons. 

🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤

Here is an update on where I am on “Holiday Stroll” by Teresa Kogut as well.

I will be making him into a weighted stand-up.

Also stitched on 20 count natural raw linen, over 2 using 1 strand of perle 5 cottons. 

I love how he’s looking already ❤️

Today is a beautiful sunny, cool, early fall day. 

Perfect!

And a little snap of my little daily companion 

“Holiday Stroll” by Teresa Kogut

An exclusive from the 2024 Jingle Bell Ball - here is the cover model photo

I’m stitching on 20 ct. natural linen 1 strand perle 5 cotton over 2 threads linen.

Here’s how it’s looking as of today 😊

My plans are to make weighted stand-up for my Santa Collection on my mantle.