Happy Halloween!

My sister finally (FINALLY) emailed me a picture of Cealinn in her Cinderella costume.

Looks thrilled, doesn't she? Like maybe the glass slipper fits one of her stepsisters. Or maybe Prince Charming is grating on her last nerve. Ah well. She's still gorgeous.

Apparently our pumpkin was having a bit more fun in his "coat". Colm is wearing Cealinn's costume from 2003. How adorable is he? The pattern was Butterick 9318. It's actually reversible. The inside is a ladybug, pretty fun. My review of it is on patternreview.com.

Thanks for the photos Kelly!

Country Quilt Stocking

Remember. It's a "primative" style country quilt stocking. The snowman and candy cane are from "301 Country Christmas Quilt Blocks" by Mary Jo Hiney. The book is fabulous and has a ridiculous number of fantastic Christmas patterns (santas, angels, stars, Christmas trees, cats with halos, you name it). The stocking pattern is Butterick 5783. There's a review at patternreview.com.

So, emphasis on primative, I machine pieced a main motif surrounded by scraps of solid fabric and hand quilted (obviously) around the central image and used small bells to tie quilt at the scrap joins. The fabric is cotton as is the batting. The finished stocking is cuter than I expected.
It's for my niece. I hope she likes it!

What a difference a week makes.

Remember how excited I was that the cats were using their kitty kube? Score 1 for the momma cat and all that... Yeah, well. That's our Thor (the green cat). I suspect he did most of the damage. No proof, but it fits his M.O. Here's Pan (the blue cat) in the kube prior to the hell-cat(s) attack.

It appears that the bulk of the damage occurred while the cube was in its squished position. Exhibit A: Good thing they're cute...

Kitty Kube

Cute, eh? I spent about 4 hours making this pet bed. The pattern is McCall's 5149. There's a complete review of the project on Pattern Review.

Surprisingly, the boys actually use the thing. Woo-hoo! Score 1 for the momma cat.

PS. Please ignore the disgustingly filthy carpet. Ew.