Cat Lady is Making Doggie Quilts

Cat Lady is making doggie quilts. What's that all about? Maybe it's because they are so cute and friendly, whereas (my) cats are mainly cute and sleepy. 

It started in February with a piece for my niece Mandy in Austin, Texas, of one of her dogs she had loved and lost, named Houla. I posted her in my blog here. Next I saw a friend's dog picture on her phone and asked her to send it to me.  Miss Bobo is a fluffy dog, with fluffy hair, so she got lots of stitching added. I wrote about her in April here. I think working on this one is when my Elizabeth went on her thread-eating adventure one night, resulting in her terrible sickness and surgery to remove the thread tangled up in her insides. Clearly my fault, and a reminder to never leave a machine threaded.

Houla, 12 x 15

Miss Bobo, 16 x 21

Marta Boldo is a more smooth-haired little girl, and was so much fun to make. She belongs to Hector and Tom Boldo and is part of a gift exchange with my talented friend Hector Boldo. We are a mutual admiration society and have had this project in mind for quite a while. He is working on a painting of me at my sewing machine. 

Marta Boldo, 16 x 24

With Hector Boldo

I was in Home Depot recently and admired a little black & white papillon and asked her owner if I could take her picture. Of course, she was proud to show off her pup, and the dog seemed used to being admired. She was the perfect subject for my demo with Betty Reid at our August Southern Fiber Artists meeting. We had kits prepared and Power Point pictures, and the 28 participants enjoyed creating this little fellow. I named her Home Depot Papillon.

At Home Depot

Home Depot Papillon, 12 x 12

One of my granddaughters' family came by on their way home from Destin. What a treat to get to see these precious boys and their mom and dad! They were charmed by Roy's boxes of arrowheads that he had found after we moved to Mississippi. 

At Firehouse Subs

They are from age almost 4 to 14