He has a cashmere sweater and a cotton flannel herringbone jacket.
A messenger bag and a red and white handkerchief.
And here is the whole gang!
Four adorable kitty cats! What a family!
And a B&W Tuxedo Boy
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And Kitty #3
More squirrels!
Her sweater decoration-
It is the perfect time of year for garden photos!
Kitty #2
She has squirrels and mushrooms on her dress. I made her a mushroom purse to match.
Here is a close-up of her purse-
And here she is in the gardens of my new home.
Getting some of these kitties finished!
I really wanted to get another post out before August is over. Happy Labor Day weekend to all my US friends! I have finished up a group of 4 kitties that are a special gift for someone :-)
Here is the first kitty girl-
She has a cashmere sweater with tiny antique 3-hole buttons. What a sweet face!
All her goodies.
Purse close-up-
And here she is in the garden, hanging out with all her gnome friends!
Seventh and Last Mermaid for now
Another Green-tailed Mer-lady.
She has silver knots in her hair-
It is the first time I’ve tried french knots with metallic embroidery floss. I got this beautiful watery batik for her hair during my recent trip to Connecticut.
Still playing with tail embroidery.
I gave her some decoration on her back-
And some relaxing shots :-)
Dreaming of the beach…
And making friends-
And More Purple!
This mermaid has a lot of purple!
She is a slim mermaid. If you haven’t noticed, I made 3 body sizes :-)
Her hair matches her fins.
The ombre dyeing crept right up her belly. Tiny glass stars beads on her belt.
I’m still playing with the tail embroidery. And I decorated the back a bit.
Purple-Tail Mermaid
I love her sea-bubbly hair.
I’m enjoying playing with the embroidered tails.
This time I put a little embroidery on her back.
A Dark Mermaid
Yes, I am having fun with the hair!
I spent way too long on the tail embroidery.
Again, the back is plain.
And here she is, out in the garden.
And other projects
The last month or so has been busy. I cut out and dyed more mermaids, made myself some new clothes, traveled to Connecticut for a family get-together, and made a baby blanket. Now that it has been received, I can post it!
Here is step one… well actually step 0 was finding the right bins in my disorganized studio…
Laying out the pieces of scrap cashmere sweaters. Step 2, sewing it all up.
The edging is sweater ribbing.
Step 3, mail it off, wait to make sure it gets there, then wrap up that sweet baby!
Mermaid #3
This mermaid had several “make-overs” before I was satisfied. That is not unusual when working on a new design. I’m going through my embroidery books to get inspired for the scale design.
Variegated perle (pearl) cotton by Sue Spargo– I love this thread!
Her back has no embroidery. But her hair is fancy!
And here she is, out in the garden. I would definitely not recommend displaying this way :-)
