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  • Name: Kathy
  • Age: 53
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My 2009 Stitching Finishes

~Fabulous Fall Biscornu, Cats Whiskers Nov.4
~Owl Biscornu, Stitch Creations Oct.31
~Coffee Crossword, Primrose Needleworks Oct.28
~Midnight Magic, Mill Hill Oct.10
~2009 Schooler Santa, Prairie Schooler Oct.5
~Boo Club, Lizzie Kate Sept.27
~Floral Biscornu, Alice Okon Sept.9
~Alla Turca, Pelin Tezer Aug.22
~Cheetah Biscornu, Cross Stitch Happy Aug.11
~Bluebird Soap Dispenser, Cathy Livingston Jul.15
~1991 Schooler Santa, Prairie Schooler Jul.11
~Summer Butterfly Biscornu, Alexandrina Jul.3
~Kitty Frame, San-Man Orig. Jun.19
~Going Bananas, San-Man Orig. Jun.18
~Assisi Kiwi, CraftsWeb NZ (gift) Jun.15
~Beaded Roses Biscornu, Just Nan Jun.6
~Frog Biscornu, Casey Buonaugurio May 19
~Butterfly Motif, My Aunt's Attic (gift) Apr.29
~Pansy Biscornu, Dinky-Dyes Apr.15
~Peacock Heart, Gift of Stitching Apr.12
~Peacock, Papillon Creations Apr.1
~Roberta's Cats Fob, Cross Stitch Happy Mar.27
~Growth Rings, Ink Circles Mar.25
~Ohio Heart, Victoria Sampler Feb.25
~XS Cat, Margaret Sherry Feb.21
~Blue Bayou, Northern Pine Designs Feb.10
~Garden Biscornu, Kissy-Cross Feb.4
~Cherry Blossom Biscornu, Sweetheart Tree Jan.22
~Dream Tree, M Designs Jan.16
~Memory Wall Quilt (gift) Jan.16
~Floral Motif, My Aunt's Attic (gift) Jan.11
~Winter Bird Delight, Praiseworthy Stitches
Jan.7

Planning for 2009

2009 Stitching

WiPs
~Memory Wall Quilt (gift) 100% done
Started 5/28/08 Done 1/16/09 image
~Alla Turca SAL, Pelin Tezer 100% done
Started 5/20/09 Done 8/22/09
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~Holland Landscapes, Chatelaine
58% done
Started 5/31/08,Progressing..thru all Pt.7 July'09
~Castles in the Air SAL, Papillon 21% done
Started 4/16/09,Progressing...thru pt.5 Sept. '09


UFOs
~Evening in the Park, Chatelaine--51% done
~Dragon Feathers Afghan, Fanta Cat--50% done
~Italian Garden, Liz T. Diehl--33% done
Resumed 11/01/09
~Companions, TW--20% done
Resumed 10/10/09, 3 weekend days in Oct.
~New Zealand Map, Heritage Stitchcraft--
2% done
~Breaking Dawn, Kustom Krafts--
2% done
~Flower Power, Crossed Wing--1% done

Series in Progress
~Elizabeth Designs Cottage series
(3 of 12 done for appliqué quilt before 2009)
--Black Crow Cottage
--Climbing Rose Cottage
--Crabapple Hill Cottage
--Gardner's Cottage
--Old Stone Church
--Pine Tree Cottage
--Seaside Cottage
--Shepherd's Cottage
--Woodland Cottage

~Hearts of America, Victoria Sampler
(16 of 50 states done for a quilt)
--Ohio Heart Started 2/25, Done 2/25

~JCS Ornaments
(3 dozen or so left to stitch from the 2003-08 issues)

~Halloween cat quilt
(5 projects done for crazy quilt thru 2008)
--3 Black Cats
--Fat Bat Cat

~Little House Fruit series
(5 of 9 done for banner, 2006 & 2008)
--Blueberries
--Plums
--Apples
--Pumpkins

~Name Tree wall hanging
(4 of 9 done for banner 2009 and before)
--Dream Tree Started 1/12, Done 1/16
--Believe Tree
--Joy Tree
--Peace Tree
--Matt Tree
--Kathy Tree

~Schooler Santas 1989-2009, Prairie Schooler
(18 of 21+ done)
--1991 Santa Started 7/5, Done 7/11
--1990 Santa
--1989 Santa
--2009 Santa Started 10/2, Done 10/5

Separate New Starts (kitted and ready to be StRIPed)
~Winter Bird Delight, Praiseworthy Stitches
Started 1/1, Done 1/7
~Floral Motif, My Aunt's Attic (gift)
Started 1/8, Done 1/11

~Cherry Blossoms Biscornu, Sweetheart Tree
Started 1/17,
Done 1/22
~Garden Biscornu, Kissy-Cross
Started 2/2,
Done 2/4
~Blue Bayou, Northern Pine Designs
Started 2/4,
Done 2/10
~XS Cat, Margaret Sherry
Started 2/21, Done 2/21
~Growth Rings, Ink Circles
Started 2/11, Done 3/25
~Roberta's Cats Fob, CS Happy
Started 3/25, Done 3/27
~Peacock, Papillon Creations
Started 3/28, Done 4/1
~Peacock Heart, Gift of Stitching
Started 4/10,
Done 4/12
~Pansy Biscornu, Dinky-Dyes
Started 4/12,
Done 4/15
~Butterfly Tote, My Aunt's Attic (gift)
Started 4/23,
Done 4/29
~Frog Biscornu, Casey Buonaugurio
Started 5/14, Done 5/19
~Assisi Kiwi Tote, CraftsWebNZ
Started 5/21, Done 6/15
~Beaded Roses, Just Nan
Started 6/1,
Done 6/6
~Going Bananas, San-Man Orig.
Started 6/17, Done 6/18
~Kitty Frame, San-Man Orig.
Started 6/19, Done 6/19
~Summer Butterfly Biscornu, Alexandrina
Started 6/28,
Done 7/3
~Bluebird Soap Dispenser, Cathy Livingston
Started 7/12, Done 7/15
~Cheetah Biscornu, Cross Stitch Happy
Started 8/2, Done 8/11
~Floral Biscornu, Alice Okon
Started 9/4, Done 9/9

~Boo Club, Lizzie Kate
Started 9/15,
Done 9/27
~Midnight Magic, Mill Hill
Started 9/28,
Done 10/10
~Coffee Crossword, Primrose Needleworks
Started 10/12, Done 10/28
~Owl Biscornu, Stitch Creations
Started 10/13, Done 10/31

~Fabulous Fall Biscornu, Cat's Whiskers
Started 11/2, Done 11/4

Finishing/Framing (pro framing not included)
Afghans
Dragon Feathers

Biscornu
Cherry Blossom Biscornu Fin.1/22
Garden Biscornu
Fin.2/4
Roberta's Cats Biscornu Fob Fin.3/27
Pansy Biscornu
Fin.4/15
Frog Biscornu Fin.5/19
Beaded Roses Biscornu
Fin.6/6
Summer Butterfly Biscornu Fin.7/3
Cheetah Biscornu Fin.8/11
Floral Biscornu
Fin.9/9
Owl Biscornu
Fin.10/31
Fabulous Fall Biscornu Fin.11/4


Ornaments
(35+ to do)
Seasons Tweetings Fin.1/12
Raccoon's Visit Fin.2/14
Not a Creature Was Stirring
Fin.2/25
Peacock Heart Fin.4/14

Pillows

Cat Lovers Heart Fin.1/14
Dog Lovers Heart Fin.1/14
Needlepoint Sampler

Other finishing

XS Cat Fob Fin.2/21
Going Bananas Fin.6/18
Kitty Frame Fin.6/19
Bluebird Soap Dispenser Fin.7/15
Midnight Magic Fin.10/10
Alla Turca
The Peacock
Peacock Repose
Boo Club Halloween Banner
CMH Christmas Animals Banner
SMO Flip Calender
LHN fruit series banner
Name Tree wall hanging

Pets

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Cassi, our only girl kitty.....
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Leo and Pixel...they think they are brothers!
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Here is Lad....our blue merle rough collie.

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And this is Ari, the tuxedo tabby, in August of 2006. One of the last pictures of him before he began to decline. He died December 19, 2006 at the age of 15 years, 8 months. He lived with diabetes for 6 of his nearly 16 years, but was still alert to the end. He's waiting at the Rainbow Bridge for me now, bossing the other cats and giving the dogs what for. Peace Ari.

Favorite Quotes


"I was born upon thy banks, river/ My blood flows in thy stream/ And thou meanderest forever/ At the bottom of my dream" -H.D.Thoreau.

"...Man, who even now finds scarce breathing room on this vast globe, cannot retire from the Old World to some yet undiscovered continent, and wait for the slow action of such causes to replace, by a new creation, the Eden he has wasted".
-George Perkins Marsh (1864)

"In wilderness is the preservation of the world."- H.D. Thoreau

"The conservation movement is a breeding ground of Communists and other subversives. We intend to clean them out, even if it means rounding up every bird watcher in the country." -John Mitchell, US Attorney General (1969-72)

"Proud to be a subversive bird watcher!" -StitchinKat

"Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

10 Things You Can Do to Take Action Against Global Warming

From the Take Action section of the website www.climatecrisis.net

Want to do something to help stop global warming? Here are 10 simple things you can do and how much carbon dioxide you'll save doing them.

Change a light Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb will save 150 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

Drive Less Walk, bike, carpool or take mass transit more often. You'll save one pound of carbon dioxide for every mile you don't drive!

Recycle more You can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste.

Check your tires Keeping your tires inflated properly can improve gas mileage by more than 3%. Every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere!

Use less hot water It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Use less hot water by installing a low flow showerhead (350 pounds of CO2 saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds saved per year).

Avoid products with a lot of packaging You can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide if you cut down your garbage by 10%.

Adjust your thermostat Move your thermostat down just 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees in summer. You could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.

Plant a tree A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.

Turn off electronic devices Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you're not using them will save you thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

Spread the word! Tell everyone you know about these simple ways to Take Action!

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The Life of Kat

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imageMarried 16+ years, 1 DD age 15 in 2009, stitcher for 30+ years, BA in anthro, Masters in Library Science. image
Family includes 3 cats and one dog. In additon, I'm an unrequited horse-crazy girl who never grew up, and still wishes for a horse of my own! My main hobby is stitching (of course!). I stitch on a rotation, love designs by Teresa Wentzler, Crossed Wing, and Chatelaine, and like making quilts on occasion. I also love reading, chocolate, and hanging out with DH and DD and the pets. I volunteer with a local environmental group, and have been known to do a little subversive bird watching!
I also follow Duke Basketball, and Carolina Hurricanes hockey, Stanley Cup champs for 2006! Go 'Canes! image

Most of my free time I am stitching away.....image check my Pawprints Blog for the latest Happy Dance! image
If you want to contact me directly please remove the spaces here....stitchinkat @ gmail.com

Kat Pawprints

  1. November Biscornu

    11/05/09 09:29:56 | 0 Comments

    Yep, here's the November biscornu already! It's Dinky-Dyes/Cat's Whiskers' Fabulous Fall Biscornu, stitched on Silkweaver's Tawny Sparkle 32ct belfast. Top, and bottom sides....fun and quick!
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  2. October Recap, November Goals

    11/02/09 10:37:41 | 0 Comments

    October Recap
    WiPs...
    ~Castles in the Air, pt.6 No time...
    ~Holland Landscapes, pt.8 No time...
    ~Companions UFO Working weekends...
    ~Midnight Magic Done! image
    New Starts...
    ~Owl Biscornu for October Done! image
    ~2009 Schooler Santa (Hockey Santa!) Done! image
    ~Coffee Crossword (gift)
    Done! image

    November Goalsimage
    WiPs...
    ~Castles in the Air, pt.6 Postponed due to fabric issues...
    ~Italian Garden UFO (weekends only)
    New Starts...
    ~Fabulous Fall Biscornu Done! image
    ~Christmas ornie
    ~LHN Pumpkins
  3. Two finishes....

    11/01/09 07:25:22 | 0 Comments

    Here are my last two finishes for October!

    Coffee Crossword by Primrose Needleworks
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    And my October biscornu, design by M.Brouwer's Stitch Creations blog, called the Owl Biscornu (top and bottom)
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  4. Stitching Jubilee 2009 Report

    10/20/09 08:09:09 | 0 Comments

    I posted on my Blog a long report of my trip to this year's Stitching Jubilee in PA....way too long to repeat here, so go there and visit and don't forget to click on the pics to see close-ups! image

  5. Midnight Magic

    10/11/09 07:12:00 | 1 Comments

    Mill Hill Buttoned & Beaded kit Midnight Magic in MH Star frame. Completed 10/10/09.
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  6. 2009 Schooler Santa

    10/07/09 09:23:55 | 0 Comments

    Prairie Schooler's 2009 Santa. Stitching completed 10/5/09. My Hockey Santa is a 'Canes fan!
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  7. September Progress, October Goals

    10/01/09 06:45:58 | 0 Comments

    September Progress
    WiPs...
    ~Castles in the Air, finish pt.4, also complete pt.5 Both pts. Done! image
    ~Holland Landscapes, Pt.8 Not this month...
    ~Spirit Horse tote bag Retired after frogging too many mistakes! (will find another pattern for tote)
    New Starts...
    Floral Biscornu for September Done! image
    Halloween Project-Boo Club (Lizzie Kate) Done! image
    Another Halloween Project-Midnight Magic (Mill Hill) Started...
    2009 Schooler Santa (Hockey Santa!) Will start on Opening Day--Oct.2nd!

    October Goalsimage
    WiPs...
    ~Castles in the Air, pt.6 No time...
    ~Holland Landscapes, pt.8 No time...
    ~Companions UFO Working weekends...
    ~Midnight Magic
    Done! image
    New Starts...
    Owl Biscornu for October Done! image
    2009 Schooler Santa (Hockey Santa!) Done! image
    Coffee Crossword (gift)
    Done! image

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