2009 Stitching

WiPs
~Memory Wall Quilt (gift) 100% done
Started 5/28/08 Done 1/16/09
~Holland Landscapes, Chatelaine 50% done
Started 5/31/08,Progressing..thru all Pt.6 Apr.'09
~Spirit Tote 20% done
Started 12/9/08
~Castles in the Air SAL, Papillon 12% done
Started 4/16/09,Progressing...thru pt.3 June '09
~Alla Turca SAL, Pelin Tezer 66% done
Started 5/20/09, Progressing...thru pt.6 June '09

UFOs
~Evening in the Park, Chatelaine--51% done
~Dragon Feathers Afghan, Fanta Cat--50% done
~Italian Garden, Liz T. Diehl--33% done
~Companions, TW--20% done
~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
(17 of 20+ done)
--1991 Santa
--1990 Santa
--1989 Santa
--2009 Santa

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

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

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
The Peacock
Peacock Repose
CMH Christmas Animals Banner
SMO Flip Calender
LHN fruit series banner
Name Tree wall hanging

Cassi, our only girl kitty.....

Leo and Pixel...they think they are brothers!

Here is Lad....our blue merle rough collie.


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.

"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

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!