We Have a Kitty (POST from MAY 3, 2009)

Here is our kitty today: happy and healthy! Here she is in an after-surgery pose:

And here is how someone left her at an apartment complex. She was found near a dumpster.

And here is her story with us so far:

My son, Andy, brought this little starving kitty home. She was in bad shape with an injured eye. The vet spayed her, gave her her shots and removed the ruptured eyeball. I bet she has tripled her weight in the last month. I should probably switch from the kitten food to the adult food. I call her "Kitty," Andy calls her "Wren," and AC calls her "Pyewacket." She is a delightful, loving not-so-little-anymore kitty, but I feel guilty that she has to be in the front of the house without me because of the dogs. She HATES dogs.

The Monster is Slain

And it is reborn as "Around the World with Lilly." I don't know whether I like the front or the back the best, but I am feeling really good about completing it. I posted the pictures of the quilt packaging clips I liked and the ones that were nightmares (the red and the binder clips). Trust me the blue ones changed my life. I am forever thankful to the Spirited Quilters of Duluth, Georgia! I won a raffle at the last meeting, and the blue clips were one of great surprises in the sack of goodies they gave me.

Georgia Quilt Show

I took my first class at the Quilt Show today. I had to add the class this morning, and somehow, between registering last month, and this morning, I forgot about class fees. I thought I could just pay the supply fee and add the class to my schedule. Oops! So the class was over $100, but it was worth it. We started out with two plain 16 inch squares, did a whole bunch of sewing and cutting; like magic, 5 hours later, I had one finished 16 inch square (see the "flower power" picture). Okay, it probably took me 30 minutes to figure out how to manipulate the fabric, rulers and rotary cutter to make the original plain squares we started with. Feeling brave when I finished the one square, I purchased Kim Montagnese's "Sun" pattern so I can make something for one of the boys later.

I saw the beautiful cotton bathrobes, and I just had to have one. The raspberry sherbet color is fabulous, don't you think?

The Great Pumpkin Sits on Mom's Kitchen Cabinet

My visits with Mom and Dad are always too short. I have been taking pictures and buying fabric. Seriously buying fabric; I have never spent so much on fabric in two days in my whole life! We shopped at Quilter's Station and Harper's. We ate lunch across the street from Harper's at the Farm to Market Cafe. I had the eggplant, tomato and feta cheese sandwich. Yum! The cafe had quilts for sale on the walls, and I very nearly bought the most beautiful, adorable quilt ever. The woman, Robin, who pieced and appliqued the top was the same person who rang us out at Harper's, so we went back over there to talk to her. She told me what the pattern company was, and I ordered the pattern online last night. Quilt Soup's pattern example does not even come close to the quilt Robin made. I think the variations in the fabrics and quilting really made it worth the price she was asking (more, really). But I hesitated, and left it for some other really lucky person.

And Dad made this wonderful apple pie!

And Me: Karmen Sunshine (Thomas)

Chik-fil-a was giving away food to cow-attired persons. I couldn't resist. I also had a spot covered box for a body and a tail with fringe.