WiP and a A Tribute from the Hubby

As some of you know, I posted yesterday about our cat, Misty, who passed away Tuesday morning. I wish I'd waited to post it because my hubby sent out an email to our family about her death that I thought was so sweet and eloquent that I just had to include it here.

We lost a very special member of our family today.  Misty T. Cat (T. stands for The) was born July 18, 1992.  She allowed me to share her home for 20 years, and  adjusted to many additions to her household over the years.  She accepted another female into the household in 1998 and learned to love her.  She raised a Labrador and two children, patiently training them the proper way to treat a feline.  She was a stern disciplinarian  (swats and nips issued firmly but lovingly) and very protective of her family (invading lizards were always dealt capital punishment).  She was gracious enough to allow us to pet and feed her as much as we liked.  The last few years were tough for her, but she managed to continue in her matriarchal role for as long as possible.  We love her and will miss her, and I am grateful to have had the privilege. I know that tonight she is a fuzzy gray nebula in the starry sky who will always watch over us.

I also wanted to include my sewing feats for the week: a Noodlehead clutch for a friend and another Carpenter's Wheel to add to my small stack.

I now have 5 of these jewels but more are needed to cover my bed. Onward and upward!

A Death in the Family...

I just went downstairs and found our cat, Misty. She was 20 years old so she had a very long life for a cat. She hasn't been doing very well lately and I knew it was coming, but it was still a shock to find her. I'm a bit of a basket case right now since I'm home alone to deal with it, and I don't know how I'm going to tell my kids. My daughter has been especially loving with her for the past year or so and I know she's going to take it hard. Luckily I think it will make her feel better that Misty HAS been having some sickness lately so it will help her to know that she is no longer in pain. Taking a day of mourning for a loved pet...

Back to Work...Well, Sewing Work Anyway!

I made a Noodlehead clutch for a friend in the musical. She loved it and was already using it before the next day.  She was very sweet and helped me a lot with my makeup and stuff so I just wanted to do a little something for her before the end of the run. I also added a flower pin.

I know the pictures aren't great but they were taken with my cell phone in the dressing room... and I still have a dumb phone. Today I'm going to finish up a Carpenter's Wheel and start another (hopefully). Of course, I've also got to start doing a good clean on my house; it's sort of gotten away from me during the course of the show.

Last Seussical Today...

Well, we have our last Seussical performance today and it is bittersweet. It will be nice to get my time back but I have enjoyed doing this so much. I will definitely audition again. They are doing Spamalot in the Spring and I would just die to be the Lady of the Lake. I have a lot of weight to lose before attempting that though. That in mind, I have actually lost 10 pounds doing this show! I think it cam from eating a late lunch and not eating dinner very often. I'm hungry when I get home but I usually only want a couple of bites of something before bed so I don't feel hungry while trying to sleep. So this means I'm back to sewing and blogging. I actually already finished something yesterday for a friend but I've got to work out the Picasa monthly payments to get the picture posted. Not sure if this will work but here is the link to the clutch I made in flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59475950@N04/7963793176/in/photostream/
See you guys tomorrow!

WIP Wednesday

Still doing Seussical; shows all this weekend starting tomorrow night but I did get some sewing done. A gray, aqua, and yellow block here, and another one there.
I've also been working on another Carpenter's Wheel block. But it looks as if I have reached my 1 GB limit. I figured out a way around it before by lowering the size of the pictures to about 100 KB each but it appears I have maxed out again. I will have to see how to get around this. Hope your day is better!

Check it Out!

I didn't get to go but our quilting guild had the grand reveal on all the Bottled Rainbows projects this past week. A friend took mine in for me. There was a blind voting for the winner but I knew Diane would win because I'd seen some of her blocks. How gorgeous is this?

Diane did her own take on the quilt and I think it is just stunning. She won another quilt as her prize.

Don't you love it when someone is able to take a specific project and really make it their own? I know we all change fabrics and maybe even change the size of the project, but I love the idea of taking it a huge step further as she did with this quilt. Just amazing.

Are you doing anything fun this Labor Day! Hubby decided he was tired of the the Closet Made stuff in our bedroom closet and is currently redoing it all. Have you ever wondered just how much stuff is in your closet? Yeah, right now I wish I didn't know.

I'm really hoping it gets done before bedtime tonight because, otherwise, we will be sleeping in the guest bedroom!

Oh yeah, looking for a giveaway? Check over at Toni's website, SewFrench. You could win a $25 gift card to Pink Chalk Fabrics or Amazon. How cool is that? And definitely check out her blog while you're there. She does great work!

Just a Little Picture...

This is our Seussical cast picture. Sorry it's  not real clear. I had to scan it in.

I am dead center above the Cat. We have been having a blast. Now, back to the sewing room to work on my Carpenter Wheel block!