Kitties & wool rug

Look how big Junior has gotten! I weighed kitties this week & Ashley (about 20 months old) weighs 9 pounds, while Junior (about 16 months old) weighs 10.5 & Fuzzywuzzy, her littermate is 11.5. I like this picture, it's hard to tell where Junior's heaad ends & Ashley's begins.

It's a good thing that I made a larger rug, the kitties fight over the smaller ones.
It's still not quite big enough for all 5 kitties. Petey leaves in disgust.

Paper piecing with Dupioni silk

I just finished paper piecing some 3" blocks for a little quilt project. I used dupioni silk & it worked beautifully!!! my little Clover iron pressed such tight creases that the tiny pieces were no problem & the silk was thin enough that the seam allowances didn't have to be trimmed too narrowly. I can't show you the completed project yet because it's a surprise for someone who might read my blog, but here's a picture of one of the blocks in progress.


Well...maybe I can show you 1 picture of the completed quilt...

Jesus says "NO! you said it was going to be a surprise, so I'm not going to let you photograph it." Oh well, maybe he'll let me show you the completed quilt next month after it goes to the recipient.