Happy Boxing Day to those of you lot who celebrate. And lucky many of you lot who larn ane to a greater extent than vacation out of the deal. Things are pretty much dorsum to normal hither at the Three Cats Ranch. We create all our celebrating on Christmas Eve. When the kids were petty (and when nosotros were petty kids), nosotros opened presents nether the tree on Christmas Eve, as well as and then at that topographic point was to a greater extent than from Santa on Christmas morning. Of course, those days are long gone, as well as thence now, it's mainly a Christmas Eve get-together as well as done. We commonly pass Christmas morn undecorating everything, every bit nosotros did yesterday.
We had ane errand to run, as well as and then came domicile for lunch. Then...I was exhausted. It was my twenty-four hours of the calendar week to grab upwards on sleep, as well as thence I took a long nap inwards the afternoon. Eventually, I got to operate doing some to a greater extent than of the embellishing on Wind inwards the Whiskers. After a distich of imitation starts as well as experiments amongst thread, I position whiskers on this kitten.
Then to a greater extent than on these kittens inwards a basket.
The butterfly was given some antennae.
And some other aeroplane got a beady eye.
The iris bring beaded centers. There were lots of beads, but these were harder to do. I opted to plough over only one-half of them beads, as well as entirely 3 each.
The beaded centers of the dogwood blossoms bring proven easiest to do. The beads are a petty larger. I position ane inwards the center, as well as then 3 to a greater extent than on each side, as well as and then necktie them off. The embellishing that remains to live done on the quilt consists mainly of beading the centers of the dogwood blossoms.
Smitty was at the create to lend a paw.
Also, he was careful to build clean said paws of whatever debris since he was walking roughly on the quilt.
Now 2 sections are finished, as well as I'll deed on to the next. This department had the most embellishment (if you lot don't count the clothesline). I'm estimating I'm nearly halfway finished amongst this business office of the quilt now. Possibly I tin plough over the sack complete it upwards today.
As for Sadie, she didn't assist amongst the quilt at all. We lastly started banging on the wall as well as calling her since she'd been inwards the Clubhouse for most of the afternoon. She lastly appeared looking downward on us amongst sleepy eyes.
So there's petty to create today other than operate on this quilt. Possibly, only possibly, I tin plough over the sack larn it finished. Wouldn't that live nice?