Thread:Superkenzie/@comment-33437691-20200103172834/@comment-33437691-20200109164939

Strictly indoors, unless I'm out on the porch with her. Even then, some of the squirrels aren't afraid of her or me, so they edge over, thinking I've got peanuts. Elsa is pretty small, so she just watches them--one of the squirrels is a real bruiser, so when he rushes at the window, she backs off. It's pretty cute. It sickens me to see/hear about the damage cats do; they aren't natural predators of song birds, so the birds just haven't got the defenses against them. Watching them from indoors gives her enough mental stimulation, so she's not a bored or lazy cat even though she's spayed.

How many quilts? Thank you for asking: I've made 3 queen-sized tops, finished one, this is the Doe and Darts pattern, with my 2nd cat Elsa's tail in the foreground. Then I

took one apart because it really didn't look good, and the 3rd is on the frame now. I really like the assembly part (I generally use a sewing machine--stronger stitches), and once I start quilting I enjoy it.... There are just so many other things I prefer to do 😜! My favourite so far is the smaller Indian trails one I made (there are 2 versions of the pattern, one filling the centre and the other version in blocks around the outside. The black has a pattern quiled in gold metallic thread with celtic coins in each corner--probably not visible here). This fits the top of a queensize bed, but doesn't go over the sides.

My first quilt was entirely hand done, with embroidered Chinese dragons aorund the edges and a traditional patchwork centre; truly a beautiful quilt but so old and faded now it's falling apart (no picture, sorry--for my sake at least!)

Then I've made 2 baby quilts for other people (no pictures); I have a 3rd started (again, I prefer the embroidery part). They are made with the candlewicking technique (you probably know it, even if the name doesn't make sense: the stiches are quite large knots that form a pattern; in this case, there are 12 designs: a train, doll, teddy bear, dog etc. I'll see if I can find my camera (!!!).

All the best!