Colorful Cats Bumblebee

Now with two eyes

I still have a little bit of backstitching to add, but my Bumblebee cat can see much more clearly now that she has two eyes instead of one. There is a lot of detail in this design. I kind of forgot that’s how Pamela Kellogg’s designs are – beautiful and seemingly simple, but with a… Continue reading Now with two eyes

Cat’s Eye

I made some decent progress this month on Colorful Cats Bumblebee. I haven’t quite figured out a good rhythm for stitching this design, but since it has white and black right next to one another in a lot of places, I have determined it’s better to stitch the white first in those areas. I stitched… Continue reading Cat’s Eye

Cats and cross stitch

Over the years I’ve stitched many cat cross stitch designs. Big cats, little cats, some more fanciful, and some almost life-like. In November 2020, I became aware that one of my favorite designers from a few years ago, Pamela Kellogg of Kitty and Me Designs, had designed some new fanciful cat (and other) patterns. I… Continue reading Cats and cross stitch

Large honeybee project bag

I saw a project bag similar to this one on Etsy as I was perusing what others had made. I had the fabric, and I knew I had a perfect project to put in it. I got the fabric at Hobby Lobby for a different project a while back, and I knew I had plenty… Continue reading Large honeybee project bag