KITTY CAT BED BY REBECCA LATHAM

 Okay, it's not technically a quilt, because it is not quilted!

I've been meaning to make a little cat bed for one of Prim's favorite sleeping spots. She jumps up on this coffee table to look out the window and relax, and her claws have started scratching the wood a little bit. Plus, although she doesn't seem to mind the hard surface, I wanted to make her a soft, cushion-y place on which to rest. 

 

I found a jungle cat fleece remnant (50% off!) at a JoAnn Fabric and Craft Store, and the piece was big enough to make the perfect size kitty cat bed for the table. The bed is four thicknesses of the fleece, plus two layers of leftover very poof-y wool batting.

 

I simply sewed around three sides, turned it right side out, then folded over the fourth edge and sewed it closed. Prim took to it right away!  

REVERSIBLE CABLE KNIT SCARF BY REBECCA LATHAM

Okay, this is not a quilt! But since I don't have a yarn blog, I am posting my latest project here.

I have always been looking for a truly reversible knitted cable stitch, and I finally found one here.

For this scarf, I used two 3.5 oz. skeins of Lion Brand Yarns Landscapes, in the colorway Volcano, which I purchased at JoAnn Fabric and Crafts Store.

 

 

I cast on 46 stitches, and worked it using size 8 and 10 knitting needles. I started out with 6 rows of garter stitch (knit every row), with 4 stitches of garter at the sides, then ended the final border with 6 rows of garter stitch. The center 38 stitches are filled with the cable pattern. 

I am so happy that I found this pattern, and I will be giving this scarf as a gift soon. I hope my friend likes it!

MY NEW ETSY SHOP

Over a year ago, I got the idea to open an online shop on Etsy to sell quilts and other handmade items. I made some quilts to sell, and stopped at Hancock's at Paducah to buy fabric for a sweet little jewelry holder that I wanted to make.

 

I bought enough fabric to make 60 of these items and started sewing. Many, many days later, I was finished, but never pulled the trigger on the Etsy shop. I sold a few of the pouches at a flea market last year, but the rest have been set aside for the day that I might get around to opening my shop.

Well, today was that day, and my shop is open! So far, only the jewelry holders are listed, but after Thanksgiving, I plan on doing my photography and listing my quilts.

You can visit my shop by clicking here. There are nine different colors to choose from.

I told my sister, Diane, about my new shop and she posted it on her Facebook timeline, and a few minutes later, I had my first sale!  I'm very excited!