More Cowboy Kitty!

The last few weeks have been so busy! Spring is in full swing and the gardens are growing like mad. Miss Emma has returned (again...) and so far, so good! I have managed to make those really cool kitchen towels I referred to earlier. The softies are still under construction and I am beginning on some "Days of the Week" kitchen towels with a sweet vintage flair to them. I'll be posting them shortly. In the meantime here are the remainder of the vintage 1940's pattern "Cowboy Kitty" kitchen towels. They look great in my kitchen and if you are looking for a set you can find them in my Etsy shop at http://www.theartnest.etsy.com/. Enjoy!

Cowboy Kitty with his Lasso of Mischief...

Pondering his next act of mischief...

And lastly, singing the tales of his mischief!!

Oh, What a Softie....

It seems Miss Emma (my embroidery/sewing machine) is once again under the weather. But all is well, I have borrowed my good friends sewing machine and I am all about making softies. It's totally been on my agenda for some time now, so I'm taking the time to make them while my embroidery machine is out for repair. I love working with all the beautiful fabric combinations and creating three dimensional creatures from the different colors and textures is a lot of fun.

Here's a little ducky I have cut out and ready to stitch. The fabric in the background is going to be a big-eared creature I've created a new pattern for. I'll blog them both when completed.

This is Freddy Fabulous! He's my tres' chic owl created from an upcycled sweater and awesome orange/cream cotton fabric I found on sale. I've just recently listed him in my Etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24643805. Check him out!

Cowboy Kitty Rides Again!

I've kept busy in the Nest making those uber-cool kitchen tea towels I referred to earlier. I really love the vintage patterns on these. They are call "Cowboy Kitty" and are from the 1940's. The patterns themselves are stitched in redwork, but I then colored them in using fabric paint markers to ensure the colors didn't run when washed. I have more from the same retro pattern set in the works and hope to share them soon.

Look at Cowboy Kitty's sly sideways glance! It looks like trouble just rode in on his stick-horse...

Cowboy Kitty is totally sweet on Cowgirl Kitty! Look out!

I'm keeping a set of these to dress up my kitchen for sure. But if you want a set too, you can get them at http://www.theartnest.etsy.com/. I'll post more from this vintage pattern set in future blogs.