Cats are kind of like having a bowl of potato chips…can you eat just one? I know I can’t and most cat people can’t have just one cat either. I am kind of low on the cat count compared to others that have several. I would love more cats, but my house is not that big and I don’t want to upset the kids too much. We were a household of 3 cats for about 4 years, but Felix left us just last year.

Just like having more than one cat, I love to collect cat related things. Just about anything with a cat, it has my name on it. Cat bags, magnets and stitching on cat canvases are some of my favorites!

I first met Barb through the magic of the Internet and Elizabeth and I ordered some bags for us to review for the magazine. I immediately fell in love with the style of the bag, the quality of the presentation when it arrives at your doorstep and the workmanship. It is great fabric, but where were the cats? I asked Barb if she had any with cat fabric and she said that she would need to look for some. It was a busy summer and it sort of slipped my mind. Not like I need another new bag! But what we need and what we want are not necessarily the same thing.

I finally got a chance to meet Barb at expo night at seminar in San Antonio. It is always a treat to put a name with a face. She had an amazing display of bags with all kinds of fabric and of course I was able to spot the cat bag! I ordered one as I had plenty to take home in my suitcase. It arrived the other day and I am thrilled with it. There are allot of inside pockets too. I understand that she is making some accessory pieces too. This will be my new most used stitching bag now.

A new cat magnet came home with me from BeStitched, a twin to my pink cat magnet. Now I need to find a canvas to go with this magnet!

I have been getting in some great stitching the last few nights to the World Series games as I relish every pitch, every swing of the bat and every great play. Last night it was only the third time in 107 years of World Series baseball that a team rallied in the 9th inning to win the game! Very exciting and I am rooting for the Rangers to take it all. I can only hope that there will be 5 more games just as great as the last few have been before this season ends.

Sylvester is giving me that look, “like why don’t you feed me now?” That’s the trouble when you work at home and are around them lots. They think they can get me to open a can of cat food just whenever.

Now I have both of them with the look. You would think I never feed them. and until next time…keep on stitching