Now that summer is here and soon it will be sultry days and sooner then later the dogs days of summer…it’s time to think cool!

I love this impish cub that is tugging on Mama’s scarf. Too cute! All the canvas today are from Melissa Shirley Designs. These are the last of the new canvases that caught my eye and that I have pictures from the summer market.

If you are thinking that you want to stitch and/or finish things for this holiday season, it is time to get your fingers in high gear. Like objects in your rear view mirror… finishing deadlines are closer than you think!

I love the paw prints in the snow! These are Debbie Mumm Designs for Melissa Shirley…

What a great stocking for the grown-up in your life! If I were to select one for myself, this would be it.

Melissa always has the most wonderful displays of her stitched items. Every night when the show closes she puts all the models away, so that they are out of sight, out of mind… or if they are on loan from a stitcher, those travel back and forth to her room at night!

Everytime I go to Costco, I always look for a cat approved box to carry my stuff in. Since I live within a mile or 2 from there, it is easy for me to stop in once, maybe twice a week. These boxes are a magent for AlleyCat as it takes all of about 27 seconds to get her attention and for her to give us another Kodak moment!

and until next time…keep on stitching