Owls, bunnies, kittens

Why yes, it's another owl from the Dear Jane alternative universe.

And I have to confess my ignorance. All these years I thought I was buying beautiful florals by Kaffe Fassett and Philip Jacobs, only to now realize that most of the fabric depicts owl eyes.

I also made more bounding bunnies...not to feed the owls...but merely to make some progress on this RSC challenge from last year.

Meanwhile, Molly would like to show you that even a six month old kitten can master some of Tommy's pretentious poses. (I personally think Tommy would recommend softer eyes that reveal less of the psychosis that dwells within.)

And I probably should have warned you to avert your eyes if you don't want to see pictures of a kitten enduring the pain of touch.

The writhing and suffering lasts much longer than the actual touch.

Foster Follies

And what is wrong with this picture? Why yes, that is Typhoon in Molly's diva batting bed. This is what happens when a foster cat decides that they are too good for hiding and sleeping under a bed.

Molly has taken over this blanket on the bottom of a shelving unit. She began to sleep here last night to avoid sleep deprivation from Typhoon's relentless need to cuddle.  How do you spell passive-aggressive?

Dear Jane Progress

Here's my progress on the Dear Jane (and Alternate Jane Universe) quilt(s). Fabadashery is celebrating her six month anniversary since she began her Dear Jane journey. I began following along some time after that, but then I haven't caught up yet either. I do have four triangles finished but I didn't get them up in time.

By now I assume you know to expect Molly the adopted kitten to weigh in with her choice of blocks. She must have been in a good mood because she only took down ten of the blocks. But it was early in the day. And she has learned a new technique where she can bring the blocks down by simply pulling at the bottom of the wall. This is not as strenuous as climbing it.

And as you can see my design wall as developed a bulge. Behind it are shelves of flat folds of fabric.  Typhoon is wedged behind the bottom stack of fabric forming that bulge. Molly has learned that she can attack Typhoon and rain blocks all at the same time. 

Here's the four inches of snow we received on Monday.

And this is the freezing rain that greeted us this morning. 

Double nine revisited

I did remember that I had this project, but I didn't really know where I had left off. I did decide to make this quilt reversible with a dark side and a light side. To help inspire me, I laid some of the blocks up on the design wall. Of course, the design wall was clear because Molly had pulled the spiderweb quilt to the floor.

The double nine patch met the same fate. Is this Molly with a look of remorse...or is that a look of diabolical planning? In any case, we also have territorial disputes over the sewing chair. She sometimes takes higher ground...literally...climbing onto my shoulder as I sew.

I was reminded of this project when I found this stack of nine patches buried under the spiderweb scraps.

And so now the nine patches can join its container. In the background are the pile of high contrast strips I pulled for this project that have now taken up permanent residence on my sewing table.

In related news, Typhoon has learned the joys of the strip pile on the floor. He has been wary of this area because a devious predator (Molly) hides there to launch sneak attacks.

Brown standing bunnies

Here are some chocolate bunnies to enjoy well before Easter. Maybe with the addition of pink, they are perfect for Valentine's Day. In any case, they are here to join the brown with pink party at the Rainbow Scrappy Challenge.  I should also mention that these bunnies are being made for a rainbow quilt separate from the plaid bunnies. As you might imagine, keeping all these bunnies separate and accounted for is no small task.

A Return to Bounding Bunnies

The bounding bunnies are back. A while ago I figured out a layout for this quilt. Right facing bunnies on one side, left facing bunnies on the other, with carrots as a column between them. I also figured out how many bunnies of each color I needed. These are 7 of the 23 left facing bunnies that I need to make.

And here is Typhoon's Life is Unfair block. It will join the Dear Jane Alternate Universe collection. As you can see, life is unfair because one block is bigger than the other, and then to make things worse, the large square is fussy cut.

But Typhoon is really fitting in quite well. He has taken over one of Molly's nests in the fabric stash for his daytime napping. It's still hiding, but at least its creative hiding and better than sleeping under a bed.  The shelves of fabric are also fun for sneak attacks. And this afternoon, when Molly went to nap in her batting bed, Typhoon went and kept her company. Apparently sleeping with the warden is allowed at Kitten Korrectional Facility.

Dear Jane and Typhoon

Today seems to be a day of subdued colors, relatively speaking. This is Dear Jane block C3 or Rayelle's Fence.

And here is block F6 or Deanie's Fence.

And Typhoon thinks there should be a block called "Life is Unfair." You will notice that Molly, the adopted kitten, is sleeping in her personal special contoured batting bed, while Typhoon the foster kitten, has to share a pillow with stinky staff.