Found this fun fabric when out shopping over the weekend and the best thing is that is comes in a variety of colors. Instantly, I knew it would be great for making 'tote bags with attitude'. You admire the sweet floral fabric and suddenly realize the message in the middle.
We still have the stray kittens but their time is running out. In spite of efforts, we still haven't found a home for them. People are picky and either want white paws, deep black, orange striped, etc. They fail to observe the feisty cuteness of this duet. The animal control shelter for our area doesn't have a good vibe. One week, they put down something like 50 cats without giving them a chance to be seen. From what I've been told, they aren't gentle about it, either. If a home doesn't turn up, we may take them to our vet and have the matter dealt with in a humane matter . . . but I hope it doesn't come to that as they are darling, intelligent little beings that would make wonderful house cats and friends.
In the spirit of the good news, I took time to work on various sewing projects including a tote bag with machine embroidered pictures of Pope John Paul II. I discovered the ornate fabric on a jaunt to the fabric warehouse, yesterday, and realized it would be a good background for the embroidery. My trick to matching the colors of the bag so well to the frames on the pictures of the Pope? I just used the backside of the tote bag fabric and it was a perfect blend.
