More Floormats

Remember the floormats we made last spring? Well, actually, the floormats Maria and I made? No one else was up for the challenge at the time. Although, Sally placed an order for one and as she's my BFF, I gave her the one I was making for myself. To date, I don't have one, but that's all about to change. Lauren came home for the October Stix Retreat and agreed to stay over a week to care for the critters while Verne and I spent that time in Connecticut. Hurricane Sandy nixed that plan, so Lauren and I have had a week together quilting and crafting. Over the past couple of days, we've made a cat mat for Lauren's pet, Mr. Ernest,  a red Kaffe Fassett mat for her backdoor (coordinates with the one I made her for her front door), one for a Christmas gift (don't want to ruin the surprise, so I can't say who), and one for me. She was surprised by the amount of work and time they take and now understands why I didn't "fill her order" sooner. 

Here's a pic of Mr. Ernest's new placemat to be used under his food and water...

Lauren's back door mat...

the Christmas gift for "she who must not be named"...

and, a pic of Lauren working on yet another mat...

Floor Mats

Here are three of the floor mats I've finished...dark purple in the foreground was the sample I made for the Retreat, lighter aqua to the left is for Sally (sounded like too much work to her, so she simply placed an "order" for one...lol), and the red floor mat to the right is for Lauren. The next floor mat I plan to make is going to be a geometric design of neutral colors for Jana.

As you can see in the background, the daffodils are in bloom. The hillside behind the Studio (aka, the Cabin) looks a bit like Daffodil Hill.