I intended to post this bear last night, but just as I was finishing up the last of the fur, I caught my cat, Jack, urinating on a pile of clothes in the laundry room. Because this is a bad habit he has acquired lately, I grabbed him to toss him outside and he decided to attack me. Although we all know he’s a biter and he has a long history of biting people when he’s annoyed at them, this was way over the top. I have 13 bite and claw punctures on my right hand and left arm, and when I woke up this morning my right hand was swollen, painful, probably infected and I CAN’T SEW! Now I get to go to the doctor and Jack gets to become an outside cat until I get over being mad.
Back to the bear….the fur was a little tedious. I’m not sure I’m getting any better at back stitch, but I am certainly getting a lot of practice. I purchased some wonderful variegated and multi-color Anchor floss from the UK and am excited to try it out.
The Bad Cat
I’m glad you’re going to the doc. My husband was bitten by a cat a few months ago and I’ve never seen him so sick. Our docwanted to admit him to the hospital. He woulodn’t go, but took the meds and was fine in a couple of days. We called it cat scratch fever.
I hated not being able to sew when I broke my wrist in March. It’s like there’s nothing else in the world!
Love the bear. Get well.
Karen
Awww, that wasn’t nice, Jack! I hope you’re feeling better soon, Martha, and that your hand heals without any complications. Maybe Jack will learn his lesson after being banned from the house for a while! Haha.
Love the bear, your ABC panels just get cuter and cuter.
Take care! xoxo
Backstitch looks great, but it sure uses a lot of floss! The bear looks fabulous! I hope your hand is better, too. I am sure upon reflection, that Jack is sorry he bit the hand that feeds him (literally!)
Oh, no! I hope your hand will be better soon and you can get back to sewing again. I love how you did the bear quilt block.
Jack! I said “Go SEE the laundry” not “Go PEE on the laundry!” Goodness, Martha! I feel so responsible! But here’s the question: I know you can’t sew right now, but can you still crawl under Betty’s desk and reroute wires and all that jazz?
You poor thing!
Great bear….
I swear, the worse the cat…the cuter they are! I think its nature’s way of making sure we keep them around despite their antics 🙂
p.s. hope your hand is better!
Bad cat! Not a urinary tract infection, I hope? That can sometimes turn them into naughty pee-ers, because they’re all “What is that burning pain I feel when I try to go in the litter box? Maybe if I go in the laundry it’ll feel better…”
What do you use to transfer the patterns to your fabric? I’m inspired – but afraid!