Ginger, my sewing-cat

If Vincent is my bodyguard and TV-cat (yes, he comes in the moment we turn on the TV and he will lie on the sofa with me), then Ginger is definitely my sewing-cat. He comes in the moment he hears me cutting cloth or using the sewing machine AND he even helps out...

Measuring and cutting the backing cloth.

Did I get that right, Ginger?

Life is so much sweeter when you have a furry companion and helper in everything that you do!

Plump, chubby, portly, round, chunky, paunchy and PROSPEROUS!

It's Chinese New Year, folks, and it's all about prosperity and abundance!

Note that I have avoided the "F" word in the list of synonyms.

I meant F-A-T - the three-lettered "F" word.

Nah...it's the angle. It isn't me!

They caught me at the wrong angle!!

P.S. Yes, it's actually the angle!! He isn't THIS rotund.

Blanket No.26 (Chap Goh Mei-Valentine Pink) - up for auction!

Here's a really sweet pink blanket for the Chap Goh Mei and Valentine's Day celebrations!

Instead of throwing mandarin oranges into the river or giving flowers, how about giving a useful gift like a pretty pink blanket to your loved one?



 

Auction Rules:

1. Please check the latest comment for the latest bid before putting in yours.

2. All bids are placed as comments on this blogpost. All comments will be published instantly in chronological order. 

3. The auction ends at 5pm, on Wednesday, 12th February 2014.

Note: Please monitor this post near closing time if you want to ensure that you are the highest bidder.

100% of the winning bid will be channeled to our Fund for the animals.

Do we hear RM150?

The bids as they come in:

11th Feb:

At 2.05pm, PC Leong bids RM699.

At 12.22pm, Liew Wy bids RM488.

At 9.40am, Belinda bids RM388.

At 6.35am, PC Leong bids RM300.

10th Feb:

At 9.27pm, Irenelance bids RM150.

The making of Blanket No.26:

It's done with chequered pink, heart-motif pink and polka dot pink.

It's Heidi's design....and Heidi chose a dark pink border for it.

The most special feature is that the whole backing is done in the same pink cloth with heart motifs! So it's got a matching backing.

It measures 47 inches by 71 inches.

This is a two-layered cotton patchwork without padding in between.

Will this lovey-dovey blankie be yours on Chap Goh Mei and Valentine's Day?

Happy Bidding!!

"18 Horses" (Blanket No.25) - up for auction!!

We're back on board after the CNY holidays with Blanket No.25, aptly titled "18 Horses"!



Auction Rules:

1. Please check the latest comment for the latest bid before putting in yours.

2. All bids are placed as comments on this blogpost. All comments will be published instantly in chronological order. 

3. The auction ends at 5pm, on Monday, 10th February 2014.

Note: Please monitor this post near closing time if you want to ensure that you are the highest bidder.

100% of the winning bid will be channeled to our Fund for the animals.

Do we hear RM150?

The bids as they come in:

9th February:

At 9.53pm, TK Tan bids RM1000.

At 9.21am, HS bids RM888.88.

At 3.56am, Wine Dogs bid RM300.

At 12.45am, C. Bear bids RM150.

The story:

Agnes went scouring through the textiles shops before Chinese New Year, to look for cloth with horse motif. And her perseverance paid off! She found this curtain material:

Agnes bought 18 horses!

Thank you very much, Agnes.

And I worked through Chinese New Year (in between planning for Eugene's pound rescue).

Each horse would be framed in this pretty patchwork cloth.

The horse cloth material was easy to work with as it's very thick cotton.

It measures 54.5 inches by 76 inches.
Yes, it's BIG and heavier than our usual blankets!

And this is a two-layered cotton patchwork without padding in between.

 The backing is done in pink and sewn by my mum.

I did the top design and the top-stitching.

How about 18 horses to keep you warm and comfortable?

Will this blanket be yours?

Happy Bidding!!

Tabby infiltration at early dawn

There was the sound of feline war-cries at 5am this morning. I was up early today so I thought I should check and stop the noise.

From the sounds of the cries, it wasn't the usual Vincent-Zurik aggression. How I know, I really don't know, but it sounded different.

So I opened the door and no, there was no horse in my porch (!) - but I saw Vincent, Rosie and Daffodil on the alert with Vincent and Rosie seeking refuge on top of the car. They looked at me and said, "No, we are not involved". Daffodil came out of hiding from under the car.

Vincent is not involved??

I saw a smallish cat ("smallish" only in comparison with the likes of Timmy, Bunny and Cow) run out from the porch. I followed the smallish cat until the gate.

Oh....it was the new grey tabby!

The tabby (who looks like a "she" to me) stopped on the road and looked at me. I could almost hear her saying, "Why, hello there, good morning, nice day, isn't it?"

Well yes, it's a nice day as long as nobody got hurt and the neighbours are not angry at the hullabaloo and cacophony.

She looked really cute sitting on the road, so I just had to rush in to get my camera.

Bunny & Friends were already on full alert.

With Cow ever ready to protect and hold the fort.

By the time I got my camera out, I'd miss the shot of Rosie and Vincent looking really worried, sitting atop the car.

Vincent was on the ledge, checking for clues.

Mr Zurik looked like he just woke up...oh, he's not involved too?

Now, the plot thickens. No Vincent and no Mr Zurik? And a fight was brewing?

WHO was involved?

Timmy looked really scared and quickly ran into the house.

That leaves...Ginger and...Heidi.

I don't think it was Ginger or Daffodil as I'd seen her the first round I came out and she wasn't involved at all.

So it must have been.......

Yes! Our grand old Dame Heidi.

 We've had this theory that even amongst cats, there is race and color-coding.

This looks like a tabby issue, so tabbies to the frontline?

A license to kill, make no mistake about that, but certainly not on a whim.

We're from Orange County, so we'd better play it safe and go into the safehouse.

This is not our fight.

 Tabby? Did someone say "tabby"? 

Is my help needed?

Race exists in the cat community. Cats of the same "feather" fight together? Sorry, I meant, flock. Flock together.

And while everyone was on full alert...

I rest my case.

"Lion Dance", anyone?

'Tis the season of the Lion Dance, and we had our very own version at home this morning...

This is the first lion...

Then comes the second lion...

And the performance heightens!

After a few rounds, it got a little out of control (well, lions will be lions, right?) and we had to intervene....

The champion.

The runner-up!

This was another lion dance outside in the garden yesterday - between Vincent and Mr Zurik.

And also another in Bunny's Place which was quite "magnificent" in all its feline splendour as it sent fur flying...between Cow & Bunny! But as in all lion dances, it was just a performance and nobody got hurt (thank goodness!).

Saving Timmy Thompson!

We caught his on camera this morning and it lasted more than an hour!

We don't know what happened or how it happened but we saw Heidi keeping Timmy under restraint (or more accurately, under the netting) this morning.

Stay there, you naughty cat. No more stealing food!

Timmy looked quite helpless and didn't dare move at all.

After half an hour...

I'm watching you like a hawk...

After an hour...

Rescue aid finally comes....

Run free, Timmy Thompson!
(That's the surname given by Jia-Wen.)

Meanwhile, life goes on as per normal...

With Mr Zurik hounding Willy.

Willy made his disappearing act on New Year's eve, but came back on New Year's Day!