Cat Canoe, and another cool thing

What's a Cat Canoe?   Only the coolest cat invention there ever was.  Jennifer over at TheCatBall on Etsy created this amazing cat accoutrement and she should be commended!  Yay!  As you can see, one size fits all:



Well, mostly anyway :)

Thomas does fit in it, actually, if he lays in it the right way.  He's a cat with his own agenda, however, and always manages to think outside the box.


We need to get two more.  The musical Cat Canoe is sometimes a little stressful and jealousy causes some bad feelings.  



We were also visited by this Barred Owl the other day.  Here he/she is just outside of our bedroom window in the river birches.  This was right around 5 p.m.   I was just saying the other day that I'd never seen a live, wild, in the wild owl.  One thing I noted, was this particular owl had one raised eyebrow and was the fluffiest, cleanest bird I've ever seen.

SALE - All iPad and Kindle sleeves are being discontinued!

It's become clear to me that I cannot keep up with technology! I've decided to discontinue making iPad and Kindle sleeves...AND SO, I'll be having a big sale on them in my shop until the inventory is gone. So far only the iPad sleeves are listed. Click on the iPad sleeve below and it will take you to the SALE section so you can check them out. They were $29, but now.....$15!!!!! nearly 50% off!

Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale at BtaylorQuilts

Visit BtaylorQuilts this week for 10% off in the shop. Sale ends Monday night (11/26) at midnight! Use CYBER10 in the coupon code box during checkout. (cannot be applied to previous purchases, custom orders, or layaway payments...thank you)

Lots of great gift ideas including lap quilts, table runners, pot holders, coasters, fabric jewelry catcher bowls, ipad sleeves and more.

Fall / Winter

(Photo by Jeff Derose 11/18/12)

I am reminded that it is not winter yet ... but still autumn in New England.

Slippers by HandmadeByAde on Etsy!!

This has been a long time coming, mostly because I'm a master at procrastination, and it turns out that I'm really bad at photographing slippers.

Last year I won the most fantastic pair of felted slippers ever!  Adrienne from HandmadeByAde had generously hosted a giveaway from her facebook page and I was the winner!  Lucky for me, and now I've been wearing these beauties every waking moment as it's getting colder here in the Northeast. 

I cannot recommend these slippers enough, especially if you tend to have cold toes all the time like me. My feet are so toasty and the slippers fit my feet perfectly.  Need the perfect Christmas gift?  This is it!  

Tell Adrienne I sent you, maybe this'll make up for my delayed gushing about them.

(I did NOT take these photos.  I lifted them from Adrienne's Etsy shop, where you will find many more options for amazing slippers for the whole family)

October 6-7, 2012 - Berkshire Botanical Garden's 78th Annual Harvest Festival

Btaylor Quilts will be at the Berkshire Botanical Garden's 78th Annual Harvest Festival the weekend of October 6 & 7.  Looks like a fun weekend, come out and see the Garden, listen to some great old timey music, and do some shopping with local crafters and eating and drinking with local restaurants and breweries!  See you there!

Etsy Christmas in July sale ~at btaylorquilts this week

It's rare, so check it out! I'm having a Christmas in July sale through next Wednesday, the 27th of July. 10% off everything in the shop. Prices are already marked.