Blanket Kitties

Made these blanket kitties for my Etsy shop

I can't decide which I like best, the crocheted cat or the knitted ones. Guess I will see which sells better.

I bought 20 yards of muslin a few weeks ago with my handy 40% off coupon from Joann's. I had great plans to batik it, but I am not enjoying batiking as much as I did when I tried it last summer. I seem to be having a lot more problems getting the dyes to set and I don't know what I am doing different. I made a few t-shirts for the girls that turned out good, but I think I am just going to dye the muslin in different colors rather than batiking.

Sometimes I have such a hard time balancing working on my own projects and doing things with the kids. Yesterday I worked on finishing some sewing projects most of the day while the girls were bugging me to go someplace. Fortunately it was cold and rainy, so it gave me a handy excuse to stay home. Today we worked out in the garden and planted seeds--which I thought was a fun project to do together, not quite sure they were convinced, although they enjoyed the digging for bugs part.

When Miranda was first born, I fell in love with the simplicity of Waldorf toys and most of my first toymaking ventures were waldorf-inspired. I made several dolls, but neither of the girls were very interested in them, despite the claims I had read about how children would adore them. Kathekruse.com has some wonderful waldorf toys, I love how simple these little animals are, I think I want to make some for Miranda and Ivy. My favorites are the donkey and the pig

Kathe Kruse