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Something positive and pretty to start your day.

#photography #wildlife #nature #butterfly #conservation #monarch #uplift #inspiration #motivation #lifeisbeautiful #justprettythings
Monarch butterfly perched on white flowers in a garden setting.
June 5, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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Lady Fluffington (aka Fiona the Fierce) is graciously allowing Meer mortals to gaze upon her collection of little stuffed mice.

You may not touch the mice, but you may look at them.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #tortitude #furbaby #uplift #dailychuckle #justprettythings #tortie #attitude
Fiona, a tortoiseshell calico cat, showing off her collection of little stuffed mice on my bed.
June 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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My sleepy house panther.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #housepanther #justprettythings #caturday
Kiki, my solid black cat, napping on my sewing project.
May 30, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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Quilt Assistant Kiki, reporting for duty.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #littlehelper #furbaby #feralcat #housepanther #formerferal #quilt #quiltassistant #justprettythings
Kiki, black formerly feral cat turned happy house panther, sitting on the small art quilt I've been working on.
May 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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I had to give Bobbin some of his own cording to play with so he'd stop stealing mine.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #littlehelper #catsinthesewingroom #justprettythings #uplift #sewing #crafts
Bobbin, a large white and orange cat, sitting on a quilted pizza on my sewing table, chewing a length of black rattail cord.
May 19, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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The backside of my little garden quilt is almost prettier than the front.

#art #artsky #quilt #quiltsky #fiberart #textileart #fabricandthread #garden #justprettythings
A closeup section of quilting, black thread on green, showing a lattice with flowers growing over it, a dragonfly and spiderwebs.
May 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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More fun making improvised quilt blocks from junk mail. This time, I turned a piece of propaganda from Ron DeSantis into a trio of flowers.

#art #artshare #quilt #quiltsky #floral #improvisational #trashtotreasure #justprettythings #textileart #fiberart #papercraft #junkmail
Improvised wild flowers in yellow and orange. The cut up piece of junk mail I used to piece my block.
April 18, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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Finally finishing up this quilt I started in 2020.

#art #artshare #quilt #quiltsky #applique #catsinart #textileart #justprettythings #garden
Fabric silhouette of white cat surrounded by grass and colorful vines, nose to nose with a butterfly.
April 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Just a happy little house panther.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #formerferal #photography #furbaby #justprettythings
Kiki, my all black formerly feral cat, snuggling on top of my embroidery project.
February 20, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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Inktense pencils on fabric. Sampler for the class I'll be teaching at our quilt guild next month.

#aet #artsky #artshare #Inktense #painting #coloredpencil #textileart #floral #rose #flowers #justprettythings #uplift
Fabric painting of a pink rose in a purple vase.
January 21, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Camelias in a tea cup. Made in a class with Kestrel Michaud. Raw edge applique with a little shading in Tsukinenko ink.

#art #artsky #applique #sewing #floral #flowers #camelia #quilt #textileart #justprettythings
Three pink double camelias in a lavender tea cup. Raw edge fabric applique.
January 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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Current energy level.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #photography #sewing #justprettythings #sunnyday #naptime
Two cats, one black, one white and orange, lounging on their blankets on top of the cutting table in the sewing room.
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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An all-important part of quilt making: the test nap.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #quilt #quiltsky #quiltersofbluesky #fiberart #furryhelper #uplift #justprettythings #sewing #littlehelper
Bobbin, my white and orange tabby, napping on my unfinished quilt top.
December 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Cat TV.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #squirrel #photography #nature #justprettythings #uplift
My black cat, Kiki, crouching in the window, watching a squirrel climb up the outside screen.
December 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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He looks like he's preparing to write his memoirs.

#cat #catsky #catsofbluesky #photography #furbaby #justforfun #justprettythings #uplift #lifewithcats
Bobbin, a white and orange tabby, sitting in my chair with a Grinch blanket draped over the back, in front of my opened journal.
December 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Just a tortie playing with her favorite 'string' on the dining table on #caturday. Bonus points if she knocks all the placemats off.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #tortie #tortitude #uplift #justprettythings #furbaby #funandgames
Fiona, a tortoiseshell calico cat, playing with a purple fabric bias strip on the table. She likes to include the placemats in her game.
December 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Bobbin decided to nap on my journal, so I made him a part of it by tracing his big head.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #journal #bobbinwashere #justprettythings
Bobbin, my white and orange tabby cat, laying his head in the middle of my opened journal. I traced Bobbin's head while he was laying on my journal and wrote "Bobbin was here."
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Well, it took me three times to get the cat right, but block #4 is finished.

#art #artsky #quilt #quiltsky #applique #catsinart #justprettythings #uplift #cats #catsky #catswillbecats
Applique scene of an amber cat next to one vase of flowers and another that he's knocked over, with the fly he was chasing perched on his tail. Closeup of the applique cat, looking down at the vase he just knocked off the table. Closeup of the applique fly perched on the cat's tail. Closeup of the knocked over vase with flowers and leaves falling.
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Block #3, 95% finished. It has a stand-in cat body, because I ran out of fusible web. As luck would have it, I'm expecting a delivery tomorrow.

#art #artsky #applique #quilt #quiltsky #textileart #quiltblock #justprettythings
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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A very young ibis, grazing in my back yard.

#birds #birding #waterbird #ibis #nature #photography #birdwatching #justprettythings #floridalife
A very young ibis, native water bird, looking for bugs in the yard. Their feathers turn white as an adult. A very young ibis, native water bird, looking for bugs in the yard. Their feathers turn white as an adult.
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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I gave my applique still life a little help. Everything's better with a cat on it.

#art #artshare #artsky #quilt #quiltersofbluesky #applique #floral #stilllife #textileart #batik #handdye #justprettythings
Quilt block of small purple flowers in a vase on a stylized purple table, with an amber cat reaching up to swipe at them.
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Making fused applique floral from my leftover hand dyes.

#art #artsky #applique #floral #justprettythings #handdyed #textileart
November 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Bobbin doesn't care what time the clock says. Daylight Savings or not, his stomach knows when it's mealtime.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #daylightsavings #photography #feedme #justforfun #justprettythings #onthelighterside
A very impatient white and orange tabby, waiting for dinner)
November 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Bobbin's idea of sharing my work table means he gets the table, and I work someplace else.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #furbaby #littlebrat #uplift #justprettythings #sewing #quilt #craft #textleart #littlehelper #bobbinthebold
Orange and white cat sleeping in the middle of the drop-leaf table I use for a workspace.
October 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Hello, this is Fiona. I'm not available today. Please leave your name and number. Scratch you later.

#cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #calico #tortoiseshell #tortitude #photography #furbaby #lighterside #donotdisturb #fridayvibes #furryfriday #justprettythings
Fiona, sleeping tortoiseshell calico cat, who does not wish to be bothered.
October 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM