Thursday, April 23, 2009

Tentmaker Applique and the Baby

Just a quickie post to let ya'all now that Pokey is doing great and everything is good here. I'm still spending loads of time with her - as much as she'll let me. She has a check up on Friday so after we get the results of the blood test from that visit we should know even better how she's doing. But trust me, she's herself again.

We did find out yesterday that her pancreas is working well (that's a relief) and she doesn't have leukemia or any frightening disease like that.

Here are a couple of pics I haven't shown you before of Pokey lying on an Egyptian Tentmaker Applique quilt from Cairo. These photos are from a year and a half ago.

I was actually trying to take a pic of the wallhanging, not Pokey, but you know how that goes.


38 comments:

Laura said...

Both the applique and Pokey are beautiful! Glad to hear she is getting backt o her old self.

Anonymous said...

Yay, Pokey!

She really looks like an amazing cat.

Leah said...

I am so glad she is feeling better, after all cats are part of the family. :)

nanaofnc said...

I can't tell you how happy I am Pokey is doing better. I hope those bright blue eyes are sparkling again soon!

sewprimitive karen said...

Pokey, you're adorable! Oh, and the quilt is wonderful too :-)!

Rosalyn Manesse said...

there you go, Pokey--you know a lovely quilt when you see one!

Pat said...

I was rather confident Pokey would rally like this. YAY!!!

Dionne said...

I am SO SO happy to hear the good news about Pokey! I knew she would pull through. You will have many, many more happy years with her!
Cheers,
Dionne

Sharon said...

Whoo hoo for Pokey, cats are resiliant! Enjoy the day,
Sharon

Brenda said...

lovely quilt. glad to hear your cat is better.

Kristin L said...

Phew! I'm so glad for you that Pokey is recovered!

I'm also so happy for you that you came away from Egypt with a gorgeous applique! What a treasure. I had the honor to see quite a few in person when jenny Bowker brought some (and an artist) to France a few years ago. Unfortunately my pocketbook wasn't quite up to the standards of the applique and I couldn't bring one home at the time. I absolutely love the blues they use and yours has it in spades! Gorgeous!

Trudi said...

So please Pokey is on the mend. As for the quilt, its stunning, I have the priviledge of owning two myself. they realy are works of art!

Beena said...

Pokey is a welcome addition to any quilt pics! It's especially good to see Pokey pics after your scare with her. I'm relieved to hear she's herself again, Tonya. This quilt is amazing! I love the color, and it screams against the coloring in Pokey. Just an explosive use of color!

nancy said...

Praise God and the Doctor. Glad to hear the relief in your 'voice'. Happy Pokey is getting better and I will continue prayers for him.
Love the quilt too!!!

Carissa Holly said...

Aw but Pokey is so cute! And beautiful quilt.

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear that Pokey's better - and my goodness! What a STUNNING quilt!

Barbara Strobel Lardon said...

I have been following the news about Pokey and am so relieved. What great news for her and you!

My Little Family: said...

Fabulous!

Sherry said...

Pokey I'm glad that your feeling better. It must feel better being at home with your mommy.

Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...

fab quilt.!! Yeah! pokey is better!!

Deborah said...

Pokey! We are so happy that you are feeling better! Rusty and I check the blog every day. We will keep you in our kitty prayers.
Caitty and Rusty

daveandlo said...

The quilt is beautiful and it's even better news to hear Pokey is doing well!

Lois

Allie said...

That's a beautiful quilt, but it's even more beautiful with Pokey laying on it! SO glad to hear she's feeling better!

Kristin Shields said...

Wonderful news about Pokey! And that quilt is gorgeous!

Sharon said...

I'm so glad to hear that Pokey is starting to feel like herself again! I hope the blood tests come back with good news! I'm sure you're feeling better now too!

Wow, what a stunning quilt! The colors just glow. What an intricite (for some reason, my brain can't spell that word tonite!) applique pattern. Just gorgeous.

mereth said...

That's the news I wanted to hear! I'm so glad that she's much better and hopefully you can stop worrying now.
She certainly seems to share your love of textiles, and knows how to arrange herself so that she's shown off to perfection. Long may she continue do so.

Cheryl said...

The tent quilt is fantastic! Seeing Pokey back to his usual self is a very good thing.

antique quilter said...

best news I have heard all month!
what a relief.
love the tent quilt
the colors are just amazing
Kathie

jacquie said...

wow! that's beautiful....it makes a great background for Pokey! so glad all is better. hope the check up goes well.

Kim said...

Thank goodness!

Millie said...

The wall hanging is gorgeous, but the news about Pokey is spectacular!

Thank goodness!

Janet said...

Glad all is well. I don't have a cat but when I visit Dave and Kathi, snickers can not stay off my quilting projects that I take along.

jmb_craftypickle said...

That kitty is so photogenic... she looks so pretty against that quilt. I am glad to hear that she is back to herself again. Enjoy her and your fabric!

jude said...

she seems very "centered"!
great to hear the happy ending to this story.

YankeeQuilter said...

Like always Pokey knows what she looks good in...or rather on! Beautiful applique!

Unknown said...

Yes, we know how that goes... Both the wallhanging and Pokey are gorgeous. So glad to hear that she is feeling like herself again.

Quilts And Pieces said...

Tonya, I still treasure mine. These tentmaker quilts are just treasures!

Ulla said...

Hi! Greetings from Finland!!! Fantastic! What a work! How many hours you have done it? Thank you for your Blog.