I just realised that I haven't posted a picture of the finished "visible mending" cat embroidery yet - so high time to remedy that lapse!

Here's the cat, in all its butt-licking glory, on the bag:

You can see that the bag has had better days, and the stain is still quite visible. There's also another small hole close to one of the side seams, and I'll eventually close that up with a few stitches. (Or, who knows, maybe with a tiny mouse?)

I'm quite happy with the bag and the cat overall, and it certainly was a lot of fun to do!