BOUQUET DE FLEURS, et al...

 

I finished up my

"Bouquet De Fleurs"

this morning by adding the binding...

[Just a label needed now...]

This was my first machine appliqueing

around the bouquet and then I hand quilted

the surround and around some of the flowers...

I just love this fabric and these pieces I found in

my aqua/teal scrap bag...

The four borders are all itty--bitty scraps

crumbs, really, that I sewed together in long strips

lavender and aqua bits and bobs...

And that second border uses larger cut offs from 

this soft teacup and roses fabric...

[you can see all these

 better if you click

to enlarge]

The reverse is this fabulous garden fabric with French words

around each little bouquet...this is what 

 gave me the idea for naming my little quiltlet...

[the wording is:

"une rose est une rose"]

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We are finally beginning to get

 some Fall colors here:

Our young maple being the first to change--

I love how it looks misty in the rainy weather...

And....

Along our left backyard our bushes are turning

such a vivid yellow..

Fall is my favorite season for sure...

then.....

Indoors, my Christmas cacti are budding out

Can you make out the little buds???

They are resting on my Mom's Cathedral window

runner that she made using all of my Father's 

ties after he passed away...

I remember taking the ties 

apart along with her and then

cutting them into squares .....

I really cherish this piece 

and love  looking at it......

which always makes me 

remember my  Dad as he was

coming home from work

in his business suit, 

white or light blue shirt,

 with all those fancy ties 

we got for him...

And, he wore them all, 

even if some were a bit wild!!

😇😂😁😄

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In other matters--

My hair is due for a trim,,,

Hmmmmmm

OR....

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I would love to wear my hair like this...

But I haven't been able to 

convince my hairdresser to cut

it this way with my fine hair...

So,  I still am sporting

my chin length bob with bangs...

S  I  G  H.....

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I hope this finds you all enjoying

this lovely Sunday....

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(machine-sewing-at-long-last-euse)

YAY!!!

 

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JACK IS BACK;)))), et al

 

"Starry-eyed Jack" is my

favorite Halloween table topper...

Both Lizzy and I made 

this adorable Jan Patek pattern

in 2020. 

I look forward to displaying him 

in a different setting each year...;)))

👻👻👻

💀 

This year he is on our oak cocktail

table in front of our fireplace just

across from our kitchen area...

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I have begun a new puzzle:

Charles Wysocki's 

"Hickory Haven Canal" 

1,000 pieces...

I really enjoy his Americana

Art paintings...

[This one is from Buffalo games Co.]

Her is where I am now:

You can see that my little sorting trays are in

use; so far, I have found them a good way

to sort by color and/or theme..

C. Wysocki always manages to incorporate

one or more American flags in his works...

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It is challenging to find where they will fit...;)))

But also a lot of puzzling fun...;)))

Also there are 6 little horses 

pulling all types of

wagons scattered all 

over the scene--

This one will take me longer to

finish I think...

But then, I am in no hurry,

 just enjoying this journey...😇

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This morning DH took me for my first

visit to our "gi-normous" 

Costco--holey-moley!! 

👹👺👿

💣💣💣

I must admit I was totally 

overwhelmed..

Everything is 

SO

 "super-sized"!!!

😟😢😦😧😨😩

I am thinking----, 

 "Pas pour moi"

{not for me}

I'll take my little 

market any day...

Hugs, Julierose,

 La Blageuse

(Still-puzzling-euse) 

FINISHED PUZZLING, et al

 

Here is where I was two days ago..

And....

👀✌👀

↯↯↯↯↯

Here I am today;)))))

I began on October 3rd....

So 5 days to the finish;))))

Now I hate to take it apart so 

I will let it sit in all its glory

for a few days...

To make my life easier I have ordered

some sorting trays for my next puzzle...

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Early this morning, DH and I did

our monthly BJ's shopping run....

then...

we came home and had our 2nd cup

of coffee while watching the FI

"Warm Up" for the upcoming

Singapore Grand Prix race 

this Sunday..

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I think I can say that my hand is getting

better, but still wearing my support

brace and resting through this

upcoming weekend.  

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I just got the latest 

Anne Cleeves book in the

Jimmy Perez and Willow 

new series...

"The Killing Stones".

So I will have that to look forward

to reading...

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I will admit that I am getting pret-ty(!)

antsy without any stitching to occupy

my hands...👿👺👹

I have decided to finish all my "Littles"

with machine quilting...

Hoping to be able to begin that journey

this coming week...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(puzzling-and-planning-euse)

KEEPING BUSY ;)))

 

When I cannot stitch I turn to my ever

favorite making of jigsaw puzzles....

Easy on the hands and good for 

my brain....

These "Paper Umbrellas" are a really

fun one to put together--

very challenging...

Here is where I have gotten so far..

I also am revamping my craft area so that I

can now do my Color Glue Booking....

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Tonight's Supper

Simple BLT's 

No muss, no fuss...

Take care and enjoy these lovely 

Fall days we've been given...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(puzzling-things-out-euse)

;)))))

NEED I SAY MORE???

 

RESTING FOR A BIT....

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(recuperating-euse0

GEISHA GARDEN "LITTLE", et al

 

"Geisha Garden" little is all pin basted

and ready to be my next hand quilt...

Such an evocative print..

💛💜💚💙

The reverse features little leftover

blocks and the rest of the  

Geisha print fabric...

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Here is the next little to be backed

layered up and basted:

"Itsy-Bitsy Spider"

I had a lot of leftover SPider

papers that I originally bought

from Missouri Star quilt Co. to 

make my eldest Grandson's 

Going Away to College Spider quilt;

and so, I decided to use up 

some of them...

I still have quite a pack left..

So another "Spider" piece will

be in the making...

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COL: September 30th--

Since all the rain, we have tons of

little mushrooms in our lawns...

I've even spied a squirrel 

feasting on one--

Who knew?????

and here is October 1st's entry:

Just a simple leaf floating in the wind......

Both DH and I are feeling a lot better today

 after our flu shots on Tuesday of

this week...we both had quite a 

reaction and we named Wednesday

as a "Lost Day"...

Just spent it mostly napping and

being generally crabby!!!

🐉👺👹

👾👾👾

I hope you all weathered the 

weekend Nor'Easter--

no damage here fortunately--

just a power outage which our

generator, "Jenny" promptly

took care of for us;)))))

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(welcoming-in-Autumn-euse)

AUTUMN IN PLACE, et al

 

I just finished our Autumn Placemats and runner...

I decided on dark maroon borders ;

Again I had just enough of these two fabrics 

to make my single fold binding...;)))

[File under "use it up"]

😇

And here is the little narrow runner to fit our counter space..

The reverse of them all is that 

central check

print ;))) 

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And

Tah-Dah....

I have just finished 5 weeks 

of my Calendar of Life (COL0

embroidery project 

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Left block is the Full Moon Nor'Easter;

Center block: the bare branches 

and broken limbs;

Right block: represents winds still gusting

today and the ocean shells 

scattered on our beach

from the storm surge...

I am continuing to enjoy 

making each day's little

square vignette..

FYI: I trimmed my 1/4 yard piece

into two long panels so that I can

attach them to my big scroll when

they are done...

This one will take me 

through December.

I haven't as yet decided 

how to start and

attack my other pieces...to

complete the my year.

{If I last that long???}

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Tomorrow will be shopping day and we will

be getting our Covid shots...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(still-COLing-euse)