TGI--FRIDAY!!

It's been one of THOSE weeks:  electricians in and out --a lil' mousie, it seems, ate through one of our wires and threw out the whole bedroom & bath area of the house.  (Sigh); so somewhere in our bedroom wall a "crispy critter" is lying.....ugh!!

OK: enough whining...this is what I am doing with Spiders in the Jardin:

Hand quilting--don't look TOO closely--the stitches are not all that even or small--BUT--it is getting easier--coming back to me a little.  I {heart} doing this at night, so soothing.....( I machined the big seams and tied the corners--so it'll be a 3-way quilt--  :--))

See what I mean, well, I guess if we are defined by what we do, this truly shows that I am not totally OCD....as it is "what it is" and will stay that way..

Here is the signature block I hand sewed together from scraps for the back--since it's a "garden" quilt I thought those veggies would be cute..no????; and it will be a gift for a very close gardening maven- friend.....

And so, mes amies, that is where I am--my leftside:  neck/shoulder/arm/hand etc (aaargh) is/are very sore--sooooo, baby, baby steps...(and why do grocery clerks have to fill our bags soooo full I want to know--do we look like weight lifters, I mean really ...oops--forgot--no more whining allowed..) I think a lil' sippy of wine is in order tonight!!

'Til we meet again..I am as ever, Julierose, La Blageuse

Iris Edition at Home Sweet Home

LOOK what the rains brought.....

AND:  more to come:

Our updated house colors--yay! No More yellow!! 

Julierose, La Blageuse

Sunday "Blues-ey" , et al

Well, Blues-ey----Together--at last--

It's a little crooked (Babe's arms were gettin' tired--off-dah!!)

THERE--a little better...This is the first quilt I've attempted with SOOOOO many little pieces--AND--I know I turned some of the blocks the WRONG WAY (aaargh!!) BUT....since it's just for my little cover-up--I decided to leave them (actually I didn't even see it until I took these pix!!  LOL); it's supposed to be diamond shapes --oh well...c'est la vie. 

I have a question for you readers:  When you use templates (acrylic or other) do you personally trace around them and then cut with scissors or rotary cut?

 I got these templates from Katy at "I'm A Ginger Monkey" a few weeks ago as I L-O-V-E-D this pattern--hexagons, you say--no, really (duh!!  ROTFLOL):

AND I plan to hand-piece it--hubby thinks I've finally, irretrievably and utterly "Lost It" big time
 :--}} (he has a moustache--that's him guffawing away....)
 this is why he N E V E R enters my quilting space:
 and HE has NO idea just how much fabric is in there---but I digress...anyhooo...
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Here's a pix of it "Spring Carnival":

Isn't it just yummy??? 

We are still awaiting that Nor'Easter that is supposed to bring us our much-needed rain. I keep humming..."Soon it's gonna rain, I can feeeel it, soon it's gonna rain, rain like h***"--uh, a few little lyric changes there...
Adieu mes amies--have a super Sunday--Julierose, La Blageuse

Sailing Onward: Love you guys....

Just a thought:  I really appreciate the Award that I received from my friend, Rosemary; BUT.....
It took me 3 1/2 hours to do all of its parts.  I found it stressful to say the least--AND blogger doesn't help--I couldn't leave a comment on bsmodernquilting as the comment would not post--after 10 tries, I gave it up...
This blog is just for fun and whoever wants to stop by and take a peek at my stuff....the big REWARD for me is all of the positive comments you all leave for me.  I don't need anymore than that.....

Here's a picture of the imaginary  blogworld I visited this morning....(pillar to post ) .(P.S.--Doesn't that look like me? Tommy thinks so--It's not---howdah like that one????heheheheh)
Have a great weekend--we are still doing our raindance here but that ol' Sun is poking out again....
Sincerely, Julierose, La Blageuse

LIEBSTER AWARD

I want to thank Rosemary at The Knitting Quilter for awarding me the "LIEBSTER" blog award; I appreciate the consideration and hope to keep my blog fun and interesting for you all. 
(I would paste it in here, but for some reason, I cannot seem to do it this morning--so just imagine.....
                                                    LIEBSTER AWARD {HEART}

I'd like to award five other blogs that I visit and enjoy with this award:

1. Pam at library gal quilts:  she has the cutest projects all the time;
2. Kelly at kellygirlquilts  : just love all her colorful and original quilts
3. Phoebe at pixiecupindustries  : her modern takes on quilting are amazing
4. Kate at empty-field : she does am-MAZ-ing embroidery as well as quilts
5. Barbara at bsmodernquilting  : paper piecing, quilt projects--she does it all.

(I really feel kind of "lame" that I cannot copy and paste, but it just won't work for me....)
Here are the Lebster rules :

1.  Thank the award presenter on your blog and leave it linked for people to visit;
2. Copy and Paste award (you can see how well I did this one--aaargh!);
3. Present the LIEBSTER to five other blogs with less than 200 members; and
4. Let the "awardees" know by leaving a comment on their blogs......

Adieu mes amis for today Julierose, La Blageuse

This is where I've been....100 pix later!!

We are now 6 months old; eating Grand'mere's minestrone soup (pureed, of course) and sitting right up...

Mommy and me are playing every day....and I don't like ANY-ONE else to hold me right now....(isn't my Mommy beautiful??)

I love to play on the quilt that Grand'mere made me....and I am teething....and my eyes are staying BLUER than blue...yay.....

{Tommy and I went on an unexpected two-day trip to Kittery, Portsmith, ME, and my son's in MA and did some shopping on the way, eating out (YUM--the Weathervane has the B-E-S-T stuffed shrimp ever!!) and I did do some more hexagons too--..}   .More on quilts next time..

Julierose, La Blageuse-aka/La Grand'mere

MUTE MONDAY---APRIL & 78 degrees edition

Julierose , La Blageuse chaude (hot, hot, hot)!!

Mother Nature's Spectacular Rainbow of Colors

Strange weather here....this is a view out from our back deck tonight....

About 1 minute--then pouf--gone.  The trees look surrealistic, don't they??? 

(Just a note-----  I got Bonnie Hunter's newest book "Scraps & Shirttails II" today in the mail.  Instant gratification peeps; I want to make ALL of these quilts....so scrappy and such great instructionals.  )
:-))

Julierose, La Blageuse (Weather watcher edition)

WINDY WEDNESDAY-BLUE-SY DANCIN'

Here's the top 1/2 of my "Blue-sy" quilt which I sewed totally as a "Leader & Ender" project:

(Here's a little tip: File Under" DO NOT START A QUILT WITH ONE MACHINE AND THEN.......
SWITCH TO ANOTHER PART WAY THROUGH!!)  BUT, ever the optimist, I am following Mary Ellen Hopkins' advice:  just center the smaller square on top of the larger one and stitch away--it'll all come out in the end....ROTFLOL...let's hope anyway:

A very scrappy, old fabric look here....like my "at home" look (heh heh);

And here is my new little project as Leader&Ender --they are little babies...I {heart} them:

"Bebe's got a new Bowtie":  yummy cheddar prints and dark flower & fruit prints...got lotsa these babes out in sets. 

Am happily  quilting away on my "Diamonds are Forever" hexie--I think I've forgotten how to hand quilt tho'--it's been so long..

Time to do my "Rain Dance" (not a good visual-- LOL)--it is soooo dry here--we are in a constant "Red Fire Alert" here in SE CT.....  see y'all later...Julierose, La Blageuse

Wha's Up With Blogger????

SORRY folks, I wasn't aware that anyone couldn't view my blog--I "think"  I have addressed that problem...let me know Rosemary if you can read this and comment....Thanks  Julierose, La Blageuse, (definitely not a techno-Grand'mere!!)

HAPPY HOLIDAY

Fiona sends her happy, Hoppy Easter Bunny to your house from ours.....
Julierose, La Blageuse

Tacet Thursday (Floral Edition

Julierose, La Blageuse

Blues-ey Tuesday Design Wall

This is only one possible setting--it kinda fades in and out:  from Bonnie Hunter's "Blue Ridge Beauty" pattern in her "Leaders and Enders Book; (I sewed this entirely during other projects using that method.)  I may shift the blocks around again--it is a tricky setting....

Here is my sewing station:  All set to sew more hst's and 4-patch pieces together.....tryin' to keep busy after a difficult visit with my Mom today in the Nursing Home....

AND  tonight I will be hand quilting my hexagons while watching tv with Tommy...(and perhaps a lil' glass of vino will be in order--ya think?).

Julierose, La Blageuse