FALLING STARS, et al

Falling Stars 

has gone through

a complete change..

I had made these blue wonky stars quite a while ago and while looking through my 

unfinished projects I came upon them....

They just seemed to "go with" my Autumnal stars...

they have metallic gunge star points....

and are on mini charms with tied dyed sky backgrounds

(at least they look like skies and clouds to me)

and the centers are a country Fall landscape 

I've had on hand for a long time...

SO.....

A very serendipitous kind of morning here.

;)))

I will not be using any sashing now...

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On the Diamond Painting Front:

I have the first half of my 

Blue Moon

done...

I love the intense colors in this one..

I bought it on amazon in a two pack--

also included was this tree in a sunset sky

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this will be the next in line....

I thought the two of them would look good 

framed as a pair.

Here is my work station in one corner of my craft room

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Diamond Painting doesn't take up a lot of space

so, it  fits in nicely on that part of the front wall.

[You eagle-eyed viewers may notice an old toothbrush 

in that jar holding implements...

It is used for brushing off any bits of the setting

wax or dust that may get onto the drills...]

I have been spending quite a lot of time that

corner lately...

getting back into the swing of diamond painting.

;)))

I have 3 more canvases coming in in the

next few months...

that should hold me for a while...

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Stay calm, enjoy your crafting time 

and 

STAY SAFE

~ ~ ~ waving on another HOT day

Julierose, La Blageuse (keeping busy-euse)

FLOWERS

This lovely lily is actually a deep orange...

kind of like the center of a blood orange...

And 

the center is a deep, dark maroon..

(somehow it looks yellow-ey here..)

I just love the frilly fringed edges...;)))

AND

This one has more blooming to come...

Beautiful striations that my phone camera

just didn't pick up...

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A different species of flowers appear below

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My first embroidered 

lavender bush:

Three colors for flowers ;

at first I just had used two colors

but it looked 

way too dark...

So I added those little very light lavender french knots...

This took me about 2 hours 

to complete...

And

Here it is in progress

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I may make a few just partials also...

{Lazy Daisy stitches and French knots 

adorning the stem stitching}

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My ferns along the front walk in the late afternoon

seem to shimmer in this heat...

I am hoping the deer won't eat these buds off...

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this one directly above has never

bloomed before...

I wonder what color it will be...

It was a really humid day--but not quite as hot

as others...

so far, no rain in sight here...

Hugs from afar

Julierose, La Blageuse

(Enjoying-flowers-euse)

CRAZY COVID CRUMBS

Bits and pieces sewing

this afternoon

just for fun;)))

The tiniest cut-offs

and strips---

leftovers...

orts....

throw-aways?

-NOT!!

:)))

These ended up as 6.5" blocks

A nice size....

(Lizzie, do you see some of your 

fabrics in there?;}}} )

Sometimes, I just have to

do mindless, fun sewing...

Pick a couple colors

and go...

Not a whole lot of thinking or

planning...

Just doing jigsaw fitting,

trimming as I go...

Mostly pink, purple and white....

I will call these ongoing fun blocks 

"C C C"

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We went for a short walk this morning---

just so hot though, we had to cut it short...

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Tonight's  supper will be BLT's 

with French Fries....

Hugs from afar,

Julierose, La Blageuse

(Crumb-Sewing-euse)

WORKING NEXT STEP

After backing Tuscan Sunrise with lightweight

fabric, I stay stitched 1/4" 

all around...

and then...

I found these embroidered 

lavenders:

No. "3" below↶↶↶

and 

and this one

A combo of lazy daisy stitches

and french knots and 

green stem stitching.

Then I sketched out a few little ones

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So many ways to represent and

stack them in rows....

I kind of like the larger one--

Maybe three bunches 

in one row

and then perhaps smaller ones

(at a different stage of growth?)

in another row...

Here are the threads I've pulled...

Still thinking about those...

A sunrise in the morning light, so perhaps brighter 

lavender colors??

So, this is where I stand (actually sit hahaha)

this morning...👵

Not quite ready to jump in yet...

But 

it's

a

S T A R T ...

Stay tuned....💖

Stay cool

it is like a sauna here...

all fogged in, too...

{Wear that mask all....}

😷

Hugs from afar

Julierose, La Blageuse 

(in the planning stages-euse)

SQUIRREL ALERT.....et al

Here are the front and reverse of my Christmas

Table runner...

As you folks who follow me can see,

I used five of those 16-patches squares that

were really Christmassy looking

for the reverse along with

the almost rest of my Jason Yenter 

Holiday print that I love at the two ends...

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Then I worked on my 4th Star Spangled hand quilting 

for a bit...

I just love that cream colored

thread on the white...

I was working along, just minding my business..

W H E N...it happened...

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See, 

I had seen this Aurafil Block of the month  last week;

and it had just stuck in my mind, you know how that happens?

We had visited Tuscany a few years ago,,

and

hmmmmm

Well, I had a severe 

"Squirrel Attack"

Here is that block:

Isn't it just lovely?

And here is what I have pulled and cut from my stash...

My own version...that I plan to embroider..

After all.......👵

Since my cross stitch butterflies have made my eyes cross

I figured I could do this one ...

{That's my story and I am sticking to it!}

This block is the creation of

Alyssa Thomas from "Penguin and Fish blog"

for Aurafil's

block of the month;

and she has a series of YouTube videos 

detailing it from start to finish...

AND for those of you who love to hand embroidery

like I do...

Her blog features the cutest and

most delightful embroidery

kits....

( Note: I have no affiliation with either Alyssa or Auafil

So

"Squirrel= one

Julierose= zero...

😂

Hugs from afar on this hot, humid afternoon

Julierose, La Blageuse (recovering-euse)

CHRISTMAS X THREE

Santa is all layered up and pinned;

ready for some hand quilting and 

some fancy embroidery--little stars

and such

foo-far-ols

;)))

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I added Borders to "O Holy Night"

and it is in the flimsey stage 

right now 

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The dark top border signifies nighttime;

the sides reflect stars and moons in gold;

and the bottom is the green earth.

Backing and layering this up will be my next project...

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And the 3rd project that has been waiting in the wings forever, it seems.

is my hand made, hand sewn and hand appliqued  

Christmas Hexagons that took me 2-3 years

to finish

Now they are finally sewn into a 

L O N G

table runner.

I left the center block unadorned except for the 

ring so that I can place a Christmas 

centerpiece there.

There are three hexagon rosettes on either side.

They are hand appliqued onto a silvery, striped gray fabric.

Here are the left three

And the right three,

It just fits my tabletop;

so, I will add some sort of fancy 

edging so that it will hang over the 

table ends...

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I am still trying to finish up projects this July;

and when I am not sewing I have picked up

Jean M. Auel's 

Earth's Children Saga with:

"Plains of Passage"

where I left off years ago.

Fascinating reading...;)))

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A bit cooler here today and just now our skies have clouded over;

we may get some much needed showers later on...

Take care

Stay safe

Hugs from afar,

Julierose, La Blageuse (finishing-up-euse)

MONDAY "TO-DO'S"

My next Butterfly has come to rest

in my little embroidery basket...

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While resting from all things sewing for a few days...

I set up my August Journal Calendar

In my Altered  Book Junk Journal

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I've begun to decorate it....with cut outs and

dried out teabag papers & 

fun stuff...

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I used:

Sparkley Stickles 

and Distress Ink

as a start...

and sewed a little fabric ruffle for the page edge

such fun...

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And here is my Monday Morning design wall 

where my own

"Christmas in July" projects 

are awaiting borders

He's a-comin' ;)))

O Holy Night

I will be making border decisions on these two...

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This past week has been relatively quiet;

tomorrow will be a grocery run and

Wednesday I have a dental appointment.

This will be the first time I've come into any close contact

with anyone since early March --

and I am feeling a bit hesitant....;000

They assure me that every precaution will be taken...

But still......

Stay safe

Hugs from afar, 

Julierose, La Blageuse 

(in planning mode-euse)

S P A M on New Blogger--WARNING

this is just a warning note to all my followers:000

I have, since moving to New Blogger, gotten a lot of really 
bad  AND EXPLICIT comments from anon people...

i have set "no anon: allowed but they are getting through anyway...
So I have reverted back to Legacy blogger...

Just be aware....

Hope you are all doing ok  
Stay safe in all ways
Julierose, La Blageuse (spamming like crazee - euse)

HAPPY MAIL

I received this lovely package this week from 

"Quiltdivajulie" 

(I cannot figure out the linky --she is a 'blogspot" though)

Beautifully packaged and sorted strips and scraps

Lovely light blues...

Deep, dark reds

AND

TA-
DAH

Very Vintage Low Volume prints...

A huge assortment..

Aren't they just gorgeous???

Thank you sooo much Julie💖💖

What a grand gift🙇🙋

What a generous gift--🙌

all ironed and separated...

Right now, I am just gazing at them all and

petting them ..👏😉

this should get my "mojo" moving;)))

Hugs from afar...

Stay safe

Julierose, La Blageuse (grateful-euse)

BLUE BUTTERFLY & A STORY

My own version

(relying on the floss I had on hand)..

The most difficult part of these cross stitcheries 

is to make each side a mirror image of the other...

I "almost" succeeded...;000

A N D 

After a while stitching, those crosses

begin to move on their own (!!)

[I almost re-named this one "Poor Butterfly" as I had to

un-stitch a lot of the crosses that went all wonky..]

So, a real S L O W stitching project 

for sure...

My next {un-biologically correct} butterfly will

be all shades of pink.

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Here is my 4th of July Table topper

STAR SPANGLED

Working on this one reminded me

of a funny story my friend Deanna

(who was a music teacher) told me..

She was walking alongside her charges

during a 4th of July Town parade; 

And

when they weren't playing their instruments

she was to remind the boys marching along to wave their little flags.

BUT,,,

In the heat of the moment 

she called out

"Flag your flies, boys!!" 

O O P S E Y ..;000

Typical Deanna;))))

aka Mrs. Malaprop.

I love that waving flag fabric..

All the fabrics, except the white background,

came from a charm pack...

This was a quick and fun project...

And this has been the sum of my sewing over the past two weeks...

I am now at rest after my

Two-week stint:

Binding

"Whirling Dervish Act"

👯👯👯

I hope you are staying cool in this heat and humidity

Stay safe

~ ~ ~ waving my little flag ~ ~ ~ ;)))

Julierose, La Blageuse (resting-euse)

MONET'S GARDEN

Monet's Garden

Ready to hand quilt...

Some of you long-time followers will

remember my travails with setting this one up

a few years ago.

Here is a closer peek 

at some of these fabrics...

This was a long term project 

that I finally put together today.

Here is the reverse 

I can picture having tea in the garden

Two of my favorite fun fabrics...

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This will be my July-August 

hand quilting project...

Below is the lovely linen storage tote that

a friend of long ago made for me:

thanks, MaryAnn ;)))

I've wanted to work on a piece

with pretty fabrics 

for a bit...

It's way too hot and humid to work on the deck

So I am here in my AC 

deciding on a thread color...

Perhaps this one:↓↓↓

It picks up the border color and some

of the water-ey fabric in the hexagons...

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I am planning my next trip to "Hexagonia"

now....

Another "pretty" fabrics one....

Stay safe and stay cool,

Your mask-wearing 

friend...

Julierose, La blageuse (Hexagonia-traveler-euse)