"UNITY" PROGRESS , et al

 

Here is my "take" ↟↟↟

on the Log Cabin Loonies 

pattern below

Isn't it just amazing

what a different color choice

can make?

I have totally run out of grays now,

and am moving toward the gray-blues

Here is a darker 

gray/blue-y

addition...above

There will just be 4 of these

then the rest 

will be a gray/silver

leaf-ey print below

These seem to go well 

with the batiks round...

[If you look at these cornerstones

you can see that I had to substitute 

different prints for them also.]

So this will be a

semi-scrappy

version....

AND

Here is one with the 2nd batik 

print I had left....

It is on the "darker side

of gray...

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With this final round my blocks

will measure 8 1/2" 

(more or less--as

usual-- hahaha)

I have 10 left to 

make...for this 

8 1/2" round.

My decision will be whether

this is big enough... 

or if I need an additional round

to bring them up to 10 1/2".

👵

There are 15 blocks in this colorway

AND

I have another 15 awaiting 

my decision on a different

colorway entirely...

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We awakened to frigid cold this morning!!

8 degrees and windchill values

of -1 degree...

Strong winds continue to blast us here,

and we are hoping that

we don't have any

power outages...

I hope you are all staying safe and warm

Hugs,

Julierose, La Blageuse

(log cabin-making-euse)

"UNITY", et al

 

Here are the next round of logs

(blue and white batik).

I have decided to name my log cabin

"U N I T Y"

in honor of the Inauguration

of our new Administration.

I have six made so far...

and these are ready

to go

↡↡↡↡

If you click on this

photo,

you can see that I the batik

changes.

I only had a small piece of the

first one, so am

scrapping it up

with the 2nd....

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We will be watching football

at 3 pm today

The buccaneers and

Tom Brady....

and my Tom 

is making us creamed tuna for

our luncheon--along

with my tossed  salad --

that will comprise

our big meal

for today...

I also made us brownies for

dessert--My new rule being 

"only homemade sweets..."

I hope you are all well and staying vigilant

on this very windy and cold

Sunday

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(log-cabin-euse)

BLOGLOVIN' WOES

 

Does anyone know why I cannot

get my Bloglovin feed at all?

I keep geeting:

"This page is not available" 

So annoying...!!!

Sooooo,

No hugs for Bloglovin

Julierose

STITCHING GEESE, et al

 

56 Geese quilted

so far...

on "Night Flight"

{click to enlarge all photos}

The middle row of 11

is finished --

top to bottom..

The other 4 middle rows have 3

geese left

on either end...

Once they are done, 

the middle portion of the 

piece will have been all

quilted;)))

Here is how the back is looking

↡↡↡↡↡

With the skeins

of Geese

flying through

the tree branches...

I love how this 

is working out...

I bordered the trees with this

lovely feather print.

I love it!!;)))

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This morning I bit the bullet,

so to speak,

AND

trimmed my L o o o ng hair...

I've been watching videos on

how to do this and took

the leap...

{There is no way I am going to

any hairdresser until I have

my shots--which, I fear,

may be quite a while 

even though both Tom and I

are both age-eligible}

I also trimmed my bangs...

just a blunt trim to get rid 

of the dead ends.

So now my hair just 

reaches my mid back--

it was

getting WAY too long...

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We had a 

"Monday Brunch"

today...👍👍👍

👫

I made home fries with the

leftover potatoes boiled

for our corned beef

and cabbage dinner last night;

and we had sausages;

 and

scrambled eggs 

and

toasts...

It was so good and

so 

FILLING!! 

Tonight will be leftover 

corned beef sandwiches

on rye bread with

french fries...

[have I told you how much 

we 💕 potatoes???]

I hope you are enjoying this long weekend...

and getting some sewing in...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse (quilting-euse)

LCL'S PROGRESS: ROUND ONE

 

Here is the ROUND ONE  of my 

Log Cabins 

[Log Cabin Loonies= "LCL"]

The off-white logs are older batiks

I had on hand along with

some white on cream 

low volume

strips...

I made 60 in total;  but I will be

using only 30 for my first 

log cabin...

Here is my "mock up" to 

see if I like these 

colors

↓↓↓↓↓

Varied gray toned fabrics

for the logs 

along with the dark blue 

for the cornerstones...

I have 6 set up to

work on 

tomorrow

and a lot more cutting to do...

These will be taking a bit

longer than a regular 

"courthouse steps"

log cabin would, but

I have plenty of 

time these long

days....

Many thanks to:

 

JULIEK

for hosting this 

Log Cabin Loonies

SAL

:)))

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The teeming rains have finally stopped here;

it was very windy and rain swept all last night.

It is 44 degrees here right now;

pretty warm for January!! 

But temps are predicted to drop...

I hope you are all staying safe...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse 

(log-cabin-making-euse)

LOG CABIN CENTERS

THIS IS WHAT I DID TODAY...

I made 12 more 

little hourglass centers for my 

Log Cabin Loonies SAL

I now have 28 made...

:))))

I have to decide yet

how many I want to make.

JulieK's making 60

blocks

on her SAL.

I was sewing along

with my little OWLET 

pin holder...

Isn't she the cutest???

I have a kit to make 

another one 

waiting

in the wings.

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I didn't do any geese quilting 

today...giving my hands

a bit of a rest...

Hugs from chilly SE CT

Julierose, 

La Blageuse

(sewing tiny-euse)

QUILTING GEESE

I have quilted 35 

Geese by hand so far...

Sitting at my 

dining room table

With tea to hand...

;)))

The lighting is really good; 

and

I can rest my arms 

on the table; 

which

seems to work well.

I can manage  to quilt 5 per day

without any ill effects.

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Tonight's dinner menu includes:

Meat loaf, boiled potatoes,

green beans and

gravy....

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It has been a sunny, but windy and cold,

day here...

I hope you are all staying

safe and wearing your masks

FOR

COVID is STILL HERE💀

Hugs, Julierose, La blageuse

(trying to calm down-euse)

LOG CABIN LOONIES RIDE AGAIN!

 

JulieK

(click to see info)

is re-instating her

"Log Cabin Loonies"

Sew Along this 

Year...

I have my center pieces stored in this

Whitman Sampler Tin

I cut them with my Go! Baby!

die cutter this afternoon

a deep, rich red 

and

a white grunge--

to be made into

little, teeney

hourglasses 

for the log cabin centers..

WHAT FUN!! 

I have yet to decide what the other colors

will be to use as the logs...

but I am leaning toward grays and

deep blues...

I need to check out what's

in my deep stash...;)))

this along with RSC are my two choices

for some group sewing.

Meanwhile I have been 

continuing on with my Geese

and the x-stitched

butterflies--only 

ONE MORE

after this one...

[I am getting 

Butterflied-out a bit!!]

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I hope you have a wonderful evening.

Tom and I began watching the 

Netflix Series of

"Outlander"

It is fascinating...

Take care, try to stay calm 

and safe...

Hugs 

Julierose, La Blageuse

(setting up for 2021-euse)

THROWAWAYS?? NO SIRREE, BOB!!

 

Here are my RSC 

Pink strips (R)

and 

Chunks (L)

How could I toss these?

"No way,

 Jose" ;000

So these plus a few odd blocks

are what I have to work with this

month...

AND

Speaking of "Odd Blocks ;000

↓↓↓↓

I made this yonks and

YONKS ago

from a Quilters Newsletter

magazine tutorial.

[Sorry to say, my box of old QNM mags

somehow got tossed when we moved here--

that has always been my favorite

quilting magazine--I used to read and re-read

it constantly for inspiration-

I had at least 8 yrs of issues...

And they are 

G O N E !! ]

😢😢😢

So, I would like to feature this 

block somehow in a piece 

in memory of my 

(who threw them away?

I'd like to know👾 !!!)

favorite old magazine...

AND

I am sewing a few other previously

started and unfinished blocks

together this morning

while making banana

bread in my Oster Bread machine.

That aroma is wafting throughout the 

house..it is cooling right now

Ooooh the anticipation...

[talk about Pavlov's dogs

 salivating!! 👀😋😋]

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

So, that is what is going on around my house today...

plus the dinner menu is:

My homemade minnestrone soup

with garlic bread on the side.

[Yesterday we had a full

roast chicken dinner with all

the fixin's; so today is

a "lighter" meal day]

Take care still to be careful:

mask and social distance.

hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(multi-tasking-euse)

HASHTAG ROW

 

I finished my Hashtag Row this

morning 

on this gray day..

I love how this came out...

I am so fascinated to see

how the other punctuation signs will 

shake out...

👩

You can find the tutorial

here on Angela's Blog

(So Scrappy)

Hashtag

[Don't look too closely --as per usual--

my seam allowances are not really 1/4"

on this machine; but,  it's about fun

not perfection, RIGHT?]

[Thanks Lizzy for your

tutorial on copy/pasting--

I must have been the last

person to "not know" how to

do this!! ;000]

👏💖

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Both hubby and I are feeling better today...

still have that hacking cough, but

other (nasty) symptoms 

have gone away...;)))

A very light dinner is on the menu

for tonight after our digestive

issues the past two days...

👽

We opted for 

Comfort Food:

Scrambled eggs, a la Tom 👴

English muffins with 

jam/jelly,

and little sausage links...

Yum... 👵

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

We were going to have a roast chicken

dinner, but thought that it was too rich with gravy and 

mashed potatoes and stuffing

and all.......

SOooooo

Tomorrow we will roast that baby!!

😋😋

Hugs, 

and stay safe

Julierose, La blageuse

(Thankful for good friends-euse)

HASHTAG (#) RSC Quilt, et al

 

Here are the pinks I chose

for the 1st block row of

that Punctuation Quilt

Challenge...

FROM ANGELA AT 

SUPERSCRAPPY

SOSCRAPPY

I only had four solid pinks

in my stash--

So, 

I used the reverse of one for the 5th color

And I am using WOW as my background

for all the upcoming blocks...

First Row of 

Hashtag blocks sewn

and ready for strip inserts...

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Besides this Punctuation

quilt, I have not

as yet decided what

else, if anything, to work on

For RSC 2021.

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ALSO:

JulieK Quilts

is hosting another

"Log Cabin Loonies"

SAL this year...;)))

AND

Last time I really enjoyed making

a little tabletopper.

So I will be also joining that...

These are my two planned

joinings for this year.

Meanwhile, I am still hand quilting

Night Flight Geese slowly...

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&.

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Taking it easy today as

I am still a bit under the weather...

hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(not quite "in the pink"- euse)