WEDNESDAY WONDERING

 

Seeing as any rotary work

will be on hold for a while

until my shoulder blade

recovers (!!!)......

I began to set up an

applique basket

using a Jan Patek pattern

[from "Say It With Flowers"],

and 

I am using some of her

 latest fabrics...

The basket and the stem fabrics

are from my own older stashed fabrics.

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I have all the pattern pieces traced

(they show white in this picture 

with the tentatively chosen

fabrics mocked up near them);

and I will hopefully set up

the flowers tomorrow; 

leaving the leaves and Mr. Bird 

[still not sure of what fabric for him]

until the next day...

I am thinking that instead of those 

circle berries over on the left

facing stem, I may do

little yo-yos instead...

I love how vintage they look...

and perhaps a bit of darker orange 

for a couple of them to pick

up that stripe in my basket fabric..

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I am really new to applique and was going to try

to do needleturn once more, but

chickened out 😵🙈

and instead--

I am preparing

my pieces before I applique them...

I hope this mid-week finds you all well, 

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse 

(pondering-euse)

OLD ITALIAN BLOCKS

 

My "trial-making" of some 

(new-to-me)

Old Italian blocks...

During my room/stash 

reorganization

I came across these 

sort of Repro fabrics

and

decided to give these a try...

they are really a fun block

to make.

I would also like to try them

in my newly sorted

batiks...

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Here is what I am

currently reading;

the latest

"Peculiar Crimes Unit"

entry.

I find this series fascinating

if a little strange....

but they do keep my interest

all the way to the end....

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I also un-earthed these blocks

from a while ago...

I recall that I said I didn't like

them very much at that time.

Now, they have grown on me 

while they were stashed away

(marinating?)

So, another project to be finished

has surfaced...😵

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It is a Rainy Sunday here

so, a good hand work day...

Will take out my 

hexagons and

work on them...

hugs,

Julierose, 

La blageuse

(cleaning-out-euse)

THURSDAY SMALL SEWING

 

Front and reverse of

my table topper 

to be...

Using my hand dyed

center flower

along with 

a small piece of Asian

fabric on

either side and

leftover low volume

floral;

and, here, 

using my mini charms again 

along with that

leftover Asian fabric

and a small cut of the 

darker gray

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I don't know now which

I like better;)))

But...I am

Using up small pieces 

for

EARTH DAY

👵😍

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Tomorrow I will

layer and then

pin for hand

quilting...

Hugs underneath the falling snow

(yes, S N O W )

👹

Julierose,

La Blageuse

(using it up-euse)

MID-WEEK

 

One more row to

pin and sew

:)))

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Start of a hand-dyed

project...

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Middle of Girl With Braids...

Isn't she pretty??

I am really enjoying 

the practice of 

using my multi-placer 

(more than one diamond at a time)

on her...

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And look what my son, Jeff, brought me 

last Sunday

when he and his family 

visited for the first time since

 the pandemic began

They are so pretty;

Situated right near my seat

in our tv room

I love this one with the

small green stripe...

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Here is what the grandgirls were

doing that day

Fiona--

working it:)))

Gosh they grew so much since

we last saw them...

Fiona will be 10 this coming October

Double digits already!!

We had a lovely visit--so 

wonderful to sit and catch up...

Fi and Willa 

We love you

💖💖💖

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Today I will be doing the weekly food

run to the Big Y;

Tonight will be "breakfast for supper"

so easy-peasy...

Hugs mid-week

Julierose, La Blageuse

(grateful-euse)

HOUSE BLOCKS, et al

 

My 2nd house block try.....

This must be an "older"

house as the 

window has warped ;0000

But I do like the door and window 

in the same fabric...

Neighbors can be

so different!! 

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Here are two of my Crazy Quilt

blocks that I had

begun embellishing

a couple years ago... 

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I had made 6 of these 

into this wall hanging

below

which now graces my 

small front hallway.

Here are some of the ladies

that grace this one:

I am planning on working on 

the last  6 over

this coming Summer...

they will be my new hand project...

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Raining and cold and windy

here today....

I did my weekly grocery 

shopping early this

morning...

AND...

Tonight we will have a lighter type

dinner=

Stuffed clams and

a salad...

Sooo,

Maybe someone I know 

will make us popcorn for

a tv snack this evening--

one can only hope...👧

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I hope your upcoming weekend will

be a productive one...

I will be sewing red/white

squares together..

Hugs,

Julierose, La Blageuse

(working on my housing estate-euse)

PINNING, PINNING--MATCHING and AARGH

 

The first two

rows of four patches are

sewn together

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I am marking their 

position so when

I sew the long rows 

together they will stay in

this order...

And so on....

I am managing to do one double row 

per sewing session...

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On the house 

maintenance front:

We have two workers

doing our upkeep

this year....

Here you can barely

see the outline of 

a painter working

on our entryway 

today...

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Kinda like pinning and

matching....

ONLY....

they are scraping and

painting...😂

And our new fence is being

stained also...

Sprucing up for Summertime...

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NOW FOR THE UGH!!!

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I gave this house block

a try--

BUT

I see that there is not

enough contrast...

Everything looks

kinda "mushy" 

and the roof looks "wintery"

while the house itself

looks "summery".

S I G H...

These fabrics are from

a Jolly Bar called

Fairy Tale...which

I love but somehow

I didn't choose very well...

AND

Also, my cutting must be off..

the left side will

lose its roof point

when I sew it together..

Well, ever have days like that?

Aaargh....😞It's not 

"what did I do wrong?"

Its rather--

I did EVERYTHING

WRONG...

Well, that'll keep 

me humbled--

won't it????

Hugs from my house(s)

to yours,

Julierose

La Blageuse

(movin' on-euse)

RED AND WHITE SQUARED...

 

All except 2 of my red mini charms

pinned and ready to be sewn in rows...

(10 four patches by seven).

I love how they move into different

configurations when you view 

this one:)))

Here are some favorites:

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and

and

and

 and

and

This  one looks so vintage .

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This morning I gave hubby a haircut;

did some laundry

and will be resting; 

and 

watching Red Sox 

this afternoon..

An easy and

slow day --

enmeshed in this 

foggy landscape

 outside my windows.

Hugs for a safe and happy 

Sunday afternoon..

Julierose, 

La Blageuse

(taking-it-easy-euse)

😷😷😷

 

PRESTO--CHANGE-O

 

I am working on using up all my mini charms;

Here are 7 long rows of 9-patches

with all the blues with

whites and creams;

AND

15 Gray 4-patches

AND

24 pink and green combo

4-patches

AND

Various two-sies

Here is my work table set up with

colors in various stages 

⇊⇊⇊

These will all be put in my 

"New Parts Dept."  

for use as needed...

I had collected SO MANY 

mini charms that have been just

sitting in a drawer...

SO--

While trying to get my Mojo back,

I decided to just do some 

mindless square

sewing..

From mini charms into 

useable

parts.

[Presto-Change-o];)))

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FYI:

This has been a rather

difficult time for us

here as I had

to take Tom to the ER late Easter

 Sunday evening;

and then he was taken

by ambulance onto the 

Hospital for a few

days...

He is home now and

feeling a lot better.

(as am I--this house

is way too quiet with

him gone!!).

So,

 this little bout of 

mini charms sewing

has helped to sustain 

me very well.

Stay well, and stay safe

😷😷😷😷

Hugs, 

Julierose, La blageuse

(mini-charm-sewing-euse)

MY LITTLE EASTER BASKET, et al

 

Watching the Red Sox 

Game Day Opener

and hand 

Stitching 

my hexagons...

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I am enjoying working

on these --

prepping a few at a time...

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Trying to get my Mojo back...

 I am working on using up my pre-cuts:

Starting with my mini charms...

blue and white 

mini charms sewn into 

 seven strips here; 

and

Reds and whites

ready to be cut

apart and ironed out

into two-sies...

I sewed these 

onto white jelly 

roll strips...

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All these will go into my new 

Parts Department

for future use.  

Easy sewing to coax my Mojo into 

coming back...;)))

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I want to send good wishes 

to you all for both

Easter and

Passover.

;)))

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(sewing-squares-euse)