WE PAUSE TO REMEMBER...

 

On this Memorial Day

We Pause 

to 

REMEMBER...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(grateful-euse)

SATURDAY PLAYTIME

 

Here is my first all crumb block

"Spring Rains".

(click to enlarge).

This took four days to make...

crumbs are not a fast project

but,  

for me, 

a really fun and satisfying

way to sew...

I find it so interesting to rifle through

that giant scrap bag and

begin to pull out fabrics that

"call my name"...

And

then

slowly, they all seem to

come together...

A whole lot of cutting, trimming

and sewing:

repeat and 

repeat and 

repeat again..

The lovely Iris fabric

(featured in 3 places) 

was the biggest and last 

piece left...

just a couple

narrow string pieces

are still in the bag....

I have no definite plans for this

little mini piece...

we shall see what happens 

during my next 

playtime..

Won't it be fun to quilt???

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And in a similar-- but different

vein...

I made

what I call a 
"FUNFETTI"

block...

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Capturing those tiny snips and

slivers of fabric all encapsulated

in white on white chunks...

I think I am trying to 👀 

just how small

I can go....

[See that teeny-tiny little sliver

of green on the middle left?

{click it}

I am so totally smitten 

with that].

Call me CRAZEE and

you wouldn't be wrong.

  

I find this so rewarding

and relaxing...

Again, not a fast process; 

that one block

took about 4 hours

to make...and I had

the  tiny pieces 

all saved...

I hope you enjoyed this little peek 

into my Saturday playtime

with my tiniest scraps...

Thank you for following my

sewing journeys...

I love to read and 

answer all of your

comments ...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(Lilliputian-mania-euse)

A THANK YOU to BARBARA

Look what arrived in the mail today

for me....

Thank you SO MUCH

Barbara

for thinking of me my birthday month...;)))

Plus these two patterns which

I really love...

What a pretty wreath

and 

that's not all--

👀👀

it includes this 

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All these pretty pre-cut

fabrics for the making!!:)))

💗💗💗

and this pattern below

A lovely vintage balloon

bouquet...

Thanks so much Barb

for your thoughtful gifts...

;)))))

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I decided on this for hand 

quilting the background of

"The Cherry Thief"

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[click to enlarge all images]

Can you make out that repeating

pattern ?

I am following the very light lines 

printed on the cloth...

I like that it's not too dense

and doesn't overwhelm my applique...

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Looks like we are in for quite a

heavy rainstorm...coming to us from

the West...it's in Albany NY right now and

moving slowly toward our State

We most likely won't get it until

later on tonight being right on 

the Eastern Seaboard here...

Take care...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(sending out special hugs to you, BARB)

still hand-quilting-euse

 

THE CHERRY THIEF

 

Hand quilting 

"The Cherry Thief"

out on my deck this morning.

It is a beautiful sunny day here....

Working my way slowly around

"The Thief"

{This type of quilting is so different

from the Big Stitcheries I've

been doing lately..

My stitches are not that even 

or small

but, they are what they are...}

👵

and here it is with one row of

quilting around all the

applique pieces...

Now I am in a quandry as

to what to do next..

?????

Should I do another row of 

hand stitches

around the appliques?

Then...

I  thought I would do a background

of straight stitche fill ins

but now

I don't know how 

that would look.

?????

And

Now

I am thinking of tying from the

back so that only the little

stitches would show on the

front...

Stay Tuned....

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I was supposed to go food shopping this

morning, 

BUT

Who wants to do that on such

a lovely morning...

cool breezes...

coffee and homemade

banana bread on the

deck..

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Here are the hollies 

Tom planted along our 

new privacy fence...

(click to enlarge)

These are

"Nellie Stevens" Hollies

that are deer resistant.

The sad looking bush in the center is

a transplanted rose--which looks

Very Unhappy!!😞

I hope it will come back to life....

Time will tell...

⏳⌛

I hope you can get out and 

enjoy part of this

lovely day....

hugs, 

Julierose, La Blageuse

(deciding-euse)

BEGINNING A JOURNEY

 

These are SOME

of my scraps that

I have weeded out from

my stash and bins..

[I actually have more]

BUT

Today I began

WITH THESE 

on:

"THE INCREDIBLE CRUMB JOURNEY"

{T I C J }

Pieces (smaller than chunks)

and many strips

will be sewn together 

two 

by

two

to begin...

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I have so many pretty leftover strips

and "cut offs"...

I plan to  

make

me 

some

crumb 

blocks.

:)))

Tomorrow I will pull some more

baggies of scraps to

add to this main 

B A G 

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On a side note, I was looking through

my little accessories container that

came with my sewing machine

and found this strange looking foot...

Guess what?

It is a 1/4" foot

It doesn't have a very long guide

but it works and if I click my

needle over 2 stops

I can get a scant 1/4".

😨

Did I buy this and forget about it?

 Y I K E S !!

Did it come with the machine ?

It is not listed in my booklet

on the Foot listing page...

At any rate, I have tested it

and I will have to sew a bit

more slowly, but

I will definitely be using this..

WHO KNEW???

[file under DUH]

😵😮

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I will also be working on a 

Suprise!!!

quilt 

for some family members

{who read my blog},

SO...........

I cannot as yet

show it here...

It involves a panel 

(36" by 40")

for the front...

and

I have set up the 

back pieces to be cut

for tomorrow....

Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse

(crumb-journeying-euse)

DIAMOND PAINTING PROGRESS

 

Girl With Braids

(click to enlarge)

is coming along

really well....

I really love the colorations

in this one,,,

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Here is what I have left...

I am really enjoying this larger

diamond painting canvas...

I work on her when I can't 

hand quilt or rotary cut...

A quiet and

slow

crafting

adventure...

Hugs to you all,

Julierose, La Blageuse

(DP-ing-euse)

FLASHBACK-- String "Along With Me, I'm On My Way To The Stars"

 

I just put this 

Sea Stars string quilt

out on my dining table 

for the warmer weather...

this was

Such a fun quilt to make...

[kudos to my DH who 

is the quilt holder

for me!!]

Here are my Early Spring

blocks that I am presently

working on...

Nothing has seemed to be going well

with my quilt projects lately

So, when all else fails...

Go To The Strings...

👵

They are just placed

any which way up

on my design wall...

as I make them...

I began them when I was  trying to follow

Ann's "Fret Not Yourself" [blogspot]

quilt along for string tulips and

string blocks-- 

BUT...

The Tulips did not want to come out for me...

😥

So, instead--

I am continuing with these 

early spring colored blocks

to use up my low volume

strings...

I have 12 more to make and am

totally enjoying this journey

I L O V E 

stringing on

telephone papers

💖💘💓

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We are having a spate of gorgeous weather

here and despite my allergies 

I am able to sit out a bit...

I hope this finds you enjoying Springtime

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(stringing-along-euse)

STAR WARS, et al

 

I have begun work on my new

applique piece...

.

It took me a WHOLE  day just to

turn the seams on 6 stars...

Boy-oh-boyo !!

Those points are surely challenging!!

[For the past 2 weeks I have been

preparing the templates ahead of time]

Next I will make the circles

"Circular" hahaha

This is from a Jan Patek pattern

called:

"Moon Garden Stars"

I just love how whimsical it is..!!

BUT,

it certainly has a lot of challenges

for my newbie appliqueing 

adventures...

All those 

POINTS to be turned...😰😰😰

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It is finally a glorious, warm and sunny 

day-- so I am out on our deck

working on this

↓↓↓↓

I have begun hand quilting

my first applique piece:

"Basket of Flowers" 

[another Jan Patek pattern] 

I started out with a 

little, short "quilting needle"

BUT

 I could not grasp it well

enough to continue--

So, I am now using a Milliner's

needle;

it has quite a different feel 

and I will have to

get myself used to 

stitching with it..

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I have made us potato salad

for dinner to go along

with our Chicken Tenders...

a real "Summer-y" feeling

dinner..;)))

I hope your day is a restful one...

OOPS--spoke too soon..👀😱😲😰

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NOTE:  Our Air Handler just died on us..

it made the most horrendous 

sounds...

So, we are awaiting

a repair person..

hoping it doesn't get really

hot and humid until

this is fixed

[or s i g h...replaced!! $$$]

Maintaining a house 

is never dull, is it???

Hugs,

Julierose,

La blageuse

(on pins and 

needles-euse--

literally)

OLDEN ROSES- A special quilt

 

My Spring covering for our

spare room bed...

This quilt was made by my 

Grand-mere and 

appliqued and embroidered

by my Mom and her sister...

in 

↓↓↓

and,

Here are the three embroidered colorways...

and

and

I just love the feel of this

well-loved quilt...

Grand-mere did the Baptist Fan quilting

on her chair frame...

Can you see the Baptist Fan quilting???

[you can click on all the pix

for a bigger view]

;))))

One of my two treasured old quilts

from my Grand-mere...

I had this on my twin bed

while I was growing up...

The colors have stayed pretty bright...

despite many many washings...

I love taking this out and airing it and 

seeing it as I walk by 

the room...💝💝💝

hugs from sunny climes today

Julierose, La blageuse

(cherishing-euse)

 

BIRTHDAY HAPPY MAIL THANK YOU

 

The afternoon mail 

brought me these 3 packages 

from 

Dawn

wrapped so beautifully in that

buffalo plaid paper...

↴↴↴

[for my upcoming

birthday...]

{you can click on all the pix

to enlarge for better viewing}

;)))

The adorable snail fabric 

zipper pouch (L);

(she knows how zipper 

challenged

I am!!);

and this little fold up 

Carryall pocket tote (front)

See the little pockets?

Just so adorable...;))

Dawn, you are so clever 

making these beautiful projects...

💕💕

Also included was a cute notepad that we

surely all can use...

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and here you can see the cute

HST's on the outside of the carryall..

What thoughtful and lovely

gifts....

thanks you so much

mmmmwah!!

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(thankful-euse--even if

I am to be another 

year older hahaha)