AND THE RAINS CAME....ET AL

 

We have had over 2" of rain

so far...and high winds....

{this is the view outside our

dining room window}

this maple is always the

first to change color in our

backyard...it really is

VERY RED

altho' this pix doesn't capture it 

very well....

{As you can see, Tom cleared off

the deck for the season...

Fare-thee-well, Summertime}

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On this very stormy day I have

set myself up right on our

dining room table for 

some handwork...

(easier on my back )

the blue basket on the right

is my Mom's old workbasket

that she beautifully lined 

(click to see larger)

And

↓↓↓↓

Here is the wool piece

I began quite a while ago 

that I unearthed 

yesterday....

(it is a Buttermilk Basin pattern)

Now I have pretty much tacked 

every piece down 

so I don't have to deal

with any pins...

I think it looks very 

Halloween-ish

and must decide what (if anything) 

I should put in those 

windows...

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I plan to embroider it now--

kind of like I would treat a

crazy quilt block...

But

I found that a lot of the 

smaller

point-ey pieces were

unraveling a bit...

like those corn leaves--

so I may have to use a 

little bit of glue stick !!

I am a newbie to wool applique

so this is pretty challenging...

I am calling it 

"House on the Hill"

to represent our home...;)))

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I hope all of you in this storm's path are staying safe and warm...

Hugs, from under my bumbershoot (haha)

Julierose,

La Blageuse 

(slow-stitching-euse)

JACK'S BACK

 

I finally found my

"Starry-Eyed-Jack" 

(a Jan Patek pattern)

hiding at the bottom of my 

quilt-stashing old dresser drawer.

I had been searching for him 

and thinking 

"Did I give him away?"

[But I thought not..]

My blog friend Lizzy 

at "Gone2thebeach" 

and I both make them last year...

[Jack]

Take a peek at hers--sooo

cute...I love her orange fabric

looks perfect for the spirit of

Halloween...;0000

It is such fun to see how 

patterns are interpreted

Don't you think?

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(in-the-spirit-euse)

HEXAGONIA TRIALS, et al

 

I have been doing a little

Hexagon work

while resting....

I used this (relatively new--at

least to me)

product

↡↡↡↡

Iron On-Stay-In hexagons

instead of freezer paper

which is my usual method.

(click to enlarge)

I must say that I do not like

the results;

the rosette feels

really thick and 

doesn't have that 

lovely loose, cloth

feeling that you get

after removing the 

freezer papers.

Can you see from this image

what I mean??

Have any of you EPP-ers

used these?

And what do you think of them?

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I haven't done any other sewing;

still battling the aching ankle

area --but I think that the

sciatica has improved 

quite a bit with this

"Rest and Heat"

treatment.

[And walking with the aid

of a cane for support]

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TGIF everyone;)))

👍☺☺

We are watching Formula

One racing Grand Prix which

is taking place this time in

Austin Texas...

Today was Practice;

tomorrow will be qualifying

[for starting position in the race];

and Sunday will be the race itself...

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Tonight for supper is my homemade

Chicken soup from the boiled

down carcass (yesterday); 

and Tom is making a tossed salad....

I have been sitting on our counter stool

for chopping veggies and then

near the stove to cook...

[S I G H]

I am trying to DO MORE

and move around as much as

I can without setting myself back...

It is quite a balancing act!!💃😍

hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

{sewing-euse a little bit-euse}

CRUMB-ING et al

 

My first round of green crumb blocks.

{Click to enlarge}

I sewed them into one big 

vertical block,

 and

then sub-cut it into 2.5" 

strips, 

and 

then into squares, 

and 

then separated them with this

lovely  pink hand dyed fabric that

has been languishing in my 

stash forEVER :)))

The strips are not sewn 

together as yet; just in

a holding pattern until

I can decide what I want

to do with them????

[They could also be sewn into

one long border strip...]

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My strains have begun to heal

so that I can move around 

more now--

thankfully;))

Tom took me for a ride to 

get McCoun apples--

( I am planning on a fresh

apple pie for the weekend)

 

--and then I sat here

and read

↧↧↧

in our favorite walking park 

while he took his

walk for the day...

It was so wonderful to get OUT

and ABOUT a bit...even if

I couldn't as yet join in 

on that

walk...

Soon I hope....

👫💖

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I am calling this diamond painting:

"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"

I really love how it is 

coming out.

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Cooking School

We are having leftover 

Chicken and Rice Casserole for

dinner tonight --I sat helped

Tom put it together...

By the time this is over he will be a 

Master COOK..👍😁

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(feeling better-euse)

                                                                        

HUGS FROM THE HEATING PAD

 

Finally, I got this one

sewn together....

S  I  G  H...

👏😓😥

{I am getting VERY IMPATIENT

with this sciatica and my

strained ankle, calf and glutes

YA THINK??? 

PT was a real

bust for me....

😰😱}

I don't know if Autumn Bounty 

could use a border

or not, but that will have to wait until

I can be up and cutting once more.

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AND

I have been working on my

scrappy stash bags with tiny

bits and pieces and narrow strings...

little by very little...

↓↓↓↓

Sorted by color;

just a few little blocks at a time 

and then sewn together--

 higgeldy-piggeldy..;)))

Not trimming as yet...

I have no idea how I will use 

these crumb blocks, but

I figure that

they are better sewn

together instead of all in a 

big MISH-MASH in

plastic baggies...

and my meds make it

difficult to come to

any decisions anyway lately...😨

Here is my working station so

I don't have to get up and

down frequently...

And so it goes.

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T H E N 

This Christmas diamond painting

is coming together slowly also...

5-10 minutes here and there...

And

I almost have that top 

quarter section done...

You can just make out the 

Santa underneath that

parchment paper..

[you can enlarge photos if you are

interested].

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Still on resting the injured

leg and trying to walk just a 

little bit with a cane to 

relieve the swollen

ankle.

Hugs, Julierose

(Quiltus- Interruptus-euse)