Here is my next memory block..
[I had to call up Jack the Ripper
two times--I had the feet on
upside down (!!)
and the beak
pointing the wrong way!!]
So
After a soothing
cuppa tea,
I performed surgery on
Mr. Caw Caw.
Phew!!
Those tiny little
feet started out as
3/4" squares...
I mean, really???
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Anyhooooo...
While I was working on him,
I was reminded of when I
used to help Dad rake the
leaves in the Fall
in our
back yard.
↓↓↓
Dad had prepared a bottomless metal can
that we stuffed the leaves in
for burning --which
you could do with a permit in
those long ago days....
I just loved that
smell of leaves ummmm
Anyway, our little doggy,
Winnie, [Eng. Springer Spaniel]
thought it was great
fun to chase all the crows that
flew onto the lawn
to catch the goodies that
we had uncovered while raking
πͺππ
I think of those fun Saturday
afternoons with Dad
every time
I see flocks of crows
scurrying across our skies...
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Still working on my hexagons
while watching
"Drive to Survive"
on Netflix preparing
for the return of Formula One
racing next weekend (F1).
I have one rosette totally completed:
I think that this Kismet fabric
looks like Liberty of London..
don't you???
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A TAH-DAH moment:
↕↕↕
Here are the back and front (?) hahaha
of Fiona's finished Dolly quilt
AND
Willa's
↧↧↧
All labeled and ready to mail
out for Easter....
I still need to make cards
and wrap them up with
pretty papers and ribbons
π
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And that, my friends is where
my quilts and blocks stand
right now...
(not counting my too many
UFO's of course)
Grrrrr.
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Today is haircut day
for me
(a bit on the shaggy side!!);
and eating lightly
as
we both feel that
over the weekend
we ate
VERY
BIG
MEALS!!
Ooof-dah..
(Oh, roll me home Mama!!)
π¨π©π¬
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Take care and stay safe
and Pray for Ukraine and
Ukrainians during these
dark days...
ππ
hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse
(planning-my-next-memory-block-euse)
I just love that birdie block...and I do pray for Ukraine, too.
ReplyDeleteCute crow block. Fiona and Willas quilts turned out quite cute. Love your hexies.
ReplyDeleteCute crow!
ReplyDeleteGreat memories! And charming quilt blocks. Have a good week, Julie.
ReplyDeleteJack the Ripper! Wonderful! I love your memory blocks and can't wait to see them all together. The leaf story is wonderful -- I'm enjoying hearing your memories.
ReplyDeleteI just have to make that crow block now that I have seen it twice on blogs. My farm girl quilt blocks have been put away for too long.
ReplyDeleteMaybe that is why I love the Kismet line so much, I love Liberty of London lawns fabric. I really need to make a quilt out of the L of L sometime soon too.
I married into a Norwegian family and that was the first time I heard Ooofa Dah. I had to ask them what it meant.
Your crow block is adorable. Love the family memory you shared as well. Praying hard for Ukraine and the rest of the world, too.
ReplyDeleteAnother nice childhood memory and a block to go with it. What a great idea this is, a memory quilt. Your hexies look lovely and yes that resembles Liberty. Ukraine is heart breaking....
ReplyDeleteYour crow is so cute looking under that leaf.a fun memory. I too remember burn barrels with permission. Your quilt will be awesome
ReplyDeleteI'm enchanted with the memory blocks!
ReplyDeleteI love the crow. Of course, I just love blackbirds in general. I have four on my mantle and two pictures on the wall. Oh yes, and another one in a bedroom. You can't go wrong with a blackbird/crow in a quilt.
ReplyDeleteBirdie is darling. I rem raking leaves as a very small child, but not allowed to burn them. Next place we lived had NO trees, my dad had to buy a sapling.
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of EEP sewing but love how they look and yours is a beauty. Plus darling dolly quilts. You must be feeling good.
What! No corned beef and cabbage this week? No colcannon?
Mr Crow's feet look very tiny. How much is visible when you sew blocks together?
ReplyDeleteThe doll quilts are lovely gifts for your lucky girls.
Love your crow block! I remember burning leaves and trash too! Your memories are making me think about long ago.
ReplyDeleteLove your little bird!! I've been working on a little EPP a few minutes at a time, a long time since I first made a quilt this way.
ReplyDeleteπ¦ 𦩠Very pretty crow block. Awesome hexies. Very beautiful quilts! Enjoy your day! π¦ π π Praying for Ukraine & the folks there. π ✝️
ReplyDeleteI love Mr. Caw Caw!! Now I can't wait to see what block you do next. Interesting story too and I was reminded that my dad used a big metal barrel in our yard where all waste was burned, but never leaves. He tilled them into the garden in the fall.
ReplyDeleteI love the wee quilts and I plan on making one for our new grandie when she's old enough.
I love your bird! He is gorgeous. Will you create a book with the stories that goes with the quilt blocks? I think that would be very fun.
ReplyDeleteI remember coming home from school on autumn days to find my mom with a burning pile of leaves. I, too, love the smell. (But for the life of me I can't think why they burned them instead of just mowing over them to make mulch....)