SWITCHEROO, et al

 

My first butterfly didn't like this garden

page....

(sorry for the dark photos)

So, when Lace Wing flew by to take

her place ....

[I crafted her out of muslin 

and bits of cut off laces..

from a tutorial on YT 

@ "Corrines made to be loved" site]

I decided this species

would go well with my soft page...

I kantha slow stitched the 

whole page

and made some little

French knots to

delineate her body.

And so This page Three for 

March of my little

fiber journal...is done...

Here are pages one and two

sewn onto the book leaf

↧↧↧↧

I am excited to see how this

will come together with

 all the pages

done!!

Next up will be 

"Country Cottage and old quilt"

for April

Well, I don't have any old quilts

that I want to cut up--so,,,

I am quilting the house roof

to be my version of an

old roof...

Stay tuned to see 

the new page

base....

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DAWN at

"Relaxing Robin.blogspot.com"

had issued a little tree

challenge...

SO, in this latest block

for April (yes, I am still behind!!)

I hope to incorporate a tree of

some sort...

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Tonight's dinner will be 

Chef Tom's 

bbq'd cheeseburgers

and panfries with onions..

One of my favorite meals...

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It is still very cold and windy 

here, not at all like my

idea of Springtime...

Bundling up for my short

round our cul-de-sac stroll...

BRRRRRRR.

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

{doing-better-each-day-euse ;))) }

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THIS & THAT

 

THIS: 

 is how far I've gotten making

my Hexagon rosettes...

I was able to use my Go! Baby 

die cutter to cut more papers

and hexies a few days

ago and now I will be basting them

for a while...

AND THAT:

↯↯↯↯

THAT:

is what I am calling
 "Lego-ish".

[can you find "kitty" in there?]

I had been taking out 

various projects today...

when I found a group of

pre-sewn

strips--

I have no idea what these 

were originally going to be 

????

They are from way before 

I had this back issue

and had been stashed into a tin...

So,  I decided to just 

put them together into

a tabletopper for 

Springtime...

I think it kinda looks like a 

Lego project...

hence

"Lego-ish"

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It has been a misty,

 gray and chilly day

here...

I made bean soup for

dinner.

Soup always tastes good

on a day like this, I think..

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(Still-stitching-away-euse)

FANTASTICAL BUTTERFLY PROGRESS, et al

 

I saw this method somewhere

on Youtube and decided to

give it a try for my 

Fantastical butterfly...

I used a color and then a variegated

color from the same colorway to

do the little loops..

I don't have that many threads

so i had to go with what I have

in my box...

And

I used french knots for the spots.

I don't know if I like 

the french knots there,

but we will see how they look when

I have filled in the background.

This is a very slow process...

And.....

This is the first time I've

 stitched on aida cloth.

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At noon I have my dental appointment

which I've had to cancel 2 times

because of my back issues..

And so, good friends,

 that is my day today;)))

Oh

 and I was able to ride my

recumbent bike for 8 minutes..

so that is progress...;))))

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(still-stitching-euse)

 

BUTTERFLY + RECLAIMED FABRICS...et al

 

After hemming and hawing about

how to approach Page Three

of my Fabric Stitchery Journal:

"Reclaimed Fabric and Butterfly"--

I finally decided to draw out my

own butterfly template.

I learned that I am no

artist and this is

a lot harder than I

imagined!!

😟😕😣

Then, once I was satisfied, 

 I transferred it to 

Aida cloth with a frixion pen

and I now am outlining

it in black Perle Cotton..

I got this far this morning...

working it in black,

using slow stem stitch...

UMMMMM....

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[

[You will notice that

The sides are not really

mirror images--after

fiddling back and forth for what

seemed like forever trying 

to draw that;;;;

I just decided that my butterfly

will be a "fantastical" one;)))

and I moved on.]

:)))))

I haven't begun to work on the

background "reclaimed" ????

fabrics as yet...I want to

fill in my butterfly and then

work on the background 

for her...

What is "Reclaimed"--

a piece of an old quilt block?

Maybe? An old pair of pj's

cut up? An older shirt? 

I am foraging in my 

stash and looking for something

that looks good....

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I have set out my previously 

sewn Ojos on my 

dining table to be layered

so i can do some hand quilting...

I used up a lot of scraps 

in this Ojos piece.

{sorry for the bleached out photo;

in person it is a lot more vibrant}

My featured fabric is 

this one

↧↧↧

These lovely pears scattered in every block.

AND

I have NONE of it left over.  

How often does that happen?

:)))

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We had over 1" of rain

overnight and very high winds:

40-45 mph...

they awakened me a couple of 

times rattling the house and 

windows...

Today has remained windy

and gray with bits of rain 

spitting down...

Hugs to you all,

Julierose

La Blageuse

(Still-stitching-euse)

JOURNAL OF STITCHERY, PAGE 2

 

FEBRUARY'S PROMPT:

"Neutrals and Flowers"

[click to enlarge]

I am working on the second page

for my Fabric Journal...

I began adding embroidery 

and beads to my composition

this afternoon...

The crocheted circle under the

suffolk puff 

[which I made yesterday] 

is from my

Grand-mere...

I've been wanting to incorporate

 her crochet pieces

and buttons in a sewn piece

for a long time,,,

AND

I happened upon that little label:

"Plantes De Plein Air"

from part of an older French

fabric I had hiding in my

scrap bag...and thought

it was perfect for this page...

;)))

First, I kantha stitched 

all the empty areas;

then worked around that upper blue

 flower with french knots; and

then

added an old white button from

Grand-mere's button box to the

center of the lower suffolk puff

and finally

I added those pretty beads

all around and the satin

stitched tails on the bottom...

I still have more work to do, 

but am pleased with it so far...

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Meanwhile, Tom has been laboring

to put together our new chaise lounge

for the back deck...

He says it's a bear to assemble...

Bad directions as usual...

👺

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Tonight will be an easy grilled

hot dog supper with french

fries and pan seared

onions...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse 

(Still-stitching-euse)

JOURNAL OF STITCHERY, et al

 

Page One:

"Bouncing Bunny and Lace"

is almost finished...

I need to outline bunny to make

her stand out more, I think...

I wanted a subtle page, but

she really melts into the 

background too much...

Here is the intermediate photo 

when I had added 

those bits of florals at the bottom left

before I sewed them on...

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Month Two's

prompt is:

"Neutrals + Flowers"

Here is my base

that I have invisibly

basted down so i

won't have to 

deal with

pins...

↡↡↡↡

I used bits and bobs from

my Crazy Quilt leftovers...

 I have also cut out some small circles to

make some suffolk puffs

that will become flower heads...

You can just see them on the top

right on my new wool mat

which, by the way, is just

perfect to sew upon...;)))

I have also searched through my

buttons to maybe add a few

of those somewhere...

It's all a bit of a muddle 

in my mind right now...

Seems that's how it goes...

This is all so new to me, I have trouble

figuring out what kind of 

final embroidery to add

and where to add it!

👵😏

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Yesterday Tom and I got boosted

and this morning I have quite a 

sore arm and a bit of a head-achey

feeling...but not too bad really.

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I have used my "Kismet"

fabric for these:

These are the six hexagon flowers

I've made since last August...

Right now I have two more 

in the works--

this

is my slow project...

I usually

work on them while watching tv.

I have two more in the works

right now...

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FYI for those of you who have

asked how I am doing:

I am coming along after my 2nd epidural,

2 1/2 weeks ago now;

and have been cleared to 

begin exercising and gentle

short walking...

[and allowed to get my 

booster

shot...]

It is a gorgeous sunny, if still chilly

day here (winds out of the NW

are always cold)

I hope you all have a wonderful 

EASTER or PASSOVER

HOLIDAY

🐇🐇🐇

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(still-slow-stitching-euse)

SITTING DOWN HAND PROJECTS

 

Here is my first page

for my new Stitchery Journal...

I am following Youtuber "Roxy's Creations"

for prompts and this is page one.

The prompt was 

"Bouncing Bunny and Lace".

Each month will be a new prompt.

As usual (sigh) I only found this site

late last week and am L A T E 

starting.  The above is January's

project...

(They are on April now, but I

am not in a rush, just taking it

slowly for enjoyment..)

I drew out my little 

leaping bunny and then quilted 

her to flannel so she would

stand out a bit more

on the background...

Now that I have the base stitched in place

I will begin to embroider

and embellish my page.

All these pages--12 in total--

will then be bound into a 

hardcover

book at the end...

I am using mostly my cut-offs

and scraps from Crazy Quilting;

and my knowledge of bookbinding

can be utilized--

Such fun using book arts, 

embroidery and fabric layering 

all in the same project.

😄

(I took an online bookbinding course 

about 5years ago--

hoping I can now remember

how to do it!!)

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I have been absent for a bit here,

as I 

 had to have a 2nd epidural

on March 30th--

{Even more painful than the first

I must say!!}

Ugh--

BUT....

 I do feel some relief and just have

some hours here and there

with pain...

So, I am cautiously hopeful

that this back problem will eventually be

a thing of the past!!

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

What I have discovered is that sitting at my sewing machine

sets off my back into spasms--no matter how or which way I

have lowered or heightened my chair-- it still

happens (Tom tried about 6 different 

levels for me--but no dice!!) 

👹👿

Soooooo,

I am doing my hexagon work and

now this fun stitchery project....

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Dinner tonight is my chicken/rice

casserole with snowflake rolls.

Tom was my sous-chef and

I managed to cook will seated on

our counter stool.

Where there's a will there's a way

people ;))))

I hope your Sunday 

is full of sunshine and sewing...

Hugs,

Julierose, La Blageuse

(a'sittin'-and-a'sewin'-euse