This is an older UFO-- a table runner..
It has many scenes from France and
Paris in bits of leftover fabrics...
All layered and ready to be pin basted...
The 3rd OJOS down contains a
charming French girl cycling...
[click to enlarge]
Here are some of the charming scenes
along the sides:
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These are all on either side of the
central blue-ish OJOS
I thought the strip below this scne
looked like
watery waves...;)))
A lovely windmill --
Could this be Arles???↑↑
A lovely rural scene...
I really recall enjoying making
the long side strips
sewn on muslin strips; I began in the
centers and worked up and down
placing the French countryside scenes
here and there...what fun😊
And
I used up a whole lot of very old
fabric from my early
quilting
days...
I think this one will be hand quilted:
{with a few vertical and
horizontal holding
lines done on the machine}
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I still have a whole lot of
smaller project UFO's in
various stages of finish.
This one called my name
today and it is ready for
pin basting on my dining table
sweater blocking mat...
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The sun is actually out
this morning again--
yesterday it lasted until
noontime and then those
clouds massed in from
over the ocean...
AND
It is 44 degrees...
N I C E !!
Hugs, Julierose
La Blageuse
(Je-besoin-de-finis-euse)
[SP??? I am forgetting my
French these days with
no one to speak with since
Mom passed ;((( ]
"La Vie En Rose"
ReplyDeleteFrench song my Mother used to sing
while my Father accompanied her on
our piano...lovely memories...
I love this! The French scenes, a la Cezanne, are so interesting.
ReplyDelete"j'ai besoin" I have need??? If we lived closer we could practice. Tho my French vocabulary is pretty much overcome by Spanish in recent years...
I love the fabric with rural scenes! What a wonderful touch to this great table runner. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI recently discovered "La Vie en Rose" sung by Edith Piaf. Somehow her voice brings the 1940s to life for me (even though it was written in 1046). Maybe it's because I don't know the lyrics that I think of war time....
Très joli, Julierose.
ReplyDeleteYour table runner sure speaks French. Lovely. Hand quilting it will make it much more special.
Your table runner is so lovely!
ReplyDeleteThat's very pretty indeed. And yes, I or should I say we, have been to Paris! Just on a short whizz bang coach tour, I even tried snails at the restaurant for our farewell meal.
ReplyDeleteThose little scenes are so charming! This table runner is so unique and interesting. I really love it!
ReplyDeleteYou have used a lot of your fabrics for this table runner. Fabulous you have delved into your leftover fabrics and come up with a fun project.
ReplyDeleteTres bien! What a wonderful project. The title of your post grabbed me right away. During these cold gray days of January I often think of somewhere else I'd love to be. Paris would be quite an adventure for me. I've never even seen the Atlantic coast although I made it to North Carolina once so I came close.
ReplyDeleteSuch a treasure, it's beautiful Julierose! You've incorporated delightful fabrics in this table runner, charming scenes , I'm not surprised to read that it called your name. what are the measurements?
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful project! I love all the countryside scenes. Stay warm.
ReplyDeleteCharming table runner, all those details. Beautiful Paris theme table quilt.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a fun one to hand quilt. Lots of memories in the older fabrics.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fabrics in this piece, Julierose. It is going to look so pretty on your table.
ReplyDeleteI love the little scenes you've included and that you've made it different by putting the darker fabrics in the middle and then surrounded them with the lights.
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