AUTUMN STARS FLIMSIE, et al

 

I found my "Autumn  Stars" flimsie 

hanging underneath a couple

small "starts" in my 

"Closet of Shame"

this morning.... 

I had totally forgotten about it....

they keep on popping up....

👹

It is about 29" by 41"--

so I will look for a backing

and work on finishing this one

next....

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On the Embroidery front:

I finished this first little

block this afternoon:

A cute little Bee Skep...

The printing seems hard for me to see

clearly  when I am stab stitching--

so working at a snail's pace on

these...there are 12 of them...

Will I finish them all?  

Stay tuned....

;)))))

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Here is the "Naranja Ojos" 

all finished...

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If you "click" you can find the

Oranges = "Naranjas"...;)))

[thanks Wanda, for the leftover

bindings suggestion--worked out really well.]

And here is the back ;

I used

a lovely panel

Really cute little sayings...

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Little by little I am catching up with 

the things I've begun and left off..

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Today it is hot and humid once again--dew point

is up to 74 and it is 85 degrees...

so staying in and sewing...

Stay cool and safe...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse,

(finishing-up-euse)

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, et al

 

After our morning walk on this

beautifully cool Summer morning,

I grabbed my coffee and took

out my Kathy Schmitz project:

"Gathered Blessings"--

and began to stitch the redwork with

the Bee Skeep block.

I am

trying to get my stitches back

in shape-- ;((((

it's been so long since

I've done embroidery that they are

a bit on the wonky side...

Since I finished hand quilting

my Moon Garden Stars I have

no other hand quilting project

on hand..

And so....

In the spirit of keeping myself

centered and calm, I decided

to do a bit of this calming

redwork....

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Also...

I have done a bit of work on my

Boho Gypsy Caravan--

here is the back of the front cover

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A lovely hammock for lazing among the pillows

and gazing out at the stars....

And below:

Here is the first prompt:

"Where would you

most like to be"

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As always, at the beach at

sunset would be my choice...

definitely "La Dolce Vita" for me....

;))))

And I did a bit of work on the back

cover, too:

a lot of embellishments--

a sewn ribbon ruffle dotted

with flat-back pearls, leafy vines 

on the sides,

And....

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Sign postings for future journeys (L);

and my fellow traveler leading

his horse on the way ahead 

of our Caravan....

I thought the fabric, in the middle section,

looked a lot like a waterfall...

with rocks on the sides...

What fun ideas these images spark...

I am feeling my way on this

Caravan project....

adding more pages

and

waiting for more inspiration

to come to me...

I hope you are having a glorious 

Saturday

i will be sitting, 

Sloth-style 

on our deck lounge chair and

watching the puffy clouds sail by....

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(red-working-euse)

RAINY DAYS AND FRIDAYS, et al

 

Moon Garden stars is all quilted!! 

I need to trim her up,  but that will have to wait

along with the binding, until my back recovers

from vacuuming and other household chores

I did this morning...

Here is the little boat's prow

splashing through the quilted waves..

I just really loved working out

this pattern from Jan Patek...

so rewarding....

:))))

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On the weather front: 

we are having a lot of rain...

T O N S....

Tom has dug a channel

for a proposed pipe drain to take

the water (which rushes down our

driveway into the garage) away 

from the house.  Today houses have

to be built with a slope on all sides

away from the house to prevent this

type of problem we are having...

This, of course, is  a

temporary fix.....

↧↧↧↧

We also need to divert that water from 

the corner downspout away from the 

propane generator...

A work in progress...

Tom loves doing these projects and

is really good at figuring them out.

;))))

[I tried to upload a video during

the heaviest rain coming

down the drive, but 

blogger wouldn't do it!!]

Here is the sloping driveway into our garage

We had that drain put in to 

alleviate this problem,  but it 

won't divert enough water during 

steady downpours to stop it

coming into our garage and then seeping

into the cellar...;(((((

This morning at one point the rain rate

was 5.1"/hr!!! 

It seems that there is always something

regarding house maintenance,

isn't there????

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Now the sun is breaking through 

and 

OOPS--raining AGAIN--

👺👺👺

straight down heavy rain...

filling that channel..

which is working to

take the excess water away 

really well...

good job, Tom...:)))

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I am 

finishing up my 2nd cup of coffee while

resting the back for a bit...

while Tom is at his 3rd PT appointment,,,,

Stay dry and safe

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(sittin'-and-sippin'-euse)

HEAVY SEAS AHEAD...ET ALS

                                                          LONG WINDED POST

                                                                      TODAY

                                                                          :))

I have begun my ocean quilting journey..

.

I love how the white stitches look a bit like 

Shashiko stitching...and 

makes the waves look three

dimensional...

I think that I am having

more fun with this project

than I have had with any other..

;)))))

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My son, Jeff, and his family 

are away on vacation in Northern

Maine for the week

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Here is "Lucy" sitting on a raft in the Lake 

looking at their rental home...

["Arf Arf...where did everyone go?"

Actually Jeff is sitting off to the

side in his canoe--that would be

too far for her to swim, 

just so you know ;)))]

Earlier he took her for a good run

File Under:

A tired dog is a good dog hahaha.

This morning My DIL took Lucy

for a kayak ride across the Lake...

and

the girls decided that Maine

Lake waters are pretty

cold in August:

Brrrrr, Grand-mere!!

[Willa L and

Fiona R]

They are getting so big

so fast...

Middle School this year...

already...

They are my last two "baby"

grandchildren...

my daughters' four are all

grown up in college and

working....

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Tomorrow, Chez Nous,

our new air conditioner will

be installed...

So far, our old one is

still pumping away--but

we notice that it is on

almost all the time...

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Tonight's supper will be:

Pot roast done in the

slow cooker with onions,

mashed potatoes, 

steamed carrot sticks

with a bit of dill and butter...

and applesauce on the side...

FYI: for those of you who asked...

DH goes to PT tomorrow and 

Friday this week; he is doing

a lot better with the pulled

hamstring and feels that

he can even walk farther...

Re: Gypsy Caravan Work--

I am having trouble getting started for

some reason; the shape kind of 

bothers me--silly, I know,

but there it is...so waiting until

inspiration hits to work in it.

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And I am

continuing my binding journey--

Blue Squares is the latest finish...

This reverse is the last of an older

favorite of mine...

My stash of "hoarded" fabrics is being

whittled down...I want to 

"USE" them --not leave them on the shelf...

I have only two Ojos left...

But

finding

good binding fabrics for those is

pretty challenging with all those

colors--

Perhaps B&W fabrics???

If you made it to the end of this long-winded

post I congratulate you..;)))

💙💚💛💜

Hugs,

Julierose,

La Blageuse,

(keeping-busy-euse)

 

MY LITTLE BOAT, et al

 

Out on our deck this morning I

began to quilt Moon Garden Stars--

little boat....

Here is how much difference the 

hand quilting makes:

It adds so much texture and movement for my little boat 

sailing through the waves....;)))

[doesn't that shape remind you of

an Italian Gondola?

Hmmm...

perhaps another 

"take" on this pattern?]

Here is the little carry-all 

I use for my

hand quilting bits and bobs:

It holds everything in the 

many little zipper

pockets

A really nice little take-it-everywhere travel holder...

It was originally supposed 

to be used for holding

makeup and sundries 

while traveling.

I got it at a local

Vera Bradley sale event

many years ago...

I bought it mainly because we 

were going on a cruise and 

I L💗VED that

pattern....

;)))

AND...

Now that our traveling days 

have gone by, I can remember

the trips while I put it to

good use.  

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My little pot of marigolds finally

decided to give me a couple

little flowers and some buds:

[I had planted two other pots

with seeds but they didn't come up]

They are a lot

smaller

than I expected

and leggier;

I hope if I cut the blooms and

perhaps trim it a bit it will

fill out more?  

We shall see...

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Tonight's supper will be

BBQ'd steak tips 

(which I got on sale last week)

marinated in DH's special 

sauce...

and I made macaroni salad

for our side

and some lovely

snowflake rolls...

A real Summer feast for two..

It is a beautiful Summer day here,

the kind I remember my

childhood Summers to

all have been...

Memory is a funny thing, isn't it?

Ever changing on you....

hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(traveling-with-my little-boat-euse)

;)))))))))

BIND THY TIME

 

Autumn Meadows and Joy are all bound.  

and 

here is a look at the reverse of each

I used leftover binding for Joy and

made the pinkish one for Autumn Meadows...

Three more to go....

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The rain has begun here--so far no

big storms just light sprinkles.

I her that North of us they are

getting heavy thunder and lightning

storms...

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It is a resting afternoon for both of us;

DH had his first PT appointment and

said he didn't hurt that much

BUT

he is taking a nap right now...

And I did our weekly shopping which

always seems to tire me out...

I see a nap in my future, too..

I hope you have a restful 

afternoon...

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(resting-euse)

DECK QUILTING

 

I spent some time out on our deck

this afternoon hand quilting

"Moon Garden Stars"

There was a lovely breeze for about

a good hour...

I have finished the top section 

of my little wall hanging:

I have the boat and waves left to work on...

and most likely a couple lines around the border...

It was just so quiet and peaceful stitching today..

:)))) 

A real "AAAAAH time...

I hope you have some quiet moments

today too...

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

[time-out-of-mind-euse]

MY BOHO GYPSY CARAVAN

 

Come travel with me in my

new

"Boho Gypsy Caravan"

gluebook...

:)))))))))))

💙💚💛💜

W E L C O M E

💙💚💛💜

I'll let you peek through the window 

to see what's going on...;)))

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When we were first married and

pretty low on funds, Tom and I

went tenting and camping for

our vacations...

We never did get ourselves

a "caravan" but have always

wished that we had....

So when I began  watching 

and following "Kristina's Shack"

on YouTube 

and saw 

her CARAVAN 

mixed media journal videos that

she and her YT friend 

"Sylvia D" are

making 

I fell down that proverbial

RABBIT HOLE

;)))

🐰🐰🐰🐰

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I got so fascinated with their work,

and so enjoyed watching their

videos,

I decided why not 

[make and]

take a Caravan journey 

of my own?

SO....

I drew my own caravan shape on

an old manilla folder and

then fabri-tacked  the outer

covers with fabrics..

Above is the back cover

which I haven't decorated as yet.

 Here are the reverse  sides 

of each cover below

↓↓↓↓

All the inner pages will

be paper of some sort:

watercolor, scrapbook,

leftover bits and bobs for

the bases...

I made two Suffolk puffs for the wheels

and am connecting the pages  with a

binder ring...

that way

I can remove each page 

when I want to work on it...

I can tell you that 

the circular window posed

quite the challenge for me...👹

Both Kristina and Sylvia 

gave each other prompts,

some of which I will borrow;

but mine will be more of a 

memory journal of places 

we've visited when we

were younger....

I hope you will follow along as

I take a walk down our memory lane

and visit some of my dream

places, too....

Hugs on a rainy day,

Julierose,

La blageuse

(caravaning-euse)