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Shoreline, CT, United States
I would love for you to join me (a retired senior)in my zany crafting adventures with quilting (waaaaay too much fabric); scrapbooking (will I ever catch up?); redwork; counted cross stitch; crossword puzzles; reading; and cooking.

Friday, October 20, 2023

ANDIAMO, et al

 

My Old Italian Blocks are mounting up nicely;)))
14 of this colorway now....
Named "L'autonno" with these Fall-like
colors in "leafy" colorations...
I love how the "bars move in both
diagonal directions...

AND....Then...
↡↡↡↡
What I am calling:
"Natale" ..
["Christmas" in Italian].

They remind me of the tiled
floorings that we saw all over
Italy on our trip a few years back now....
There are
12 of these so far....
These blocks are definitely scrappier and
more "dense" looking...

I will be pulling out more of my
Christmas stash leftovers 
in reds and greens for these...

Both sets of blocks have red/rose shades
as centers...some even to a 
mauvey coloration.

["Andiamo" was what our Italian tour leader
used to say to us as we stepped off the
bus to do MORE walking..
meaning "C'mon, let's go people"!!
;))))
We loved listening to his tour guide
talks about the history of the 
places we visited.
Franco was a charmer for sure;))) ]

*****************************
It is another gray day here, but much warmer
than it has been the past week; we hear that
rains and wind are in the forecast for later
on today and tomorrow...
So......
Happy that we have Formula One (F1)
racing to watch this afternoon and
early evening...it's in Texas this
time...

Hugs, Julierose,
La Blageuse
(sewing-my-way-through-Italian-memories-euse)



12 comments:

  1. Reading:
    "A Fatal winter" by G.M. Malliet
    the second in the Max Tudor series--so funny and entertaining...loving it...

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  2. Your Old Italian blocks are going to make a couple of beautiful quilts. Enjoy your trip down memory lane. Hope your weather isn't too bad and your favorite driver wins the race.

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  3. It's fun to reminisce - sewing sweet memories into your quilt.

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  4. I like both sets of the Old Italian blocks but really love the Christmas one.
    Sunshine here but only 50s today. Quite chilly with the breeze.

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  5. Gotta love those travel time memories!

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  6. The Old Italian blocks are beautiful. I esp love the autumn one.

    It's wet here but warm, I am always dressed wrong these days. Have a good weekend!

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  7. Interesting to see the two different colourways. I can certainly see the influence of Italy in the colours.

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  8. I love the way your blocks are coming together. You have two different colorways and can see the difference. Very dreary here today. I'm staying indoors!!

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  9. S0now you have two Old Italian blocks on the go!! They are lovely!

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  10. Bella, bella! (For both quilts-in-progress.)

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  11. i love the autumn version....very rich looking...

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