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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.

Sunday, February 25, 2024

"109 LITTLE SQ.S", et al

 

"109 Little Sq.s" is my little February finish.
.
It is hanging up in a little space by the
chimney in our side tv room;))))

This is really such a fun pattern to make;
I am going to be cutting little 1.5" squares,
as I sew other projects,
to make "seasonal" hangings for
this space...
This is the Autumnal version...
And
the first time I tried "diagonal 
cross-hatching...it came out
"so-so" but okay, I guess...
🙆

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PICOTEE AMARYLLIS
has decided to bloom overnight
for us...;))))
Right now it looks like a big, 
blowsy
tulip...

Here is a closer view of the bloom
I am excited to see how it will
fully open up...

I love those little reddish rims and
streaks on this one...;)))

You can see that there will be more
blooms coming, too...

I hope to be able to over-Summer
this one on my back deck and
have it for next year also...

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Really a chilly morning here;
only 15 degrees--
I find it hard to believe that
next week they've predicted
high 50's for us.  
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I am still persevering doing
just a smidgen of hand sewing
on my "Christmas Ojos #3" 
and doing one row every few days 
on my Granny Stripe Afghan...
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Sunday dinner will be"
 corned beef brisket-- 
first cooked in my little 
slow cooker --
and then basted with a 
homemade  bbq sauce
and placed 
in my oven to brown up.
Served with 
boiled potatoes and
 a carrot salad...and
half-sour pickles...

Y  U  M  ;))))

Hugs, Julierose
La Blageuse
(resting-in-between-euse)






 

10 comments:

  1. Reading "The Troubled Man" by Henning Mankell--I do love his Wallender mysteries--this one has a "John Carre"-like spy interest also...

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  2. I love your 109 Little Squares! That is a fun design - scrappy patchwork is always my favorite. Dinner sounds yummy!

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  3. What an adorable quilt and I think the quilting on it is perfect! Dinner sounds yummy.

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  4. That's a pretty little wallhanging, and great idea to have plans to make more seasonal ones. Mind you, tedny tiny square like this would be too small for my pudgy fingers.

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  5. Congrats on the finish, Julierose. It looks great!
    I'm so glad your amaryllis bloomed. I love its colors.

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  6. Lots to like here!! Beautiful bloom about to fully open, love the wall hanging and your Sunday dinner must have been delicious!

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  7. Love your mini-quilt! 1.5" squares are small (I'm making a bed quilt), but I love using up those small pieces. Beautiful amaryllis, so glad it's showing its beauty to you. Your dinner sounds yummy and I'm sure it was! Happy week!

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  8. Postage stamps! What fun, and a great idea to make a series with them. Our amaryllis has beautiful foliage but not a blossom stalk yet. (We started it late.) High 60's today, probably a record-breaker, but a cold front is coming through tomorrow.

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  9. Your crosshatch quilting looks good on that cute little wallhanging.
    You are going to have a lot of blooms on that Amaryllis and so delicate looking.

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  10. Of course you know I had to count all those little squares to be sure there was 109!
    I'm sure you know this tip already but I use painter's tape to create my lines when I'm quilting something I have hopes of coming out straight. It's easily removed and doesn't leave a residue (don't use regular masking tape because it DOES leave some 'stick' behind).
    Oooooh - your amaryllis is looking beautiful!

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