Three beautiful blossoms
and
more to come....
up top at least two more ready
to bloom; and on the base
another one is starting
Such lovely shading
and speckles
on every petal;
and that light lime center...
It really lights up our room...
:)))))
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Meanwhile,
my tulip stems are
very slowly emerging..
in a container with soil...
?????
[the other vase was a
complete failure,,
with rot setting in...;((((]
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After much hemming and hawing
and
trying all kinds of solids and
various prints in blues and grays
and yellows
I came upon this
scrappy sunflowers
cut off fabric.
I decided on this for
the border.
Sunflowers really
stand for late Summer
in my mind....:)))
I know it is a completely different
"feeling" to the rest of the piece,
but I kind of like it...
I will let it marinate on my wall
for a while, so I can peek
at it going by and sitting
at my machine...
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In the meantime I am
using "Go Baby" to die cut
1.5" squares from scraps...
sorting them by color as best
I can--which with multi-colors
is not all that easy--
as I am
sure you all know!!
😟
Amazon and will mark them for
differing size squares:
1.5", 2" and 2.5" for
starters...
I have one more extra larger box
{On top of the three}
which I plan to use for applique
shapes--also die cut--and
ready to be fused...
I am attempting to re-organize
my quilting life to fit my
physical limitations...
To move on....
💗
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It dawned pretty chilly this morning--
30 degrees with a brisk west
wind sweeping across our the skies...
I did my food shopping bundled up like
"Nanook of the North" as the winds
whipped through their parking lot right
off of the CT River...
[shocking food prices, I may say!!]
When I got home, after putting
groceries away and having
a little mini-danish breakfast
treat with Tom,
we watched F1 (Formula One)
Practice One from Bahrain...
And so the 2024 Season has begun...
I hope you are all staying warm
and cozy...
hugs, Julierose
La blageuse
(being-my-usual-cut-up-euse)
hahaha
Reading "At A Journal Workshop" by Ira Progoff...and
ReplyDelete"Taken at the Flood" by Agatha Christie
Hi on this frigid last day of February 24! This really resonated with me! You said,"I am attempting to re-organize
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physical limitations...
To move on...."
as I struggle to sew long borders, and to press big tops. I force myself to limited sewing time: ONE border! ''Oh it's on wrong? Leave it for another day." So hard, isn't it.
Picotee is darling! I must have! My blue amaryllis did bloom. It is a scrawny orangy red. Hahaha. I so was entranced by the idea of blue, but expected white maybe?
Love your Sun/ Fan and the sunflower print--perfect. You have such a great eye.
love
lizzy
Your flower looks so lovely. That thin little edge of color is so dainty and sweet. I saw some daffodils coming up through the snow yesterday. So pretty. New storage boxes, how fun. When I get new storage boxes I always perk up and start cutting or sorting to fill them up. I know what you mean about physical limitations. . . I've had to cut back on hand quilting (and I'm not happy about it).
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are so pretty! It really reminds me of Springtime. After that wind, Springtime seems so far away right now. You're getting so organized with those new boxes. My fabrics are semi-organized but the smaller pieces are much harder to put into some sort of order.
ReplyDeleteThe Picotee amaryllis is really pretty. I have two bulbs I've carried over for 3 years now, but they bloom in late spring or early summer. I put them in the basement in October and let the leaves die done. Of course, the blooms aren't nearly as big or have as many buds as the new ones. When they get too small, I buy some new ones.
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Beautiful Picotee blooms! GOOD FOR YOU for adapting to your physical needs - sewing or otherwise.
ReplyDeleteThat amaryllis is spectacular.
ReplyDeleteGood for you for having a Go machine (not that I know anything much about them) to make it much easier cutting small pieces of fabric. Safer too!
Adapting to our new capabilities is hard. Those huge backings are a lot less fun to make.
ReplyDeleteYour Amaryllis is so pretty. You will have blooms for another week or 2. I'm not familiar with tulips that aren't planted in soil so I'm not sure what you should do. It's a problem deciding how much water they need without soil.
Such pretty blooms on your Amaryllis. Your new project definitely says Summer, the sunflower fabric will be perfect for the border. GO cutters are so time saving and also easier on the hands and finger, cutting out those squares by hand would be a nightmare!
ReplyDeleteLovely amaryllis! My red one has been such a joy, even when the icy wind is blowing. Good luck with your quilt borders, sunflowers are such a joyful part of summer.
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