TWO QUILTLETS FINISHED, et al

 

My machine sewing thread arrived yesterday

so i was able to finally bind my

"August Zinnia"...

I used some leftover dotty strips for the 

binding in various colors

I liked how the colors mimicked the circle....

And:

"Hugs & Kisses"

is also all bound

I was able to find some 

garden-like fabric for the borders

and used up

the rest of my green/white

hydrangea fabric to bind this one...

I even like how the back came out...

I have just a very few strips of that pretty

rose fabric left....

I hope to showcase in somehow in

a future project....

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Here is a picture of blocks from 

Cathy's blog

that I'd like to try...

I think they are just darling

;)))))

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Our weather has cooled down a whole lot

overnight....

Only 51 this morning and now a 

low DP of 50 has led to our

deck sitting...

I hope you have a wonderful

weekend....and can get some

fun sewing time...

hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(finishing-up-euse-projects)

BATTING BOOK: PAGE THREE IN PROCESS, et al

 

To the right is my sky fabric which I have

"invisible basted" down--

for my next page which I am calling:

"Earth, Sky"

"Earth" layers upon the sky---

yet to be sewn and decorated.

I crinkled up the old sari ribbon and

added metallic beads on the

ribbons; all were laid over

the "gray soil" fabric to mimic

the earth...and its core...

Here is what the two facing pages

will look like...I will be doing some

satin stitching on some of the

 sky's clouds to add a bit of definition...

[I would like to figure out how to add

title labels to each page also..

any suggestions??.]

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And...

Here are a few of my front garden bloomers:

Every year, like clockwork,

my beautiful lavender

blooms and attracts many

bumblebees...;

My asiatic lilies by the big rock ;

The first lily bloom along my front walk

resting in the prolific ferns...

AND...

My big corner lily is all budded out;

I hope after last night's 2" of rain that

it will be blooming soon....

I have a question for you:

Our entire yard, front and back,

is loaded with clover--But, 

why haven't we seen

any bees gathering their honey?????

Is our honey bee population in trouble? 

does anyone know???

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(still-stitching-euse)

A SMALL FINISH, et al

 

Strawberry Moon

June 22, 2024

A finished page in my batting book...

And.....

Here is my little page's "story":

I finished stitching the "cosmos" surrounding

my moon this morning...

And then added 

a little bit of "shirring" on the bottom

"waves" fabric to indicate 

the ocean's movement

under this full moon...

It all began like this:

↓↓↓↓

Just a simple idea....;)))

But,,,,

 the more i thought about it,

the more my little story emerged.....

This was a really simple and

fun page to finish...

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We like to sit out here on

our front patio

under our new umbrella at

4 o'clock

for

cocktail hour...

before dinner...

Here is our view of the street...

and

just

L👀👀k

how big our 

Blue Colorado Spruce 

has gotten...!!!

It does a beautiful job of screening us from

any traffic coming around our cul-de-sac.

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It was so HOT

this morning...I thought we

wouldn't be able

to sit out,

 BUT

a nice cool breeze has sprung up

and the dewpoint is only 61...

Soooo,

A Lovely deck day....

Hugs,

Julierose

La Blageuse

(stitching-euse)

ALMOST SILENT SATURDAY;)))

 

STRAWBERRY MOON 

June 22, 2024--

Batting Book

work in progress..

[Little bits of ocean being

tossed by this full moon

surrounding the sky]

Below is how this page began:

I had just that little bit of "ocean" wave

fabric leftover from long ago and

decided to add it to my page...

[above]

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(Batting-Book-WIP-euse)

QUILTLET BINDINGS, et al..

 

Here are the front (L) and

back (R) of two little new placemats I made

for us this week...

I have a whole jelly roll of those pretty blue/green

fabrics and this backing which is a "cheater cloth"

that I want to finish using...

I am enjoying making these "little"

items for a change of pace...

So today, was  a "binding" day for me...

I  made bindings and

sewed them on the first side of these:

Hugs & Kisses with the leftover 

hydrangea fabric for a binding...

and

August Zinnia with a leftover dotty binding...

I managed to machine sew up the 

two placemats' bindings on

both sides, 

B U T .......

I totally 

[and I mean totally!!]

ran Out of machine thread 

after making the placemats...

(Yikes how did that happen??) 

👿👺

I have ordered more Gutermann

thread from amazon---

this  is my favorite to use

with Helga...works a charm

for me...

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I also have been working on my second 

Meditation Scroll with Purple

Cotton Perle #8 thread...

and a Milliners needle as it is easy for

me to hold... and thread...

These scroll projects are a perfect 

"lap quilt" project...;)))

See that purple-y stripe fabric--I just love that with

all my hand dyed browns I've unearthed from

my older stash...

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I would like to start making some 

of these 

{Chart is from 

"Super Scrappy"

 RSC's blog}

I have always like little repeating 

patterns and these little spools

look like fun--

PLUS:

I am actually using empty "spools" 

in my scrolls projects...

Perfect!!

Maybe some would find their way onto

a scroll...????

:))))

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It has been so hot and humid here that

we have foregone any deck sitting...

thank heavens for our AC....

I am hoping to see some rain this

evening as our lawns are

turning brown and yellow....

Hugs for staying cool everyone!!

🌞🌚🌂

Julierose, La Blageuse

(stitching-and-planning-euse)

I JUST WANT TO STITCH!

 

While cleaning out my batting box, I came across

this little "batting booklet" I made a long while

back.....

I know I was following a Youtube video sewalong,

but I'll be darned if I can recall whose YT it was...

(sorry, if you may recall, let me know?)

** It's "Sew For the Soul"

by Ann Brooke Textile Artist

I remembered!! YAY!!

I never got into working in this and instead had

moved onto making some fabric journals 

with fabric pages for a while...

So, this had gotten stored away 

with all my extra

batting cut-off pieces...

Lately.....

I have been watching a lot of "Susan Taylor Brown's" 

Youtube videos and her idea of just

stitching for fun really resonated with me

today...

So I began a little first page using

methods I learned on Jude Hill's online

classes I took a long while ago...

Using some of those little cut off 

strips that are not big 

enough to seam, but are still fun 

to use in the "raw edge" manner...

I wove this:

I am in the process of 

"invisible basting" 

it together.  

[A process I also learned from Jude Hill....]

I will be removing the pins as I stitch...

I want to "try out" different ideas on these pages...

I don't care if the batting shows; I don't care

if the colors are not "matchey-matchy"--I

am just using what I have on had in my

scrap baggies...

Just something to be able to 

pick up when the spirit moves me

and my hands allow, to slowly stitch...

😄

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Here is the closure on my first little

Meditation Scroll..an old button

on a 

a strip of Sari silk to 

wind about it and hold it in place ,,,,;)))

One of you, I think it may have been Nancy?, said

she'd like to peek inside my little

Japanese Rice Bag.  

💕

And here is what you see....

👀💗👀

I have my completed scroll and a new one

that I just basted and is ready to 

be stitched 

next to it...

{see the little pin holding it in place?}

I will be Working on the new one

in my lap while watching tv....

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I am using this adorable little tin to hold

some little tiny pieces for my batting book ...

Some of those teeny, tiny 

strips...and bits....

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So far today, we have reached 81 degrees with 

a dew point of 70.3!! But.....

but, but but, here off the shore, we do 

get a nice breeze off the ocean which has

not warmed up too much as yet...

We do have our AC on though....

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And so, I have set myself up for some

slow stitching projects for the

Summer while I finish off a lot

of my little "quiltlets": layering and

binding them on Helga...

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(stitching-for-fun-euse)

....

A LITTLE JAPANESE RICE BAG FOR MY MEDITATION SCROLL...

 

I've been wanting to make a little carrying bag

for my Meditation Scroll...

I decided on a 

Japanese Rice Bag..

they are so darling...

A N D....

I've just finished it...

💓

I used old silk sari ribbons

for the ties...

and it is

mostly hand stitched..

{the lining I sewed together on Helga;}

It is just big enough to hold my scroll

in progress and my little spool, thread,

needle, and small scissors...

A B O V E

Here you can see the lining fabric...

↑↑↑↑

Here is the rosy pink side...

I am really happy 

:)))))

with how it

turned out. 

 I am not really

a bag maker...so this was

quite the journey to understand

how it was put together..

I watched and studied 

  4  different Youtube videos 

in order to learn how to

make this ;)))

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Here I am outside 

on our deck

this morning working on

my scroll...

I am just doing a simple running

stitch in parallel lines with

deep red thread...

S  L  O  W  L  Y .....

Very S L O W....

slow stitching 

while sipping

my morning coffee 

and listening to

the birds.....

I like that this is a "lap project";

and now so easy to carry along

with me in my little

Japanese Rice Bag...:)))

😇😍😇

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(loving-slow-stitching-euse)

PROJECTS and SUCH....(a long one!)

 

 Hand Quilting my little 

"Spring Hugs and X's" project...

{this represents the colors better}

Out on the deck in the early mornings...

Gazing at the clouds drifting by--just

drifting and stitching.....

;)))

Here is the back using the last bits of that

lovely Roses fabric across the center...

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And now for a non-sewing bit:

I went out early to do my weekly food shop and then

 when I came home to put the stuff away I found----

A N T S!! 

👿👾👽👺👹

{Notice how I saved you from a picture of ants--

You're welcome ;))) }

Creeping along some of my shelves;

SOooooo

Tom sprayed behind our stove which

is set in the middle of our wall cabinets,

and I emptied, washed and 

sprayed the right hand section 

where those little buggers appeared...

THEN

I took the time to re-organize and

put my baking stuff

[choc chips, sugars etc]

in snap/lock storage containers.

P  H  E  W!!!

Here is the result of about 2 hours working......

Everything is either in a container or jar or bottle

AND

so far, no more of those tiny ants have re-appeared...

We shall see--I know the battle will continue...

this is just the first skirmish....

Tomorrow I shall do my spice shelves--but mostly they

are all in containers...so just cleaning shelves...

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Back to sewing stuff...;)))

I have been working on a 

couple of little, tiny

projects just for fun...

the first is called a 

"Meditation Scroll"

which I have been seeing 

all over YouTube..

My strip is 1 and 1/4" wide and of indeterminant

length--we'll see how much will fit around my 

little, old wooden spool at the top left.

It is one of two that I have from my

Grand-mere's old thread stash....

I just love this idea--so portable and

fun....

The cloth area is all basted down and ready

for slow stitching.  

I plan just a simple

and relaxing running stitch --varying

the thread colors...for decoration--

nothing fancy or needing much thought....

Just breathe, relax, and stitch away...

These bits and bobs 

are just those tiny cut-offs that

I have been (hoarding?) saving

in a basket...

It you look closely you can see 

the very last two bits of 

my all-time favorite

cherries fabric ;))))

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What fun to re-visit some cherished fabrics 

while doing a relaxing slow stitch...

All the fabrics are torn edged ...

love that look...

{See the cherries there at the top?}

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And one more thing---

[congrats if you've read this far

 on this wordy post....]

;))))))))))))

           Melisa at

"Pinkernpunkinquilts"

has inspired me with her little basket quilt

and so, I made my own template 

(shamelessly copying hers!!)--

Love your stuff Melisa💗

And I have done mine in my

favorite method of pre-turned applique

(using spray starch over template 

and ironing method)

and then 

I straight stitched around instead

working of normal hidden applique...

This will be such fun to hand quilt...

I hope you are enjoying the day...

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(slow-stitching-away-euse)