BIRTHDAY, et al

 

Tom turned 86 yesterday; we had a

little afternoon celebration

 just we two...

👫

A little birthday cupcake as we are

both trying to cut back on calories....

Need I say more???

😀😁😂😃😄

💑

He still has his sense of humor...

I asked what he'd like for dinner

and he said 

"Meatloaf with 

mashed potatoes

and gravy"  

Yuuuum.....

We watched the first "F1" warm up

last evening...

this week the race

takes place in Australia..

&

A lot of "rookie" drivers are

starting this year, so it should

be very

interesting.....

;)))

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I am now working on my 

3rd and final Strawberry

Today will be echo quilting around

the strawberry....

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I am continuing to work on block 3

for my "Dark Days"

 Comfort Cloth SAL

It is now all basted 

in place to the background--

and

Here, I've picked out an

uneven  9-patch and

 added the "heart color insert" 

that mimics the heart on

the First block...

I followed K3N's directions 

this week and 

cut away the little 

top strip square--

(the piece is from the 

horizontal lavender strip)--

 in the center and 

inserted the pinky-red

fabric, cut from an old

tie-dyed fabric in my stash,

to mimic that heart...

(I took a very deep breath before

cutting that out, believe me!!--)

But it worked out fine...

I am holding the little square 

 in place with some

Boro-style stitching...

then-----

 I outlined the 9 patch with 

a line of

whipped running stitches 

and added another line of 

little crosses that are

meant to be  

representations

of Springtime flowers

on the mountain strips...

I may add another line 

of pinky-red

running stitches..

and

it still needs to be quilted in

some manner...

Here is how this block will 

look next to the original

1st two blocks..

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Cloudy and 41 today...

Tonight's supper 

will be spaghetti

with meat sauce 

(Bolognese style)

and little garlic rolls. 

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(Enjoying-stitching-euse)