SUNDAY PREP, et al

 

I pin layered and pin basted my

Christmas Ojos table topper

this morning...

Here is the backing:

This one is my next hand quilting 

project ....

AND..

I also layered and pin basted

my smallish Easter table topper:

and here is the backing I sewed:

I used leftover K. Fassett strips and

the Easter eggs center...

Very pastel-ey and Springlike

I think...;))

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"Blues in the Night "

is all quilted and trimmed awaiting

a binding which I hope to make

this coming week...

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 and here is the reverse old tablecloth side

I just love that vintage look and feel that

the big stitching gives it...

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I've begun a new Helga project

[love my machine sewing]

It's a new scrappy one:

Using up the rest of my blue strips and

cut offs...

It is a "Duckworth" type of quilt..

Using my 

torn strips and scissor trimmed  as I go...

I have trued them up to 6" when they get

large enough...

with my 6" square ruler...

Here is the next grouping 

of six ready to begin

next to Helga...

I like this method as you even use

the little cut-offs as you go...

{Those little overhanging sqs

on each row}

I am really trying to use up what I

have on hand==

and in the process

I see that my blues stash is 

very LOW....

So if and when I get more fabrics

they will be blues...

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Here is our new "Stonescape"

area by the front walk 

and side of the garage

I like it--there are a few lilies that

I rescued and I will add more

bulbs to this area...

Hopefully the weed growth will be

blocked by all the stones...

We shall see...

We are aiming for easy care to 

enable us to remain in our home 

for as long as possible...

the grass loved the rains we've had

It is definitely springing up now...

I hope your Sunday is

a restful one...

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(Ojos-stitching-euse)

FRIDAY FLOWERS, et al

 

Our Magnolia has flowered out!!

I love the color variations in each bloom...

The deer came last night for dessert 

and ate the lowest blossoms 

scattering the petals

beneath....

And,

My Bleeding Hearts

are about to come into flower

The original two plants were a gift

from a friend and now

have spread all around my

hydrangea...

they are just so delicate and lovely...

and Hydrangea has finally

come into the bud stage...

We had cut it back a lot last Fall

Here are some of the dried flower heads

from last year:

They are on my Grand-mere's antique

pie plate...in front of our fireplace...

Just lovely dusty rose colors...

I am looking forward to culling more 

blooms from this year's crop;)))

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Here is my finished and quilted 

April Dark Days block

I stitched around all the star points and

then did kantha running stitches in 

the darker borders keeping the 

threads on the darker side...

I didn't add anything else on the border sections

[ K3N suggested in her this week's prompt to 

add star constellations...]

as I felt this cloth was busy enough and I also

wanted to keep that  "darker" feel...

This is my Friendship Star (which is our prompt for April) with the 

hourglass center representing long time friends...

As you can see everything is "big stitched"...

And this is where it will be attached to

the first 3 sections...

I hope your weekend will be a wonderful one...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(quilting-Blues in the Night"-euse)

MORE MOON MAGIC, et al

 

I've begun stitching around my moon...

AND...

I bleached a few spots around the moon to make a "halo effect"...

I still have additions to this moon area to make...

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Meanwhile, 

I worked on quilting the center panel area

S T A R S  

this morning as I awakened early....

Outlining the star points and doing

a few little stitches about the centers...

I used a Deep Purple perle cotton to

big stitch quilt around the borders

in this area...

and a light lilac perle cotton to big stitch just 

inside the star block borders...

And I scattered a few little 

french knots in this central block--

[I don't know if you can see them as

they are meant to add texture and just

blend into the deep red]

(click to enlarge).

So, my center panel is all quilted.

Now onto the rest of the moon

panel..

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We are having a quiet Easter here this year,

just we two..

.👀👫💕👀

I bought Tom his Easter

treat of his favorite "Snickers" bars

and I gave myself some tiny 

"Skors" bars...

We will be watching F1 Saudi Arabian

Grand Prix at noon with our lunch...

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It is super windy here today --but

a warmish wind and 56 degrees...

making the daffodils dance about...

I hope you are all enjoying celebrating this

Holiday weekend.

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(stitching-and-munching-euse) 

hahaha

MOON MAGIC, et al

 

I decided that my stars needed a Moon in the sky,,,

This is just pinned in place for now and over this

weekend I will invisible baste it in place. 

The Moon is cut from an Eco-printed cloth square;

I had bought a variety pack of eco prints on etsy

quite a while ago and this is the first piece

i will be using in my Dark Days project.

I really love the subtle color variations in it...

After it is basted in place I

will be adding some fancy stitching

and perhaps a surround of 

sari silk ribbon?

Still pondering on this...

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Search as we will, we cannot see any

grass coming up here as yet--it has

been SO COLD--

S I G H ..out watering

twice a day....

But.....

My climbing rose on our fence is 

greening up

Under the watchful eye of Mr. Owl that we

placed there to keep the woodpeckers from

drilling anymore holes in our fence!!

So far, "Ollie Owl" is doing a great job....;)))

This azalea is all budded out...

It resides just outside our front windows of our

side tv room along with 4 others...

and

the Iris blades are coming up, too

All sure signs that Spring has sprung 

despite our chilly temps...this has to

have been one of the coldest Aprils

on record so far....at least it feels

that way.  

I am still sporting my "puffy coat" when

I venture out...

(aka "Nanook of the North look")

I hope all of you celebrating Easter

have a wonderful weekend Holiday..

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(basting-away-euse)

SQUIRREL VISIT, et al

 

The Easter Squirrel 

came to visit

last week...

👀🐇🐰👀

I love this little pattern that uses 32

two inch squares....I got to use up 

a lot of my precut squares which

I found out were not really cut

very precisely!! 

and, so...

I will not be 

purchasing anymore precuts from 

Etsy shops anymore...

But, 

I was able to eke out some and

then cut others myself...

I wanted all light florals and

I don't usually have those in 

my stash...

I thought this would be perfect for a

little Easter table topper...

I found this block on Beth's Youtube:

"My Sewing Room".

I really like her patterns...

I have just pinned the borders and

cornerstones in place--

[still feeling too crummy to sew after

my covid shot...feeling better but

not 100% yet.]

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My daffodil plot in front of 

my big moss-covered boulder

in my front yard is now

full of:

These lovely, cheerful daffodils...

It has been gray and raining a lot so that

their little heads are pretty 

much facing downwards...

Daffodils say 

"Spring" to me no

matter the low temps this year....

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I decided that my stash needed a little

boost and I purchased these 

fabrics online.

All at their sale clearance price!! 

This is the first purchase this year--

so not bad--right???

Hahaha..

😁😂😃😄

😇

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Tomorrow the next prompt comes 

for Comfort Cloth SAL--

my "Dark Days" piece...

Hoping I will be back to feeling normal

by then....

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(resting-euse)

Not receiving comments again...

 

sorry to not answer you all--seems no comments

are coming through to me .

I reset my comment moderation on blogger and

we will see if this solves the problem...

hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(silent)

DARK DAYS BLOCK 4-- UPDATE, et al

 

Dark Days, Comfort Cloth--

for April is

"Stars of Friendship.."

I made 6 stars;

I made a little hourglass center for

this one to represent how friends

last through time....

I used bit s and pieces leftover

 from the 1st three blocks

and also added some new colors...

I have set them in this lovely, dark

rose print..

I will spend this week basting this block to the white

backing cloth...before doing any

special, fancy stitching on it...

then it will be placed here

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as stars normally appear up above us all..

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It will take me all week to invisible baste this

in place on the backing cloth I am sure...

My hands are pretty tired after 

making the stars

and, so not wanting to 

drop out of the K3N SAL

altogether --

because of  sore hands, 

I'll admit that ..

I finished 3 of the stars

on my machine.

I loved "jig-saw-puzzling"

 the stars with strips of

that lovely, richly-colored fabric...

I think it is in keeping with my

"Dark Days" title....

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We are no longer able to walk

the boardwalk on the River:

There is only a very short distance to walk--

but when the weather improves--

if it EVER does-

[it was only 

29 this morning--

I mean really????

In April?????]

We can still sit on the benches and

take our lunch there to sit and watch the

river traffic and the construction...

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I am continuing on with 

quilting 

"Blues in the Night".

I've finished 5 1/2 blocks of 6...

I will put this aside for this week and

concentrate on invisibly basting the

latest Dark Days block to its backing...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(stitching-in-short-bursts-slowly)