SUNDAY SEWING, ET AL

 

Jelly Roll Jazz--the 2nd quilt from the 

blue batik jelly roll is all

quilted--finally!!!!

and

I've made the binding for it

this morning the same as for

Jelly Roll Jive...I had some left

over and just added to it...I am

hoping to get it sewn on tomorrow...

:))) 

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Spring is showing its colors around

here now....↧↧↧↧

Daffodils on my front walk border bloomed

this weekend....so cheery and pretty...

More by the big rock in the front of our house....

And here are tulips I treated myself with on our

front step...

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I decided to sew all the little crumb blocks

together for the start of a 

Medallion Style piece....

I just love these little Franken-quilt

pieces to use up my really

little strips and fabric orts...

:)))))

So, now I am pondering what 

color first "stop"  border 

I should use....I am 

thinking that since 

this is so "busy"

perhaps a solid 

or mottled fabric 

would be best...

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Did you watch this???

   AMAZING!!!    

Last Friday we were watched the

whole splash down of Artemis II

--totally entranced with it all.

Even eating our dinner 

in front of the tv!!

What an amazing feat!!!

NASA has outdone itself

What an exciting

and hopeful 

achievement...

I hope your Sunday is full of 

happy things...

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(still-sewing-euse)

HILLSIDE HEART PROMPT #13

 

Our prompts for this week No. 13

are:

1} "I will carry your tears for you" ;

and

2} Glitter Bomb.

This really made me think

long and hard....

 --how could I

represent this lovely thought????

The images I came across

in my stash of these newly wed couples

and what I imagined to be an elderly

couple married many years

seemed to me to be perfect

examples illustrating

this beautiful and moving sentiment...

Can you see the glitter--it certainly is

a "bomb" on this small page...;)))

A simple page but meaningful...

💕💞👫

I do enjoy "Caroline on the hillside's 

on YT's  weekly

prompts  for our Junk Journals

this year...one

double prompt per week...

A lovely way to spend my

Easter Sunday afternoon..

Hugs, to you all,

Julierose,

La Blageuse

(still-crafting-euse)

SCRAPPY SATURDAY WALL

 

This week I've been working on my tiniest red scraps;

these may become some bright table mats....

It is surprising how long it takes to make one block...

I do so enjoy working on these--so relaxing;))))

My little cross squares, as you can see, are still

languishing there waiting for me to add some

more--these are made with 1.5" squares...

one at a time--- no strips...

{plus they need some good ironing...}

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I want to wish all of you who celebrate

EASTER

a

Wonderful Holiday

full of chocolate bunnies

🐇🐇🐇🐇

;))))))

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(resting-euse)

MARCH FINISH, et al

 

"Jelly Roll Jive"

is

finished;)))))

And...

here is the back view...

↯↯↯↯

I am so happy that I got to use all

of this lovely fabric in one piece.

And so, my first step on this 

Jelly Roll Journey that

I have undertaken this year

 is done...

:)))))

I do have the other Jelly Roll flimsy to

put together; but I am, for right now,

going to open "Sherbet Pips" 

and get the colors sorted to my liking...

↧↧↧↧

I will be back when I have sorted and

prepped this one...

Fun work!!😊

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(Jelly-Rollin'-along-euse)

ON A ROLL, et al

 

Jelly Roll Jive is all quilted--

I like how the straight line quilting came out...

AND

All trimmed  up and ready to be bound...

;))))

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Next in line is this Jelly Roll

It will be interesting to see how an

all-print jelly roll looks in this pattern...

I need to find another fabric to insert as

a panel...so when i open this up 

tomorrow i will be looking through the

Stash to see what I have on hand...

I used my lint catcher roller on both sides

to try to get rid of those pesky "bits"

when you open a roll...and hoping

that it got rid of most of that

"fluff" that gets all over...

👍💃

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I do still have the 2nd quilt from the all blues

jelly roll ready to be backed and pinned, 

but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I thought I would take a rest from all

those blues...and move onto the

"Pips" roll....such cute fabrics in

this one...I am thinking it will be a 

totally different vibe...

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A gray and misty day here, temps in

the 40's; we are expecting

a cold front to come over us

overnight and plunge us back into

the 30's for a bit...

hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(searching-for-binding-fabric-

and-backing-fabric-euse)

MONDAY QUILTING, et al

 

I've begun quilting my Jelly Roll Jive (JRJ)

this morning using my walking foot...

  

I have finished about 1/4 of the way across

which is 8 long straight lines of quilting...

Here is how it looks on the back:

[Pretty straight..]

😇😉😊

I've rolled up the sides for tomorrow's

stint; I am keeping it to short amounts

of quilting to hopefully keep from

hurting my shoulders...

Here is JRJ all rolled and ready for tomorrow

I place the rolled quilt over my shoulder 

and feed it in-- lifting it off my shoulder

bit by bit...

and I am using my special 

rubber tipped gloves.

    SO FAR SO GOOD...

COVID HAS LEFT THE BUILDING

FINALLY!!

👌👋👏👯

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(quilting-away-euse)

"BEGORRA". et al

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day

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IT'S A FLIMSY:)))

I just got this together this morning;)))

It is a bit smaller [40" x 40" +/-]

than the first one...

I have enough of the KF fabric 

to center on the back...

I will be looking for a fabric

to border that piece to bring it

up to size...

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FYI: Still waiting for the garage

guys to appear...

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(The-wearin'-o' the-green-euse)

STRANDED, et al

 

Why is she showing us a picture of her

garage you are asking????😵

Well..............

you see, yesterday  at 4 p.m. Tom went

to close our garage door and heard a huge

KA-BLAMMMMMM sound

AND....

If you look up at the tippy-top--

you can see that the spring that pulls the

door open and closed is broken!!

Both cars are inside, so we were virtually 

STRANDED ..until someone could come

to fix it for us as you cannot even

lift the door by hand as it goes all

wonky from side to side--

PLUS 

it's just too darn heavy being a 

double garage door!!!!

S  I  G  H  ..

Isn't it always something???

After a long search Tom (my hero 💖💋)

was able to find a local emergency

garage door repair company.

They are slated to come between

8-10 this morning...

We have fingers crossed that he can

fix it for us as Tom has two MD

appts this Tues and Wed...

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Tom celebrated his 87th birthday

on Friday (yes, the 13th!!).

Our daughter, Candice, drove down 

after work to celebrate with us.

We toasted Tom with some Prosecco

and cheesecake.  

He got a lovely light summer Henley

from Candice in his favorite blue color

and these gifts from our son, Jeff,

 came via Amazon:

At first we couldn't figure out what the baskets

were= duh-- in our 80's you know....👥

they are:

Nice veggie grilling baskets --Tom's comment

was "well, now i'll have to eat my veggies..."

Jeff's answer "..along with beef chunks

and of course a cold beer" 

HAHAHA

Guy humor for sure!! 😁😂😄

The little box holds an all-purpose tool

 that looks like a pen but holds

several different functions, 

including a little level,

 a Phillips screwdriver

 and reg head one,

 and some other "guy" stuff.

Our son is a gadget guru...

😍😎

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On my "Jelly Roll Jive" front

I managed to get 1/2 of it pin basted 

↴↴↴↴

and 

I have begun the 2nd quilt from this 

one same batik blue shades  roll:

It will look slightly different as I have

incorporated a Kaffee Fassett panel 

along with my mint green batik 

roses blocks. 

I'm loving how they add the element of

scrappiness to my piece.  

I have six out of 10 rows sewn...but

not together;  just pinned in place...

in groups of two rows....

I hope to finish the last 3 rows this

morning 

{while awaiting the repairman--fingers

crossed that he can fix it!!} 

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Added: later on:

and this is what

is left over from the one jelly roll

Not too shabby, right???

thanks again ROSE

for a great pattern...;)))

Hugs, Julirose

La Blageuse

(File-under:-you-never-know!)

ALL LAYERED UP, et al

 

"Jelly Roll Jive" is all layered up and

ready for pin basting...

YAHOO!!!!

This morning I sewed the the two

lengthening pieces to the top and

bottom and then

I ironed the 

whole backing...

I had rolled up the quilt 

and batting portion and marked

the center points on the 

edges of the batting

in pencil lines...for ease of

matching when I rolled it on top

of the backing...

So far, so good, there is

just enough overhang...

👏👌💙

I store my basting safety pins in my

Grand-mere's old light blue Ball

canning jar...to open 

and close those pins...

And in a nutshell, that is my day's

sewing/quilting work done...

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PAPER STUFF:

This afternoon I plan on making

signatures for my new

"Junque-O-Rama Journal"--

Which will feature mostly food

labels, packaging, and junk mail.

I plan for this one

to  be the absolute 

 junque-iest one

I've attempted yet...

What smashing fun

😄😅😆😉!!

These days we are living through

with all the constant

distressing news, 

I want to find some happy time

and a happy place to find hope....

Here is the cover which I made

Yesterday from a "Toasted" cracker box...

Perfect for a "foodie" journal, right?

😀😁😂😃😄

Front featuring Eggplants

and

back with Figs

indicating it will be mostly

food themed...

And....

the inside sports pretty flower images

↧↧↧↧

I've started collecting all kinds of "trash"

that I want to recycle 

into this new journal...

Three boxes of all the usual "suspects" 

that you get in the mail and

 containers from shopping

that you would normally 

throw into recycle.  

[N.B.

My DH thinks 

I've really 

lost my mind

hahahahaha

👫👯]

But a girl just wants to

 have

💃 F U N💃

I hope you all can find relaxation 

and calming times with your

crafts and creating...

👋👋👋

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(sewing-crafting-euse)

JELLY ROLL JIVE FLIMSY, et al

I have my JRJ quilt laid out on my 

blocking board on my dining table;

it measures 42" wide and 48" long...

Here is the backing piece I am going to use:

I have been "hoarding" this Kaffee Fassett

Collection piece

and waiting to find a spot for it..

Here is the fabric I plan to use on the top 

and the bottom to bring it to length..

I also have had this in my stash for 

quite a while...and 

I love how it pops against the KF fabric...

😊😍

Across the two ends ↑↑↑↑

Tomorrow I plan to sew this backing 

together and

then scout my batting stash to see

if I have a piece big enough to use. 

[If the stars align] ;))))

Hopefully so...as I want to get this 

layered up and begin the basting... 

That is where my project is at right now...

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(putting-it-together-euse)

 

JELLY ROLL JIVE (JRJ) PROGRESS, et al

 

I have the first 6 rows of JRJ sewn together....

I know it doesn't seem like a lot, but I have

been a bit under the weather and still have

some lingering symptoms and that awful

"brain fog"!! Making operating any

machinery a bit of a challenge...

👿😕

I do like how it is looking a lot!! ;))

ROSE'S  jelly roll tutorial is 

really wonderful and easy to follow;

(click to go to her blog)

and

look 👀

what I received in the mail

today from her:

Her own leftovers from her 

Aneela Hoey jelly roll quilt for

me to use with my AH jelly roll;

all precut into squares and 

binding strips...

and 

two cute little Stilettos;)))

Thank you so much Rose;

what a generous gift;))))

I can't wait to start this one...

💃💃💃

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And on the Paper Crafting scene:

I am coming to the end of my

Pita Box Junque Journal  Vol. 2

and

so I decided to make myself 

a Vol. 3 from another saved

TJ's Pita Cracker Box:

Here it is opened up...

[it has 3 signatures this time,

 as I found in Vol 2, 

which had four signatures,

it just  got too "chunky" 

to work comfortably in....]

Very "La Vie En Rose" vibes to this one...

Front Cover featuring an old piece of 

piano sheet music background 

entitled

"Love here in the Starlight hour..."

👄💏💋

and the back cover with more of the

music:

You have to love those old,

sentimental lyrics of that era...

I thought the roses fitted in very well

with my theme....

So, it will be waiting for me when

I've used up Volume 2....

💓🌹🌹🌹💘

A N D ...

What's in the Wok??????

FOR......our

Saturday Night's Dinner:

I am making my Chinese Flank Steak Stir Fry;

with peppers, onions, and water chestnuts ; 

which will be served over steamed rice...

I have prepared all the ingredients ahead

of time so it's just a matter of doing

my stir fry cooking in the wok.....

I hope you having a great weekend....

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(sewing-paper-crafting-cooking-euse)