A-TISKET-A -TASKET #3, et al

                                                     A-- Tisket--A Tasket No. 3...
                                                             Christmas Baskets
                                                              a beginning...

I have really have enjoyed making these Gwen Marston's Liberated Baskets blocks....
                                                  for my little wall hangings...


The first one I made I donated to the Facility where my Mom was housed her last years for auction  to benefit the Arts and Crafts Group that Mom liked to work in at the nursing home...
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The 2nd  one is this one,
 which now hangs over my wine chest in our dining room,

I am going to use the leftovers from #3 (above) to make another Christmas themed one; 

that is the fun part of these, the pieces you cut off make new baskets

you can then use to make another piece...

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On the home front :

Our refrigerator died last night......

we had not the first idea that there was even a problem;

 and by the time we noticed it

(when I was getting a glass of milk before bed at 11 last night)

all the food and freezer items had spoiled...

So, we spent about 2 hours emptying and heaving out food....

AND...........

Today we went on an epic journey to find a new fridge...

In our area there are big box stores 

(Lowes and Home Depot and Best Buy) and 

only one small "Mom and Pop" appliance store...

We needed a counter depth fridge to fit our 

small space....

AND to top everything off...

We were told by all the big box stores that no delivery was available

until June 20th!! 

 No way was that going to work for us...;0000!!!

SOOOO

After going back and forth all morning and half the 

afternoon...

we finally found that one remaining small store that even

carried counter depth fridges to fit our small

space...

We did find a replacement on sale and

they will deliver tomorrow...

thank heavens for small businesses...

So I guess all's well that ends well...

I am glad that we purchased this before these crazy tariffs

have gone into effect...

Nuff said...;ooo

Hugs to everyone.

Julierose, La blageuse (waiting to re-stock-euse-- $$$$)

File Under: "Like I really need M O R E fabric???" or True Confessions

I just couldn't resist grabbing this "Daily Deal"  from the Missouri Star Quilting Co.'s newsletter--Cabbages and Roses by Moda: 

 I subscribe to their drool-fest--Yup: they have a deal online each morning.  Talk about your temptation!   This is a pre-cut Layer Cake (10' x 10" squares) --Yum-- the most lovely widely scattered prints.  I have trouble locating prints with a lot of white background and grab them when I can. ( I am trying very hard to put myself on a fabric diet--begone temptation, begone all you new fabrics out there calling my name..... Ha!   See how that's working for me?) 

 Also--more true confessions: ordered Kona Pepper after seeing OhFransson 's new "Aliens" quilt--soooo cute and has those lovely little squares I love doing, too....I have very few solids in my stash--so I really really HAD to...uh huh....

And so, you might well inquire--"And what do you plan to make with this, Julierose?"  Hmmmm.  well for now, I am just looking and feeling....I am definitely a fabric-floozy!!

And now for a :  TA-DA Moment:  

Here is the just-about finished "A-Tisket, A-Tasket Basket" wall hanging--I just have to hand- stitch the binding to the reverse side--and voila--done!!  And, phew--in time for the Holiday Fund raiser at my Mom's Nursing Home....for the Arts and Crafts Dept, too. 

(By the way:  Does anyone else hate to machine sew their binding on?  The quilt, slithers and slides and catches, and is just generally a pain in the butt!!  I throw it over my shoulder, grab it as it falls off the table.... Whoa, there quilty--

This is my least favorite part of the process.  I always also end up forgetting to check to see if the bobbin will run out--and it inevitably seems to....quel horreur!!  Aaaaargh....)

(Thanks to Timothy O'Houlihan [aka hubbykins]--hahaha--for holding it up for me!!) 

Well, enough moaning for one day, huh?  See ya  Julierose, La Blageuse Heurese.....