Rhodie, et al

 

We transplanted this rhodie a couple

years ago and it has finally 

decided to bloom --profusely--

this year.  The true color is more of a 

pinky-lavender than what shows

in the above picture...

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Today has dawned sunny and beautiful

for deck sitting while easing into the

morning with our coffees...

I worked a bit on August Zinnia

The blue "sky sections" are done and now i am working my

way around the sunflower borders in bright yellow...

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Yesterday I cut batting and backing and

layered up these two little 

"Quilt-lets"

They are ready for pin basting....

and

here are the backings..

You may recall this is leftover

from my JP Moon Stars piece

as the boat....

It was just right for backing 

My Little Flags...

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Tonight we are having an easy, light

meal:

Tuna melts on Rye bread

with leftover potato salad I

made yesterday....

And

fresh strawberries 

for dessert....

I hope your Memorial Day 

weekend is a good one.

We will be watching F1 Quali

this afternoon.....

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(R&R-ing- this weekend)

 

YESTERDAY, TODAY, and TOMORROW

 

YESTERDAY:

 dawned beautifully;

got up to the mid 70's

SO

it was warm enough to sit out here

on our back deck shaded under 

our awning

(after our field walk )

and have our

coffee...

💘👫

I brought out my little 

Vera Bradley pouch 

and my current book to

spend my morning with...

I mean you HAVE to enjoy these

days when they dawn, don't you?

Zipped it open to my hand

quilting supplies --

love all those little pockets that

zip shut!!

and

Picked out my thread...for the petals

of my Little Quiltlet"

"August Zinnia"

↧↧↧↧

I finished working the spokes with an 

old DMC palest of blues 

and then--

began

the fun part...

😄😇

Working on the petals ....

What fun to sit out and stitch...

😍😎

AAAAH--

how relaxing...

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TODAY:

We awakened to a much cooler

 56 degrees, 

heavy rains,

and fog....

So, I decided to finally look for the

border fabric for my

"Flowering Snowball" piece...

I liked an indigo Japanese style 

fabric that I thought would

set off all those little squares..

And I also found 

(surprise, surprise) 

that it had turned out MUCH

larger than I thought

(28 by 42)!

😩😨😧

Here it lies, laid out on my

dining table awaiting

layering and pinning...

A closer look at that indigo border

fabric with birds over ocean waves...

Isn't that a pretty fabric to set it off?

I am happy that i had enough to

go all around...I cut 2" strips and 

have perhaps 8" left...

This quilt will rest for a bit while my 

back recovers from standing

to cut and sewing...

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TOMORROW:

We have workers coming 

to change our internet provider--

they were scheduled to come

today, but the stormy weather

delayed them...💧🌂🌁⛈

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And I will do our weekly shopping;

now knowing that my daughter will

be coming down for Mother's Day

and my Birthday;))))

Oh--- and here is a pix of the backing on

my "Scrappy Snowballs" piece

which is all pinned and

ready to be quilted...

I really love this paisley fabric...

I think it looks so vintage ;)))

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(still-stitching-after-all-these-years)