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Shoreline, CT, United States
I would love for you to join me (a retired senior)in my zany crafting adventures with quilting (waaaaay too much fabric); scrapbooking (will I ever catch up?); redwork; counted cross stitch; crossword puzzles; reading; and cooking.
Showing posts with label Campfire Melodies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Campfire Melodies. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

ALMOST DONE

                                              Campfire Melodies is all quilted--
I decided to just do vertical and horizontal outlining of each block...on either side of the seams...

                         Just simple (mostly straight anyway -- hahaha) straight line quilting...

And this morning I have just  finished making this up 

                                           The binding all rolled and ready to apply..
                                                     Helga is getting impatient....;(((


But these shoulders, neck and hands are needing a rest day or two...so she'll have
to be patient for a couple more days....

I am happy with the quilting and thinking ahead to the label for my 
                                                                L A S T  B I G  Q U I L T

I know enough to never say "never"; but I really cannot be hauling big quilts
through my machine anymore--and I don't send out my quilts 
(not that there's anything wrong with that at all!) to be quilted...

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The S U N came out today and it has reached 48 degrees--what a relief to see the
sunshine even though it is a bit hazy...warming to the spirit for sure.

Next week we are going up to visit my son and DIL 
(and Willa and Fiona and Kota)
for the 1st time in a long time.  ;)))))

Hubster says he feels well enough to travel a bit...(fingers crossed).  
I hope to bring up Jeff's quilt for him as a surprise present.  His is the last one....
Everybody else has a quilt that I have made from start to finish....
I've had a good long run making big quilts....such fun work....*:--)))

Now I will be changing gears a bit and making.....who knows what??? 
I am still in the dark on this and pondering...I will be de-stashing 
quite a lot--I think--although that is painful...
BUT necessary....

I do know that a bit of a respite is long overdue...

hugs from a lovely day here at long last....
Julierose, La Blageuse (finishing-euse)


Friday, April 6, 2018

READY, SET, PIN...

                                                    "CAMPFIRE MELODIES" is layered....
                                    AND....I am  ready for pin basting....at long last....

Here are a few of the fussy cut fabrics ........


Driving to the forest....


AND...


canoeing to our secluded spot.....
on our quiet lake beneath the mountains...


Amid the hush and quiet ....

The melodies are on the reverse side--which I will keep
a secret for now....;}}}}

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The only Spring around here is the little tablerunner that
I made last year..




all hand stitched

around

Pansy centers....,
with  purple and green
threads....







the little music box piano that my piano  students gifted me when I retired....
sits quietly waiting to
play its Springtime song....

AND

Dried herbals and flowers from last year's garden lightly scent my room---
 and a shell from our beach combing. brings back Summer days' memories....

                                  *******************SIGH********************

Time for S P R I N G--- (wherefore art thou?)....I ask, I beg you....;oooo
but--not yet as it seems.......
 it is snowing again right now...(nooooooo!!)
and very cold....

Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (pin-basting-euse)

Saturday, March 24, 2018

COULD THIS BE SPRING?

BUDDING


DESPITE THOSE CLOUDS....









HOPE SPREADING









ACROSS OUR SKIES....


GARDEN GREENING....

LEAVES UP-THRUSTING

LITTLE PEEPS ARE COMING....

                                           IT MUST BE      SPRING....

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Tell me what you all think?
Decisions, decisions,
hugs, Julierose, La blageuse...(wondering-euse)

Friday, March 23, 2018

CAMPFIRE MELODIES




                         Here are the first 12 blocks sewn in groups of four to make 
                              a row of three across =ling @ 48"



                         {Difficult getting a picture across, as my room is so small,
 so--I went into the corner of the closet to try to snap this one ROTFLOL}

"Julierose, go to your closet!!" LOL

Anyway..I like the flavor of outdoorsey camping these fabrics show:
rocks, skies, trees, streams, campers, music --and--
there will be the  guitars for the back--

I am limiting myself to making 3/day so that I don't HURT MYSELF AGAIN!! aAARRRGGGHHH..

Hubster Honey (HH) and I were just wondering last night
 if a day would go by when one or both of us would not get hurt!!
Ahhh the joys of aging...but as Mom used to say :

  "Don't complain--you're looking DOWN at the grass, not UP!!" 👴👵

So, I am happy that this Friday I can sew...

Hugs for a healthy, happy weekend...
Julierose, La blageuse (joy-euse)