KITTY CUT-UPS

I found this adorable purple-y kitty fabric in my stash....and this will be the
borders for Cassidy's quilt.  Not only is it purple but has kitties on it to remind
her of her kitty at home when she goes to college.  

Both sides will feature just the trees and the top and bottom will
have the kitties under those trees:

I have begun sewing the two long rows into twosies and will then do QAYGo
on the long centers and do the borders separately with a fancier quilting...

I  like the kitten fabric as it maintains my love of old fashioned fabrics
against the newer modern ones....

hugs 
Julierose, La Blageuse (relieved-euse)

WHILE i PONDER....

I took out this VERY old totally hand project I had started along with Mom
Cathedral Windows...she used Dad's old ties for hers on muslin...

Here is a close up of the fabrics...so many eons ago.....I want to finish 
this one into a nice table topper....

Her is the 2nd block I had started that i am now working on--out
on our deck's glass top table in the early morning coolness....

Long ago stored in this Whitman's Sampler tin of chocolates I gave Mom
for Mother's day....
(Note to self: I used my telephoto lens on the 1st two pix and my
smaller wider angle lens on the 2nd two....have been wanting
to check out my new lens that I got for my birthday)

So while I ponder (alone and weary lol) about Cass' quilt, 
I need to busy myself and my hands with some fabric work; I can only
knit for a couple rows on my "gift" shawl--which i cannot show you
yet...;--00 (ve haf lurkers....)lol

Today is for Lotus Eaters...out on the deck;
But I did 30 minutes on the treadmill after one hour yesterday on
the boardwalk (off-dah!) !

hugs and many thanks for all your input...so far the "butter-uppers" have the most votes....i am leaning that way too..and did find some really cute
kitty fabric that might be ok for borders even though it is a print....

I hate being on "the fence"...but am biding my time .....definitely
in pondering mode...
Julierose, La Blageuse (wondering-euse)

P.S.  for my scrapbooking followers be sure to watch Shimelle's latest
video on YouTube--it is wonderful on "Week in the Life"

I DON'T THINK SO....

My lavender fabric arrived--ironed it, folded it, and cut strips--
pinned it up to see....

BUT: (waaah;--000)

I am not liking it!  
I think it is too light and doesn't play well with the white
strips in each block....What do you think????

Here's the right side...I think it looks just blah...

And I don't want to use white ...any suggestions will be appreciated.

Now i am thinking I should just butt up all the squares to each other and then
look for border fabric--hmmmm

I pulled a few fabrics out of my stash closet, but nothing seems to go well--
too busy, too dark, just too, too!!  ;00  

Meanwhile, my santolina is in bloom--it loves dryness and survives lack
of rain--good thing, as we really are dry here....

Hugs, 
Julierose, La Blageuse (puzzle-euse)

SEXTET FOR FRIDAY

Here are the next lovelies--only six more to go after these....

I love the way this line uses different saturations of colors :

I mean, look at that border--so impressionistic...
here's a closer look:

Now, how yummy is that???;--)))
AND more....

Amazing!!

And.....who would have thought that that lime green and the turquoise would
look so well together....

the same pattern--but a totally different "feel"...so light and airey...

I won't go through them all, but you get the idea...

With only six left to make, I am hoping that over the weekend I can finish them up....
My piano tuner is due this noontime--as our heat is mainly off, so --
 it's that time for a tune up.... I tried playing yesterday and as a result am sporting my hand
brace today...do so miss my 2+ hrs of practice...every day....

I have set up a double page spread of my garden here at this house from its inception
to last year --uh...BEFORE the deer ate all my gorgeous blood-red lilies...so, I guess I'll be filling my time with reading and scrapping--not so bad, after all--with my CD playing; humming along to the Chopin Nocturnes I worked so hard on...and so it goes  (Hi Mom & Dad);))))


Tonight will be a  meatloaf and baked potatoes with the ubiquitous salad for a side....
I may make a Krusteaz cinnamon coffee cake for breakfast tomorrow, too...
if the spirit moves me

hugs--- and here's to a happy and fruitful weekend for you all...

Julierose, La Blageuse (get that sewing done-euse!!)