QUILTING AWAY, et al

 

Dark Days, block #3 for Comfort Cloth SAL at 

K3n's YouTube channel is almost

all quilted now.....

[It sits beneath my "quilting pillow

that I made for my "hoop-less"

lap quilting...]

I used a simple running stitch and some little

"stick" stitches to hold the raw edges

in place.....

This freehand way of stitching is a

very relaxing way of working...

On the right (above) that very light pinky

cloth is another little added square;

And

below here, I

 also added a few more

to break up the woven strips 

a bit...

My little outlined 9-patch  below remains unstitched so that

it will stand out from the rest of the piece:

I have just the very top dark blue strip to finish quilting...

This Wednesday the next suggestion will be given

Although, at this point, I cannot imagine 

adding anything else??????

But we shall see....

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Christmas Strawberries is also

close to being all quilted:

I loved working on this fun and lovely

pattern of Melisa's

Here is the reverse Holiday fabric...

I just have to finish another couple rows

on the front border squares...

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FYI:

 I sat for 4 hours during DH's in-office 

laser stent surgery

this past Friday and worked on Dark Days.

That kept me calm and passed the time along

with reading and doing some crossword

puzzles.

  

He did really well and is now able to

walk without any pain already!! 

He has a 2-week follow-up and

hopefully all the results will be good...

Many thanks to all of you who sent 

good thoughts and wishes...

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse 

(stitching-a -lot-euse)

BIRTHDAY, et al

 

Tom turned 86 yesterday; we had a

little afternoon celebration

 just we two...

👫

A little birthday cupcake as we are

both trying to cut back on calories....

Need I say more???

😀😁😂😃😄

💑

He still has his sense of humor...

I asked what he'd like for dinner

and he said 

"Meatloaf with 

mashed potatoes

and gravy"  

Yuuuum.....

We watched the first "F1" warm up

last evening...

this week the race

takes place in Australia..

&

A lot of "rookie" drivers are

starting this year, so it should

be very

interesting.....

;)))

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I am now working on my 

3rd and final Strawberry

Today will be echo quilting around

the strawberry....

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I am continuing to work on block 3

for my "Dark Days"

 Comfort Cloth SAL

It is now all basted 

in place to the background--

and

Here, I've picked out an

uneven  9-patch and

 added the "heart color insert" 

that mimics the heart on

the First block...

I followed K3N's directions 

this week and 

cut away the little 

top strip square--

(the piece is from the 

horizontal lavender strip)--

 in the center and 

inserted the pinky-red

fabric, cut from an old

tie-dyed fabric in my stash,

to mimic that heart...

(I took a very deep breath before

cutting that out, believe me!!--)

But it worked out fine...

I am holding the little square 

 in place with some

Boro-style stitching...

then-----

 I outlined the 9 patch with 

a line of

whipped running stitches 

and added another line of 

little crosses that are

meant to be  

representations

of Springtime flowers

on the mountain strips...

I may add another line 

of pinky-red

running stitches..

and

it still needs to be quilted in

some manner...

Here is how this block will 

look next to the original

1st two blocks..

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Cloudy and 41 today...

Tonight's supper 

will be spaghetti

with meat sauce 

(Bolognese style)

and little garlic rolls. 

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(Enjoying-stitching-euse)

IT'S THE BERRIES:))), et al

 

I began quilting my Strawberries 

early this morning--

What's a girl to do when she wakes up

at 5 a.m.?????

She, of course.....

decides how she wants/needs to quilt

her berries:))))

(Before someone comes along and

eats them hahaha)

Because my appliqued berries' strips

are so wide and the berries are so

large, I figured they'd have to be

quilted down or the planned

echo quilting around them would just 

POUFF out those fruits!! 

Decided on dark red for the berry

and lighter green for the cap...

I stopped halfway through the cap as

the "HANDS" decided they

were getting tired. 

😒😓😔

I know this will take a long time--but I

am in no hurry; this is my quilting

project for the foreseeable future...

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We interrupt this post to

bring you a 

News Flash:

👀👀👀

AMARYLLIS SURPRISES AGAIN!!

THREE more buds appear overnight!!

and .....

not to be outclassed,

 my 

white Christmas Cactus 

is putting

forth lovely, frothy blooms:

After seeing this "Whitey" bloom

 

 "Tangerine" decided to bud out, too!!

My little window garden is coming

alive...;)))

👀💕👀

We still have a bit of snow on the lawns, 

but roads and driveways

are all cleared..

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Today various household chores need

to get done: vacuuming, dusting, 

and general picking-up...

S  I  G  H

Housework is always 

with us, isn't it?

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(quilting-along-euse)