TUESDAY'S FOUR, et al

                                                            COURTHOUSE STEPS...
I dug deep into my shelf piles; and found a few more Calico-
looking fabrics... and added those to the "lights" pile.

I guess that is what I really want more of-- calicoes-type
fabrics......not on white so much, as on a lightly tinted 
background...(like 1980-90's style fabrics I guess); 

these above were mostly of a  "peach" coloration, 
but since this is a scrappy quilt (and king size!!) 
I will take what I can find...
And, since this is going to be (hear me,  going to be!! hahaha) 
king sized-- I think I will be able to
spread around the differing colorways  
(she says hopefully;000)
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And 
As in the food dept:  catch-as-catch-can tonight:
 BBQ'ued boneless pork ribs 
done in the oven with Sweet Baby Ray's sauce and 
potato salad --will be our dinner..

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Status on BJ's food delivery:

My BJ's list got smaller and smaller as they are out of stock of
a LOT on my list..
so today I will receive : 
Potatoes, onions, saltines and jelly beans...(my own little treat).
that's all....
I will have to get very creative, right??

Seems ridiculous to have just these delivered...but they were 
right out of a lot of things...;((((

I also have a cart at Big Y--but that won't be shopped until
Saturday...hopefully...
if this continues I will become another
masked and gloved shopper in the early morning...
despite the stricture that over 70's should not go out...
what can you do?? 


Take care,
Julierose, La Blageuse (still waiting on grocery deliveries-euse) ;000

ORTS and STRINGS and WONKY THINGS

                                      Leftovers...fabric- and food-wise--
                                       I decided I  was sick of seeing all
                                      these scrappy pieces all over and began a
                                         new journey....our bed quilt that I made
                                          is 21 years old and starting to show signs 
                                                               of wear..SOoooooo

I began sewing 
my favorite
log cabin method--
into wonky Courthouse Steps

(Mary Ellen's stripping method);

[I thought this block apt for our
coronacation....;000]


↑↑↑I started with these hourglass blocks that I made for RSC this month...
as the centers---about 2 and 1/4" give or take...which is fine as I am
only using scissors to trim and cut strips as needed...

                                   Here is the next batch of hourglasses
                                            ready to be sewn...

                                    I find them a bit tedious so I started
                                        on the Courthouse Steps,,

Round One--you can see the strips are differing widths...
                                                                all the "WONKIER" ;)))

AND here is where they stand, 
18 of them, after two rounds  ↡

These and these ↡↡

and these↡↡

Many of you will recognize a cut up block that I made

a while back and didn't like...

So I (whacked) cut it up into long strips, 

--no more leftover blocks--cut em up or

use them....

This was my morning's work today--

Having a fun sewing stint...

In these trying times I wanted to

relax and sew in chain piecing

style...

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The sun came out and it looks so pretty after yesterday's

gloom and doom skies...

We need all the positive and bright things we can get..

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Tonight, Thom will be making his famous 

(at least to us)

Creamed Tuna on Toast (yum)

Along with a little tossed salad..

Lunch will be leftovers:

Bean sandwich with mayo for him and

leftover fried cabbage and

corned beef for me...

I hope you are all staying safe...we are in for

the duration and listening to MD's 

advice...(need I say more??)

Hugs Julierose, La Blageuse (shelterin-in-place-euse)