BUTTERFLIES, ET AL

 

I am working on the 

Black outlining of

my next butterfly...

I am mostly using the 

half-stitch method...

crossing on the way back...

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We interrupt this post 

for the following important

message:

TA-DAH:

My husband cut 2"

 off my hair this morning!!

He did a great job;))

[And tell me,

why have I been spending $50+

for a haircut????]

💇💇💇

I have not gone to a hair salon since

the shut down...

And

I am not ready to go yet...

Especially with cases on

the uptick now...

Plus .......

I had been searching for a new

hairdresser for over 6 months

before Covid hit--

since my old and trusted

one--who knew my

hair's foibles---

 moved away

😢😢😢😢

I don't want to go to an 

UNKNOWN

Salon

now.

I am thankful and 

lucky, too,

that my DH

can and will do this

for me;)))))

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And so, 

back to regularly scheduled 

posting.....

here is what my 

"Stress Sewing"

finished...↑↑↑↑

All the EXTRA

2.5" squares from

a swap 3 years ago...

made into 

strips of six each...

I may try to 

"Waffle, Waffle"

them

😂

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AND.....

I have made quite a bit of progress

on my 

"Fairy Lights Tree"

Diamond Painting...

just those lower rows

to be finished...

I hope your are all feeling a wonderful

sense of relief and joy today...

I know I am...

Hugs,

Julierose, La Blageuse

(So Thankful-euse)

STITCHING GEESE

 

I've  begun hand quilting

Starry-eyed Jack...

After much deliberation I decided

to use black DMC #12 thread..

to out line my geese...

I got 8 of the 20 done before

my hands began to hurt...

Not bad....

On the reverse side,

The geese will be circling 

around the Full Blue Moon

Can you see the stitched geese 

heading up there?

[click to enlarge]

the quilting is harder to see on this side

but it is a subtly toned side anyway

so, I am happy with it...

Some of the quilting will not go all the way

 through to the reverse. 

But enough to hold it together securely...

i am thoroughly enjoying quilting 

"Jack"  by hand...

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For those of you Diamond Painting enthusiasts

Here is a picture of my next project:

"Fairy Lights Tree"

The only picture that I have of it is this thumbnail

print on the side of the canvas...

{click to enlarge}--

and here is a closer look at the top left portion

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There is a ton of  "confetti"

(aka lots of color changes)

So 

Slow Going....

I am anxious to get to that 

lower turquoise portion..

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Sunday Supper is:

Pot Roast in the Slo-Cooker

with gravy and potatoes; 

and butternut squash spirals 

with maple syrup...

It is very chilly and gray for our first Sunday 

of the change back to EST 

so darker than usual early on

😢

Enjoy your Sunday

don't forget to V O T E 

and wear your mask--for 

It IS NOT over...!!!

😷

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(hand quilting-euse)