ZIPPING ALONG ON SATURDAY

 

Trying out some

Zipper blocks...

They are easy 

and fun

to make!!

Here' s another 

 one--on the 

"WILDSIDE"

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I am using scraps and

fabrics where I find myself

saying 

"Why did I buy this?"

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Stay tuned for more 

"Zippety-doo-dahs"

:)))😂

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Look what 

Dawn from

"Relaxingrobin" 

blog

sent me..

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Three zipper pouches

and that really

adorable pumpkin fabric

and some "Worry Worms"

she crocheted for me;)))

And

Here's a closer look at the two really

adorable fun fabric pouches...

with pretty linings, too

:)))

{I will be posting a better

pix of those WW's when

I get them together}

Thanks so much Dawn--

You are a very thoughtful friend...

👭

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After all our rains in the past few

days, my lilies have 

deigned to give me

some blooms...

 and

So pretty ;

and this one below is

ready to burst 

into flowers...

See all the buds??

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We were lucky not to get really heavy winds

from Elsa--jut a lot of rain..

which, as we are in a drought here,

is VERY welcome...

Happy Weekending to you all

Hugs, 

Julierose, La blageuse

[zipping-along-euse]

DEEP PURPLE SUNDAY

My first purple block has a maiden peering out...........

Here is the piece so far....

It appears that it will be 50" long if I keep to this pattern of blocks...

and only 30" in width--so some kind of side borders will have to be
found...

Next up is RED----just ONE of those for the middle...good thing as I
am really low on red scraps...will be scrap diving for those...

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AND...despite the forecast last night (!!), it is STILL hot and sultry
here...
dewpoint is 74--that is muggy!! 
Temp is 87.5 and 
still climbing...;000

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Tonight will be bbq'd steak and salad for dinner ( Thom will add
french fries and I will be abstaining from those heavy carbs...)

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And................
In the small garden square off of our back deck....

My hydrangea has forgiven the severe haircut I gave her last Fall
;)))) and appears to be ready to bloom...

She and my bleeding hearts and a few ferns share this semi-shady spot...

She is H U G E 

that white fencing is our deck border---when in bloom she will reach much
higher than that even...Can't wait to see those big blowsey blossoms...

and the ferns appreciate  this shaded spot....

As you can see by the little drops of water we had a light sprinkle 
the other day..

Our glass topped round table on the deck had little spots of water for a while...

Not even 1/4 an inch though..
so I have been hand watering pretty much...

Especially this big girl, that is not blooming yet...
It's been years since she's set
any buds--
so I've forgotten what color they'll be....

My darkest daylily has bloomed--it has many bracts and they are 
loaded with buds...she is the extrovert of them all...sashaying around 
my front
walk...;)))

I hope your Sunday is a restful and quiet one...
hugs, Julierose, La blageuse (scrap-diving-euse)

WHAT WE DID TODAY

We are thrilled that our mason, Bennie, and his crew extended our sidewalk to include a small seating area in front of our house.  He is really a stone artist--the new area just feels like it has been there all along...

this afternoon Tommy and I extended the curve outlining the small garden in front...--Tommy dug out the grass and I planted the small azaleas --they were hidden away in a corner being overtaken by pachysandra--we found four of them--and I can't wait to see what color they will bring next Spring.

This lovely blue spruce should expand now that the other bushes crowding it have been removed.  --I love its color against the gray house...

I am so excited to be able to do this work.  i have always wanted to have a pretty welcoming area at our front entrance.  

i found this really cute welcome sign at --of all places--JoAnnes!  


Tomorrow, i plan to get herbs to fill in: basil, tarragon, and perhaps some bee balm-- I hope to install day lilies also...

On the quilt front--i am continuing with "Where in the World is Tommy"..

I am sewing twosies and ironing the long seam open and flat--with all those crossing seam I felt that I needed to take the time to do that.

i am using a little water to keep those crossing seams flattened....

I got some new fabrics in the mail today...this KF which I love...and

Just had to have this one... and....

this baby...yummy...and

Blue Crabs....

We got to see these babies over the weekend, too:

Willa is WALKING!!  

Ohhh, Grand'mere, my hoodsie cup is sooooo cold!

It has been a busy and fun weekend for sure...
hugs to you all...I have spread out my batting to rest and un-kink overnight for my Sea Glass quilt which is ready to be basted.....
Julierose, La Blageuse