FUNFETTI INTO A FLIMSY , et al

 

Here are the wonky funfetti

blocks sewn together.

(click to enlarge all)

AND then I

pinned those double rows 

of 4 patches--

all gray toned prints--

to the shorter sides 

to see if I liked them

with the main piece...

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It was a Plan for  borders...

SO...

I wandered about for a couple

days looking at this a lot...

and finally, 

I decided I did like that 

softer look to surround

the funfetti center

I used up all my gray 

mini charm 4 patches 

here and also a leftover

strip of foggy grayness...

I got to sew it all together

this afternoon 

into a Flimsy:

I had a tiny little little smidgen

of that solid grayness

leftover...

j-u-s-t 

enough!! ;)))

This is my trial piece for making

more confetti blocks...

using the smallest pieces I 

could sew 

and still have them show up;

and also trying out 

a few triangles...

I am thinking now of a dark 

background with low volume

white and off whites

to make next...

I am hoping it will look 

like snow falling...

I will be deciding on 

a background

for this...

And so, this really is 

a TWO-fer

in my 

"USING IT UP" 

series...

I still have more mini charms

😧😰😮

sewn in 2-sies and 4-sies

to be used up

before I embark on 

any really 

totally new projects...

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Tom is out mowing our lawn 

in between showers;

very humid here with a 

72 dewpoint and 

80 degree temp.

Needless to say,

our AC is on..

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I have prepared our dining room

table for what will be the 

7 of us tomorrow:

Candice, Cassidy,

Greg, Connor and

Steven and us...

Very French Countryside

dotted with my mini

collection of 

Rooster salt and peppers:

These are Pfaltzgraff--

I have 2 set of these...love how one is 

looking back over his shoulder

:)))))

and

 Mom and I scored

this pair 

at a yard sale:

⇊⇊⇊

We both thought they were

vintage looking..

Soooo cute...

You know, it's been so long

since we've entertained at all

that I had to really think 

👵 about

dishes, serving dishes, etc...

We are so looking 

forward to tomorrow..

:)))

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(Grateful-euse)

FUNFETTI, et al

 

Three "Funfetti" blocks...

(click to enlarge photos)

I don't know what it is about

those little captured pieces

but they make me so happy..

😂💓💓

This one has....

A  long narrow strip...

And

they all have a lot of whites

These take quite a while to

work up...

I love the randomness and

pops of colors...

I have pulled all my white on white and

white on ecru, and 

white linen strips and

chunks out to make these.

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On the bigger playing ground...

I have my backing chosen 

for my string blocks...

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Now all sewn together.

Here are the two fabrics 

below

(I, of course, didn't have

enough of either so 

will do a combo).

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Now to measure, cut,

sew, and

layer...

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It is really hot here today...

we had our morning coffees 

out on our deck --so

lovely...

Hope your Saturday is a good one..

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(working mini-scraps-euse)

 

SATURDAY PLAYTIME

 

Here is my first all crumb block

"Spring Rains".

(click to enlarge).

This took four days to make...

crumbs are not a fast project

but,  

for me, 

a really fun and satisfying

way to sew...

I find it so interesting to rifle through

that giant scrap bag and

begin to pull out fabrics that

"call my name"...

And

then

slowly, they all seem to

come together...

A whole lot of cutting, trimming

and sewing:

repeat and 

repeat and 

repeat again..

The lovely Iris fabric

(featured in 3 places) 

was the biggest and last 

piece left...

just a couple

narrow string pieces

are still in the bag....

I have no definite plans for this

little mini piece...

we shall see what happens 

during my next 

playtime..

Won't it be fun to quilt???

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And in a similar-- but different

vein...

I made

what I call a 
"FUNFETTI"

block...

↧↧↧↧

Capturing those tiny snips and

slivers of fabric all encapsulated

in white on white chunks...

I think I am trying to 👀 

just how small

I can go....

[See that teeny-tiny little sliver

of green on the middle left?

{click it}

I am so totally smitten 

with that].

Call me CRAZEE and

you wouldn't be wrong.

  

I find this so rewarding

and relaxing...

Again, not a fast process; 

that one block

took about 4 hours

to make...and I had

the  tiny pieces 

all saved...

I hope you enjoyed this little peek 

into my Saturday playtime

with my tiniest scraps...

Thank you for following my

sewing journeys...

I love to read and 

answer all of your

comments ...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(Lilliputian-mania-euse)