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                                   LOOKEE WHAT CAME IN YESTERDAY'S MAIL......

                                            My fabric for Cassidy's quilt....it is just so pretty....

                So, this afternoon, I set up and began sewing the 35 blocks I will need............

this is where I sat watching the sun play peek-a-boo with the snow squalls............

                  and here are the sewn strips for "round one" of eight rounds...


The first four rounds will use the white honey bun to surround each square -----
and then the next round will use the Eden 2.5" strips to surround them...
You can see a few bits of those pretties above on my ironing board....

I need 35 blocks in total--my quilt back (" Gypsy WannaBe") is 50" x 64"---and these blocks should finish at 10.5"--I say "should" as you  know how that goes....

Tomorrow, I will cut these apart and do round two and iron them out....
(I still tire easily, so baby steps).
I am moving slowly and enjoying the process of coming back to sewing.....after my long hiatus....

This morning I made my minnestrone soup for our Sunday supper along with
 my homemade cornbread.
AND............

For all of you who inquired--YES, I am finally beginning to feel better (despite this crazee
Wintry weather!!;--((( )
Hugs,
Julierose, La Blageuse (sewing-euse)

FINALLY, A FLIMSY

This was the best quick- shot I could get of my "Gypsy WannaBe" on this blustery, cold day.

I FINALLY got this together...I have been sewing a few strips here and there while recuperating from this "Whatever it is"- bug that is still hanging on....

I donned my "puffy coat, earflap hat and mittens (not a good visual-- lol)
to take this shot as it is very COLD!!!!. 

I really haven't ceased sewing, everyone; it's just that I haven't had much progress to report-- as it was itsy-bitsy by itsy-bitsy. 

And.... this was too big to get a full shot from my design wall in my small room....

This will be for Cassidy when she graduates in 2 1/2 years--so I do have time to make a 
backing using purple fabric (her very favorite).  

It is getting more and more difficult for me to push and pull these big tops
 through my machine....only two more after this one for my twins, Gregory and Connor....I want them to each have one from me....

{And: For those of you who have inquired-- DH is coming along--it's just hard for him to figure out what he can and cannot do without strain.  Yesterday he figured he'd take a bike ride--which seemed innocuous enough.  BUT--he forgot about the lifting of the bike into our CRV...after the exertion of the ride....
so he was quite uncomfortable last night and also today....}

I can tell he is just "itching" to get outside and do stuff....understandable having been
so active all his life...

Meanwhile.....
We are awaiting a Nor'easter tomorrow through Monday noon--so I will be shoveling....
(and hopefully not so much snow that it has to be snow-blown;-000)

I thought we were through with Old Man Winter....but on the first day of Spring we
will be seeing snow again...and so it goes.....

hugs to you all and thanks for all of your nice wishes for both of us.

Julierose, La Blageuse --glad it's a flimsy-euse ;--)))