DONE and DONE

                 Here they are:  Fiona's (L) and Willa's "I Spy" quilts side by side --
                                         
                   all finished and labeled....and ready for Christmas Giving
                                                                ;)))  ;))))

                      Here is the back of Fiona's:  little boy and girl sparkley fairies -- bordered by:

                                        these adorable girls....a little more grown-up looking
                                          and quilted with my wave-ey lines....

and here's a closer look at the cute doggies border on Willa's

                                             the whole back has that roses theme

Now to make up a couple little "Game" booklets for suggested searches for each....
will have to renew my bookbinding skills for that......and enlist my hubby's help in
spotting all the various objects to find....;)))) what fun....
I hope they like them....

labeled for Fiona :

and 
labeled for Willa

Both labels in more Fairy fabric leftovers....

These quilts have been a journey of many steps ....loved making them and am happy
with the results...;)))

Hugs,
Julierose, La Blageuse (Finished-euse) 

"I SPY" NO. 1 DONE

                                                           Willa's "I Spy"

                            Here is the reverse "Fairy" Fabric wtih doggie borders...

                                 I just love this little fabric....roses AND fairies...

And here are a few close up shots of the items for search....

Peony









kitty on a chair, fireworks


pink looped ribbons and cherries..










AND...

                                                                             








                                       Red Polka Dots,




                                       Mr. Moon, pink roses and



                                           green leaves.....

                                Funny green striped tiger....funny faces, green flowers,

[Willa is only 4 so, her booklet will have the search items by color blocks...like "Find
Mr. Green striped tiger in the green squares" etc.  ]

Now to finish up Fiona's "I Spy", I have it all ready to bind.
Then labels, and D O N E for Christmas giving....;))))

These two quilts have been a year long project for me....enjoyed putting them together...
SQUARE BY SQUARE, by square, by square etc.........;000.

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On the knitting front:

I had to frog (rip-it, rip-it) my slouchey hat!  There definitely was something wrong in the pattern and I am not that much in love with it to figure out what.

So, will be looking for another alternate project to my HAPpy Shawl on which I've just finished row 81 out of 270 rows of plain garter stitching...great for watching the baseball playoffs....;)))) in the evenings....mindless wool-gathering at its very best....i need to order the rest of the yarns for the lace borders.

Hugs to all, from "..and now what'll I do next with my fabrics??"
Julierose La Blageuse --"pondereuse"







                                                         

A SCREECHING HALT!!

Sooo, yesterday I sewed on the two "fairyland" bindings on both of my I Spy quilts and .....
my whole left side: arm, shoulder, neck, and hand is terribly sore...couldn't sleep last night as I
was unable to find a place to put the aching arm that was comfortable (Boo-hoo girl!!
Hello Aleve!!)
And so the above title  ..;(((( no more sewing or knitting or yarn winding off for a couple days....

But I love how this binding will look..so old fashioned and girly:

Here are a couple close ups of the leftover fabrics I had on hand...

A few little green flower fairies...and

And some magenta woodland fairies...amid the green and white hydrangea blooms....
My two grandgirls are really into "Fairies" right now...and the backs are fairy prints also...

I am chafing at the bit to get them sewn down and labels done...
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AND....
On the knitting agenda:

Madame Smiley Row Counter shows 66 rows done...out of 270--like I said before, a long
term project and this is just the center square which is to be be bordered with knitted lacework...

It is just plain garter stitch, but the Brooklyn Tweed Loft yarn is so lovely and delicate to work on
that I am totally enjoying it...

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Does anyone recognize this plant?? When I was waiting for Thom to emerge from  his cataract op, a fellow waitee..and plant enthusiast brought me a slip of this (wasn't that nice??;)))
We talked plants during the long waiting periods....

I've forgotten the name --see the orange flowers below

And they fade out into these pretty white "fluff" balls...it just blooms like crazy in my living room's Northern exposure...anyone know it???
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And these two are running around my design wall waiting to be harnessed into something...

AND:

You can just see, peeking from the left side my other project that has been sitting around and that I hope to finish up...

My Japanese Garden --(Eye of God design) little 3.5" scrappy blocks sewn on telephone papers..
(4 together make up the pattern). I love making these and would like to make a Christmassy one
next...
The center yellow print has the remainders of my lovely Japanese Geishas strolling through my Garden.
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So, I have all these projects (along with my Pomegranate hand quilting which is another long project to finish, but I love it!!) on the go...
BUT, will have to wait for my poor body to catch up.....
And so it goes...
Hugs,
Julierose, La Blageuse (quilt-knit-euse in waiting...)

MINIMAL QUILTING LATELY

I have been wave-y quilting on the 2 "I Spy" quilts this week in my free moments, and have both of the centers done as
of this afternoon...

Nothing fancy--- just enough to hold them together so that they can be hauled around the floor while
the two grandgirls play the "I Spy" game with them...
they are intended for gifts for THIS Christmas;
and all I have left on both
are the border finishings, labels, and little booklets with games to play...

hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse --( longing for cool Autumnal weather-euse)