SHIP AHOY, et al

 

Here is the latest incarnation of 

my "Moon Garden Stars" 

applique effort:

Here's my story so far:

You see, pirates attacked my 

little boat and stole away 

Mr. Eagle and Miss Kitty!!!

[I tried to make the eagle 4 times, 

and the kitty 3 times--

ENOUGH ALREADY!!]

SO.....

that's my story and I

am sticking with it!!

👀😆👀

Instead my serene scene, now

includes a lovely moon

sailing across the sky...

Those are pretty rough waters out there--

and the little cabin is tilting a bit,

as my moon boat makes its

way through the rough seas..

I need to applique two more stars (R side)

and Mr. Moon and the cross bars..

But...

S  I  G  H  ...

I sewed the ENTIRE cabin down today 

and the chimney 

and 

one star--

AND

uh, 

I strained my neck in so doing 

and

now I am recovering from a

migraine!! 

Luckily I

caught it in time to

ward off a really bad one

with:

A cup of strong coffee, Aleve,

and a Zyrtec

along with a nap in my

darkened room

has helped me a lot...

I have been sewing 

leaning over my dining table

and straining to see where to

stitch. 

I think I will have to use my clip-on

magnifier to finish this up...

But I am enjoying 

the applique process a lot

more than I thought I would.

Next up--trying needle turn...

💅💃

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Guess who's back home

(back in her place with a 

nice shiney face);)))

She is sewing like "brand new" now...

Helga will be set up for machine

quilting tomorrow

(those 3 table toppers

and the one Christmas wall hanging).

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(still-learning-after-all-these-years)

MOON GARDEN STARS PROGRESS, et al

 

I worked on my Moon Garden Stars this morning--

Here are the house pieces, turned and ready to sew

together,,

[you can see Jan Patek's original house on the 

pattern left].

I appliqued the top boat curve --

my quandry was it is red and white so

what color thread?  I chose

red and some little stitches do show...;((((

Could any of you appliquers out there tell

me what a better choice would have been?

Anyway....I am NOT taking it all out...

this is the 1st really big, complicated

piece I've tried; it stumped me when

I began a while ago, but I do want to

finish it...it is just so darling a pattern;)))

I've prepped the house pieces and the chimney

below:

↓↓↓↓

You can see (on the chimney) I am using the

starch and turn method on manilla patterns...

I plan to sew the house together before appliqueing it

onto the background; and also add the part of the 

chimney that rests on the side of the

house...leaving the part that goes on the

background loose until I am ready to

put the whole piece on...

at least that is my plan...

My "take" on the house is a lot

more "flowery" than the pattern,

but I do like it...

The 2 pieces left to pick fabric for are

the flying eagle and the kitty...

I am taking this slowly as my 

hands get really tired

stitching...

But I am enjoying the challenge...

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We had almost 3" of rain yesterday and

my beautiful day lily repaid me:

Such a gorgeous plant, isn't it?  

[excuse my big finger there;!!(]

And my pot of marigolds has

a bud showing now...

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Tonight I have put together my 

Minnestrone soup for dinner

with some home baked rolls...

A light summertime supper

for two....;))))

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

[it-is-true-you-are-never-too-old-to-learn-euse]

P.S.  I'm not kidding when I say

it is hot and humid here today!!

 Y I K E S !!!!!

 

RAINING CATS AND DOGS ,et al

 

As you can see above!!!

We have not had more than .03"

up to today...

Whoa--unfortunately we are having

a few little roof leaks in our tv room....

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And, in honor of this very welcome rain

[except for the leaks, of course!],

I un-earthed my old applique

{very} long term project:

↴↴↴↴

Moon, Garden, Stars...

A Jan Patek pattern...

I am so in love 💙💙💙with this 

project--why didn't I finish it?????

Isn't that the burning question??

👀👀👀

[Lizzy, I didn't forget this one ;)))]

Here is my version so far:

I laid it out to see what needs

to be done next...

The white cardboard templates indicate fabric to be

cut and turned before I can sew this one...

So<<<

Cross bars, kitty, house, 

chimney, door, windows,

and our Eagle...

And

what fabrics will look best...

Luckily, [and unusually!}, 

I had put all my chosen fabrics

in the storage box along with the 

instructions, too.  For once,

I did the right thing!! 

Let's see if I still like my

 choices though!!

Quilting is so all about

DECISIONS!!

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Pavement Blocks is all pin basted

and now I can set up Helga for

machine quilting...

I have 4 pieces to work on...

Just finished this morning...

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Meanwhile it is still pouring down outside

Now: 3.86"

We may even get over 4" before this is over...

so far our cellar is dry...

Fingers crossed that it will stay that way...

I hope you are staying dry inside today if you

are having this deluge of rain...

Hugs, 

Julierose, La Blageuse

(pondering-euse)

P.S.  Over 4" right this minute!!

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