HEAVY SEAS AHEAD...ET ALS

                                                          LONG WINDED POST

                                                                      TODAY

                                                                          :))

I have begun my ocean quilting journey..

.

I love how the white stitches look a bit like 

Shashiko stitching...and 

makes the waves look three

dimensional...

I think that I am having

more fun with this project

than I have had with any other..

;)))))

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My son, Jeff, and his family 

are away on vacation in Northern

Maine for the week

↧↧↧↧

Here is "Lucy" sitting on a raft in the Lake 

looking at their rental home...

["Arf Arf...where did everyone go?"

Actually Jeff is sitting off to the

side in his canoe--that would be

too far for her to swim, 

just so you know ;)))]

Earlier he took her for a good run

File Under:

A tired dog is a good dog hahaha.

This morning My DIL took Lucy

for a kayak ride across the Lake...

and

the girls decided that Maine

Lake waters are pretty

cold in August:

Brrrrr, Grand-mere!!

[Willa L and

Fiona R]

They are getting so big

so fast...

Middle School this year...

already...

They are my last two "baby"

grandchildren...

my daughters' four are all

grown up in college and

working....

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Tomorrow, Chez Nous,

our new air conditioner will

be installed...

So far, our old one is

still pumping away--but

we notice that it is on

almost all the time...

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Tonight's supper will be:

Pot roast done in the

slow cooker with onions,

mashed potatoes, 

steamed carrot sticks

with a bit of dill and butter...

and applesauce on the side...

FYI: for those of you who asked...

DH goes to PT tomorrow and 

Friday this week; he is doing

a lot better with the pulled

hamstring and feels that

he can even walk farther...

Re: Gypsy Caravan Work--

I am having trouble getting started for

some reason; the shape kind of 

bothers me--silly, I know,

but there it is...so waiting until

inspiration hits to work in it.

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And I am

continuing my binding journey--

Blue Squares is the latest finish...

This reverse is the last of an older

favorite of mine...

My stash of "hoarded" fabrics is being

whittled down...I want to 

"USE" them --not leave them on the shelf...

I have only two Ojos left...

But

finding

good binding fabrics for those is

pretty challenging with all those

colors--

Perhaps B&W fabrics???

If you made it to the end of this long-winded

post I congratulate you..;)))

💙💚💛💜

Hugs,

Julierose,

La Blageuse,

(keeping-busy-euse)

 

DECK QUILTING

 

I spent some time out on our deck

this afternoon hand quilting

"Moon Garden Stars"

There was a lovely breeze for about

a good hour...

I have finished the top section 

of my little wall hanging:

I have the boat and waves left to work on...

and most likely a couple lines around the border...

It was just so quiet and peaceful stitching today..

:)))) 

A real "AAAAAH time...

I hope you have some quiet moments

today too...

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

[time-out-of-mind-euse]

MOON GARDEN STARS WORK

 

I spent the late morning and early

afternoon on our back deck 

and

began to hand quilt 

"Moon Garden Stars".

I haven't done much quilting 

around appliqued shapes;

but I decided to start with 

some simple echo lines

around the moon

which I want to 

stand out...

We had a storm last night that ushered in

cooler temperatures, and lower humidity--

so it was the perfect time to be

outdoors...

this was the first day in all

of the month of July here

where I felt like I could breathe

out of doors...!

Blue skies were filled with 

scudding, billowing,

white clouds and a 

little cooling breeze...

Just a beautiful day...

:)))))

Here is the 2nd row in progress

where I changed over to 

Wonderfil 

Perle Cotton No. 8 thread

--color 904-- 

from regular Gutterman quilting

thread which is my usual go-to.

I want the moon to stand out.

So,  I am doing

3 echo rows for the big

moon shape...making it 

puff out nicely...

 

I will stitch around all the 

other elements with

one row using this heavier

thread...

Then figure out what to fill in

the remaining background with...

I am only allowing myself to work 

on a few rows every couple of days

so that my hands don't get 

over tired...

It really felt so great to be

doing hand quilting --

so

totally 

relaxing...

I hope your Sunday has been

a good one...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

{slow-stitching-euse}