MERCI, GRAND-MERE

                                            This has always been a door stop in our home...

My Mother told me stories of when she was a little girl and saw
a few of these heating up on the "big black stove" in Grand-mere's
kitchen --then she knew it was ironing day....;))))

                        But,,,,now I have co-opted it for another use⇓⇓⇓

                      Holding my ruler from shifting when I am cutting...
                           as I can no longer press down hard enough 
                                           with my left hand...
                                    it solves that problem for me;)))

It is marked "5 lbs" and does the job beautifully....
And I love using a tool that my Grand-mere used --
                                            talk about recycling, right??;)))

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                           Here is what I was able to cut this morning
               A "Gi-normous" pile of 2.5" squares for my next project...

As you can see above, I used my Go!Baby 2.5" strip cutter first, and 
                         then cut 4 strips doubled at one go...

                 Can you guess what I am going to attempt to make? 

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Meanwhile, yesterday afternoon, I set up side borders on my
      infamous FRANKEN-QUILT [aka Red/Pink]..;000

                             I  Measured and pinned very carefully........

                    Thanks all of you who suggested this method--
I'll admit (for shame!!) ;000--
that I have never done it this way--
                                      just sewn on the borders 
                                              willy-nilly!!👾😰 (duh!!)
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                                       I hope TGIF is good for you...

Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (always learning-euse)

SUNDAY SNEAK PEEK AND STILL CRAZEE

Here's a "sneak peek" at my newest project--I've been making little nine patches--two sets at a time and now have 13 positive/negative sets.  
I am using Barb's method and I am loving it--Can you guess what I will be making??  (No fair telling Barb--as you already are in the know ;-)). I have begun to sew a lot more slowly and to measure twice and cut once (hopefully!!).

Here's the latest "Crazee"--As you can see--I removed her headdress--it was TOO BIG! I haven't as yet figured out how to make her face stand out a bit more--but for all intents and purposes, I have finished with Miss Tristesse for now:

Here are some shots of the Slow Saturday evening stitching I did while my DH was out playing a gig...

A few thousand (!) French Knots in variegated Caron thread;

And here I created a leafy bower to surround her and I just love that thread color--DMC 830--it goes with just about anything! 

A scattering of fallen flowers...and for now, I am out of ideas....

I always seem to need to add something more on the right of these blocks--will be pondering this some more--but thinking right now that when I butt them together those areas will yield more embellishing opportunities...we'll see...

I am now going to laze about and read, do a crossword puzzle and I'll leave you with what kept me busy yesterday--a surprise--

Look who came to play with us--Willa and Fiona--what a fun time. 
They just love my deck of "Charlie Brown" playing cards--who knew???  
Hugs, Julierose La blageuse Grand'mere