QUILTLET BINDINGS, et al..

 

Here are the front (L) and

back (R) of two little new placemats I made

for us this week...

I have a whole jelly roll of those pretty blue/green

fabrics and this backing which is a "cheater cloth"

that I want to finish using...

I am enjoying making these "little"

items for a change of pace...

So today, was  a "binding" day for me...

I  made bindings and

sewed them on the first side of these:

Hugs & Kisses with the leftover 

hydrangea fabric for a binding...

and

August Zinnia with a leftover dotty binding...

I managed to machine sew up the 

two placemats' bindings on

both sides, 

B U T .......

I totally 

[and I mean totally!!]

ran Out of machine thread 

after making the placemats...

(Yikes how did that happen??) 

👿👺

I have ordered more Gutermann

thread from amazon---

this  is my favorite to use

with Helga...works a charm

for me...

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I also have been working on my second 

Meditation Scroll with Purple

Cotton Perle #8 thread...

and a Milliners needle as it is easy for

me to hold... and thread...

These scroll projects are a perfect 

"lap quilt" project...;)))

See that purple-y stripe fabric--I just love that with

all my hand dyed browns I've unearthed from

my older stash...

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I would like to start making some 

of these 

{Chart is from 

"Super Scrappy"

 RSC's blog}

I have always like little repeating 

patterns and these little spools

look like fun--

PLUS:

I am actually using empty "spools" 

in my scrolls projects...

Perfect!!

Maybe some would find their way onto

a scroll...????

:))))

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It has been so hot and humid here that

we have foregone any deck sitting...

thank heavens for our AC....

I am hoping to see some rain this

evening as our lawns are

turning brown and yellow....

Hugs for staying cool everyone!!

🌞🌚🌂

Julierose, La Blageuse

(stitching-and-planning-euse)

JUST A LITTLE SEWING, et al

 

A little taste of Spring 

in these

"Hugs and Kisses".

[again using leftover bits and bobs] 

I saw Wanda's quilt

she is making in flannels and

thought I'd give this pattern a

little whirl...

Thanks for the inspiration Wanda;)))

And

Speaking of Spring 

[which we are so looking forward to]

;))))

"Picotee" amaryllis is growing;)))))

Y A Y !!!!

I don't know if the stems are

usually this palest of greens

or not,  but the buds are

about to burst open...

I really had my doubts when 

it arrived in that

ghastly ghostly state...

I am so excited to see

 those blooms...

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And 
Saturday, while looking through

boxes, I found a cache of 

1.5" little squares;

they seemed to be colors of

Autumn....

I need a little wall hanging

 in our tv room

so I fashioned this

little piece today....

We have a loden green sofa

 and a deep dark burgundy one

in that room...

I thought these

colors would be perfect!!

There are 109 little squares

in this piece...

[I saw a similar layout on

Beth's "My Sewing Room"

blog...]

I will be adding another border--

perhaps 2-2.5" wide of another

neutral to finish it off...

I don't usually work with sashings

and --are they called "spacers?"--

but this was a nice little

learning process for me...

I will be making other

seasonal ones now that I

"get" the measuring....😂

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I was supposed to be getting

 a haircut today

B U T ...

has this happened to you?

💇

For years now I have had

a one(chin)length- bob

style which, because of my

fine hair, works really well...

Five weeks ago now

I came home with a chopped up

sort-of bob-ish style!!

VERY SHORT!!

AND 

feathered--

and

layered!!

I didn't ask for this and

just assumed she would

continue to style as before?

Did she get bored???

 

Why do hairdressers do this?

Was she not paying attention?

Aaaargh...

So I cancelled out today

giving myself another 2 weeks to

grow out a bit..

S T A Y  T U N E D.....

[And, anyone who knows me,

knows I HATE any kind of

confrontation....]

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We had a lovely visit from our

 daughter, Candice,

yesterday--

her take on the hair

debacle......

"But, it does look

okay Mom"  

Being nice, I'd guess...

S I G H 

Hugs, on another cold

Wintry day here

Julierose,

La blageuse...

(back-to-sewing-euse)