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Shoreline, CT, United States
I would love for you to join me (a retired senior)in my zany crafting adventures with quilting (waaaaay too much fabric); scrapbooking (will I ever catch up?); redwork; counted cross stitch; crossword puzzles; reading; and cooking.
Showing posts with label Starry-Eyed Jack progress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Starry-Eyed Jack progress. Show all posts

Sunday, November 1, 2020

STITCHING GEESE

 
I've  begun hand quilting
Starry-eyed Jack...

After much deliberation I decided
to use black DMC #12 thread..
to out line my geese...

I got 8 of the 20 done before
my hands began to hurt...
Not bad....

On the reverse side,
The geese will be circling 
around the Full Blue Moon

Can you see the stitched geese 
heading up there?
[click to enlarge]


the quilting is harder to see on this side
but it is a subtly toned side anyway
so, I am happy with it...

Some of the quilting will not go all the way
 through to the reverse. 
But enough to hold it together securely...
i am thoroughly enjoying quilting 
"Jack"  by hand...

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For those of you Diamond Painting enthusiasts
Here is a picture of my next project:
"Fairy Lights Tree"
The only picture that I have of it is this thumbnail
print on the side of the canvas...
{click to enlarge}--

and here is a closer look at the top left portion
↡↡↡↡↡
There is a ton of  "confetti"
(aka lots of color changes)
So 
Slow Going....
I am anxious to get to that 
lower turquoise portion..

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Sunday Supper is:

Pot Roast in the Slo-Cooker
with gravy and potatoes; 
and butternut squash spirals 
with maple syrup...
It is very chilly and gray for our first Sunday 
of the change back to EST 
so darker than usual early on
😢

Enjoy your Sunday
don't forget to V O T E 

and wear your mask--for 
It IS NOT over...!!!
😷

Hugs, Julierose,
La Blageuse
(hand quilting-euse)








Tuesday, October 27, 2020

JACK IS BACK

 
My Starry-Eyed Jack 
mini quilt  
is together..
(click to enlarge)

And
Actually, I am happy 
with how it looks--
with the "Geese" circling
Around...;)))
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And...
Now for the back--

("Slip out the back, Jack,
       make a new plan Stan...")

I am planning a Blue Moon to 
commemorate 
this Halloween's 
Full Moon...

Hugs, Julierose,
La Blageuse,
(planning-euse)





Friday, October 23, 2020

GEESE IN FLIGHT

 

Here are my first two
sets of 
Flying Geese
For the borders

of ↧↧↧↧
My Starry-Eyed Jack  project...

I have the rest all marked and
ready to sew...
I am only doing two sets per day
to make sure my arm doesn't
get sore from
rotary trimming...

I will have to see how they all play together
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It is another gray, cloudy, and misty
day here...
on the warm side for late October:
60.3 degrees (F)

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Tonight we will be having "Breakfast for Supper":
Omelet, Bacon, homefries (from scratch)
and toast...

I hope you are all staying well, 
Wear your masks, 
Hugs, Julierose, 
La Blageuse 
(sewing-a bit-euse)