SPRING WORKS, et al

 

I made a set of "Hugs and "Kisses"

for Spring--still working on the 

borders...

and

I took out my "Button Baskets"

early to brighten up our

dining area...

The "baskets" are all scraps:

Lizzy

at "Gone 2 the Beach"

sent me that light blue/red one--

I had enough to use in two baskets...

:)))) 

Thank you Quilty Friend...

In here:↴↴↴↴

is a piece from my DH's pj's 

😁

that dark blue plaid--

and all the handles are from a very old piece

gifted to me from an older friend...

and

the buttons are from my Grand-mere's

button collection...

I really enjoy looking at this one...

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"Late August" 

is a small flimsy

ready to be backed, 

layered, and quilted...
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I couldn't resist adding those

sunflowers--I felt it needed

this print--

I hope to find a backing and

layer this up this week...

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P I C O T E E 

continues to stun us with ever-more

blooms....

This one will come out in the

middle of those two layers

and...

yes, still more to come

HERE

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At the 

"Tippity-Top"

I count TEN in all...

who would have imagined that

my "Ghostly" amaryllis would

be such a producer of

beauty?

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We have hit 60 degrees 

here this afternoon...

and Tom will be bbq-ing burgers

for us--what a treat....

those and tater tots...

will be our Sunday Special

today...

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(gazing-at-Picotee-euse)

GRANNY STRIPE AFGHAN PROJECT

I've begun crocheting a 

"Granny Stripe" afghan...

Using up all my leftover yarn from

my knitting days...

[It is interesting to note that in crochet

I hold the hook in the right hand and

the yarn in the left--

opposite of how I knit...

This has taken a bit of getting used to ;)))]

These are the colorways I am using...

all the yarns are from "Miss Babs" 

online shop...

such lovely yarns...

I have 3 big cakes (they will wind for you)

like this one:

It is called "Yowza" for a reason

hahaha;)))

I made a granny square afghan years ago

but this is slightly different:

{I saw this on Attic 24, Knitting Natty on YT

and various other YT videos...}

TO START--

I chained 199+3--

(phew!! that was quite 

a counting feat!)

at the start

 so this will be a 

big long afghan...

I've wanted to practice 

double crochet and this really

utilizes that stitch all throughout...

Most mornings I have my coffee, read

my blog comments and answer them; then

I crochet one l  o  n  g

row....it is very calming...

I figure this will take me at least one year

to finish....meanwhile, it has already

begun to warm my lap as I go ;)))

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Sunday's supper tonight

is an easy-peasy one:

[We have always called it a

"supper" on Sundays

rather than "dinner" for

some reason].

Tuna salad sandwiches on

toasted bakery rye bread with

lettuce along with

french fries and pickled beets.

Yummy-ness...😁😏

Note:

I use a pinch of dried mustard

and one of ginger to spice up

my tuna a bit-- along with:

a sprinkle of

chives, tarragon, basil

and dried onion flakes mixed

in my mayo...

What spices do you use in your

tuna salad?

I hope your Sunday is a restful

day for you...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(crocheting-euse)

 

AM I BLUE...

                           I am still hand quilting away on my triple dresden "Seaside Spring"....
                                                   This is the last of the three...

                 I am flitting on over to Angela's at Super Scrappy a little bit late this week......
I have not even considered "dark green" as the new May color as yet....
I think I used up all my green scraps in january as my "Franken Quilt" was a combo
of both dark and light....we shall see....

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                                     Here is "Merry Month of May" 's 3rd block:↡↡↡

                                             She has that "blue" look  I think...

And the first three together...in my own block-a-day challenge to get my mojo
working again....

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I did wind  some bobbins and did a little clean-up of my room,,,,
                                          but mainly feeling the "blues" a bit today...

It doesn't seem possible that we have been isolating since March 10th--but we have...
                                   A             VERY       L O N G        TIME...
hasn't it been?
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BUT      👫     '))))
Happily, the sun came out after a rainy morning...and we were able to sit on our
front patio--[Thom put up our  umbrella] and we sat in the shade for about
an hour...just relaxing and chatting until the ocean breezes started up
and cooled it all off...
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Sunday supper will be leftover homemade bean soup and the end of
my homemade bread loaf...(slathered with butter--oh yum!!)

I HOPE YOU HAD A PEACEFUL SUNDAY
~ ~ ~ ~waving in the breezes, Julierose, La blageuse (dresden stitching-euse)