SPRING SUNDAY MEMORIES

                     
                                 I put my "Spring Baskets" up in my dining room...
                                                  hope "springs eternal" ;}}}}

I love this little improv piece--the last one I made before Mom passed away.........
She really loved it, too....

Loving this toile
for the background

                                            Spring blossoming all around

I raw-edged appliqued a few fruits.......↑↑↑a luscious peach,

a lovely pear
and some leaves.....









and

                                     some ripe red cherries.....

I just love that print I found for the baskets...so soft and looking
tres French Provincial, I feel.

I think this was the first Improv type quilt I pieced that I ended up
loving.....
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I began hand quilting Maru-gata Kimmi last night....

                                Here she is sitting on my knee 
                                   with her pink outlining....

I  decided she needed to be the star of the circle...;}}}
AND................this way she stands out;
and the dark green thread 
will fill in the rest of the center circle....

I am debating whether to add a few beads on the lotus 
blooms to accentuate that gold...

I haven't done a lot of beading since I made this piece for Mom:

                                This was her last Christmas present:  
                                               her "Mary Mandala"
                                                  for her bedside table.

                             It sits on my shelf in my sewing room now...
                                          bringing many memories
                                              of our happy times sewing together
                                                   HAPPY SPRING, MOM....💔

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I am plugging away on the "secret" project quilt...but my back problem 
has slowed that down a lot....
I am so glad that I began it really early--
it should still be ready for Christmas giving...hopefully....
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We have glimpses of Mr. Sun today which is nice....I am continuing to ice
my back and Thom is tending his cheek wound from the cryo excision--
We make quite a pair, the two of us 👫💕💕💕💑

But as my Grand-mere used to state:
                                                     "This too will pass..."
And so, 
We are purposefully NOT watching the News a lot...
the c-virus updates are troubling, 
but we are doing our part by staying home;
really, that is all we can do at this stage.  

I hope you all stay well and safe💝  

Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (remembering happy times-euse)

FLY LIKE AN EAGLE...

Here is the beginning of my "Fly Like an Eagle" journey in applique.

I found this pattern in Sarah Fielke's book and loved its simplicity--uhhh..and also not a
lot of pieces for a neophyte appliquer...;}}} I will be showing how I do--warts and all..

You can see the blue starred fabric that will be Monsieur Eagle (L)...I was lucky to have found it and that cute red print in my stash....I don't have any patriotic pieces made, so this will be my 4th of July tribute...

I plan to do prepared applique as needleturn makes my stomach clench in knots...for some strange reason...;???)

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AND....
I am taking a break from the Coin Toss series (will be backing and quilting Midnight Garden
next--and pondering what in the heck to do with the other two sets that is different!)
Soooo,
In the meantime, ("...in between time, ain't we got fun..")

Here are the first 3 liberated baskets I've made: Fruits and Flowers

I am using up the last (sob, sob!!) of my beloved toile print as a background ....

On the left basket the handles didn't remain where they were told to stay--they bowed outside the edges (bad handles!! Naughty bias!!) and so I will applique a few leaves and cherries to uhhh ....cover up their errant ways...hahaha they will definitely be .......
                                    
                                              L I B E R A T E D....;))))

I have 3 more cut out and ready to sew...those handles really have a mind of their own...
but I think I can "Handle" (groan) them.....

Hope you are all enjoying this holiday...we are--I am so glad to have the
 hubster home....;)))
hugs
Julierose, La Blageuse (flying-euse)