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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 Winter Cabin thoughts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winter Cabin thoughts. Show all posts

Thursday, October 13, 2022

WINTER CABIN --ONLY ALMOST DONE....

 

My Winter Cabin 
page is 
ALMOST,
BUT NOT QUITE---
 finished....
πŸ‘Ή

My hands are very tired 
and so sore from
stitching-- so I will be taking
time to let them rest..

There are a few little areas
to be stitched down that
will have to wait...

I HATE πŸ‘ΏπŸ‘ΏπŸ‘Ώ 
having to stop
when it's JUST 
about done...

But if I don't, I will
be out of commission
for a long time...

[Old Mr. Arthur-ritis
CAME TO VISIT!]

*********************
We have a heavy rain watch
in effect for this afternoon
and evening with a 
Southeasterly wind
and temps in the mid 60's.

We do need the rain
********************************

Tom helped me to make my chicken and rice
casserole for tonight's dinner--
he did the chopping and the
dishes..πŸ’‹πŸ’—
He is a gem... 

It will be a good
meal for a rainy, 
damp evening...

I hope you are all enjoying this last 
gasp of warmer weather..

Hugs, Julierose,
La Blageuse
(resting-euse)






 

Sunday, October 9, 2022

GINGERBREAD PROGRESS , ET AL

 
My little Gingerbread House
in the snowy woods
is almost done...
[click to enlarge]

I used my own tea dyed fabric for 
the body of the house; a leftover
scrap from the tree fabric; and the
blue/green Jason Yenter fabric
for the ground and the top right
that I've been featuring throughout
this Fabric Journal.

The little lolly-pops are
yo-yos I made and then 
filled with French Knots and
detached French Knots
for the stripes! 

The lacey piece along the eaves
is from an old crocheted piece of
my Grand-mere's...
And
Those four green-striped buttons
are snail shell ones I found on
an Etsy site...

I still have a bit more to add 
here and
there.
I think I need to learn more
embroidery stitches...
more on that later....

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Now for the Winter Cabin?????

Here is a picture I found on 
Pinterest
that I may try to use for
my Cabin...

I think that I could use 
this style of cabin...
without losing any sleep over it
 hahaha ;)))

A little background here:

When Tom and I were first married, we 
lived in the Massachusetts Berkshire Hills
in a rented apartment...

My daughter Candice was born 
there, so the 3 of us
hiked Greylock Mountain and 
walked just about everywhere
taking turns pushing our 
English pram that we 
bought 2nd-hand and 
re-furbished..
Such wonderful days....

 We often saw a lot of A-Frame
homes there and thought 
we would
love to live in one.

That never happened for us, 
so this
will be our dream A-Frame 
and lovely reminder of our 
early married years..
πŸ’•πŸ’ž
πŸ‘ͺ

Enjoy your Slow Stitching Sunday
and Happy thanksgiving to 
my Canadian friends!

hugs, Julierose,
La Blageuse
(decorating-euse)