HAPPIEST OF HOLIDAYS TO ALL MY FRIENDS

                                   julierose,
                                 la blageuse

ORANGE WE HAPPY & SCRAPPY

Here are the RSC13 March pieces I've made this month all blocked out.  They might look sewn together on the length--but they are not because..... I am now thinking that the center big piece should stand alone with a border (maybe even more scrappy orange bits) and the other two panels could be the backside.  Still planning this out. 

 I walk by it and it just doesn't look right to me....must mean that I have to re-think this one...

this Sunday is the last day of our March Challenge--I was hoping to have this together so it could become my hand quilting project.  

And here is another small arcing, snakey piece that I did also...I want to make something out of this, too....ack--too many things going on in my brain!  

And so my date with orange scraps is coming to a close....

I wonder what the April color will be????  

Sewing on ...Julierose, La Blageuse

A-TISKET, A-TASKET: EASTER BUNNY'S BASKET

Here's the little Easter Basket I made for Fiona, close up:

I didn't do the traditional basket, I used a regular cute reed basket from JoAnne's, really cute sheer paper, and a pink/green wired ribbon.  

AND...behind "Peter Rabbit"--isn't he cute?--is a little wristlet (Calvin Klein no less!) with a zipper and little handle (with a little bunny charm) and chock full of York Peppermint patties, her faves!! 

I had such fun picking out all these items and putting them all together....
I hope you all have a wonderful Easter or Passover Holiday...hugs

Julierose, La blageuse

SUNDAY "SNEAK PEEK"

AND HEEEERE'S "Hello Dolly"!!  All finished up.  Just a little preview until I gift it to some little sweetie...hmmmmm   (her Mom follows my blog!!).

I will have to wash this a few more times to "de-lint" it some more.  

I will keep the whole back a "secret" for now....but 'Kota is definitely having fun here, too.....(hah)...








Hugs to all---  Julierose, La Blageuse (a FINISH!!)

RAINDANCE, LONG AGO (Orange Edition)

Still using up my orange scraps; made four of these" babies"

using my Southwestern theme: (When I started  Sherri-Lyn's (daintytime.net)

Mod Mood tutorial, I had learned how to free-cut wedges and sew them together.  (Note to self--take out that UFQ and get on with it!!) 

Just randomly cut, no templates.

AND:  here I am starting to put all these various pieces together into a small wallhanging:

I plan to applique those head/foot dresses and the background (hard to see here) will be a light peach color....

Think I want warmer weather to come?????(LOL!)

Ai-yai-yai!  Muy, muy caliente!! Hot, Hot, Hot!!

I kind of enjoy figuring out this quilt top (lotsa measuring and trimming!).

I have "Hello Dolly" in the dryer--all snippety-doo-dahed!  Fingers crossed.  Hope it comes out okay...

Longing for Spring (tra-la)  

Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse

GOOGLE...WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?????

As of July 13th Google Reader goes bye-bye!!  We could lose all of our blog friends' links and they would not be able to find us either!!  

I found that Karen in her blog today explains all the ins and outs very clearly.  

I used the Google "Takeout" feature to download all my info to a Zip File in my Downloads folder this morning (This doesn't delete the info there presently--just copies it for future use) and when another Reader Service (hopefully someone will fill that gap!!) appears, you can then upload all that info to it...This Google "Takeout" Service is only available until:

                               March 25th--!!!!

just a note to all my friends in our blogworld....tick-tock, tick-tock...

Gosh, I hate all this stuff!!  Someone ought to start a petition to Google to continue their Reader service--it seems to me that there are enough of us out there !....

Good luck ladies,  Julierose, La Blageuse 

STARRING...MY APPLIQUE STRUGGLES

Well...here it is, my first ever appliqued star.  Definitely puffy (not laying flat--aaargh!!--will quilt that out--I hope) and the points...not so much....

You can see my squared off points; and puffy center!  


RIGHT HERE....ack!!





HERE and....
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HERE are the two best points...this took me about 45 minutes (*&%$######).  As I said .."warts and all" I am keeping this in the little house quilt because it is my first attempt....a little humility is good for us all...(ROTFLOL)



(Madame Rosa doesn't see too many stars in your future!!  )

And Speaking of REAL STARS:

Last night, DH surprised me with an evening at the Eastern CT Symphony to hear my former flute teacher perform a contemporary Concerto for Flute and Orchestra by Rouse.  A fabulous performance of a very difficult piece--very Gaelic which was fitting for St. Patrick's Day Eve.
We  also heard Barber's "School For Scandal"--a really lush and wonderful work (one of my favorites); and Shostakovich's 5th Symphony.  It was so fantastic to hear a "LIVE" performance.  We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves....

And so it goes...wishing you a restful Sunday afternoon...Hugs     Julierose, La Blageuse