FIVE FINISHES

I am on a mission to finish up all the little quilts

I have made for RSC so far and others....

Above is the 1st finish 

of an embroidered teapot...

this little lovely was from a Humble Quilts

Sew Along 

And

RSC Orange month Semi Circle

And

RSC Teal Month

And finally,

RSC blue Semi Circles

This fits on my dining table nicely ↓↓↓

They were all fun to hand quilt 💖

I am now prepping the next group of UFO's to trim up and bind 

tomorrow...

I've found so many hanging in my spare room closet 

that I feel I really want to get them D O N E 

before I begin any new projects....

There are also some bits and pieces that I will 

put into my "Spare Parts" box

(which I have just started..)

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It is really so hot and humid here today 

when you step outside it's like a sauna...

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For you folks who have asked how I am feeling..

My 💫💫 spells have

calmed down a lot...

But, am still moving slowly...

I hope this finds you all safe and healthy...

Hugs from My Home Base

Julierose, La Blageuse (finishing-up-euse)

REMAKE

Some of you long time followers here,

will recall that while my Mom was in 

the Nursing Home, I made her this 

cute little pillow.

While cleaning out her room after she had passed,

I came across it;  and it was in pretty bad shape;

so, I took it home; and I carefully took it all apart'

 and I resewed all the

pieces together....

AND;;;

I have now remade it into this:

A little table topper ;)))

Here is the back 

This recalls our early camping days..

and my kitty Schumee who loved

my Mom....

This was a fun little project...

I hope you are all well and staying safe

Hugs from My Home Base

Julierose, La Blageuse , ( feeling better-euse)

JUST CHECKING IN

                 I am finally finished with making 16-Patches Squared
                        from my jelly roll strips...

                   I have ended up with 38 blocks...
                               these are the last 8 (above)
                        They comprise the lightest group of centers..
                            And, as yet, I have no idea what 
                                     I will be making with them...

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FYI:
I have been battling vertigo for the past few days...and have been
avoiding cutting (!) and machine sewing (!). I have no idea what has
triggered this condition, but I am starting to feel better today...

~ ~ ~ waving from homebase,

Stay safe all, it's not over yet....

Julierose, La blageuse (whirling-euse);(((

MUTE MONDAY (almost)

                                                      ↑↑↑↑ Journal extract... 
                                 
                                         I am a bit "under the weather"

                                  Be back in a few days.....

Hugs to all from afar, Julierose, La Blageuse 

FRANKEN-QUILTING

                      Going to be hand quilting my Franken Christmas quilt

          The stitches don't show as much on the Christmas Doggy print,
                          but show up beautifully on
                                                the Franken blocks...

I am out on our deck this morning; and I am glad of the quilt on my lap
                             as it is a bit  on the chilly side with the sun
                                                         going in and out.....

                                                        Here is a Sunny picture.....
                                                   { I just 💓 that Lady print }

I will be quilting along the vertical seam lines --
one line of stitching on the doggy print,
and one right next to it on the franken blocks....

I hope your Saturday is a good one...
Stay safe👋👵

Julierose (La Blageuse) Franken-quilting-euse)

ALTERED BOOK JOURNAL

                                       I altered this old cookbook to become my
                                           next few  months'
                                                                 Planner/Journal..
I removed at least 2/3rds of the pages and then glued two pages together throughout
for strength.

The front inner cover has a pocket I made to house two pens (black and white inks)
and some papers ....

Here are a sampling of some altered pages:  In this one I am tearing papers from
magazines, deli papers, and my dried teabag holders also....

I am leaving the original
illustrations for food
throughout as they are in
such beautiful colors....
and I can write around them..

                                     I am collaging throughout these pages; and I
                                      will be doodling,
                                                    writing thoughts,
                                                              and ideas for future projects....
I've set up my months like this:

                                  HERE IS:   ↥↥↥    J U L Y 's calendar....to be filled in...

AND below....
A sampling of how I can write on collaged papers ⇊⇊⇊

                            Using illustrations from many magazines, old books,
                                     as well as  fabric scraps here and there;
                                          on some pages I will be using
                                                 Gesso and then watercolor washes.....

 The TORN edges mirror my feelings and thoughts
about our world in these difficult days.....just writing in my normal
Franklin is not enough for now....
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I hope you are finding some outlets for your emotions --I find that this kind of
solitary work and writing {along with my sewing} helps me to deal with all of this....
What kind of a world are we in?????


Hugs from Afar
Julierose, La Blageuse (Art-journaling-euse)

FINALLY, A FINISH

                                         "4TH of July Baskets"  is finished....
                                    All hand quilted; binding by
                                      machine....
And...........

I decided that it needed my Grand-mere's old buttons 
that I
inherited...
45 buttons in all
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                     This one has a lot of Lizzy's  fabrics on it...
                                    thanks so much Lizzy;)))

                          The back has cute little ducks on it from an
                                  Old Layer Cake...

                  I like the mix of my husband's old shirts and pj's--
                           and the flowered fabrics....

                       I am happy with this outcome....;)))

All I have left to do now are the hanging straps 
(from leftover binding strip)and the label....
and she will be ready
        to hang for July 4th..;)))

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Now to make the binding for my SIL's Zig Zag--I will be working on that
this week......
Stay safe
Hugs from afar, Julierose, La Blageuse (doing-my-happy-dance-euse)