HEXAGONIA: An Armchair Travel Project

 

My "Traveling Tin" 

from my Mom:

She lined it with felt...

:)))

And

I filled it with my new 

armchair project

"Hexagonia Garden"

Here are the starting fabrics:

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Centers↟↟↟↟

and

Rounds:

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All these are from the 

"Kismet" line

that I just love...

I bought myself a group of fat 8ths

and will be adding more 

fabrics in the peach color

from my stash

as I go along and

the piece grows...

I am excited to be able to hand 

sew while resting on 

my heating

pad...

And watching 

our Formula One (F1)

races this weekend...

(Zoom-Zoom)

:)))))

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My pre-printed cross

stitchery has to be done at a 

table in order for me to 

hold it so I can SEE

the small holes...

so that time is limited

for me right now...

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This morning I used my Go! Baby

Accuquilt cutter hexagon die to cut

freezer papers and fabrics

for the hexagons...

while

Tom took apart an old, big

desk that we will be

replacing with a smaller

less bulky one...

[He does all the 

"heavy lifting" around here...]

I am lucky to have him...

T G I F everyone

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(traveling-to-Hexagonia-euse)

P.S.  Most comments are not coming to my gmail account--

anyone know why this is happening?

 

HOCUS POCUS

 

I have begun a new

handcraft..

(which I need like a hole in the head, right?)

Since I have been laid up with sciatica and

ankle pain--I have been watching

Youtube videos that feature

crafters...

[Yup, I know--it's like going to 

see puppies--yikes!!

You cannot come home 

without one!!]

A N Y W A Y --

I cannot seem to get the hang of regular

counted cross stitch for the

life of me..

so I spied

"pre-printed" cross stitch

canvases...

I used to do needlepoint

years ago and I thought

Well, I can do this...

R I G H T ???

Above is the finished picture

and here is the canvas:

W h a a a a???

But after reading the instructions

and looking at many "starter" videos,

I saw that it wouldn't be difficult

to figure out following the chart...

{If you enlarge the above picture you may

be able to see the first line of

stitching at the bottom--

light gray "x's".}

The canvas is a bit on the 

stiff side but I think with

handling it will soften up...

Here is my dining table workspace set up"

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With a good straight backed chair

and a supporting pillow I can stitch.

I am calling this "Hocus Pocus" ;

a bit late for Halloween but 

hoping a finish for next year...

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Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse,

(hand-cross-stitching-euse)

AND THE RAINS CAME....ET AL

 

We have had over 2" of rain

so far...and high winds....

{this is the view outside our

dining room window}

this maple is always the

first to change color in our

backyard...it really is

VERY RED

altho' this pix doesn't capture it 

very well....

{As you can see, Tom cleared off

the deck for the season...

Fare-thee-well, Summertime}

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On this very stormy day I have

set myself up right on our

dining room table for 

some handwork...

(easier on my back )

the blue basket on the right

is my Mom's old workbasket

that she beautifully lined 

(click to see larger)

And

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Here is the wool piece

I began quite a while ago 

that I unearthed 

yesterday....

(it is a Buttermilk Basin pattern)

Now I have pretty much tacked 

every piece down 

so I don't have to deal

with any pins...

I think it looks very 

Halloween-ish

and must decide what (if anything) 

I should put in those 

windows...

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I plan to embroider it now--

kind of like I would treat a

crazy quilt block...

But

I found that a lot of the 

smaller

point-ey pieces were

unraveling a bit...

like those corn leaves--

so I may have to use a 

little bit of glue stick !!

I am a newbie to wool applique

so this is pretty challenging...

I am calling it 

"House on the Hill"

to represent our home...;)))

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I hope all of you in this storm's path are staying safe and warm...

Hugs, from under my bumbershoot (haha)

Julierose,

La Blageuse 

(slow-stitching-euse)

JACK'S BACK

 

I finally found my

"Starry-Eyed-Jack" 

(a Jan Patek pattern)

hiding at the bottom of my 

quilt-stashing old dresser drawer.

I had been searching for him 

and thinking 

"Did I give him away?"

[But I thought not..]

My blog friend Lizzy 

at "Gone2thebeach" 

and I both make them last year...

[Jack]

Take a peek at hers--sooo

cute...I love her orange fabric

looks perfect for the spirit of

Halloween...;0000

It is such fun to see how 

patterns are interpreted

Don't you think?

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(in-the-spirit-euse)

HEXAGONIA TRIALS, et al

 

I have been doing a little

Hexagon work

while resting....

I used this (relatively new--at

least to me)

product

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Iron On-Stay-In hexagons

instead of freezer paper

which is my usual method.

(click to enlarge)

I must say that I do not like

the results;

the rosette feels

really thick and 

doesn't have that 

lovely loose, cloth

feeling that you get

after removing the 

freezer papers.

Can you see from this image

what I mean??

Have any of you EPP-ers

used these?

And what do you think of them?

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I haven't done any other sewing;

still battling the aching ankle

area --but I think that the

sciatica has improved 

quite a bit with this

"Rest and Heat"

treatment.

[And walking with the aid

of a cane for support]

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TGIF everyone;)))

👍☺☺

We are watching Formula

One racing Grand Prix which

is taking place this time in

Austin Texas...

Today was Practice;

tomorrow will be qualifying

[for starting position in the race];

and Sunday will be the race itself...

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Tonight for supper is my homemade

Chicken soup from the boiled

down carcass (yesterday); 

and Tom is making a tossed salad....

I have been sitting on our counter stool

for chopping veggies and then

near the stove to cook...

[S I G H]

I am trying to DO MORE

and move around as much as

I can without setting myself back...

It is quite a balancing act!!💃😍

hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

{sewing-euse a little bit-euse}

CRUMB-ING et al

 

My first round of green crumb blocks.

{Click to enlarge}

I sewed them into one big 

vertical block,

 and

then sub-cut it into 2.5" 

strips, 

and 

then into squares, 

and 

then separated them with this

lovely  pink hand dyed fabric that

has been languishing in my 

stash forEVER :)))

The strips are not sewn 

together as yet; just in

a holding pattern until

I can decide what I want

to do with them????

[They could also be sewn into

one long border strip...]

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My strains have begun to heal

so that I can move around 

more now--

thankfully;))

Tom took me for a ride to 

get McCoun apples--

( I am planning on a fresh

apple pie for the weekend)

 

--and then I sat here

and read

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in our favorite walking park 

while he took his

walk for the day...

It was so wonderful to get OUT

and ABOUT a bit...even if

I couldn't as yet join in 

on that

walk...

Soon I hope....

👫💖

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I am calling this diamond painting:

"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"

I really love how it is 

coming out.

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Cooking School

We are having leftover 

Chicken and Rice Casserole for

dinner tonight --I sat helped

Tom put it together...

By the time this is over he will be a 

Master COOK..👍😁

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(feeling better-euse)

                                                                        

HUGS FROM THE HEATING PAD

 

Finally, I got this one

sewn together....

S  I  G  H...

👏😓😥

{I am getting VERY IMPATIENT

with this sciatica and my

strained ankle, calf and glutes

YA THINK??? 

PT was a real

bust for me....

😰😱}

I don't know if Autumn Bounty 

could use a border

or not, but that will have to wait until

I can be up and cutting once more.

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AND

I have been working on my

scrappy stash bags with tiny

bits and pieces and narrow strings...

little by very little...

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Sorted by color;

just a few little blocks at a time 

and then sewn together--

 higgeldy-piggeldy..;)))

Not trimming as yet...

I have no idea how I will use 

these crumb blocks, but

I figure that

they are better sewn

together instead of all in a 

big MISH-MASH in

plastic baggies...

and my meds make it

difficult to come to

any decisions anyway lately...😨

Here is my working station so

I don't have to get up and

down frequently...

And so it goes.

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T H E N 

This Christmas diamond painting

is coming together slowly also...

5-10 minutes here and there...

And

I almost have that top 

quarter section done...

You can just make out the 

Santa underneath that

parchment paper..

[you can enlarge photos if you are

interested].

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Still on resting the injured

leg and trying to walk just a 

little bit with a cane to 

relieve the swollen

ankle.

Hugs, Julierose

(Quiltus- Interruptus-euse)