CURLING PROGRESS

Here are the first four

"E N D S "

{Like innings in baseball}

I plan to make 9 Ends

and since each game consists

of 10 Ends

The whole quilt put together

will be the tenth:)))

(clever, no?? hahaha)

My next step is to cut each of these blocks

into quadrants and sew them mixed up...

V E R Y  S C R A P P Y

(which makes me happy😁)

I found the pattern in this book:

And followed their

instructions..

(Click to enlarge)

.

There are a lot of neat

projects in here

including, but not limited to,

small ones.

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[Nann, here is what I've decided to

do with a lot of those 2.5 inch sqs]

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Just pulling all the blues for now.

{"Winter Blues"}

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 A little "pick-me- up"

from my Sweet Baboo

yesterday:

👫💝

I love those pink roses and

the carnations...

SO PRETTY!!

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Time to sit and rest now...perhaps

knit a couple rows on

the " takes forever" sock--

👻

Hugs,

Julierose,

La Blageuse

(Happy-to-be-sewing-euse)

OLYMPIC CURLING 2022

 

We have become enthusiasts

of Olympic Curling...

[This is the American Team]↖↖↖

Throwing...

Just fascinating....

Here is the 

House

And so

Using this as my

inspiration for

a new quilt project...

I started this:

↓↓↓

AT THIS STAGE IT IS THE 

"Bull's Eye" Block

But

I will add the final little

circle to mimic

the "Home" in curling...

👵😊😍

What fun!!!

Stay tuned..

Hugs Julierose

La Blageuse

(watching-Olympics-euse

SOMETHING NEW ??

 

I started with 

(16) 2.5" squares...

[I have way too many of these and

want to use them up]

And tried this slice and dice method

I saw on youtube's

"Wicked Spinster" video

Check out her vid for her 

wonderful tutorial..;))

Here's what I ended up

with...

I don't 💙 it

and 

I don't 👺 it...

S I G H 

(why do hers look so

much better than mine?)

But I made some more

just to be sure...

I don't know...

too random, 

too dark, 

just too, too

Messy looking?

I think...😐

Perhaps shifting them around may 

be the answer...

or just cutting them up and 

rearranging them?

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At any rate, I have put them aside

for now 

and will be working on

my "cut-off" 

1/2 sq triangles..

and they are all different sizes...

but I just want to have fun and

use them up somehow...for now.

Small little, short trials are 

on my plate..

Just great to be able to sit and

sew for a bit...

phew, this has been such

a long haul...

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(baby steps-euse)

WALKING, et al

 

I am finally able to walk

for short bits...

Hurrah!!!!

Here is my Shadow Self

walking down our front path...

F Y I :

I had my epidural shot last

Tuesday afternoon 

and so I was pretty much

immobile until today.

{It was a LOT more painful than

I expected, but I got through it!!}

Shoes on, heavy coat and

S U N S H I N E 

compelled me to begin

my route back to walking...

It is so wonderful to be outside

and breathing in the fresh air

while MOVING around!!

:)))

Tom set up this chair for me

so that I can rest in between

my  short Jaunts :D

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Right by our front garden spot

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AND:

Hello fellow knitters!!

Look at how far I've gotten!!

I have reached the spot right

before I begin to turn my heel

on the 2nd sock of this pair...

E X C I T I N G !!

😀😊😍

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AND

I took out my little bin of

cut-off 1/2 sq triangles and

began to lay out  a little

fun zig-zag pattern...

Gosh, I love how it looks!!

So scrappy...

As soon as I can sit and sew

I will be putting them together...

AND

Here are some paired and ready to be sewn together...

I really am hoping to get these sewn

this weekend???I know I have

to go slowly, but I am very encouraged

after this shot--hoping, fingers crossed,

etc, etc...

👍👵💗

that I will continue to improve--

[It has been such a long 

7 months of pain

and distress...I truly

would not wish this on anyone!!]

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HERE IS...TAH-DAH

MY LITTLE BOX

which

has sat beside me all 

throughout this 

challenging journey--

AND 

here is what I've managed to

 hand sew:

👏👏👏

I had (luckily) pre cut

these with my Go! Baby

die cutter before this all

happened..

{These are in the "Kismet"

fabric line--which I love--

all peaches and maroons=

yummy!!}

So.....

I have quite a few

sewn and ready to

put together...

I want to cut more as 

I have still not decided

how I do want to put 

them together...

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I know I promised 

NOT TO BUY

ANY NEW FABRIC THIS YEAR,

S I G H ....

but, Tom, my Sweet Baboo,

💖💝💝

 convinced me to 

purchase this lovely 

Layer Cake to lift my spirits 

a bit...

↓↓↓

And it surely did!!

:)))

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This is where I am at right now...

I have to apologize if I didn't

answer all your wonderful good wishes 

and comments --I am hoping

to be back here with some things

to show you...more often now..

Hugs and thanks to you all,

Julierose

La Blageuse

(Thankful-and-moving-ahead-euse)

 

MY LITTLE BOX

 

My Little Box

is

set up

for hand sewing 👋

The lowest layer 

contains tools

A Needle Threader

has become 

ESSENTIAL

these days!!

And

this is the top = Working

Layer...

Voila!!

As you can now see...

I am once again

Traveling to

 

H E X A G O N I A.

Allows me to pass

these resting hours...

And Below is the 2nd layer

with the hexies sewn on papers...

they are mounting up 

pretty quickly...

I am using the

"KISMET"

fabric line for all the

hexagons. 

I 💝this line. 

I have yet to decide

what form the finished

piece will take...

For right now,,,,

just sewing, sewing

and more sewing...

I like these big wheels☝

of hexies 

And👇

this idea, too...

But we shall see 

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I am still waiting on the "call"

from the MD...

So I  am trying to pass 

the time.

Reading, and re-reading books,

knitting

and now sewing

hexagons...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(in-waiting-mode)

WINTER KNITTING, et al

 

Le Sock No. 1  c'est tout fini !!

;D

(DH is in the process of cleaning

 out under the tv in

 the background--

he is a gem!! 💓)

AND

↓↓↓

Here is the start of the

2nd sock...

Someone asked what yarn I

was using

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Very soft and cuddly yarn

really easy to knit and 

it doesn't split on you...

I had gotten this quite

a while ago and I 

don't know if it is still

available. 

I have two more balls of the same

yarn but in a different colorway

that I plan to  knit up next...

👵👏

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Knitting has kept my hands 

busy these "resting" days.

For those of you who have

asked:

My MRI results showed

a herniated disc that is

causing my sciatica...

So...

Next up will be an

epidural 

(to be scheduled,

soon I hope).

I hope this will allow me

to get back to walking

without pain.

🙏🙆

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Tom is making beef barley soup

for our dinner tonight;

I will make a tossed 

salad to accompany it...

I am trying to eat lightly as

I have been so sedentary...

I hope this finds you all healthy

and able to sew away...

I am off to ice my back and

do some light stretches...

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(getting-impatient-euse!)

LONG TIME NO SEE...

 

I have been knitting away on 

my

 long Winter socks; and 

I turned the heel 

this week

 

And I am working my way down

the foot now...

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I have been reading

while resting...

I 💖 this

Homer Kelly

series..

really good

and also

very funny

;D

AND

I got this for Christmas

by another one of my 

favorite authors:

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I have yet to start this

collection of short

stories...

ALSO

I am

doing one of these

per day

↴↴↴

I am almost finished

with this volume and

have one more puzzle 

to solve...

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My week has filled with doctor

appointments....

s i g h 👀😕

First, I went to see my 

primary care physician on

Monday--

who sent me to an orthopedic

specialist--

where I had a series of 

back twisting and

ankle turning 

X-RAYS

Ouch!!

👹👺👽

Sooo

the upshot is

 that

I am scheduled for 

an MRI this coming Thursday

the 13th 

(ummm... 

glad it's 

not Fri 13th!!)

To see exactly what has

been going on for these

past pain filled 6 months!!!

Wish me luck👩💁😟

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We had 6" of snow yesterday

and it was 14 degrees here

this morning...

Glad I am an 

"Indoor Snow Bunny"

hahaha

I may be absent for a

while but I am reading

posts and commenting...

Sadly no 

sewing going on

as yet...

😭😭😭

hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(in-waiting-mode-euse)