MARCH AND STILL MIA

 

Both Tom and I tested still

covid positive this morning.

This is just lingering on and on...

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I have just sewed a very little bit

with some Ojos leftovers into

two coin strips...but

I am really too tired to do much.

My sewing mojo is on vacation

for a while...

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I am able to do a few more household 

chores (oh joy!!) than before;

this Friday it will have been 

3 weeks...

Hoping that we will return to normalcy

very soon...

Hugs from afar, 

Julierose,

La Blageuse

(mostly-napping-euse)

MIA=COVID STRIKES

 

Hello from Covid Land...

ugh👹👺👽👾👿💀

I tested positive last Friday and

Tom also tested positive last Sunday..

there is one word for this:

"M I S E R A B L E "

Be aware--it is still out there guys,

😷😷

I will be back from "la-la-Land"

as soon as I can manage...

Hugs from afar--

Julierose,

La blageuse,

(sleeping-67-hrs-a-day)

"SUNNY DAYS" --A FINISH, et al

 

Sunny Days is finished --;))))

[except for the label and

trimming errant threads...]

My special quilt holder

was at the ready to hold this up

for the photo..

This is the last Big Quilt in my

UFO pile...

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I have three smaller pieces 

up on my design wall

that will be 

the next to be finished

or used as backings:

↓↓↓

Cross roads (which as you can see)

has a lot of glitches--I am hoping 

they will quilt out (??) .

Ojos which may be used

as a backing--I am still deciding

as I have a lot of table toppers..

And

my Mourning piece --

this one was all

free cut and hand pieced, 

and hand stitched..

a slow stitchery during my

grieving period...

😞😔

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Meanwhile, I have been busy

on my Veggie Garden for the

Down the Garden Path SAL:

this is without a doubt the 

biggest challenge for me so far:

I am pretty much finished with

this for now...I know my brain 

and hands are;))))

At the top are beets,

followed by 

carrots and cauliflowers

(I need more work on the caulis);

then artichokes --

and 

kitty has chosen her pumpkin

 ...;)))

[There are 3 kitties in my whimsical

garden of "near-vegetables"--

Can you see them all??? 

click to enlarge but please be 

kind, this is my first attempt

at anything like THIS!!]

I used the buttonhole stitch 

for the fences separating

the garden beds...I love 

that stitch...so versatile...

And:

I don't know if I can 

manage a scarecrow--

[the 2nd part of the prompt].

I will be using this next week to

figure that one out...

But for now my addled mind and

sore hands are in need of a good rest...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(resting-euse)

GRANNY STRIPE AFGHAN PROJECT

I've begun crocheting a 

"Granny Stripe" afghan...

Using up all my leftover yarn from

my knitting days...

[It is interesting to note that in crochet

I hold the hook in the right hand and

the yarn in the left--

opposite of how I knit...

This has taken a bit of getting used to ;)))]

These are the colorways I am using...

all the yarns are from "Miss Babs" 

online shop...

such lovely yarns...

I have 3 big cakes (they will wind for you)

like this one:

It is called "Yowza" for a reason

hahaha;)))

I made a granny square afghan years ago

but this is slightly different:

{I saw this on Attic 24, Knitting Natty on YT

and various other YT videos...}

TO START--

I chained 199+3--

(phew!! that was quite 

a counting feat!)

at the start

 so this will be a 

big long afghan...

I've wanted to practice 

double crochet and this really

utilizes that stitch all throughout...

Most mornings I have my coffee, read

my blog comments and answer them; then

I crochet one l  o  n  g

row....it is very calming...

I figure this will take me at least one year

to finish....meanwhile, it has already

begun to warm my lap as I go ;)))

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Sunday's supper tonight

is an easy-peasy one:

[We have always called it a

"supper" on Sundays

rather than "dinner" for

some reason].

Tuna salad sandwiches on

toasted bakery rye bread with

lettuce along with

french fries and pickled beets.

Yummy-ness...😁😏

Note:

I use a pinch of dried mustard

and one of ginger to spice up

my tuna a bit-- along with:

a sprinkle of

chives, tarragon, basil

and dried onion flakes mixed

in my mayo...

What spices do you use in your

tuna salad?

I hope your Sunday is a restful

day for you...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(crocheting-euse)

 

FEBRUARY PROMPT: VEGETABLE GARDEN/SCARECROW

 

Our next Down the Garden Path

prompt is a vegetable garden and/or

a scarecrow...

I thought I would stitch this cute little

saying along my path:

"Plant your seeds in a row--

↓↓↓↓

"...one to eat and one to grow".

My letter stitching is not that great, but as

I am thinking of this piece as a practice

of sorts, being the 1st time I've made

anything like this, I am leaving it

as it is....

[eg: "O's" are so HARD!!]

👀👹

I haven't decided whether to add a 

scarecrow or not...

And my Garden plantings will reside 

along and above the path in little beds...

Whether I stitch the veggies  or

applique them I haven't as yet

decided...

The squares of fabric on the base

may work as planting beds as is--

or I may use Inktense pencils

to add the look of

a garden bed...

Decisions, decisions...

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We are presently in a high wind warning

and this cold front is bringing extreme

cold to our area...so we 

are indoor people today...

🌀⛄☃

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(deciding-euse)

 

ANOTHER SMALL FINISH

 

I was able to utilize the leftover

binding from Willa's quilt for

my table topper;))

So this makes 3 small finishes for January...

[sorry for the dark pix--cloudy again!!]

👌👋👍

YAY ME!! 

Here is the reverse of

"I've Never Been To Paris"

I've been hoarding this large

flowery piece for a while now...

It almost fit perfectly--just had to add

a bit on either side...

This table topper is now all 

machine stitched along

either side of the long straight seams...

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Next up for my own 

UFO challenge in 2023

IS:

"Sunny Days"

It is pretty big,  so I will

tie this one

Here is a close up of that 

lovely watercolor print

The top part of Ojos are 

lighter blues and yellows and

the lower section is rich, deeper

blues and bright yellows...

Just like the shifting skies on

a Summer Beach...

I managed to use cut offs 

to separate the sections on this one.

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Now for a couple days' rest....

{and perhaps an afternoon nap!!}

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(movin'-those-UFO's-euse)

UFO: "I'VE NEVER BEEN TO PARIS"

 

This is an older UFO-- a table runner..

It has many scenes from France and

Paris in bits of leftover fabrics...

All layered and ready to be pin basted...

The  3rd OJOS down contains a 

charming French girl cycling...

[click to enlarge]

Here are some of the charming scenes

along the sides:

↶↶↶↶

These are all on either side of the

central blue-ish OJOS

I thought the strip below this scne

 looked like 

watery waves...;)))

A lovely windmill --

Could this be Arles???↑↑

A lovely rural scene...

I really recall enjoying making

 the long side strips

sewn on muslin strips; I began in the

centers and worked up and down

placing the French countryside scenes 

here and there...what fun😊

And

I used up a whole lot of very old

fabric from my early 

quilting

days...

I think this one will be hand quilted:

{with a few vertical and 

horizontal holding 

lines done on the machine}

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I still have a whole lot of

smaller project UFO's in 

various stages of finish.

This one called my name 

today and it is ready for

pin basting on my dining table 

sweater blocking mat...

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The sun is actually out 

this morning again--

yesterday it lasted until

noontime and then those

clouds massed in from

over the ocean...

AND

It is 44 degrees...

N I C E !!

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse 

(Je-besoin-de-finis-euse)

[SP??? I am forgetting my

French these days with

no one to speak with since 

Mom passed ;((( ]