WINTER, BULBS, et al

 

Here is our front yard; it is still snowing lightly, though my 

camera didn't capture it...

27.4 degrees and feeling very Wintry!

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I ordered an "on sale" amaryillis

from amazon that, when blooming,

should look like this:

SO PRETTY AND DAINTY!!

But.........

THIS 

is what

came:

Y I K E S 

It look like the "ghost" of an

Amaryllis!! 

👻👀

Nonetheless, 

I've watered it gently with

lukewarm water--it had been left

[by amazon delivery]

on our front step in the snow!!!!!

👽👿👹

The stems are turning a slight pale green

 so

hoping it will be okay...

Have any of you bulb growers

seen anything like this before????

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Meanwhile my tulip bulbs are

growing a treat;))))

sending up green shoots...

I love seeing this green against

our snowy landscape...

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I don't have any sewing to report --

and just one row of crocheting....

Hands are taking a long time to

recuperate....

Hugs,

Julierose,

La Blageuse

(watching-snowfall-euse)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, et al

 

My little Valentine's slow-stitched

beaded  heart is now 

sewn into

my  2024Junque Journal...

I can flip it up to journal underneath...

:)))))

My Pita Cracker Box 

Junque Journal

is getting to be

a "chunky monkey"

for sure....

↡↡↡↡

I think I will have enough room to use it

through April this year....

After that I can make another using

one of my saved emptied boxes for

the next 3-4 months....

Here are two pictures of prepared pages

featuring hearts for the future:

💖💝💗

↑↑↑this one also used part

of a label from 

 my favorite coffee blend from 

Starbuck's;))))

This  prepared page is in the

 April month's signature...

with journaling cards in the little

denim pocket...

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and...

Here is the last page (L) of my 

January, 2024 signature;

followed by 

 the first page  

of February.'s

signature..

I used some fabric ruffles 

on the top and bottom here...

I don't always write a whole lot on each

page, but just something to recall 

what happened on those days...

I love working in this one...

such a free and easy

way to journal...

Hugs, 

Julierose, La Blageuse

(Happy-Valentine's- Day-euse)

SILENT SUNDAY...

 

NEED I SAY MORE....

👀👀👀

💋💋💋

😋😋😋

[pronounced "push-key]

hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(yummy-yummy-euse]

AND SO IT GOES...

Here are my 6 little tulip bulbs starting

to sprout; I ordered them from 

Amazon and they were ready to

be set in just water. 

I used taller containers to support 

the stems that I hope will 

eventually sprout...

😊👍

I have never forced tulips before--

so have my fingers crossed that

they will bloom....

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On February 21st, 

Formula One's season will

begin (F1); we are looking

forward to watching another

season...

So......

Tom made me this funny little

picture :

[I have no idea how he did this;

he said he used "AI"]

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We can't wait for the fun

to begin!! 

;)))))

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there is no sewing being done here

as yet; my hands are still

pretty sore and shakey--so

I will be taking a bit of a break

and instead have been 

sorting my cut magazine images

into color envelopes for

glue booking.

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We are enjoying this spate of sunny weather

and warmer temps.

Today we went to the sports field

which has a .8 mile circular

track - and for the first time

since I was diagnosed with a 

herniated disk and had sciatica

along with it-- I was able to walk 

the whole circle.  

So encouraging...;))))

I hope you are all doing well and

i will be back with some sewing

news soon, I hope ;)))

hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(sorting-euse)

FAST FORWARD, et al

I made this little table topper quite a while ago;

I had some leftover blocks that I didn't use

but couldn't bear to part with as they

were so darling, I thought...

but

the colors didn't go with the 

above ones..

soooo

I put them in a little

baggy on the shelf

and really forgot all about them...

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Fast forward to today;;;;;;;;;

While unearthing many little

started and never finished

projects--you know how that goes!! 

I found this little baggy with those

blocks...

Here is where I was at:

with the Bramble QAL

↓↓↓↓↓

BEFORE:

 AND  NOW 

AFTER

↴↴↴↴↴

My latest version of Bramble Blooms 

now looks like this...;))))

Six of those little leftover blocks

 and just a bit of that

little pansy fabric 

yielded two borders...

HURRAH!!!

I think these colors add 

a lot to what 

I was fearing

was  really

a totally drab block 

and felt "why was I continuing

with this QAL???"

;00000

I am much happier with 

how this is now

looking. ;)))

And that is what it is 

all about, right????

 Being happy

with what you are making.

And also, not giving up too soon...

😊😊😊

Thank you so much Audrey ,

for your encouraging comments--

I had been feeling really lost....

And now....

I am looking forward to the

next prompt....

I also want to thank my good 

friend Lizzy, for all her

constant cheering me

along and not letting me

just give up...

And telling me 

"what's what" fearlessly...

I so appreciate that ;)))

💕

hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

("Brambling"-onwards)

 

RAINY FRIDAY, et al

 

I am pin basting my 3rd and final 

Christmas Ojos tabletopper

this morning..

I've been saving this fabric for so long;

I decided that 

a couple 

of toile 

Christmas birds

AND

Lovely tulips would be  a pretty

border for this one...

Meanwhile I will be hand quilting 

Christmas 

Ojos Deux!!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

I began hand quilting this scrappy 

piece, but for some reason, all

those seam allowances I found

super hard to quilt through!

So, this one will be finished

by Helga...[my machine ;}}} ].

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The grandgirls'  quilts

are still waiting for border work...

I hope to find the perfect borders

today....

[hope springs eternal, right?]

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I hope you are faring well--

it seems that our whole country is either

having a lot of 

snow, 

ice,

 or rainy

Days..

Hugs for a super weekend,

Julierose

La Blageuse

(pinning-and-quilting-away]

BRAMBLE SAL, et al

 

Here are my first set of Bramble

borders...

Audrey suggested wide borders

and 1/4 sq triangle corners...

👀

As you can see, I didn't go that way;

no matter how I tried wider borders

using my chosen fabric stack--it just

overwhelmed the center I thought.

So......

Above is my compromise ;))))

I used 1.5" little squares that I

had on hand 

↴↴↴↴ 

In here from one of my cutting

escapades with a new Accuquilt die...

:))))

And...

I was able to bring in 

that golden color

with just little bits that echoing 

the stem color...

without overwhelming the piece...

That purple leafy print is 

one of my favorites

from my purple stack...

↓↓↓↓

Which you can see above...

I may need more on either side ....

SOMETHING!! 

But as yet, my snail-like

brain hasn't come up

with anything...

Perhaps more of that lighter beige??

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We had freezing rain/drizzle 

overnight, but it is melting

in our fog-bound skies...

We plan to meet with friends

for lunch and then do

some errands--so i hope

the roads will be cleared by then...

Hugs for today,

Julierose,

La Blageuse

(Brambling-along-euse)