FINALLY, FINALLY A FLIMSEY--a short addendum

 

I decided that I needed some kind of border on this one....

I had used up almost EVERY tiny bit of this

lovely cherry fabric; 

one of my

favorite fabrics of all time....

I found it curled up in my binding leftovers box....

[a Jan Patek fabric]

NOW....

 all I have left are these

two little "bits"

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I had to cobble together what was left

of that original binding fabric to make

the fabric  

S  T  R  E  T  C  H

around the perimeter;)))

👺👹👿

AND.....

you can also see that I had to cut

the wider strips in half to

make it around....the

last two sides....

P H E W !!

BUT....

I do love how this sets off my

"Scrappy Snowballs".

💙💚💛💜

File under: 

"Making Do"

💋💘

Hugs, from sunny CT,

Julierose

La Blageuse

(using-it-all-up!!)

SCRAPPY SNOWBALL FLIMSEY, et al

 

It's a FLIMSEY;))) 

YAY!!!

This will fit my square cocktail table in front

of our fireplace.

💘

[dark out today--the green borders

are much brighter in person]

There are two little snowy owls

 and some crows lurking

in there..;)))

Can you find them????

I loved making this...

what fun...;))

I pinned all the intersections

[PHEW] 

but really, 

that made" most" matchings 

a lot easier and better in 

the end result.

💚💚💚

 I may make another one 

with print snowball centers...

I was inspired by

 Cathy.

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Here is another flimsy:

"109 little squares" #2;

it just needs borders.

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This is exactly like the one I made for

the small wall over our tv...

except this time I used red cornerstones...

for a bit of a brighter look...

I have 4 more sets of four

of these all sewn

and  ready to

put together some way...

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 A N D

Here is a variation

that appeared magically;))

on these little  25-patch blocks:

With a little white cross in the center...

Isn't this just darling???

It was just "serendipity;

as I was setting up the rows --

and running out of cut 1.5"-ers--

this fell into place...;)))

I will be making more in this style...

I really like working with these 

scrappy squares...

all cut from leftovers...

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AND

I only have 4 more small blocks left to quilt

on my Christmas Ojos and the borders...

S L O W but S T E A D Y

wins my race these days...

hugs on a windy, gray Sunday, 

Julierose,

La Blageuse

(stitching-away-euse)

SQUARING UP, et al

 

I am using up my 2" squares 

along with

5" squares for

"Snowballing"

[Note: it feels cold enough

to make snowballs here!!]

I found this pattern at 

Susies blog...

she has a lot of really neat

patterns and easy ways to

make them...;)))

I am loving how this

 is coming out...

Just a really fun project...

I may make more and 

turn them into

a long table topper...

💃

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And, I put together another 

one of these

just for more

fun sewing...

💙💜💛

This one uses 1.5" squares 

and

strips...

I just need to add R&L 

sashings...

This is the extent of my sewing

since my last posting...

I've been darting in and out of my room

and just sewing for short intervals

at one time...

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Here is a picture of Tom's new

Weather Station...

He is still in the process of

setting everything up...

It has just begun to rain here in

earnest as you can observe

in that little rain drop in 

the center...

and only 44 degrees outside..

another chilly day here...😢

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Easy Peasy dinner tonight:

Egg salad sandwiches

and Tater Tots...

No muss no fuss....👌😂

I hope your week has gone well

and that you managed to get some

fun sewing time in...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

[setting-up-another-2" sqs-project-to test-out-euse]

SUNDAY STITCHING, et al

 

One stitch at a time; I am using a large ,

easy-to-hold needle and not loading

it up--but just taking one stitch...

Slow but doable for me these days...

I work on 1/4 block at a time and do 

take 2-3 days off in between so as to not

strain my hands....

Here is my quilting "best friend"..my

little needle threader--this allows me

to use a bigger thread :

[DMC Coton Perle thread No. 8;

Color B5200--

a lovely soft, white...

perfect for my bigger stitches...]

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My little angel--a gift from a close,

now sadly departed, friend when my

Mom passed...stands guard over my Mom's

garden dish planting...which I just 

repotted....

AND

You can just see how my waxed

amaryllis is doing behind it--

(or not !!)

just behind my planter...

Its green stems are 

S  L  O  W  L  Y

pushing up...

Still hoping for it to take off--

so far, no luck!!!!

👽

I am hopeful that even if it

doesn't come all the way up,

I can take off the wax and  re-pot

the bulb for next year...

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Yesterday we brought up a 

gift for our daughter, Candice, for

her new home--

A new electric lawnmower...

At 56 she is a first-time solo

home owner and needs 

to learn to take care of so many things...

Here is "Dad" demonstrating---

and 

here is Candice 

doing her first "run";)))))

That first corner is a tricky one;)))

😁😂😍

Note that she is wearing her Winter coat--

it was so VERY COLD

and more like November than April...

We warmed up after 

with hot coffee and 

bagels with cream cheese.

Y U M ;)))

So much for her to learn 

about oil heat,

de-humidifiers--

electric bills etc etc...

all on her own....

as a new home owner...

Hoping to get her settled in

and comfortable soon...

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It is raining again here and the winds

have come up again...

A gray Sunday, made better

by watching the Red Sox, who in

the 5th inning have pulled out

ahead 3 to 2....;)))

GO SOX!!!

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(resting-on-a-Sunday)

HAS SPRING SPRUNG?, et al

 

It was so lovely to sit out on our deck

for the first time since the last

warm day last Autumn...

Our trees are budding out...

some pale minty green and

others red

at the tips...

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After putting together a

 Shepherd's Pie for our

dinner this evening, 

laundry, and re-potting 

this plant...

I sat out and read for an hour

before lunch..

Lovely blue blue skies and

silence...

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I cut some daffodils and one forsythia spray to decorate 

our dining room table on my French Spring table topper.

and 

Below is the lovely hyacinth that my son and

DIL brought me for Easter out on our deck

glass-topped table

budding away to beat the band...;)))

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And 

Here are the next two "Pineapple Express"

blocks....

I am so enjoying the making of these free form pineapple blocks...

and 

using up all those leftover triangles and strips...

and

I am mixing in batiks along with 

regular fabrics on these..

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Shepherd's Pie about ready to come out of our oven

in 10 minutes--to be served with a side

of applesauce and soft rolls...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(enjoying-the-gift-of- a- warm-sunny-day-euse)

"5 BY 5". et al

 

Here are my leftover 1.5" squares 

sewn into strip of 5.

I will be putting them together into

blocks of 25

First "5 x 5"--

No rhyme or reason, just pulling

squares and sewing them in twos,

fours and then adding the final 5th...

Just a fun-filled scrappy block...

I wish I had more novelty prints, 

but just using up what I have.

(Hey, Dawnie, don't you love these??)

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2nd "5x5"

It is hard not to get

too "matchey-matchey"

;0000

and here is block No 3:

The temptation is to put all the 

low volume fabrics in one

block and all the darks in another!! 

There will be repeats as these squares

were cut from leftover chunky bits..

I love seeing how different the strips

look when blocked together.

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Here is my 2nd

[sew-jo seeking]

 project I am

having fun with:

A Free form

Pineapple--type block.

All from scrappy strips

and triangle 

leftovers...

I call this one 

"Pineapple Express"

in memory of our 

Caribbean Cruise...

The two above are really my trial runs...

Using "Caribbean looking" fabrics

.

[I am remembering 

a local watering hole called

"Meester Frog" --

💚💚💚💚🐸🐸🐸

I must allow myself to get a

 little piece of Froggy fabric...

don't you think???]

👀💃👀

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It's a lovely day here today--

sun shining--maybe even warm 

enough to sit out in the sun on our

front patio and get some fresh air...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(in-search-of froggy-euse]

GREEN PLAYING, et al

 

I am in search of my "SEW-JO" folks.....

So, I've decided to just "play" 

with 

my Greens

 and hope

that I can encourage

Spring to come here 

as well as

get my sew-jo 

to come back...

👀👽💚

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Here are some shots of pages

for this April in my current

Junque Journal:

APRIL 1st

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It is hard to get photos as it has become

such a "chunky monkey" of a book!!

As you can see above,

 I had to hold the previous pages 

open with a paper weight

 to take this shot

of Mlle Spring ...;)))

😊😍

I am making my next true trash

 junque journal with 

fewer pages now 

that I know how much 

it will  "bulk up"!

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PICOTEE is now in its

"Resting mode"

the instructions directed

to cut down the flowering

stalk to about 2" 

and keep the leaves as

they are,

to keep on watering,

and to use water soluble 

fertilizer once each month.

And

it can Summer out on our deck 

or stay inside..

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Another gray and chilly day here----

so,

 I made us a core-warming

meatloaf and peeled potatoes

 for mashing as the side dish

along with applesauce and

a small salad...

We are waiting for the expected rains 

to hit us once again...

if this continues, Tom

will have to build us an

ARK..!!! 

Hugs to you all,

a bit blue--Julierose,

La Blageuse

(still-searching-euse)