FLOOR WORK FOR CHRISTMAS, et al

I have laid out my Christmas backing for "Willy-Nilly"...

;)))))))))

Phew--

Crawling around on the floor is not for

the faint of heart 

(pitty-pat--pitty-pat )!!

💓💓💓

All these fabrics are from my 

Christmas box--which really has mostly

cut offs and  smaller pieces in it--

But. but, But......

 I was able to unearth 

these lovelies.)))

You can just about make out all those

little 1/4 and 1/2 yds and scraps

in there.......

{The table runner the box is on

is the

Cathedral Window

 my  Mom made 

all by hand

from Dad's old ties

 when we got together

with our sewing group 

once a week---

We called ourselves:

"The Sew and Sews".

;)))))

It was such a fun 

group of ladies...

Sadly, they have 

all gone on

I do miss 

those 

days}

Moving on as we all must....

I split that old fashioned white scenic fabric in half and then

put my favorite pomegranite fabric down the center;

AND

Along the top and bottom I had this wide striped fabric scene to use,,,

I think this will work well...

Willy-Nilly will now become

"Holiday Willy-Nilly"

Who Knew????

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Well, that pooped me out for the rest of the day!

👹👺👽👾👿

This old bod doesn't like getting up and

down and roaming around on my

knees on the floor --Phew!!

So now, I can sew this together--

Looking forward to seeing this

come together...

Hugs,

Julierose, La Blageuse

(recuperating-euse!!)

 

MY LITTLE BASKET, et al

 

I have begun making 6" square little

woven blocks....

Each block will be one colorway....

and will be backed

with a very lightweight fabric

with simple running stitches to hold it

all together...

I took an online class with 

Jude Hill years ago

and made a bed sized quilt using

this method --

[albeit with bigger squares....].

I also saw "K3N's Cloth Tales"

recent Youtube video 

where she made a block like this

for her Week 39 prompt 

in her fabric  Journal...

AND....

also my little basket

holds 

 these little cuties:

I have some leftover

 Kaffee Fassett 

Charm squares and 

I am making little

puffy reversible squares,

{"Little Puffers"}

 They are simply whipped stitched

together --

back to back--

with leftover batting scraps

inside...

Then I sew a few holding

stitches on them...

As you can see above using 

that red perle cotton thread...

I like to have a variety of hand

projects to switch back

and forth as I watch tv....

:)))))

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AND....

I received this beautiful book today

in the mail 

from Tom as part of my

Anniversary present:

I can't wait to read it all.....

I also await the 2nd part of this gift 

to come which is:

A tin of DMC Mouline Special

embroidery flosses ....

He really knows what I like

💓💃💖

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I have decided to make my "Willy Nilly"

flimsy into a Christmas tablecloth;

flannel lined and paired with

backing fabrics from my 

old Christmas stash...

I am hoping to deplete that stash a lot....

I may use my machine tying at 

block intersections to

tie it all together...

we shall see....

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So, this is part of my fabric 

ongoing WIPS 

right now...

I hope you are enjoying this 

Autumnal weather

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(hand-stitching-euse)

TWO STARTS.....et al

 

I began hand quilting this morning--

"It's A Jungle Out There" 

table runner....

The squares are made from

leftover jelly roll strips;

and the backing:

is a  fun Laurel Burch fabric......

[the fabric is much 

more vivid than this photo!!]

This photo shows the LB fabric 

across the top in truer colors.......

I am using this lovely thread

and a Milliner's needle 

[my hands can no longer grasp

small quilting needles]

to hand quilt...

⇓⇓⇓

Such a luscious color that goes well

with both sides....

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And...

TA-DAH....

I began my next little scroll--

I am calling it 

"Summer Memories"

Using up those little cut-offs of favorite 

blue and green fabrics that remind

me of Summertime....

Here is the start already

basted down....

 

The backing is a long piece

of old linen which needles

so beautifully...;)))

followed by this section and

this one

↡↡↡

The rest of the length is pinned in place

out of the way while I baste

it all down before adding my

enhancements

;)))

I've rolled up and pinned out of the way

the rest for ease of working...

All just scrappy pieces that 

I could not bear to

throw away

😉😍

This project is just my fun, 

relaxing, 

"in my lap project"...;))))

So far, I have made four

little bobbin scrolls....

{shown below}

I have them displayed on my 

buffet atop my cherished 

Grand-mere's 

hand crocheted doily....

:))))

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Tonight will be an easy supper:

BBQ'd cheese burgers,

with Master Grill Chef,

 Tom, doing his magic ----

and

I have prepared us a 

German Potato Salad

for the simple side dish...

Y U M !!👌😀

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This afternoon we will be watching

F1 {Formula One car racing),

Practices One and Two...

🏯🚩🚔

From 

Singapore...

hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(still-sewing-after-all-these-years-euse)

P.S.I am also still trying to 

re-organize my space

a little at a time 

as my back allows...

:))))

PAPER CRAFTING PROMPTS PLAY

 

I pulled 3 prompts from my

ring holder this morning 

to work in my cut

down and prepped

Seed Catalogue

Book pages......

"Fluffy, Vintage, Lamp"

were the 3 words I pulled

off my ring holder.....

[that little house is a wind

chime my Mom had near

her bedroom window]

Here is the dbl spread I 

made using those themes:

I used these images from  various 

magazine cuttings...

A collage of sorts...

;))))

And

I noted the 3 words on the 

bottom righthand side...

I first prepped the pages with 

white gesso to age 

their look...

A bit of----

...early morning fun...

💙💚💛💜

hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse,

[gluebooking-fun-euse]

BB, FROM START TO FINISH, et al

 

Here's my little sketch for the last BB page....

just a random rendering of the spark of an idea...

↨↨↨↨↨

This , once I looked through my fabrics, 

ended up turning into this:

As per usual I tried to make the

fabric work for me...

And

to keep it simple....

Naan {click to visit}

gifted me the background batik

and the metallic braid

that turned out to be just

perfect for my vision...

(Merci, mon amie)

Now my BB is finished:

AND...

Here is the simple wraparound

cover I made with the 

"Moons" theme:

Two leftover layer cake blocks with

this fabric as the lining...

↓↓↓

again using the fabrics without having to

add anything--

the fabric themselves explain what you 

will find inside...

Here is the 

["Chunky Monkey" ]

"Many Moons" BB

in its final state:

Here it is closed and covered....

I used a simple 

3-hole pamphlet stitch 

to attach the cover...

And I will use this as the tie

↡↡↡↡

this was such a fun and absorbing project

for me...

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Now, on with the "Willy- Nilly"

lego/slab project...

Here are the final two sides to be

sewn together--

42" x 52" {+/-}

unfinished...

I am planning on delving into my 

leftover layer cake stash and 

using those blocks for the backing...

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Another gorgeous day has dawned

here so we had our coffee

out on the deck:

My hydrangea has finally deigned to bloom for me;

I am sitting and sipping my frother coffee,

 watching the big flowerheads

nod in the cool breezes....

What a great way to start the day....

hugs,

Julierose, La Blageuse

(relaxing-euse)

FIFTY-NINTH and counting, et al

 

Today is our 59th Wedding Anniversary--

💝💑💖

Here we are at our daughter's Wedding

above...

We plan a quiet, restful day with

most likely a nice "take-out" meal.

After our recent bout with 

"after-Covid shot-itis" 

we just don't feel up to a big

restaurant outing...

👽

It appears that we will be able

to sit out on our back deck

and relax....with this lovely weather

we are having right now.

So.....

I will be working on my final

Batting Book (BB) page:

Here is the pinned version below:

I am naming this one:

"Once in a Blue Moon".

A whimsical representation

using some favorite fabrics 

from my stash...;)))

Here it is basted in place:

I used Jude Hill's 

"glue basting"

method to hold everything

in place for working...

And here 

are my 

latest additions:

I added that Metallic Braid 

that Nann sent me in her

surprise gift pkg around the 

partial moon; 

Thanks so much, Nann;

it was definitely

serendipity that this was the perfect

item for my Moon surround...

:)))))))

I am

slowly adding some twinkling

stars and little comets across

the background skies..

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On my Lego project:

I have sewn the two long sides of my 

lego/slabs: "Willy-Nilly"

together--one more 

L  O  N  G

strip to sew....

👀👺👀

52 [+/-] " long

Slow going on this; a lot

to handle for my poor shoulders

and hands...

But, but. but

I do love how the longer length looks!!!

{thanks Wanda and  QDJulie for your

advice to "go for it".  You

were so right;)))) }

I hope your day will be a wonderful one

["9/11" not withstanding]

hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

[still-stitching-after-all- these-years-euse]

LEGO/SLABS PROGRESS, et al

 

My Lego/Slabs sewed into 4 long strips....

They are 

just pinned up there

and not sewed

together as yet....

{also untrimmed}.

I have 5 more slabs, but feeling that

 if I add them across the bottom

it will be too big for me to

handle quilting on 

Helga....

I will be adding borders to make this

more of a rectangular shape-

which I prefer...;))))

I will next finalize the long strip order...

I can already see some 

repeated fabrics too close to

each other...

as below:

↓↓↓

I am naming this one 

"Willy-Nilly"

as some things are

upside down:

↧↧↧

Right side up

↶↶↶

and every which way, too. 

This will be "marinating on my wall for a bit...

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Batting Book page edges

Will look like this when sewn closed:

⇊⇊⇊

Just a simple whipping stitch.

I have one more page to work on before

I can close the final two pages together...

I will be calling this one :

"Once in a Blue Moon",

then, I will have to figure out 

some kind

of a cover....

And I will be

thinking about 

a cover title for these pages....

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Friday night Supper

is in the crock pot

Beef pot roast

with boiled potatoes,

gravy for DH and

squash for my side....

Y U M 

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Tomorrow DH and I have scheduled

our Covid 19 shots at noon...

hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(pondering-and- stitching-euse)