JELLY ROLL JIVE FLIMSY, et al

I have my JRJ quilt laid out on my 

blocking board on my dining table;

it measures 42" wide and 48" long...

Here is the backing piece I am going to use:

I have been "hoarding" this Kaffee Fassett

Collection piece

and waiting to find a spot for it..

Here is the fabric I plan to use on the top 

and the bottom to bring it to length..

I also have had this in my stash for 

quite a while...and 

I love how it pops against the KF fabric...

😊😍

Across the two ends ↑↑↑↑

Tomorrow I plan to sew this backing 

together and

then scout my batting stash to see

if I have a piece big enough to use. 

[If the stars align] ;))))

Hopefully so...as I want to get this 

layered up and begin the basting... 

That is where my project is at right now...

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(putting-it-together-euse)

 

JELLY ROLL JIVE (JRJ) PROGRESS, et al

 

I have the first 6 rows of JRJ sewn together....

I know it doesn't seem like a lot, but I have

been a bit under the weather and still have

some lingering symptoms and that awful

"brain fog"!! Making operating any

machinery a bit of a challenge...

👿😕

I do like how it is looking a lot!! ;))

ROSE'S  jelly roll tutorial is 

really wonderful and easy to follow;

(click to go to her blog)

and

look 👀

what I received in the mail

today from her:

Her own leftovers from her 

Aneela Hoey jelly roll quilt for

me to use with my AH jelly roll;

all precut into squares and 

binding strips...

and 

two cute little Stilettos;)))

Thank you so much Rose;

what a generous gift;))))

I can't wait to start this one...

💃💃💃

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And on the Paper Crafting scene:

I am coming to the end of my

Pita Box Junque Journal  Vol. 2

and

so I decided to make myself 

a Vol. 3 from another saved

TJ's Pita Cracker Box:

Here it is opened up...

[it has 3 signatures this time,

 as I found in Vol 2, 

which had four signatures,

it just  got too "chunky" 

to work comfortably in....]

Very "La Vie En Rose" vibes to this one...

Front Cover featuring an old piece of 

piano sheet music background 

entitled

"Love here in the Starlight hour..."

👄💏💋

and the back cover with more of the

music:

You have to love those old,

sentimental lyrics of that era...

I thought the roses fitted in very well

with my theme....

So, it will be waiting for me when

I've used up Volume 2....

💓🌹🌹🌹💘

A N D ...

What's in the Wok??????

FOR......our

Saturday Night's Dinner:

I am making my Chinese Flank Steak Stir Fry;

with peppers, onions, and water chestnuts ; 

which will be served over steamed rice...

I have prepared all the ingredients ahead

of time so it's just a matter of doing

my stir fry cooking in the wok.....

I hope you having a great weekend....

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(sewing-paper-crafting-cooking-euse)

 

#HILLSIDE HEART PROMPTS WEEK 8, et al

 

This 8th week's prompts from 

Caroline on the Hillside on YT

were:

"Soar" and "Sparkle"

I made a little fold over tuck spot to hold

 my weekly heart--here it is closed...

and above it is opened out...

The orange bird represents

"soaring"

and

the necklace and lady's hair net 

represent the 

"sparkle" prompt

by using 

some of my  old stickles...

Also, the bit of music score 

on the left has

some sparkle spray on it...

I still have a  few of those

 leftover from my

scrapbooking days...

The images are cut

from magazines

I've stored for

my 

Junque Journaling.

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The weather here today, so far,

is just gray and chilly--our temp

just went up to 33,,,,

I am making us chicken noodle soup

for our dinner tonight

which I find is so good 

when you are

a "bit under the weather". 

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I am measuring my JRJ strips and

making sure they are @ 42" each...

before i begin sewing them together...

Just two strips a day (13 in total)--

so this will take a while--

But then......

I am in no hurry...

I really hope the predicted 

rain/sleet/snow mix misses us!!

Hugs on a quiet Tuesday

Julierose,

La Blageuse

(craftin-euse)

CARAVAN TIME TRAVELS, et al

 

Welcome to my Caravan Travels this Snowy Sunday...

Going back in time to imagine glamping days of yore...

💕💖💗

"Sleeping under the Stars"

"Catching Dinner"

"Wild and Free" 

{Click to read}

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March has begun here with a snowy morning..

So far, just flurries...

We were hoping for some melting,

but it seems not....;((((

This is another resting day for me as I have

been a bit under the weather with the

Lyme disease rearing its ugly head

once again last Thursday night...

I so wanted to get my JRJ rows trimmed and

sewn together by now, but NOPE!! 👾👿

Instead I am mostly napping and hydrating..

And so it goes....

I hope you are all well as can be 

this first day of our

new month...

hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(waiting-to-do-my new-prompts-

"sparkle-and-soar"-euse)

 

JRJ PROGRESS, et al

 

I've sewed all the precut all blues 

strip sets I cut yesterday 

plus 4.5" sq inserts into rows...

I used this chart from Rose's tutorial

below:::

⇊⇊⇊⇊

Each row adds up to approximately 42";

and this chart is so easy to follow 

when using her precut amounts...

Thank you so much for this wonderful

tutorial, Rose; I really am enjoying

working on this...;))))

I decided to use the Fern batik print

instead of a varied charm pack..I've

had that Fern-ey batik print for 

yonks in my stash!! And

my idea is:

 blue skies and 

Spring's emerging ferns..

🌿🌺🌱🌷🌹

[Ah Spring--I need you soon!!:)) ]

PLUS.....

I have enough strip sets cut

to make a 2nd quilt 

the same size...with my 

leftover cuts...

So, TWO quilts from one jelly roll...

well worth the time and effort for me...

{uh, have you checked the jelly roll prices

lately?? I mean really??  $$👿😕👺👹}

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We will be having a lunch/dinner

special today and 

Le Chef Tom😇 

is making his Swedish Meatballs

over noodles....

No cooking for me today--

yaya!💃

So, I had plenty of time to sew and

sew and sew and sew.....

😀😁😂😄

 

I am having a cup of tea and resting

my shoulders after that workout.

Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse

(jelly-rollin'-euse)

JELLY ROLL JIVE JOURNEY, et al

 

Yesterday I opened my very old  blue batiks 

jelly roll; (click to see color chart)

and separated all the shades 

using 

↧↧↧↧

Rose's  published tutorial on the Moda website...

and separated and cut per instructions...

And this morning....

I sewed that l o n g --l o n g-- long

first row following her instructions...

I am a bit "squirrel-ey" after that

sewing stint--but, I did take a couple of

breaks and used pen and paper to

check off where I was.

P H  E  W  !!!!

Tomorrow I shall iron all those seams open...

[and then most likely take a little nap;)))]

I am using this jelly roll as a "test run"

before I use my cherished 

"Whimsey Wonderland" jelly roll and

charm pack...

I need to SEE 👀👀👀

how it turns out...

I made a regular jelly roll race 

with the cheddar and blue roll

and it's okay, but not really 

to my liking:

It's okay, but I don't like how the colors

all got "glommed" together...👿

I may cut this into placemats....or

something...

😥😩😬😭

S  I  G  H

Anyhow, I began searching for different

ways to sew a jelly roll after this..

and one 

without a whole lot of cutting 

because

I feel if you are using a pre-cut 

why

cut it a lot more????

and...

I came up with Rose's tutorial.

I saw the lovely strippy quilts she had

made on her blog...and felt I would

like to try to make one for myself.

My own lap quilt which I have used

for 12 years is beginning to really show

its age....so, I want another for

my daily use...

At first reading of her tutorial I was all "at sea";

but after  CAREFUL re-readings a few

times I began to understand it better.

And so, this is a test case in progress...

STAY TUNED....

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Snow Days

Schools closed both yesterday and today...

We got 20+" from the blizzard!!

Tom pushed the snow away from our sliding

glass door and our front and garage doors..

that made us feel better until

and our plow guy could come and clear

 the driveway and our front walk.

Our street has only had one plow run and 

our Town crew is pretty pressed to get all

our streets cleared out...I hope the 4 of them

were able to spell each other...

You can see how the snow drifted

right up to our windows here,,,

It is still only in the high 20's today --so not much

melting going on despite the bright sunshine...

AND......

The forecast is for more snow tomorrow...

will this Winter ever ease up?????

It's been a good ten years since we've had

to deal with these snowfalls...

I hope wherever you are if you had to deal

with these blizzard conditions that you all

came out safely...

hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(jelly-rolling-euse)

VINTAGE CARAVAN JOURNAL, revisited

 

In 2024 I joined in with Kristina's Shack on  YT 

to make a caravan journal glue book...

When we were a young family we went 

camping for our vacations...

Altho' we were "tenters", we always

wanted to own a small travel caravan...

Above is the front cover of my Boho-Style 

Dream Caravan Journal

and 

here is the back cover...

I began working on this in 2024 and want to finish it up...

Following are some of the pages I've finished 

representing my imagined 

"Life on the Road";)))

[some of you long time followers may recall these....]

Here is my imagined sleeping area with a 

comfy hammock and a little window 

to look out of...

and

And, what is a camping journey without a stop at 

the oceanside at sunset????

Meeting up with the "gals" for a beach day....

Everyone coming together for a group party...

I plan on working on a few more pages to finish this

journey in the camper of my dreams....

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Here is a shot from our driveway camera

👀☃⛇

It is 6 p.m. and the snow has just 

begun to come down here...

we are all cozied up and ready for

the coming blizzard conditions...

Stay safe and warm

Hugs, julierose

(dreaming-of-caravan-travel-euse)