HAVE A "BOO"-TIFUL DAY

Here's my beautiful daughter, Candice, dressed for Halloween as a "Hippie"--love those bell bottoms and that fringed vest (Geeze--I used to wear stuff like this--seriously!!!!) AND the Peace sign--

And....here's Cassidy---her daughter( and my cutie-pie granddaughter) as SUPERWOMAN!!  GOTTA LOVE THOSE SNEAKERS !!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL MY LOYAL READERS: No candy for me this year--
Weight loss so far in 34 days:  14 lbs!!  Onward and "downwards"--hopefully....
Hugs, Julierose, La blageuse

MISSIE--LOOK AT THIS! (Respite Interruption)

Isn't she gorgeous????  Since we've had colder nights, MISS CLEMATIS has decided to put on a show!!

They have such a sweet aroma....................yummy!!  thank you so much again for sending

me the rootlings--

Hugs, Julierose. La Blageuse

THE BLAHS ARE VISITING ME

see this grey, grayness........................................................

WELL..............I think that is my mind set right now.  
NOTHING looks right to me.  S I G H.....

Not one thing I'm working on excites me...........  those dreaded
B L A H S....have come to stay..............who know for how long?  And.........
will they every leave me????...........qien sabe? who knows....

I have been eating lo-carb for just under 4 weeks now and have lost 13 lbs---with much preparation and cooking for EVERY meal; I am very happy about the loss of
girth(!!) but am just a bit tired, I think.

It's time for a little blog break and time to read, walk, and CLEAN MY HOUSE for WINTER--like
the CELLAR--AAARRGGHH!!

So, mes amies, I will be:     AWOL for a bit....as ever, Julierose La Blageuse avec ennui.....

FINALLY--A MOONSCAPE

Our moon was very bright last night here and inspired me  to work on my Moonscape;
As you can see, I really pared it down...compared to my last post--it just looked too busy.....SO---just two little black and white strips on the sides and then light grey-to -black border

I am hooking up with RSC13 this morning...am planning the reverse side now....
Have a wonderful Saturday..Julierose, La Blageuse

MOONSCAPE --LATEST VERSION/ FI ONA IS TWO

As you can see I am still moving things around on my wall here.................
Trying to lighten up this piece a bit and still maintain the look of a Moonscape.  
I like that old batik on the bottom a lot, but I feel it still needs "something:....and I don't know about those dark blue blocks....sighhhhhh.....................

I like this left portion tho'......................................................... and ....

These are set up to become strip sets to be cut into to see if I can do better.....hooking up to RSC13 for tomorrow............

In the meantime here are a few shots of Fiona's 2nd birthday party---she doesn't need ANY tweaking at all (LOL):

(Daddy's helping)

Yummy!! I do like cake--

Ready, set, blow em' out........................................................................

But.....they are soooo pretty............................

Don't you love my piggy tails....oooh what's in here...maybe "Barbie"......

A terrific time was had by all and "Barbie & Ken" were the big hit in their jeep
 and pool---Man have times changed--I was certainly older when I had Barbies....

A final picture--I think 'Kota wanted my hubster to stay put....

A totally wonderful day...................hugs, Julierose, La blageuse

MONET'S CITY

MONET'S CITY

This hexagon piece is beginning to come together.
I am sewing the long vertical rows keeping the colors in the same position.

The fabric on the left (blue watery print) inspired me to think of Monet's Water-Lilies and I will choose a background to surround this piece to continue that motif.

Busy week; not much sewing except for playing around with Moonscape on my design wall for RSC13--and kinda stymied there...
Toodles, Julierose, La Blageuse

A FIRST ON FRIDAY

Here is my first ever pillowcase with enclosed seams--the "burrito" method is amazing!  This will be for my grandson Steven (13) who plays alto sax with his high school jazz band and loves the color ORANGE!!!!

I have never done enclosed seams before or do I ever do much "utility" quilting.  I was so surprised at how easily this went for me....even Helga approves...the only problem was with the final end seam: to sew over the first enclosed seam was pretty bulky...maybe there's a trick to that, too...Dawn are you reading this????

I've had this music fabric for years and could never find a way to use it w/o cutting it all up!
It is super soft...don't even remember where or when (isn't that a song??? hahaha) I bought it.

I am just hoping that the grandson doesn't think it is kind of silly.....we'll see.....his birthday is coming up on Nov 23rd.....fingers crossed (cause if he likes it, then the other 3 will want some, too!!)

And here's that landscape-y border from another print that's eons old....I have SO much of this stuff.

This made my day--hugs, have a superior weekend, Julierose, La Blageuse (first-timer)