CASSIDY'S QUILT ( aka Confession)

I ORDERED THIS FABRIC LINE IN A  CHARM PACK AND MATCHING JELLY ROLL
 to make the MSQ Co.'s "Square in a Square" quilt for Cassidy's quilt FRONT.
{finally, a decision}

 Her favorite colors are purple and lime , and I really L O V E this grouping of colors in this Free Spirit line.  I already have the white honey bun needed to make this pattern....and it's EASY  ;--))).  (Or looks easy)

THIS will be my new project to get my quilting mojo back once more..............

For:
I have been wandering around my craft room and doing scrapbooking and then kind of feeling like something has been missing.  I have been reading, looking at my stash, looking at my stash
AGAIN... and, looking yet again--and nothing has struck me-- for her colors are almost
non-existant in there....

(Also, my first Easter holiday without Mom kind of made me sad once more
 and mopey)
;--((((....

and so,
I KNOW I could have fiddled about and found  something from my stash--
and I probably should have--

BUT this kind of LOOKS like my granddaughter...and so....I broke with my fabric diet....
I have been a VERY good gal before this....and this fabric, well, you can see for yourselves
it is sooooo gorgeous...I think she'll love it...

.(Looking on the MSQ Co site is akin to going to" look at " puppies-
-there is no way you will go home without one...LOL!!)

And that's the news on this rain-swept Monday ..My darling .DH is poking around
 at Home Depot and I am having my cuppa and planning a nice roast beef dinner
for us--with mashed potatoes, gravy and a tossed salad--
 (my healthy choice ).

Hugs,
Julierose, La Blageuse (Naughty-euse   ;--000)

HAPPY EASTER

                                                   FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS

                                             A BIG BOUQUET OF SPRING FOR YOU ALL


Hugs Julierose, La Blageuse  (Grand-mere-euse)

HIPPITY-HOPPITY

SUCH FUN..;-)))

("Here comes Peter Rabbit....)

I made these two small Easter baskets for Willa and Fiona

who will be dropping over on Easter for a visit...

I just love those feathered purple baskets! Aren't they cute???

I included just two little packets of "Frozen" 

chocolates in each one...along with the

identical crouching bunnies !

AND...

Here is the finished version of the page I featured on my 

last post....

The title is "From Shy to Hi!"

(lotsa decisions)

I took this series of pix at my DH's birthday party at Candice's house.

Willa had been asleep in the car all the way and was

just waking up safe and warm in her

Daddy's arms....

at two years old

she has gotten a bit hesitant to "go" to other people...

BUT

CASSIDY won her over...

I am happy with how it came out (five days' work)

I am trying to follow certain design rules in this work

that are new to me:

A triangle cluster of little embellishments that lead your eye 

to the title and the pictures outlining them.

Plus the idea of  using stacked papers behind the photos...

such fun figuring this out...

AND  I got to use my "Colorshine Spray" 

for the gold spotted dots....

THEN:  I sewed 

(I don't know if the picture 

enables you to see this part) 

a border on my machine ...using

my teflon foot and a paper needle 

an old dulled needle that I've save for these projects).

I hope that you all have a wonderful Easter weekend

 and enjoy your family time.

Hugs, Julierose,La Blageuse 

(hippity-hoppity-euse);--)))

"hippity, hoppity hippity hoppity 

...over the Bunny Trail"

Filed under "Songs for All Occasions 

;--ooo 

SCRAPHAPPY WIP

I thought I'd share my latest effort in scrapbook land:
DH's Birthday spread Part one....and

Set up for Part Deux from March 13th at Candice's house....
I love Fiona's off-the-cuff unposed photo here (soooo cute!!)

..those types of pictures are my favorite, but difficult to grab...

(these are "Project Life" spreads for those of you who do not scrapbook--so the pockets are already set up in the page protectors at 3x4 and 4x6 and you just slip in the photos and/or cards)

{Note to self: I had my photos finished at 4x4 this time but usually do them at 4x6...from shutterfly online...next time back to 4x6 I think....}

And here will be a 12x12 full page spread about how:

                                              Willa has become shy 2 yr+ old...
                                                  (she really loves her Daddy)

In this one,  I am really just trying to figure out how to set up the photos so that your eye
will travel to the bottom one....where she sits with Cassidy. Ahh, lovely "open" faces of
our young ones....

I love how she warmed up to Cassidy in the end....I may be prejudiced (no, really?? lol)
but aren't they just adorable??? My Willa Rose & Cassidy...;--))))

Hugs from
Julierose, La Blageuse [aka: La Scrappeuse heureuse"]

THE EASTER BUNNY HOPPED ON OVER TO SEE ME

                             And see what SHE left for me....

                                           from DAWNIE :

                                                       
                                                 A lovely pincushion and 
                                                                 two Spring-ey fabrics
                                                                              to play with ;-)))

                     THANK YOU so much for your beautiful gift--a real "perk-me-up"....
                                                 you are SO sweet..
                                   Happiest of Easters to you and DH, Dawn....

                              BIG HUGS, JULIEROSE, La Blageuse (thankful-euse)

FINALLY, A FLIMSY

This was the best quick- shot I could get of my "Gypsy WannaBe" on this blustery, cold day.

I FINALLY got this together...I have been sewing a few strips here and there while recuperating from this "Whatever it is"- bug that is still hanging on....

I donned my "puffy coat, earflap hat and mittens (not a good visual-- lol)
to take this shot as it is very COLD!!!!. 

I really haven't ceased sewing, everyone; it's just that I haven't had much progress to report-- as it was itsy-bitsy by itsy-bitsy. 

And.... this was too big to get a full shot from my design wall in my small room....

This will be for Cassidy when she graduates in 2 1/2 years--so I do have time to make a 
backing using purple fabric (her very favorite).  

It is getting more and more difficult for me to push and pull these big tops
 through my machine....only two more after this one for my twins, Gregory and Connor....I want them to each have one from me....

{And: For those of you who have inquired-- DH is coming along--it's just hard for him to figure out what he can and cannot do without strain.  Yesterday he figured he'd take a bike ride--which seemed innocuous enough.  BUT--he forgot about the lifting of the bike into our CRV...after the exertion of the ride....
so he was quite uncomfortable last night and also today....}

I can tell he is just "itching" to get outside and do stuff....understandable having been
so active all his life...

Meanwhile.....
We are awaiting a Nor'easter tomorrow through Monday noon--so I will be shoveling....
(and hopefully not so much snow that it has to be snow-blown;-000)

I thought we were through with Old Man Winter....but on the first day of Spring we
will be seeing snow again...and so it goes.....

hugs to you all and thanks for all of your nice wishes for both of us.

Julierose, La Blageuse --glad it's a flimsy-euse ;--)))

WHATDIDJASAY??

Sunday we celebrated my guy's birthday

We had a wonderful day at my daughter Candice's,

the cake was for St Patrick's as DH is Irish

Candice made us all Belgian waffles with strawberries, blueberries chocolate

chips and whipped cream--YUM!!

My son Jeff brought Willa who really wanted to play with Cassidy

since it was a Birthday brunch Lin had to make us

MIMOSAS! 

;--)))

Fiona and Willa just love their cousin Cassidy so much

The twins and Steven played b-ball out front as it was a lovely day...

(hard to photo those moving targets lol)

A wonderful celebration..

We were so tired, but happy, when we got home...

I spent the day saying 

"WHATDIDJASAY??" TO EVERYONE

AS MY POOR EARS REMAIN BLOCKED UP......

Am beginning to feel better though, 

hugs to you all

thanks to all of you who sent me good wishes..

hope to get back on the sewing spree this week....

Julierose, La Blageuse (cough cough-euse)