MERCI, GRAND-MERE

                                            This has always been a door stop in our home...

My Mother told me stories of when she was a little girl and saw
a few of these heating up on the "big black stove" in Grand-mere's
kitchen --then she knew it was ironing day....;))))

                        But,,,,now I have co-opted it for another use⇓⇓⇓

                      Holding my ruler from shifting when I am cutting...
                           as I can no longer press down hard enough 
                                           with my left hand...
                                    it solves that problem for me;)))

It is marked "5 lbs" and does the job beautifully....
And I love using a tool that my Grand-mere used --
                                            talk about recycling, right??;)))

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                           Here is what I was able to cut this morning
               A "Gi-normous" pile of 2.5" squares for my next project...

As you can see above, I used my Go!Baby 2.5" strip cutter first, and 
                         then cut 4 strips doubled at one go...

                 Can you guess what I am going to attempt to make? 

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Meanwhile, yesterday afternoon, I set up side borders on my
      infamous FRANKEN-QUILT [aka Red/Pink]..;000

                             I  Measured and pinned very carefully........

                    Thanks all of you who suggested this method--
I'll admit (for shame!!) ;000--
that I have never done it this way--
                                      just sewn on the borders 
                                              willy-nilly!!👾😰 (duh!!)
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                                       I hope TGIF is good for you...

Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (always learning-euse)

I LIKE NO 28

                                          I like our weather station...
                               I enjoy keeping track of sunrise/sunset and
                                           moon phases, wind and rain--

Basically I am a "weather geek"  ;))) I know a lot of you do 
the temperature quilts--I have a hard time deciding on "colors"
for temp ranges...I don't think that way...I tried doing one, but  I
have found that I don't like doing a "daily" block.  Instead for 
a daily project....................................↴↴↴
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I like keeping track of "what I have done" in my Franklin....
I have handmade journals also, but this one suits my needs the best...

        





I have been keeping 


journals of some sort


as long as I can 

remember  ...

[I am in no way affiliated with Franklin Covey]

I like the
split page...upper for any appointments  with hourly segments and lower for
diary/journaling thoughts for the day....the red pen on the right was a 
Christmas gift from my hubby many years ago--and I use real 
ink refill cartridges...    
Here's an example of a page from last Sunday...↴↴↴ 
I am drawing the moon phase every day...

                                           Do any of you keep journals?                                                  **********************************************
Come join us for our posts on Lee Anna's blog Not Afraid of Color where we
list our "likes" for each week...
Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (writing along-euse)

GOOD MORNING WINTER GREENERY

A little surprise this morning--just a dusting of white stuff....

                              It's so cold, I took these out my front
                                                 door;)))
Quite a difference from Summery rains....

So into my sewing room:

                                GREENERY↓↓↓↓ OF A DIFFERENT KIND 

Here are the beginnings of my RSC journey this year:

                                Little pile O' scraps.......

                                                 Ojos greenery
And

                           Nine patches...I snuck in one darker green..

                                                  A N D

                           Crazy little, wonky grayed-off greens...
                                          "Itsie-Bitsies"

I used my longer strips on Ojos; 
and then mediums on 9 patches; and
little cast offs on Itsie Bitsies.....
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SINCE I HAVE ONLY VARIOUS WEIRD CUT OFFS LEFT....

I am rustling through my stash to find little greens that may have
jumped ship to add to my paltry collection....

                                                      O R T S
So on this Wintry, gray day, I am thinking of green and gold 
Summertime days as I sew along...

Hugs, Julierose, La blageuse (dreaming of summer-euse)

JOINING IN RSC 2020

                                          I have decided to participate in RSC 2020
                                                                 this year....
                                                  {See super scrappy's blog !click!}

                    It's been a few years since I last joined this party.. 
                    [I had 9 BIG quilts to make for family  
                        and so, felt I really couldn't do both].
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Green is our January colorway, so I now have to choose a pattern
I would like to make for the year; I will be working on only one.
I hope to choose one this first weekend and make a start.
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Along with
binding Swiss Crosses 
which I have finished quilting now...
                                        ↓↓                         ↓↓

           A red binding I think, just peeking out would look nice ;)))

Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (pattern hunting-euse)

A SURPRISE

                        A LOVELY SURPRISE IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY...
                        from my quilty friend Colette at (click) "What About Rheema"
                        thank you Colette--so sweet of you to think of me....
                                                      I just 💖 it !
                       
                        Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (thankful-euse)

I LIKE # 27

                              I like (ed) the traditional Canadian Meat Pie "Porter Chinois"
                               [also called "toutiere"--or as my Aunts said it: "Two-care" ]
                         that my hubby made for us on New Year's Eve for our special meal....
                                              We had it along with a tossed salad
                                                   and a glass of Prosecco each....
                                           our special little twosome celebration....;)
AND..................
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I like my old (now) sweater blocking board...

That I used to try to block out my RED/PINK "Franken-quilt"!! ;0000
↓↓↓↓↓                                              ↡↡

Laid out



and ready to be sprayed



and pinned....

                                                 You can see how it spills off on this side...
                                                          AND:       I like:
This idea from our "hostess with the mostess, " Lee Anna at "Not Afraid of
Color" blog where we all gather to post our likes weekly....

 [and it did help with the doggie fabric strips a bit...but this is back
on its hanger in the closet for now....still Misbehavin' ]

I am going to sew WIDE border strips and see if I can make them straight, at least, and
leave the thing as it is...[this idea from : "Quilt Diva Julie" blog....].
And then quilt the heck out of it...

Isn't it great to be a part of blogland where you can find (plead for !lol) answers to
your sewing problems;))))

Thanks for all your helpful comments, encouragement and empathy....

hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (taking a deep breath-euse)

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL

                                     HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY FOLLOWERS...

                                            MAY YOUR NEW YEAR BE FILLED WITH 
                                                                       LIGHT💗💝
                                                                      HUGS,
                                                    JULIEROSE, LA BLAGEUSE