"UNITY" PROGRESS , et al

 

Here is my "take" ↟↟↟

on the Log Cabin Loonies 

pattern below

Isn't it just amazing

what a different color choice

can make?

I have totally run out of grays now,

and am moving toward the gray-blues

Here is a darker 

gray/blue-y

addition...above

There will just be 4 of these

then the rest 

will be a gray/silver

leaf-ey print below

These seem to go well 

with the batiks round...

[If you look at these cornerstones

you can see that I had to substitute 

different prints for them also.]

So this will be a

semi-scrappy

version....

AND

Here is one with the 2nd batik 

print I had left....

It is on the "darker side

of gray...

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With this final round my blocks

will measure 8 1/2" 

(more or less--as

usual-- hahaha)

I have 10 left to 

make...for this 

8 1/2" round.

My decision will be whether

this is big enough... 

or if I need an additional round

to bring them up to 10 1/2".

👵

There are 15 blocks in this colorway

AND

I have another 15 awaiting 

my decision on a different

colorway entirely...

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We awakened to frigid cold this morning!!

8 degrees and windchill values

of -1 degree...

Strong winds continue to blast us here,

and we are hoping that

we don't have any

power outages...

I hope you are all staying safe and warm

Hugs,

Julierose, La Blageuse

(log cabin-making-euse)

"UNITY", et al

 

Here are the next round of logs

(blue and white batik).

I have decided to name my log cabin

"U N I T Y"

in honor of the Inauguration

of our new Administration.

I have six made so far...

and these are ready

to go

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If you click on this

photo,

you can see that I the batik

changes.

I only had a small piece of the

first one, so am

scrapping it up

with the 2nd....

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We will be watching football

at 3 pm today

The buccaneers and

Tom Brady....

and my Tom 

is making us creamed tuna for

our luncheon--along

with my tossed  salad --

that will comprise

our big meal

for today...

I also made us brownies for

dessert--My new rule being 

"only homemade sweets..."

I hope you are all well and staying vigilant

on this very windy and cold

Sunday

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(log-cabin-euse)

BLOGLOVIN' WOES

 

Does anyone know why I cannot

get my Bloglovin feed at all?

I keep geeting:

"This page is not available" 

So annoying...!!!

Sooooo,

No hugs for Bloglovin

Julierose

STITCHING GEESE, et al

 

56 Geese quilted

so far...

on "Night Flight"

{click to enlarge all photos}

The middle row of 11

is finished --

top to bottom..

The other 4 middle rows have 3

geese left

on either end...

Once they are done, 

the middle portion of the 

piece will have been all

quilted;)))

Here is how the back is looking

↡↡↡↡↡

With the skeins

of Geese

flying through

the tree branches...

I love how this 

is working out...

I bordered the trees with this

lovely feather print.

I love it!!;)))

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This morning I bit the bullet,

so to speak,

AND

trimmed my L o o o ng hair...

I've been watching videos on

how to do this and took

the leap...

{There is no way I am going to

any hairdresser until I have

my shots--which, I fear,

may be quite a while 

even though both Tom and I

are both age-eligible}

I also trimmed my bangs...

just a blunt trim to get rid 

of the dead ends.

So now my hair just 

reaches my mid back--

it was

getting WAY too long...

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We had a 

"Monday Brunch"

today...👍👍👍

👫

I made home fries with the

leftover potatoes boiled

for our corned beef

and cabbage dinner last night;

and we had sausages;

 and

scrambled eggs 

and

toasts...

It was so good and

so 

FILLING!! 

Tonight will be leftover 

corned beef sandwiches

on rye bread with

french fries...

[have I told you how much 

we 💕 potatoes???]

I hope you are enjoying this long weekend...

and getting some sewing in...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse (quilting-euse)

LCL'S PROGRESS: ROUND ONE

 

Here is the ROUND ONE  of my 

Log Cabins 

[Log Cabin Loonies= "LCL"]

The off-white logs are older batiks

I had on hand along with

some white on cream 

low volume

strips...

I made 60 in total;  but I will be

using only 30 for my first 

log cabin...

Here is my "mock up" to 

see if I like these 

colors

↓↓↓↓↓

Varied gray toned fabrics

for the logs 

along with the dark blue 

for the cornerstones...

I have 6 set up to

work on 

tomorrow

and a lot more cutting to do...

These will be taking a bit

longer than a regular 

"courthouse steps"

log cabin would, but

I have plenty of 

time these long

days....

Many thanks to:

 

JULIEK

for hosting this 

Log Cabin Loonies

SAL

:)))

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The teeming rains have finally stopped here;

it was very windy and rain swept all last night.

It is 44 degrees here right now;

pretty warm for January!! 

But temps are predicted to drop...

I hope you are all staying safe...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse 

(log-cabin-making-euse)

LOG CABIN CENTERS

THIS IS WHAT I DID TODAY...

I made 12 more 

little hourglass centers for my 

Log Cabin Loonies SAL

I now have 28 made...

:))))

I have to decide yet

how many I want to make.

JulieK's making 60

blocks

on her SAL.

I was sewing along

with my little OWLET 

pin holder...

Isn't she the cutest???

I have a kit to make 

another one 

waiting

in the wings.

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I didn't do any geese quilting 

today...giving my hands

a bit of a rest...

Hugs from chilly SE CT

Julierose, 

La Blageuse

(sewing tiny-euse)

QUILTING GEESE

I have quilted 35 

Geese by hand so far...

Sitting at my 

dining room table

With tea to hand...

;)))

The lighting is really good; 

and

I can rest my arms 

on the table; 

which

seems to work well.

I can manage  to quilt 5 per day

without any ill effects.

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Tonight's dinner menu includes:

Meat loaf, boiled potatoes,

green beans and

gravy....

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It has been a sunny, but windy and cold,

day here...

I hope you are all staying

safe and wearing your masks

FOR

COVID is STILL HERE💀

Hugs, Julierose, La blageuse

(trying to calm down-euse)