D4P's FLIMSIES,et al

 

My first orange D4P in its

"raw" untrimmed stage...

I am trying to "use up" 

loved fabrics--I had no idea how to 

use this cutlery fabric--

And

I have enough to back 

this one, too.

😆

Her is the second Green 

"raw" flimsie

I love how this came out, too...

Also enough to back this

after it is trimmed.  

"Use it up" June is here...

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Our early morning coffee was

sitting out on our deck today..

and

I worked two more rows

on my Granny Stripe Afghan--

it is coming along...

Just a teeney bit on the chilly side,

so this was perfect for a little cover-up

while I crocheted ;)))

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Tonight we will be having Corned Beef

(crockpot cooking--yes!!)

and simple boiled potatoes 

with sliced veggies...

Y  U  M  !!!

[I am also looking forward to

sold leftover corned beef

sandwiches on rye 

with tangy mustard--

Oooh yes!!]

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Tonight is the preview of

the Spanish Grand Prix 

Formula One Race 

[F1]

And Tom's beloved 

"This Old House"

series...so tv shows

all set for us...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(trying-out-webbing-euse)

GARDEN THOUGHTS , et al

 

My transplanted peony has 

finally deigned to bloom for me;)))

It came from our old house and

has stubbornly refused to bloom

in its new spot...

When it opens completely, the

center is a light raspberry color.

And

Here is my old transplanted (2 times!)

Rhodie:

Apparently it finally likes that corner of our

house....;))) See how dry our lawn is!!

Here is a closer look at its lovely

blooms

I just love that pinky-lavender color

it sports....

And

from my front of the rock 

garden spot

My Japanese Iris has come out, too--

plus some buds awaiting the

rain, I think...it has been

super dry here...

They look like crepe paper in this

stage--so lovely...all those

delicate shades of purple...

And

By the side of our garage and

front of our tv room we have a 

couple Bearded Iris left 

(after the disruption of a 

propane generator installation)

They ended up unknowingly digging

up most of my irises ;000

A true light lavender on these

they were a gift from a friend

long ago ...

As the blossoms fade away,

 they look like

thin papers...

I hope you enjoyed that little stroll about

my limited garden areas this year. 

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I have been watching "Susan Hiles Art"

on Youtube and she is also letting us

follow her progress on container gardening...

It inspired me to buy some sunflower seeds

and some "Silver Coins" seeds and

"Cherry rose" sunflower seeds...

We shall see how they do..')))

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(loving-Spring-euse)

SUNDAY SEWING, et al

 

I've added a few more blocks

in the past week...

[some more successful than others!]

I had to undo (ribbiting is not fun)

a few seams--as these leftover charms are

all slightly (up to as much as1/8th of an inch !)

different--which makes this challenging...

👿👹💀

to say the least!!

I decided to go with matching up

the "peaks" as they are easier

for me to see--putting the slightly

smaller blocks on the top and going

with the larger ones!! 

It is slow going as I cannot sew

fast while concentrating on matching

those tiny peaks...

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Part Deux of bashing my charm

stash:

↧↧↧↧↧

Here are my two piles of the 

"sewn on both edges" blocks all

cut in half

so that 

(I will end up with two quilts)

And yet again matching those 

Pesky Peaks....

I am doing these first two steps on

all the matching dark/light charms

before sewing the half-cuts 

end-to-end and then cutting 

them into twosies for the

postage stamp style quilts...

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On alternate days I have been working--

uh, actually 😅playing--

in my color glue book:

Here are mostly finished pages--

altho' I will most likely come

back to add small 

bits and bobs.

A yellow page

and

A "Gold" page

and

A "Brown" page

Strictly speaking, not all the images are

all of the one color, but do have a lot

of the chosen color on them...

[Otherwise the pages 

would be simply

(and boringly!!)

one color!!]

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I hope you are all enjoying your

weekend,,,

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

{matching-peaks-and-gluing-euse}

SUNDAY'S "SLEIGHT OF HAND" (or is it a foot?)

 

Some of my big stash of charms

did a 

"Presto-Change-o"

into these

I've never made "Disappearing

Four Patch" blocks before....

and have discovered that

I like the process...

I have a stack of 20 to 

sew a bit at a time...

The top one above was my first try

and I used a different method 

to the bottom two..

I prefer the easier for me 

bottom "switcheroo-ing"

:)))

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I still have a big pile of 

to be sewn on either side

to also make. 

So, I will have two 

different types of blocks

to work on just using my

charms...

💙😉💜

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this late morning we went for a 

Walk on the boardwalk on

the Connecticut River;

it was VERY windy, but

beautiful all the same.

Unfortunately, (sigh),

I tripped and my bad leg

(the sciatic one)

gave way and I landed

on that knee and hand...

I wrenched everything!!!

😓😨😰😭

I am resting now and hoping

that it won't set me back

from walking too long...

Tom looked where it happened and

there was a big hole 

that was hidden by the 

long grass.  

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Earlier this morning I made us

 minnestrone soup for supper.

So I won't have to stand

and cook tonight--

a good thing, right??

I hope you can get outside and 

enjoy this lovely day...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(sewing-and-limping-euse)

FUN ON A FRIDAY

 I am using up my charm packs:↴↴↴↴

I separated and matched light

to dark charm squares--

all  patterned ones....for

a finished scrappy look.

Then:  I sewed them 1/4" on either side 

AND THEN...

I cut them in half at (2.5")

I consider this 

the preparation for the next two steps.

But first, 

I need to finish sewing this big stack

before

I move on...

I plan to make a postage stamp style 

piece out of these...

Stay tuned;)))

for my next step.

{Hint: I am not sewing this 

one square at a time}

😄😇😍

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Our Friday night supper

will be the 

Shepherd's Pie I made--

this time with a veggie

layer of carrots as my

DH cannot eat corn anymore--

which is my usual for this recipe...

We will have applesauce on the side.

😅😇😁

Y U M !!

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Still on the coolish side here

at my house-- as the Ocean still

has not warmed up and the

breezes are cold ....brrrrr. 

😦😧😳

I hope your weekend will 

be wonderful...

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(charming-sewing-euse)

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO YOU

 

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY 

hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

{celebrating with my daughter & family}

LONG TIME, NO SEW, et al

 

What do you do with a shoe box full of Charm Squares???

Well, since i really haven't sewed in quite a while,

I decided to start at the beginning and just

sew squares into twosies and then foursies...

I chose mostly flowery ones and

paired them with off white squares.

Practicing sewing straight and getting that

seam allowance to behave!!👀😊

So far, I have twosies

paired up and pinned together

ready to become 4-sies...

That is the extent of my sewing for today...

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Then I got a little extra present from

my DH for my birthday yesterday:

It is just perfect for cropping

my little pictures for my glue book...

Here are a few finished pages from my

En Masse Journal:

 My finished "Books" pages

and

Our lovely "Hands" 

and

One page finished of the double spread of

 

Fun "Shoes"😉

Have a wonderful weekend

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(sewing-and-glueing-euse)