BATTING BOOK NEXT PAGE....

 

My interpretation of 

Soundgarden's :

"BLACK HOLE SUN" 

by Chris Cornell..

I listened to all the versions I could

find on Youtube yesterday--- 

and I was so taken with the lyrics that

they inspired me to try to

render

them in fabric...

This is just my very starting

point on this...

I will be adding embroidery

and perhaps some 

wording if I can figure out

how to do that...

Perhaps the facing page

should be the place for title

and lyrics......

What fun to challenge myself

to do this..

A new version of this tune

can be found here on

Youtube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3SZu_KhWig

or simply put in the words

"Black Hole Sun" in the search bar 

and a lot of versions

will come up...;)))

🌅

Enjoy....

hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(Humming-euse)

;))))

STRIP [SLIDIN' AWAY], et al

 

I've been [ ever so] slowly 

sewing strips 

and then

cutting into 2.5" sets--

to make us some new

placemats....

I had a jelly roll left over with

blues, purples, and greens...

These are now all layered up 

and ready to pin baste before 

I machine quilt them...

(Did you notice the title--???

"Strip" instead of

 "Slip" hahaha--

apologies to Paul Simon)

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AND...

L👀👀K

what decided to bloom for me:

My lovely hydrangea just below 

the end of our back deck; 

I think it is so pretty:)))

How can you not fall in love with this?????

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I have also begun to sew a few 

"Lego" strips; 

I decided not to precut lengths

but rather to "cut as i go"

that gives me a lot of random

lengths that I like..

 I am not sewing them into blocks

yet, but waiting until I have a lot

to choose from ...

And then again, I may just sew longer

strips for a dining room table topper...

Right now they measure

 from 14.5" the shortest--

 to 15.5" - 16"..

I am finding this such fun

😂😃😄😁😆

 and

so easy...;)))

I can sit for 10 minutes

 here and there and 

get a strip done from my 

1.5" strips and cut offs...

Here is my set up to the left of Helga;

VERY loosely sorted into colors and

lengths.

The strips I've finished are folded in half

and stored in this little white basket

in front...

I am trying to make sure that there are enough

light-lights and dark-darks...

I also have some left over 1.5" squares in

that little blue container (top left)..

So, I can sit down and turn

on my Pandora and just sew away

😉😍

Stay cool these hot and humid 

August days...

Hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

(short-sessions-euse)

PITA BOX JUNQUE JOURNAL--WELCOME AUGUST, et al

 

I am continuing on with my "Pita Box Junque Journaling"...

I had prepared quite a few pages ahead

so now all

I have to do is 

 add my journaling..,

This Journal is a combo of magazine

images and various papers and

stampings..

The small pix of the girl on the right

is a flip card with a journaling

spot on the back--

I love making those..

💜💛💜

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FYI: for those of you who have kindly

sent us your best wishes to us-- 

on our various med issues... 

We are coming along pretty well.

Tom goes to his post op appointment

tomorrow [I will be driving as he cannot

as yet turn his neck to the left far

enough to be safe driving...]

And

my issue with thrush seem to be 

getting better after taking a second

dose of meds this week...

P H E W ...

All of July has been quite the

journey for us....

😷😷

Looking forward to a hopefully

issue-free August...

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Meanwhile....

I have been reading blogs and

following my Youtubers while

recuperating....

When I began feeling a bit better

I began to cut 1.5" strips

for some proposed 

"Lego" works....

Not sure as yet what I will make, but

I am cutting all my usable scraps 

and leftover bindings...

Just cutting a bit at a time as

standing for long times 

is an issue for me these days...

I am using a combination of my die cutter

and rotary cutting  

for the special smaller pieces.

 If I don't want any waste and to use

all of a favorite fabric that I can,

I find that rotary works better...

I am fussy cutting images also...

Here is the start of my collection 

below overflowing from a baggie

into this container...;)))

↴↴↴↴↴

I may do totally "scrappy" or 

color themed--but for now, 

just cutting strips...

I am not really "sewing" anything

much--just  sewing leftover

jelly roll strips into sets to make

some placemats with matching

runners...

My energy level has not as yet

returned to normal...

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When I awoke this morning, I found this

on my sewing room door:

MY DH is so funny.....

👀😁😂😃😆👀

Try to stay cool in this heat wave....

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse 

(recuperating-euse)

A SHORT BREAK....

 

"Helena Hydrangea" is coming into bloom....

FYI: 

I am taking care of my husband after his 

carotid artery surgery last Thursday...

And

 I am dealing with my own

case of nasty "Thrush" 

at the same time...

So no sewing going on...

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

[wearing-my-nurse's-cap-euse]

"SUMMER FANS", et al

 

In going through my stash, picking out destash

fabrics, I found these little fans hiding away in

my "blues" stack ....

{Oh my gosh, I had forgotten 

all about these

little cuties!!"}....

They just inspired me...

And.... 

I decided that everybody needs a "fan" in this

heat wave ;))) 

and so....

I picked some cool greens; went into my

greens little 

"bits and bobs" baggie; and

made some "strippies" to put 

between

my little blocks.

and for the 

1/4 corner arcs...

The only fabric that comes from a 1/2 yd stash piece 

is the final border.....

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And speaking of my stash...

I have been "halving" all my fabrics for donating 

to a few quilters who make donation quilts...

Since I am no longer able to handle making

big quilts I decided that 

I would give some 

fabrics to people 

who will use them...so

many can enjoy the fruits of their labors..

😍

And

I still have a lot left, believe me....

👀😮👀

I have gone through 5 major colors and

have four left from the 

color coded stacks

I had set up...

And....

[this does not take into account

any boxes or coordinating 

fabric lines that I have hoarded :

eg. my "Ghastlies" line

which I plan to use for my grand girls'

project in the "thinking stages"

right now ...etc etc!!!]

Plus I just got a lovely pkg from 

Quiltdivajulie of tone-on-tones

that is just amazing...

thanks you so much QDJulie

for your generous gift...

💝💖💓

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Since i have to be resting my hands from actual

stitching...I have set up the next two

pages in my batting book ready

to be stitched when I can....

This whole book uses just cut offs and scraps....

of favorite fabrics 

that I have accumulated a long time 

and want to remember..

It should be fun paging through this

book and seeing them all....

"Moonrise Over Water"

"Ocean Flower"

These are the next on my list 

to be worked on...

For now they are just resting on my little 

corner table....

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It is 91.2 degrees with a 

"feels like" temp of 101.8 out there...

[We are staying in our AC...]

This keeps on going "UP"-it is

now only 3:15p.m.--

At least the dew point has dropped

off a bit to 75--

Uhhh????

Did I say "dropped off"????

Imagine that, everything is

relative, I guess...

Stay cool everyone, and hydrate....

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(de-stashing-euse)

DAYLILIES TIMES 4...

 

So far, four of my daylilies have bloomed....

This mauve one is especially pretty,

I think...

this is the first time the lavender one

has bloomed for me...;)))

Here is my all-time favorite one...it has 20 or so buds on it

ready to burst into flower...

They are all in my front garden and along my front walkway...

We are expecting rain this evening so 

perhaps many others will follow suit...

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(sheltering-in -the-AC-during -this-heat)

BATTING BOOK CONTINUES.....et al

 

Pages 3 & 4 of my batting book journey:

I call:

"Japanese Autumn"

A closer look at my stitching around

these cut out and laid on circles...

Little vignettes cut from a favorite

older fabric...

I did more stitching on this page than the

facing one...

Here, I felt that the lovely cloth

spoke for itself and I didn't 

need to add anything more....

I am continuing to do two page

spreads

throughout this book...

Here is the beginning of the

next two pages

{5 &6}

pinned in place...

↧↧↧↧

The "roses" fabrics 

and the center piece of linen napkin

have been coffee dyed by me....

I will invisible baste all the pieces in place

before deciding on any stitching....

these fabrics "cross" over the pages...

with the double circle in the center...

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It is so HOT and HUMID

here again today....

I will go out for a short trip

to the post office to mail off

birthday cards to my twin

grandsons who turn 

21!!!!!!!!!

on the 13th of this month...

😨😯

How did this happen

so quickly?????

I will go.....

From car AC to

 P.O. AC 

and then back to

home AC...

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Tonight's menu is leftover

chicken and rice casserole

from Saturday's meal...

so no cooking...

😁😂💖

Hugs,

Julierose,

La Bageuse

(Staying-cool-euse)