I have made twelve of these : ROSETTES........
and have used up all the leftover Christmas fabric in that line...
with just two additions of leftover reds....
Here are the two reds
And four more....
I am planning on appliqueing them to Holiday themed background squares.....
the trick being to FIND a fabric that will pull them all together....
I thought B&W text immediately, but didn't like how it looked--so
am searching my stash .....
Stay tuned for the final selection......;)))
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I am now doing a Star A Day with some precuts....(I have so many mini charms, charms,
jelly rolls, layercakes--WHAT was I thinking.???
..well, I am trying to use them up....)
A Closer look at these STARS:
And:
I had previously pre-cut all the central squares from a bigger landscape fabric
and set up my wonky stars with those gilded triangles...
so now I will set to sewing them together..
Here is my little tub of pieces at the ready;)))
and no rotary work required for these
I can trim up the flippy corners with my scissors, Lizzy (;}}})
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And finally, here are my Desert Dreams Ojos ready to be sewn together...
no more usable pieces to string....only little bits--
which will go into some small improv pieces I am
working on....
I have kept the centers, this time, all in the same color family: yellows and golds; and
pinks and maroons...I like this look--Again this may (hopefully) set with a solid
(gold or rose) fabric squares will become a long, narrow table runner.....I love
those and have made Christmas ones for my daughter and DIL....
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>>>>>S I G H I N G H E R E>>>>
My heavy work with rotary cutters is going to have to end. Really and
truly............
Too many nights with aching shoulders , wrists and hands....
SO..........................
I am going to switch over to scissor work as much as I can...
and using my Go BAby dies
and ripping...
and in that scheme of things,
I want to try my hand at some improv work...
I have been re-reading Sherri Lynne Wood's "The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilts"
And although, for the most part, none of my quilts have been what is termed
"modern",
I will attempt to utilize her methods for some smaller pieces
(I know all her stuff is really big, but maybe
I can come up with some smaller pieces?? ).
And that is where I stand right now....
hugs, Julierose La Blageuse (shifting-euse)