A LITTLE BREAK

 

I will be back soon..

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

FRANKENCRUMB AND OTHER TRIALS, et al

 

This is as far as I've gotten on adding borders...

[see how wavey the bottom is?  All

those seam endings really

messed me up!!

Definitely "franken-seams!!!"

I think I've managed to "fix it"....

We shall  see when I try adding

 another border piece]--if I can find one...

I am finding it a real challenge to come up with

something other than just another plain color!!

I don't have anymore of the "tree on white print"

left so I've tried other B&W prints, but

they just don't "feel" right to me...

Maybe this is finished as is and will

be yet another table topper????

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My culinary trials lately have been

a total bust!! I tried a "No Knead

Cinnamon bread" that turned out

more like it could be used for a boat

anchor than to be eaten--yikes!!!

And....

 my longtime favorite Chicken/rice casserole

was just not right either..one ingredient

or another was definitely "off"--or so our

digestive systems told us👹😩😱

Here is how I am feeling about 

cooking

↶↶↶↶

This "Far Side" cartoon says it perfectly!!!!!

But.....

my "Sweet Baboo" aka Tom, to the rescue!!!

He will be making his spaghetti and meatballs for

our dinner tonight.

Phew...

I need a break!!!   

[File under: discretion is the better part

of valor!!]

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I did get an early birthday present

from him:

💙💙This adorable one-cup teapot💙💙

I just love blue and white ware...

💋💏💏💋

Isn't that sweet????

Lucky me, he is always there to

"pick me up" when I need it...

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I hope you can be out and about today enjoying this

lovely sunny weather...the leaves are starting

to pop-out here and the grass is growing

once again...

Ah....Spring has Sprung at long last...

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(aka-the-franken-cook-euse)

SPRING FLOWERS, et al

 

Our magnolia has burst into bloom

with yesterday's rain showers...

Don't you just L💗VE the colors

they are wearing????;)))))

And

More daffodils have come out

also...

with more to come....

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Jelly Roll Jazz is all finished...

I put the binding on yesterday;

this is the second quilt I got from that

one blue batik jelly roll...;)))

 and

Here is the back where I just

cobbled together fabrics...

The pink and the green pieces came as 

a gift from Wanda--thank you so

much for these lovely pieces...;))))--

and the rest of the KF fabric that I had

forms the bigger section across the backing...

So finally....

DONE AND DUSTED!!! 

Oh yes, except for the label..

I have one for Jelly Roll Jive

ready to sew on and need to make

one for Jelly Roll Jazz now...

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If you like a really good, scarey

ghost story this book is the one

for you....👻👻👻👻

Sort of a ghost and romance and 

mystery all rolled into one;)))

I am loving it!!💜👻💀

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Meanwhile I am auditioning fabrics

 for the first little "stop" border 

on my

"Franken-Crumb" piece...

I decided to sew all those little blocks 

together into what will hopefully be the

central medallion on my next 

"Fun" piece...

Here are my choices I culled from my stash:

↴↴↴↴

What do you think?

I am leaning toward the bottom strip for that 1st

little stop border before I begin adding other borders...

[It is cut at 2" ...]

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I will be resting my hands, shoulders, and back after

adding  the JRJazz binding through Helga yesterday...

It is a gray overcast day here with a few spits of

raindrops and, we hear, more on the way...

54 degrees out there--most likely no

deck sitting today....

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(deciding-euse)

 

LOLLIPOP FLOWER MEDALLION RETURNS, et al

 

Lollipop Flower Medallion 

(BB1 from Audrey's blog )

{Begun in 2023!!!!}

I took this out and thought I would try

to do a few lines of hand quilting today.

Tom and I sat out on our deck 

for the first time

this year from 10:00 a.m.--temp 73--

to 3:00 p.m.

It was simply beautiful.

👫😇😊

I have always had handwork with me 

sitting on our deck through the years

and so, today I took my semi-finished

Lollipop top and thought I'd see how my

hands would fare.

I only did three lengths of thread

and so far nothing hurts...

Hopefully I can finish this one.

Here is where I am at with it....

Working on the first border 

round of squares

on either side...

My lack of hand quilting for such a long time

now shows in the uneveness of my stitches...

;((((---

they are kind of wobbling along; but 

I will continue to work on this as long

as my hands last...and I figure wavering

stitches are better than no stitches at all!!

It felt just SO good and SO right to be

hand quilting once again...

Now just to not 

"Overdo it"!!

R I G H T?????

Here I am on my lounge chair with 

everything to hand..

how relaxing...

I had hand quilted all of the 

central medallion section

 before I had to put it aside...

I really want to finish this...

Wish me luck☺

✌👍👌👋👏

Here is my DH seated at our little glass top

table with his binoculars and bird book

waiting for Mr. Hawk to appear to see if

he can figure out which type it is...

We have 3-4 different varieties that 

reside in our area...

As you can see we have a beautiful, clear

blue blue sky above and the trees are

beginning to show their red buds now...

Spring has sprung for us for the next

few days at least....

Hugs to you all, 

Julierose, La blageuse

(didn't-sew-the binding-on-JRJ2-yet-euse)

Too nice out to be inside

😀😂😉😎😍

SUNDAY SEWING, ET AL

 

Jelly Roll Jazz--the 2nd quilt from the 

blue batik jelly roll is all

quilted--finally!!!!

and

I've made the binding for it

this morning the same as for

Jelly Roll Jive...I had some left

over and just added to it...I am

hoping to get it sewn on tomorrow...

:))) 

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Spring is showing its colors around

here now....↧↧↧↧

Daffodils on my front walk border bloomed

this weekend....so cheery and pretty...

More by the big rock in the front of our house....

And here are tulips I treated myself with on our

front step...

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I decided to sew all the little crumb blocks

together for the start of a 

Medallion Style piece....

I just love these little Franken-quilt

pieces to use up my really

little strips and fabric orts...

:)))))

So, now I am pondering what 

color first "stop"  border 

I should use....I am 

thinking that since 

this is so "busy"

perhaps a solid 

or mottled fabric 

would be best...

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Did you watch this???

   AMAZING!!!    

Last Friday we were watched the

whole splash down of Artemis II

--totally entranced with it all.

Even eating our dinner 

in front of the tv!!

What an amazing feat!!!

NASA has outdone itself

What an exciting

and hopeful 

achievement...

I hope your Sunday is full of 

happy things...

Hugs, Julierose

La blageuse

(still-sewing-euse)

HILLSIDE HEART PROMPT #13

 

Our prompts for this week No. 13

are:

1} "I will carry your tears for you" ;

and

2} Glitter Bomb.

This really made me think

long and hard....

 --how could I

represent this lovely thought????

The images I came across

in my stash of these newly wed couples

and what I imagined to be an elderly

couple married many years

seemed to me to be perfect

examples illustrating

this beautiful and moving sentiment...

Can you see the glitter--it certainly is

a "bomb" on this small page...;)))

A simple page but meaningful...

💕💞👫

I do enjoy "Caroline on the hillside's 

on YT's  weekly

prompts  for our Junk Journals

this year...one

double prompt per week...

A lovely way to spend my

Easter Sunday afternoon..

Hugs, to you all,

Julierose,

La Blageuse

(still-crafting-euse)

SCRAPPY SATURDAY WALL

 

This week I've been working on my tiniest red scraps;

these may become some bright table mats....

It is surprising how long it takes to make one block...

I do so enjoy working on these--so relaxing;))))

My little cross squares, as you can see, are still

languishing there waiting for me to add some

more--these are made with 1.5" squares...

one at a time--- no strips...

{plus they need some good ironing...}

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I want to wish all of you who celebrate

EASTER

a

Wonderful Holiday

full of chocolate bunnies

🐇🐇🐇🐇

;))))))

Hugs, Julierose

La Blageuse

(resting-euse)