Last day of "Stay-Ca-Tion"

Hi There!

Last day of my "Stay-Ca-Tion"....
(that's a stay-at-home kinda vacation)
and the sun is FINALLY showing it's face!!!

For how long, is anyone's guess!

Then, Gilbert sends me this funny pic,
this morning!




I thought I'd share with you, how famous I had become!

LOL

Actually, it's from this web site:

Picjoke.com

You can select whatever image you want
and insert your favorite picture, in it!

Hope you have a great Sunday!

Rosa

DJ Blocks from Diane!!!

Hi There!

This past week, my friend Diane
surprised me with FOUR MORE
DJ (Dear Jane) blocks,
done in 30's fabrics
and some sparkly Christmas fabrics!!!

Here's J-3 (Rick's VolleyBall Net).



And this cute pink, flowered one is:
H-11 (Piercing Rays)

And this cute, minty one:
D-12 (Crossed Swords)

And, last but not least,
A-13 (Starlight-Starbright)

For those of you that are "out of the loop",
as they say, I've been swapping, begging and stealing
(just kidding about the last part),
for my 2nd Dear Jane (DJ) quilt.

It's done in 30's fabrics and here is my:

Jane Has Friends quilt.


And here's the lucious, gorgeous and rich-looking
Christmas fabric that Diane also sent!

I'm gonna haveta put the pedal to the metal,
and get some more Sparkling Jane blocks completed!

*VBG*

Thanks a bunch, Diane!!!!

Rosa

Happy Canada D'Eh !!!!

Hi There!

Had a pretty quiet day, today....

Did some sewing -
AAAAAAAAAH.....
Now, THAT'S my favorite activity!!!

*VBG*

We're supposed to have fireworks,
this evening.

To all you Canadians out there....

Happy Canada D'Eh !!!!!!

Only 4 more days left and then,
it's back to work...

Rosa

DJ - Swapped blocks from Karen!!!

Hi There!

My friend, Karen and I, decided to swap
ten DJ (Dear Jane) blocks.

Since I didn't want to overload those
with dial-up connection,
I'll only show you 3 of her
precious blocks....

Here is:

C-8 (Hani's Crown)



Karen did ALL ten of her blocks,
by hand!!!!

This one is called:

E-11 (Wagon Wheel)

And here's the 3rd one, that I've uploaded
on my blog page:

B-9 (Tinker Toy)

Aren't these little girls, just ADORABLE!??!?!?

*VBG*

Sooooooo, get this!!!!

Not only did Karen send me TEN
drop-dead blocks,
but she included a few
Polka dot fabrics....

as a "Gifty"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've since used some of her fabrics,
for my Sylvia's Bridal Sampler blocks.

Thanks Karen!!!!

Rosa

Anne's Lawn Chair

Hi there!

Okay, I might have mentioned this a couple times
and I KNOW I have it listed, on here,
on my "Wanna Do" list,
but Gilbert pulled the chair out of the baby barn...

THEN, he left in it my sewing studio,
for about 2 months.

Once in my studio,
I had folded up the chair
and it was leaning against a wall.

He even, bless his intentions (LOL),
pulled it out, AGAIN, opened it up
and had left it in the middle of my sewing studio!

That evening, when I got home from work and saw it, there,
I didn't say a word but folded it up, again,
and leaned it up against the wall... AGAIN!

LOL

Once in awhile, he would ask,
"Are you planning on starting this soon?

I would reply with a,
"Yep, some day soon."

At one point, he asked,
"Well, what's the next step?"

I told him that I needed to remove the old webbing.

"Well" he replied, "If that's all... I can do that!"
Which he promptly did, the very next day.

Chair stayed in my sewing studio,
for a couple days, after that, till he asked,
"Are you EVER going to be working on that chair?"

Well, this was Sunday - 2 days ago...
and my vacation was starting and I told him
that I would start... I PROMISED....
on Monday morning - that was yesterday...
and would he kindly help me.

Of COURSE he jumped at the chance!

LOL

See? I'm a TERRIBLE procrastinator and
Gilbert is a "Get-The-Job-Done-Right-Away" kind of guy....

Don't we make a GREAT couple?!??!?!

*VBG*

Just as long as he doesn't loose patience with me....

Okay, here's what you need to start with.

A lawn chair that is structurally sound,
clean and WITHOUT it's original webbing.



Then, you need 4 to 6 balls of nylon...
This is a tough call.
These balls are sold by the weight
and sometimes, they are cut too wide.
If you have the patience,
you can cut your nylon in 1/2.

For this chair, I didn't bother.

ALSO, you will need 2 BIG crochet hooks
that are STURDY!

Metal ones are the best
but most times, plastic's all you can find in the stores.

For the LONG lawn chairs, it's best if you have 2 people
working at it.

Here's Gilbert, as his end, with HIS crochet hook.

See? If he can do this... so can YOU!

And this is as far as we got, yesterday,
till I got fed up.

Once this chair is completed,
it is SOOOO soft, compared to those
yucky webbing strips...
you can make them in whatever colors,
you wish....
you can even make a "pattern" in your chair.

I have a book with all sorts of different patterns!

PLUS... and this is the part that I LOVE.....

These "re-covered" chairs last FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

(See the 2 crochet hooks on each side?)

That's about it, for now.

If any of you are interested in trying
to make your OWN chair, I can
try and do a tutorial on this....

Rosa

H2H (Heart 2 Heart) blocks and EBay

Hi There!

Well, remember the episode where
I was expecting 40 gorgeous Heart 2 Heart (H2H)
quilt blocks and I received McCall's patterns?!??

Well, no one stepped forward,
looking for their lost patterns,
so Gilbert and I decided to list them on EBay.

I thought I'd share with you the link,
in case you're interested.

*grin*

A5 size (6-8-10-12-14)



And this bundle is for the "bigger" size:

Size DD (12 to 18) and E5 (14 to 22)

Now, if you're interested,
you only have like 6 more days
to bid.

Rosa

Sunday Evening and MORE Sparkling Jane Blocks!!!

Hi there!

Okay, I had DEFINITE PLANS, today....

As I'm starting vacation (1 week),
I made a list of things that I wanted to...
"Get 'er Done!!!!"
(said in a Louis Armstrong rawl, BTW)

Here's my vacation web page:
June/July 2009 Vacation

Anyhow, remember I said I would be adding some
"Midget" Blocks, to this Christmas
Sparkling Jane quilt?

Well, here's Block #1 (Ohio Star)



Another one, in the Midget Block series:

Block # 14 (Gem Block)

And.... another one.....

Block #70 (Four Leaf Clover)

This one is...
Block #7 (At the Depot)

This one is:
Block #12 (Indiana Puzzle)

And, yes, I did some more sashing, too!

Never mind the LONG list of things that I wanted to do....
For some silly reason,
I'm really caught up with this one!

I have about 3 more pieces of sparkly fabric, to use and
my Aunt said she had some that she was going
to give me.

Sooooo.... hopefully I'll be able to make a
fair sized quilt, with this.

And who knows, eh?
I just might put it aside and
whenever I'm in a fabric shop.....
look for that special "sparkly" fabric!

*grin*

Rosa

Some more "Sparkling Jane" blocks... and some Midgets, too!

Hi There!

Yesterday, even though I wasn't feeling "top shape",
I managed to do (or finish)
4 more blocks.

This one is E-1 (Aunt Exie's Phlox)
from the Dear Jane blocks.



This one is J-11 (Twin Sister).
This one is a DJ block, also.

Now, this one is from the "Midget" block collections
and I honestly don't know which one it is.

If I find the block number, in the meantime,
I'll edit this post.

NOTE: This one is Number 8 (Tricolor Block):

And this one was block #87 (Tempting Tulip)
and I believe it's the last block
in the "Midget" block series.

And I managed to use a very pale blue
fabric with silver, shimmery Christmas trees,
as my background fabric.

I had warned you, that I wouldn't be using "just"
Dear Jane blocks, eh??!?

*VBG*

That's it, for now....

It's now Saturday morning and I'm STILL
sicker than a dog.... just not as bad as yesterday....

Thank you, Lord!!!

*s*

Rosa

The Flu

Hi there!

Here's a riddle for you:

What is the difference between Bird Flu and Swine Flu?
For bird flu you need tweetment and for swine flu you need oinkment...

Okay, I've since caught a HORRIBLE "summer" cold.....
I mean, HONESTLY....
A winter cold s'bad enuff, but a
SUMMER COLD?!??!?

Anyhow, last Thursday Gilbert and I went to
our local "Value Village"
and as luck would have it,
I managed to pick up a bag of
black and red fabric with GOLD speckles, in it!!!

Normally, I HATE black fabric,
but I think this will "work" for me... *s*

Tonight, I started assembling the blocks that I have made,
so far.

And to try and end up with a bigger wall hanging...
or will it be a lap quilt(?), I decided to add
2 inch (cut) sashing.

As you can see, some of the blocks are still "unsashed"...

I was just too curious and impatient...

Wanna ta see what it would kinda look like.

*grin*

Not so bad, eh?!??

Rosa

Sparkling Jane - And yet another TWO!!!

Hi there!

Managed to do 2 more Dear Jane (DJ) blocks....

C-3 (Rayelle's Fence)...

I believe this fabric came from Elly.
*grin*



And this one came from Elly, also.

D-13 - Field of Dreams
or otherwise known as
the "Siggie" Block.

Ah-HAH!!!!

Did you figure out that I had inversed the
printed fabric with the background!?!?!?

Kewl, eh?

Well, it IS my quilt and this time,
if I feel like it, I'll be doing things
a bit different. *s*

And, to be honest, I'm thinking
of intermixing my DJ blocks
with "Midget" blocks!

And when I run out of
Christmassy "sparkly" fabrics...
Well, that's when I'll know that it's
time to start assembling this quilt!

How's that, eh?

*VBG*

Rosa

Surpise package from Diane!

Hi There!

Today, I received a surprise enveloppe,
from my friend Diane!

I just LOVE the way that Diane
played around with the fabrics
and came up with matching
combinaitions!!!!

This one is called:
B-10 (Jud's Trophy)



And this one is called:
C-13 (Lakota Sioux)

Oooops, I forgot to mention that Diane did these
ALL by hand!!!!

B-10 - that's the yellow one.... has
TWENTY-NINE PIECES to it

And C-13 - that's the blue...
It has............
TWENTY-FIVE PIECES to it!!!!

Incredible, eh?!??!?!

Thanks Diane!!!

Rosa

Sparkling Jane - 2 more!!

Hi there!

Okay.....

Two more "Sparkling Jane" blocks...

This one is called A-4 (Courtney's Stethoscope),
and it's actually made with a GORGEOUS,
deep green fabric, with gold polka dots.

Unfortunately, the camera person ain't the best!


(Pssssst..... Okay, ALREADY! I KNOW I'm missing the corner posts...
but it's MY Christmas Jane quilt!!!! *grin*)

This one is B-4 (Chris's Soccer Field)
and the colors came out a wee bit better,
in this pic.

*grin*

These fabrics come from Cyn's Christmas tree and
I managed to do these two, this evening.

Rosa

Cruise Ships X 2 !!!

Hi There!

Well, today, we had TWO (2) cruise ships,
in our harbour!!!

When I came home at dinner -
that's our noon-time meal,
I grabbed my camera
and took a couple shots.

These 2 pictures were
taken from my parking lot,
at work.

Here's a picture of BOTH ships...




And here's a closeup picture
of the 2 cruise ships...



This one, was taken from the pedway,
that's in the building... where I work.

Hope this encourages you to visit me and my city!!!

Rosa

Princess Sophia's Apron

Hi There!

Well, since Doc Flo has prescribed no more "rotary cutting", for a few days,
I remembered that I had this sewing panel, to make a crafty apron
and that it didn't require any rotary cutting.

Easy smeasy, right?
Well, since I haven't sewn any "clothes" in over 25 years,
I was litterally petrified and almost didn't try to make this!

LOL



I mean.... HONESTLY!!!
it was all pre-drawn and the instructions were right there, to read!

*grin*

Well, I dug into it and I think it turned out
pretty darn good, if I do say so, me-self!

The picture (down below) that I took,
shows the 3 pockets.

Anyhow, I had gotten this panel EONS ago,
and had put it in one of my totes....
for a "someday" project.

It was supposed to be for my OTHER niece...
"Miss Em"

But now, Miss Em is 7 years old
and is waaaay too old for this apron.

This picture, shows the "back" of the apron.

Well, along comes my 2nd niece!!!
I call her....

"Princess Sophia".

We're supposed to get together, at our parents' house,
this evening... for a girls' get together.

I plan on giving this to Princess Sophia,
this evening.

Rosa

DJ - And yet 2 more Christmas Blocks!!

Hi There!

Well, I finally found a few minutes
to sit down and upload these pictures....

I managed to do TWO Dear Jane (DJ) blocks,
this week.

Here's A-2, AKA One-Two, Buckle My Shoe.
This fabric was generously donated
by my friend Elly....



And this block is called:
A-9 = Cabin Fever.

Okaaaaaay, to you expert Janiacs (that a Dear Janer)....

YEP! it's not "quite" the same, as the original block...
I've added my own little "twist" to this block.
(Actually, I screwed up and my arm hurt too much, to fix it up... LOL)

Once again, it was another lovely piece of fabric
that Elly had sent to me. *grin*

Now, HERE'S an interesting item!

Remember this beautiful Christmas tree???
Cyn had sent this to me, in December?

Well, Thursday, as I was "shopping" again,
in my tote containers and looking for something else,
I came across this.

Ever get a gift that's just TOO cute to use?!?!?

Well, this was one of them!
And, as I always do...
I put the "thing" aside, for a few days, weeks, months or years even....
till I get fed up and say, "HEY! I'm gonna USE this thing!"

Well HELLOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guess what?!??!???

Her fabric has gold threads ALL OVER!!!!
'Cept for the tree trunk, of course...
and THAT gorgeous brown will probably
be used in some other project....
down the road.

*grin*

Soooo, Cyn's tree fabric has joined my big zip-lock,
with Elly's fabrics....

And when my arm gets better,
I'll be making some MORE Dear Jane blocks!

Hmmmm.. although, I suppose I COULD cut up some fabric,
with scissors, and do some that are appliquéd, right?!??

LOL

Actually, I've got a couple little "hand" thingies
to do and then, YES... I'll probably prep some more
DJ blocks, for evening work.

Later gators!

Rosa