Googly Eyed Jacks, continuing

                        

Happy Friday! Welcome to Blustery World, so typical of Fall and November, yet always a surprise--- we expect warm yet crisp sunny days, as Fall finally begins here at the beach. The wind is blowing so hard I couldn't easily open the deck door for Mo's pre dinner pitstop. And this alert came the other day, what the heck is low water alert? [sandbars/ boats run aground, but still...]. EDIT: Saturday, the next day: The weather changed and is sunny and warm, a soft breeze wafting over the dunes, so gentle. It's like a May day. So perfect. The forecast was for cold and rain/ wind, now has been changed to warming by Wednesday! Out come the shorts...see you at the beach.

The Googly Eyed Jacks are done and sewed into their quilt center. I gave myself til Halloween Day/ Nov 1 to accomplish that and finished right on time. 

Aren't the guys just too cute, if not so pumpkin-y.

I laid them out with their button eye/ teeth finishes, so they look more focused. 

I'm not a button sewer---glue gun allowable?

These work pics show colors best, I think.

My pattern doesn't show the border [or that page went lost], but I had my heart set on a jig jag border. Will use flying geese instead of paper piecing the pennant shapes.

I plan to use my beautiful Halloween fabrics from Two Thimbles.. Tough to cut into, but each set of four geese only uses 5 1/2"square.

I do like the result so far.

I thought I'd be putting them aside til next fall, but so so close to being all complete. Probably poor Ark will rotate to end of line instead.

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Got sidetracked today w a dolly outfit. My little friend chose the Ladybug fabric

and requested "Bows" she could tie, because she is ''obsessed'' with having learned to tie her shoes recently. A child of Crocs, flipflops, UGGs and Velcro sneakers, she suddenly wanted to wear tied sneakers and needed to be able to tie them. So funny. My dad taught my kids to tie their shoes, so I had no advice to offer. 

Dolly outfit made!

Mo has had a fairly good week. He is still wanting to be on the deck, baffled by the chill and gale winds, and my reluctance to sit out with him. Poor mite is back on his diet, he gained a pound.  Oh the shame.

Back soon, have a great weekend.

love

lizzy

gone to the beach...

too windy to walk, here's my desk view of the ugly locust tree.

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Happy Halloween

****happy Halloween****

 

October's End

 

Much longed for October has come to its final week. My heart is back in July, savoring those hot sunny days. Mo has transitioned to winter better than I have---he has returned to his smelly old beds [heaven forbid I wash or replace them], bringing his best dollies and his baby monkey blankies, snoring away the day.

Here he is looking for me after a windy walk with his weekday walker.

Mommy, mommy, where's my drinkie, where's my treaties? 

I do tricks, mommy, looook!

I forgot to order cider in my grocery delivery. And they were out of gourds. Maybe I'll get to TJs before Friday, who knows.

Living room display. Do we prefer prim and plain or love the added little quilt?

This quilt was a spur of the moment, just for fun project, a TQC postcard that was misfiled then refound, from 2022.

Isn't it ever so sweet! 

I used my cherished most fave Halloween fabric, a thrifted find, for the binding. I used every scrap, it is all gone. It's sort of Halloween candy and other images, tosses on black ground Like many of us, I find it hard to use up favorite beloved fabrics.

This backing was an end of year find somewhere, maybe Joann's? I have it in pink too, I think 4 yards each. Again, hard to use, but this way I can enjoy it in a positive pleasing way.

I also just for fun made a bunting banner from a J Wecker Frisch panel. No instructions, so I made it any old way. The images are witchy and intriguing.

It was gifted to my little friend, with the pre-instructions "not  a doll outfit, not candy".

It was for her family's big grey wood fence, but gale wind alerts brought it inside. (will we really have 2" of rain and 50 mph winds? Color me dubious.)

This was a leftover piece from the bunting. It could be a cute label, but covers the wonderful Mr Moons and vintage Halloween images.

With a label. 

I got these new labels.

I don't like labels on quilts or tags on clothes, so why do I love these labels? They're fun! Look professional...and it is a small business run by a woman. They also make very stylish custom quilt labels, if you're into that.

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Googly Eyed Jack. Six are done, 3 to go before Friday when Halloween is shelved until next year. Plus wild geese border. 

Fun to make! But not so pumpkin-y? And a tad creepy?

Here's a more traditional version, by MIG Quilts, via IG. Pattern is by Cheri Payne, out of print.

And her darling Black Cat. Just for inspiration.

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A random corner, neutrals returning for November, maybe? I have an IV session---terrible timing, mid December, so this year will be starting Christmas early. The protocol chooses the dates, not me; I am not pleased.

Mo tried on his tutu and witch hat. He is so sweet and good about dressing up.

And Oh Look, we found a tree with colorful leaves! An ornamental fig tree grown too big. I must ask for a leaf.

The grey chill is creeping in. I'll go for a walk soon, then bake something to warm the house---apple tart? Baked potatoes w broccoli, bacon, and cheese for a warming dinner. Yum. Have a good week, celebrate October!

love

lizzy

gone to the beach....