HEXIE WEDNESDAY

Three hexie flowers done this week. Actually they were done on Monday evening while watching TV. I am not an evening TV watcher but the History station had some interesting shows on.

I also just LOVE, LOVE this series. The English solve murders without allot of muscle, banging people around and general violence as oppose to American crime solvers.  It feels good to solve an English mystery murder, the crime being solved with dignity extended to the victims, criminals and the detectives.

 

I have been taking some Photo lessons online and here a picture for today.

 This cup belonged to Eric's grandmother....Love it!!

And of course, one of my sweet boy. I have no idea where the energized girl is at the moment. Better go find her I am sure she has found some trouble. 

HEXIES

I love love love these new cutters!!!! I was told I could find them in a hardware store, in the carpet cutting isle. They only cost 2 - 45mm cutters for  $1.98. AND they cut like a DREAM. Better than any cutter I have bought in a fabric store. SOOOOOOOO quilters, run do not walk and find these wonders in hardware stores.

Now I did not make allot of hexie flowers but I did cut out lots of hexies

  

Lots more strips for more hexies

  

making lots of scraps

  

I am back in the hexie group

Love it

Hello

Where Have I been since Christmas??? Busy, Busy………  I have been working nights at the hospital, something I enjoy doing in the winter months. It is a great way to get away from the politics and get some peace and quite.

I have also finished 2 quilt tops with binding and all, just need those dang labels.

{this quilt I started 12 years ago when my Mom was very sick. Better late then never, I finished it this past week. Hand prints of my children a looong time ago. Love it!!!!!!!!}

{This quilt top was made in the summer, finished machine quilting and binding last week }

Started another punch Santa { getting a jump on next year}.

Found out how to do hem stitching on my machine for crocheting baby burp clothes and blankets.

{Love it }

Made 10 strip blocks for 2 baby quilts {more on this later}

Signed up for a rug hooking class, {class is today}

Cut a bunch of hexies, { will post about this tomorrow}

And of course knitting

Nathan's sweater

Caitlin's sweater

Erin's sweater is here

So,as you can see I have not been sitting around counting the flowers on the wall paper.


Hope all is well with everyone.

ONE FLOWER WEDNESDAY

Sew sorry for the 2 week week absence, I have been very busy with a wonderful trip to Houston and work, the job that pays for my hobbies.

I have 2, too, and only two flowers for the week.

These wonderful dogs { are they not cute} are causing havoc with my allergies. I'm spending allot of my spare time cleaning and vacuuming and dusting to rid my house of their shedding hair and dander. The doctor wants me to get rid of them, but that would be like getting rid of my children.

Not going to happen.

Will wonder through ONE FLOWER WEDNESDAY blogs tomorrow. Have a great week!

HEXIE WEDNESDAY

Yup..... today is Hexie Wednesday, fast becoming one of my favorite days of the week.

.....and I have been busy finishing 3 hexie flowers this week and extra hexies waiting to become flowers for next week.

Am trying to get this sweater done for a special boy and it is the sweater that never ends.

Ever feel that way with a project?

The wind here in Colorado has been BLOWING HARD for 2 days now and I believe it is starting to wear on my sore head. Maybe a pumpkin latte will help so I am off to Star Bucks.  

Will be checking in on everyone to see your flowers. 

Happy Hump Day.

ONE FLOWER WEDNESDAY

I finished my hexie for today, sorry the photo is not the best. 

I have had a very busy day teaching CPR at the hospital. Those Annie dummies are new and stiff so by the end of the day my hands are sore and tired. Makes sewing and knitting difficult. I am so grateful for the use of my hands to do the things I love.

Here is some of the pretties I bought last week-end at Connie's. Not sure how I will use them but I am sure the end product will be beautiful.

I have my triangle quilt on the machine for quilting and man-o-man this quilt is big for my Bernina. Took me a couple of hours to get this quilt "adjusted" so I could manage some fine quilting that satisfied me.

Hope to get some quilting in before bedtime. Until later have a wonderful evening. 

CHARM PACK QUILT CLASS and ONE FLOWER WEDNESDAY

On Monday I taught the "Charm Pack Quilt" class in my home and we had a BLAST!!!! 

This pattern I made up as I sewed along and wanted to share with friends.

Their were some very experience quilters and some that had never used a rotary cutter.

Kathleen and Dawn

Julie and Tammy

Dawn and Kate

Kate and Freba

Had 4 of these beauties humming along. A very relaxing sound to hear a Featherweight machine chugging along. You can't make them fly, they go one speed..... slow.

My 2 hexagon flower for One Flower Wednesday. It has been a long time since I have hand pieced a quilt and I forgot how much I love this slow process. Gives me time to enjoy the fabric and do a lot of thinking. I love doing things the "old" way, using featherweight machines and hand piecing. I feel connected with quilters from long ago who made their quilts to be remembered. 

I"m remembering Ladies.