Showing posts with label be a hexie queen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label be a hexie queen. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

My Hexies Hopping Here!

It's HEXIE time and I hear there are some quilters out there 
who are loving making those hexies.
For me...not so much loving it, but giving it my best shot.

I tried a couple different ways to make hexies and finally gave up
and went the easy way with the a snowball block.
Well....they look like hexies to me!
Okay, so they have eight sides...I must have been hexed and thought
there were six sides. Whoops!


One of my Monkey Boys has claimed this as his own so it will
"remind me that my birthday is at Thanksgiving."
Of course, if he wants it, he gets it! I'm a sucker for those sweet boys!

I love the little kids in this Alexander Henry "Happy Thanksgiving" fabric.


My quilt with a view.


Britt-Inger from Hill Valley Quilter sent me a hexie pattern based upon a
needle case made by her friend, Karin, but I've never been very good at 
following directions. Karin's was so nice and fancy!


Mine was pretty simple, but I love it with those
Ghastlie ladies and some rhinestones to add some bling.



The inside...
If you're interested in the pattern, stop by her blog to ask about it.

Check out today's hexie queens and their projects:

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Monday, August 12, 2013

Where Did All This Fabric Come From?

We're selling our house, which means the fabric and sewing supplies have to be boxed up to move.

UGH!

I'm avoiding having my husband help box it up because he might see EXACTLY how much fabric I really have in that room, though I think he gets it since he's the one carrying all the boxes downstairs. It's multiplying faster than I can box it up...kind of like that Star Trek episode with the Tribbles!

My three year old Monkey Boy said, "It looks like a tornado in here." 
Yes, it does sweetie, but I assure you it is all good stuff and
NO you don't need your headlamp to find your way through the fabric! 

My six year old Monkey Boy told me to make sure the next house has a craft room. 
He knows what's important! 
I have a section in my sewing room that is set-up 
just for the Monkey Boys to work on projects of their own.

YES, Debby K., I am working on my hexies in the middle of packing.

Monkey Baby wanted to help with those hexies. He loved watching all those
stitches switch from one to another...and another...and another. 
But, who cares! Look at those big brown eyes!

Off I go to sew, pack, sew, pack, sew, pack...whew!
I'm too old for this moving stuff!

Another fabulous blog hop coming our way beginning August 21st!

Dresden Carnival Goes To Sweden

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