Showing posts with label hexie friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hexie friends. Show all posts

Monday, July 20, 2015

Paws, Health and Hexies



This is about as much as I've gotten done on the bear paw block. I know, I should be done with that block by now. I was able to draw on the lines to make my half square triangles before my quilting was put on hold. I had all of Sunday to myself while my hubby took our daughter to spend the day at Magic Mountain with his uncle and his family. The plan was to complete the bear paw block, start on a new quilt for the church group I just joined  and maybe even get the bow tie quilt top basted. Alas, the rainy weather and the stress I put myself under getting the house cleaned before their weekend stay with us, caused my health to go down hill.

My ankles swelled and that along with a slitting headache saw me quickly abandoning my quilting for two aspirins and trip to the couch to keep my feet propped up. Even today, I'm still not back to myself and I have my in-laws coming to visit this weekend.

On a positive note, I did manage to make nine hexie flowers over this past week. All my Instagram #Hexiefreinds will be seeing hexies in the mail from me this week.



Hopefully my health will pick up before the in-laws come knocking at the door.




Friday, June 19, 2015

Hexified!

If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed that my quilting world is slowly being taken over by hexagons.

Yes, I kissed a hexie and I liked it! *giggle*

Craftsy has a great post on English Paper Piecing (EPP)

As we speak I have three different hexie quilts in the works along with making hexie flowers for the Hexie Friends group I joined on Instagram.

I actually thought this hexie love would only last for just a season, like a summer love. But it seems my relationship with hexies have entered into a more serious level. I'm thinking this may become a permanent relationship. And I'm fine with that!

Check out Julia C. Wood's blog and hexie block of the month

I have this desire to explore the hexagon in quilting and see how far I can push it creatively. I love both the simplicity of just using one shape and the complexity of designs achievable with that shape.

The fact that this work requires almost all hand sewing is just the icing on the cake for me. But so as not to neglect my sewing machine, I will continue to make other types of quilts as well.

Sue Daley is an EPP Specialist with an awesome blog

So, now that I have given you fair warning on what to expect, I hope you will continue to come back to my blog and share in my continuing journey and growth through the world of quilting.

Feel free to share some of your current hexie or EPP work in the comment section. I would love to see what you are up to.