Several of you are still wondering about the Hexagon Templates. We Have Them In Stock! JUST CLICK HERE!!

Baby Hexie's (1/2")....

aren't they sweet.

Notice the one on the bottom left.

The center needs to be redone.

I thought this would have been a great fabric..

but it actually stands out too much!

Oh and look at this one...

You can make a 1" Hexie Flower

and add a 1/2" baby on top!

When I am on the go with these little goodies...

I cut out squares larger than I need...

so I can center my hexagon

in different places..

to get different values

and scales for the flowers.

This is a rough drawing

for the final borders of

Buttercream Summer.

It is going to take 36  1/2" hexagon flowers!

Yikes!

Where would we be without our

Quilting Friends?

I just received an email

from dear Wendy...

offering to help me make these!

Love you Wendy!

The package is going out tonight...

If you notice...

my blue tray...

in the photos....

It is a top to a tupperware...

and really helps me to have a flat surface to work on.

Needles make a difference too gals.

I use Straw Needles #10.

I love a 'thin' needle...

especially when basting

because there is so many layers to go through.

And when it comes to thread....

I love YLI Silk thread

when sewing the hexagons together.

It just glides through the fabrics.

(Especially love the Taupe color)

When you are basting the templates

and fabrics together...

just use any 'old' thread you 

want to use up.

These stitches won't matter in the end.

Now the next few pictures...

I hesitated even posting.

They aren't that clear.

But there are some good points that might help you all out.

I figured out these points were helpful

when the Guitar Man...

was basting templates for me

at the Spring Seminar we went to.

(Yep! The women there were really impressed with him!)

Here goes...

Here I am using a 2 1/2" fan blade I cut out

for Buttercream Summer.

In other words.....

tiny scraps can be used for the 1/2".

I center the template where I want it...

and finish trimming up the fabric 3/8" around the

template.

Now I place an 'applique' pin in the middle...

The first fold should be taken

 parallel to the pin.

This way...

when you get to the end of the hexagon...

the pin will slip out easily.

Now make sure you fold over the first edge

real crisply....

and the next fold real crisply.

This will make a huge difference when

you start sewing the hexagons together.

Make sure all folds are being

folded towards you...

especially the last one...

The last one...

seems to want to go katty-wompus!

So...

just wanted to pass on these tips.

Hope it helps!

If any of you still want to order...

Just Click Here!!

And Jane....
here's some pic's for you...
I've been digging through my scraps...
trying to find you some fabrics...

 

In closing...
I thought I'd show you 

the stew I put together 

this morning...

all from the Nashville Farmer's Market...

even the meat...

Just so I could work on hexies all day. Smile!

Have a great Evening!

Cioa~

Mylar Hexagon Templates Available Here!!

I can't believe I didn't give you all a LINK 

to order the Plastic Hexagons from!!

CLICK HERE to order these little goodies!

Here's a table runner I've made out of the 3/4" Hexagons...

And the tutorial pic...

Here's what I'm making with them....

A star pattern....

Thank you all sooooo much 

for your lovely comments...

both here and at Stash!

I sure do appreciate each and every one  of them.

I answered several of you...

but had to stop and get off the computer...

seeing I am under deadline for this

pattern I am working on!

Thanks for understanding!

                    

P.S. Here's a pic of some pieces I have been working on...

20% Off Website thru June 12th~~ Individual Buttercream Summer Blocks Available!

We are having a 

20% off Sale

on the Website!!

(Everything except Block of the Month Sign-ups)

After reading a few of the latest comments...

I realized some of you didn't

know...

that ...

each of the...

Buttercream Summer

Block Patterns 

are available

individually!

And with the Sale....

Instead of $8.99 a piece....

they are $7.20 each

until next Saturday.

These are the ones available...

 

 

Click Here for 'A Summer Afternoon Read' Block

Click Here!! For 'True Friendship Never Ends' Block

 Click Here!! For 'Sunshine in the Shadows' Block

Click Here!! For 'Flowers for Sale' Block

 Click Here!! For 'Grandmother's Flower Garden' Block

Click Here!! For 'Sew Seeds of Friendship' Block

Click Here!! For 'Friends Are Like Flowers...Many Petals...Many Layers' Block

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Four of the 

Parisian Summer Blocks...

are also available...

Individually!

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 Click Here!! For Parisian Summer's 'Sunshine in the Shadows' Block

 Click Here!! For Parisian Summer's Grandmother's Flower Garden' Block 

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Put in the Code:  06011

with your order to receive the 20% Off

Thank you ever so much

for all  of your kind and wonderful 

comments...

They have kept me

spurred on through this project!

I sure do appreciate it!

 

FINALLY!!! The Inner Workings of Buttercream Summer is Done!!

Okay Ladies....

You have been following me for almost a year now,

while I have been designing this quilt.

And finally,

the main part of the quilt is completed.

It will have one more large border

all the way around it

with embroidery...

flowers...scrolls....vines...

When I took the last stitch this morning on

the burgundy border...

I was thinking about when I began this journey.

I had NO idea...

this quilt was going to end up like this!

So take it from me....

When you get a spark of inspiration...

go with it....

and ask for guidance.

I can't tell you 

the prayers,

the tears,

and the joys,

that were stitched into this quilt.

And all of you...

have made the journey even sweeter.

So thank you!

Now to finish 

the writing instructions.

It is one thing to make a quilt like this...

It is quite another to write the instructions...

so other people can make it too.

So off to Starbucks I go.

I'm going to need some caffeine for this one!

P.S......You should see what my studio looks like now! Frightful!

Do You Ever Have To Just Dive In and Clean Up Your Studio?

 

Am I the only one who sometimes

just can't take it anymore?

And has to take the time to get it all cleaned up...

before taking another stitch?

All the different pieces I have been working with to put Buttercream Summer together sorted out...

  Or maybe the rest of you just don't make a mess like I do in the first place!

The Final Sketch for Buttercream Summer up on Wall

And a little taste of what has been going on in this messy studio the past few weeks...

So please let me know....

Am I the only messy sewer out there???

And what do ya think of Buttercream Summer

in it's final stages before the last and final embroidered border?

Back to work gals...

 

A Morning at the Farmer's Market...

Oh how I LOVE buying fresh produce

right from the local farmers...

The Guitar Man buying Homemade Tomato Basil Bread

and fresh organic eggs...

I was thrilled to find this kind of meat...

Bought Stew Meat, Chicken Breasts, Ground Chuck

and Ham Hocks...

Talked to the farmers....

Received recipes....

Oh my...

this is fun!

Arrived home...

Washed it all up ...

Packaged up all the beans and lentils for the pantry...

If you have never bought fresh dried beans

from a local...

or a Farmer's Market...

you're really missing out on a treat.

The Guitar Man and I found this out a few years ago,

when we stopped in Palisade, CO where we always

stock up on peaches to get in the freezer and to make jam with...

We decided to try some of the Local's Anasazi Dried Beans.

Heavenly....

Oh my...

what a difference ...

from the beans you find on the supermarket's shelf.

Where sometimes they've sat for months and months...

I also bought some Ham Jowl for the first time.

The Farmer swore by it.

Told me to boil it for awhile...

then add the boiled juice and the jowl

to my pot of beans.

I'll let you know.

Now it is out to the porch to work on menus

for the upcoming week.

My Mother's Day present from the Guitar Man...

He started me a Container Garden too...with lots of herbs...Chocolate Mint, Mt Julep Mint, Pineapple Mint, Spearmint (All for my herb iced tea he loves for me to make.) Also planted Lemon Balm, Parsley, Italian Parsley, Tarragon, Oregano, Rosemary, Basil, Thyme, tons of tomatoes and peppers!

Hard at work..

I have lots to do in the sewing studio and shoppe...

so some pre-planning sure will

make my week go easier!

Just wanted to let you know....

that I do other things...

beside sew and design!

Have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!