Hexies, Bows and Pencil Rolls

I've been decorating a few tops of late. These are all birthday gifts. I still have not started my Christmas sewing. Hubby is out tonight, bottle of wine in the fridge....maybe I'll make a start.

As I sit in my back room typing this looking out to my very green back yard I can hear a harmonica and a man singing from a back yard down below. It's the nicest sound and has suddenly made me feel so relaxed and happy........it's the simple things!

Have a lovely week end everyone!

Vintage Hexagons + more Vinnies fabric

Using scraps is so rewarding especially when they are vintage. 3 out of four of these scrap hexies are vintage. I embellished them with a little embroidery and glass beads. Certainly makes a $4 top a little more exciting don't you think?

My best friend and I snuck in a little op shopping on the week end while she was visiting. I didn't find much at all but I did manage to find this fabric........I usually ALWAYS come home with fabric. A pink and green strip number for a skirt for Rosa and a beach kaftan out of the batik.

I do have plans for some boys clothes soon....promise!

Question for the Hexy Ladies

While getting stuck into some hexagons this week end it had me thinking..........what size template should I use??? I used to cut my fabric two sizes up and have now advanced (if you can call it that) to one, however by the time I get around to my last edge I find it's a very tight squeeze. Maybe with lots of practise I will get it just right. How many sizes do you go up?

Hand Stitching

A little hand stitching has been keeping me busy at the moment. I have a large quilt top finished, one cut and ready to be sewn after waiting patiently for a couple of particular fabrics.
Hand sewing on the lounge at night is sometimes all I can find the time to do......at least that's something!!
Here are a couple of hexagons for my soon to be God Daughter Lucia. I find these quite therapeutic, fiddly but fairly quick and instant results. The bit I hate the most is cutting that god awful double sided iron on stuff. Not sticking the iron to the iron board is a real challenge.




And here, a couple of embroidered heart motifs from Prints Charming. Very lolly like don't you think?

Hexy Singlets

My cousin in Queensland had twin bubba girls six weeks ago, here are a couple of hexy singlets I made.

Hexagon Mad

At my Wednesday night class at Prints Charming I learnt how to sew these little hexagons. Great way to use up quilting scraps. I Can't quite see myself making a whole quilt with them, but sewed one on this little top for Rosa.