Blossoms

I mananged to sew together three blossoms yesterday!

 Today isn't really a great day for taking pictues. Thank you for visiting!

Monday's Blossom

This morning I made a blossom for my 15 minutes of play.

Oh, how I have missed making hexies.

My goal for this week will be to make a blossom each morning!

Thank you for visiting my blog!

(((Hugs)))

Christine

~because nice matters~

Hexies

You just can’t make one. Hexies are addictive.

I wanted to share with you how I make my hexies.

I spent most of the summer working on making hexie flowers from my scraps for a quilt top. So far I have made 280 hexies which made 40 flowers. 

These need to be added to my garden!

 I am using 1 1/2 inch plastic templates from Picking up the Pieces. They are called Quilt Patis, they come in all different sizes and are reusable. You can find them online. I just Google them and searched online quilt shops. I did find one packet at a LQS which I just could not pass up.

I cut out 3 7/8 fabric squares from my scraps and wrap the fabric around the plastic template holding the fabric on the plastic template with paper clips. I find the paper clips to work very well with holding the fabric in place while basting. I than baste the fabric around the plastic template to hold the fabric in place.

I attach the hexies together with a whipping stitch; the plastic template will pop out as you sew the flowers together.  I do leave the basting in the hexie. I figure it isn’t hurting anything and you can’t see the basting on the top of the hexie.

I love making hexies…they are such a portable project that you can take anywhere with you which made them such a great project for the summer.  I figure I need about 80 more flowers to finish my quilt top. I am thinking that maybe by next summer it will be done!



My garden!

Thanks for visiting!

Christine
~because nice matters~

Blogger's BOM

Yesterday, the Blogger's BOM started. Yipee!



Here is the fabric I used for the first Blogger's BOM. 

I am using the Designer Select Fat Quater Bundle of Tula Pink's "Prince Charming"  for these blocks from the Fat Quarter Shop. 

Blogger's BOM #1  

You can go to Sherrie's blog "A Quilting Life" (http://www.aquiltinglife.com/) for the directions for this block.

Information about the Blogger's BOM can be found on Jackie's blog from Canton Village Quilt Works (http://cvquiltworks.blotspot.com/).

I can't forget about

Monday's Blossom.

My hexies are always made from scraps!

Now back to sewing.....

Thank you for visiting!

Christine

~because nice matters~

WIP

August = Possibilities

Find a quiet place, listen to your dreams, and discover what is possible.

Monday's Bloosom

(I know today is Wednesday)

And see how my garden has grown....

I also made 2 blocks for

Sharon over at Craziee Corners (http://craizeecorner.blogspot.com/)

for Project Linus.

(I used Sweet Tooth from the Anthology fabric collection to make these blocks)

Thank you for visiting!

Keep quilting!

Christine

~because nice maters~

Monday's Blossom

8

Long Island Shop Hop

I am so excited because this coming weekend is the Long Island Shop Hop. And my good quilting friend ME is coming all the way from PA so that we can spend the whole day hopping from shop to shop.  We have such a blast! We stop and shop at 5 different quilt shops from one end of Long Island to the other end. I can't wait to tell you all about our day next week.

Thank you for visiting!

Keep quilting!
Christine
~because nice matters~

July = Vision
While some see another sunrise, others see a work of art.

Monday's Blossom

(a day late....oops)!

7

BLUE!

Thank you for visiting!

Keep quilting!

Christine

~because nice matters~

Monday's Blossom

#6

Look! It isn't blue.

I have run out of the plastic templates I am using...I guess I have to start sewing them together or purchase another package.  The problem is that so many of my blossoms are blue.

Oh..what is a girl to do?

Check out these giveaways!

Sew Fun Quilts at http://sewfunquilts-sewmeow.blogspot.com/. is having a great giveaway for a pretty fat quarter bundle.

Stray Stitches at http://straystitches1.blogspot.com./  is having a fantastic giveaway for an awesome table runner kit and a darling pair of embroidery scissors.

Thank you for visiting!

Keep quilting!

Christine

~because nice matters~

Monday's Blossom

#5

Yesterday is history. Tommorow is a mystery.

Today is a gift.

Thank you for visiting!

Keep quilting!

Christine

~because nice matters~

Monday's Blossom

WOW! It is just a perfect day today. The weather is just so wonderful. I can't believe it is Monday already...again. I just don't know where the time goes...

Monday's blossom

#3

I am using 1 1/2 hexies for my blossoms, so they are a good size.

I also had the opportunity to attend a Quilt show on Eastern Long Island this past weekend. I saw some really fantastic quilts made by some very talented people. (I will share some pictures later on.)

The word for the month of June is....Achievement.

Start thinking about opportunities, not limits, to reach your full potential.

Keep quilting!

Christine

~because nice matters~

Monday's Blossom

I love starting my week with a blossom.

Keep quilting!

Christine

~because nice matters~

Monday's Blossom

I love these!

A nice project to take on the go!

Keep quilting!

Christine 

~Because Nice Matters~