Showing posts with label Be a Hexie Queen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Be a Hexie Queen. Show all posts

Monday, September 2, 2013

Maniac Monday


Well hello! Long time no see, again. I have not been doing much sewing because working on my projects have taken up all of my free time. I had a blast making all of those hexies!! Here is a picture of the little flowers before I put them on the big black hexie. What a cute stack of flowers.

So with the rest of my time I have been hanging out with my husband out on the farm baling until 5:00am. Here is the huge machine he drives once in a while. He is the mechanic but once in a while he gets to play with the equipment he fixes. What you see here is the huge tractor, the Steamer, the baler, and then the accumulator. It is a long train but it gets the job done. And yes people stop on the side of the road to watch because here in Idaho there are only two Steamers

My girls and I had an opportunity to go to Education Week and DD#1 college at the first of the month. We spent four days together in Rexburg enjoying the classes and each other.

We also did a bunch of yard work. After living here so long I have it down to just general up keep but every once in a while a tree or two needs to come down and that is where the three of us step in. This tree was so dead that we were able to pull it over. Here the girls are sitting on said tree. You can see my two doggies in the background.

Here the tree is ready to be burned. There are the branches of the second tree, But it was not ready to give in so now we have a weird looking trunk on the edge of our property.

I did get some quilting done. I helped with this quilt that Chompie is sitting on. PQA (my quilting group) put together this quilt to help a local boy with cancer. After the top was together I quilted it. Sad to say that it only went for $50.00 at his silent auction. You can see DD#1 in the mirror.

 Here is DD#2 on her first day of her last year in high school. She will be graduating next year and then off to college with her sister next fall. I am one sad proud mama!!

I have started to can. I bought a pressure canner and bottle chicken, hamburger, and pickles. Unfortunately even with following Ball's pickle recipe they are WAY to salty. I will have to try again. 

Then here are the girls from yesterday. We had a family get together with my husbands family. Labor Day Hot Dog Roast. Such great fun to see all of the cousins playing. Boy how this family is growing. 

So see I have been busy. But now that the blog hop is over and things are slowing down I can get back to my life. DD#2 is in school. I do not have any little ones to watch. DD#1 is going back to school the weekend of  14th and 15th of this month. Wow, nice and quiet sewing days are in my future!! 

TTFN

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Be A Hexie Queen blog hop Day 7


What a great event!! I hope you have had as much fun as the rest of us. This will be the last day of the hop. How sad, I know!! But just keep making those hexies. Thank you to our leaders for guiding us on this adventure!!

Wednesday, August 28
   

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Be A Hexie Queen blog hop Day 6

After all those hexies I have made I am glad my day has passed. So are you having fun on the hop? Have you gained any inspiration? Hexies are so addicting. If you have not made any you will have a blast if you start!! Go check out these blogs and have enjoy!!!
Tuesday, August 27
    

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Be A Hexie Queen blog hop Day 5~My Day


Welcome to day 5.
I am so excited to share with you what I have been working so hard on.

This little beauty below is made entirely of 1/2 inch hexies. I LOVE it. I can not tell you how much I love it. As soon as I saw what the next blog hop was going to be about I new this is what I wanted to make. It has 127 hexies in it. All have basted and stitched. It took me FOREVER to get them all done. This is how far I got before I knew I was running out of time. I am going to continue to add hexies for another 7 rings. I want to add one ring for each of the 7 rainbow colors. I have the fabric pieces all ready cut and waiting to be basted. When all of them are done I will have added another 420 for a total of 547 hexies. I can't wait to be done with it.

Then just for fun I made this. I made 61 black 1 inch hexies. Then I made 14, two of each color, 1/2 inch hexie flowers with black centers. THEN I made 14, one of each color, 1/4 inch hexies to add to the centers of each flower. For a total of 173 hexies of various sizes.

So for this blog hop I made a total of 300 hexies. I think I am a little crazy for hexies. But having said that I am done for a while, LOL! Don't forget to go check out all of the other blogs on this hop. Below is the list for today. Have fun hoping!!

Monday, August 26

Friday, August 23, 2013

Be A Hexie Queen blog hop Day 4


Welcome to day 4. 
WONDERFUL HEXIES!!! I love them all! I hope you have been having as much fun as I have been having. Don't forget to stop by all of these blogs today. You can go back any time to check out the ones you have missed.

Friday, August 23

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Be A Hexie Queen blog hop Day 3


Welcome to day 3.
What wonderful things we have seen so far. I can't wait to see what today brings!! Don't forget o stop by each of these blogs today.

Thursday, August 22

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Be A Hexie Queen blog hop Day 1 and 2

Welcome to the second day of 
Be a Hexie Queen blog hop

I hope you are as excited about this hop as I am. I have not been around my blog for quite a while. My daughter came home from collage and we have been having so much fun just hanging out. But I also have been very busy working on hexies!! I have made roughly 330!! I have two projects going on. I only have a few days left. I better get a move on! While I am waiting for my turn I will b checking out all of these blog. I hope you do!!

(yesterday)
Tuesday, August 20

Monday, July 15, 2013

Manic Monday and Traveling Stash Winner


I have not gotten anything done this last little bit. I have been focusing on family. We had a great 4th of July. Went to three different events on the 4th. Wow so much was going on. 

Below is my Grandfather holding my Granddaughter with her mommy's help. What a sweet moment. I love generational pictures like that.
 We had our own little firework display.

Then on the 9th my Sister-in-law had her baby. She is the little sister to the little boy I was watching this last school year. I will not have to watch them this fall. Their mom has decided to take some time off. 
 Here is my husband holding the new addition to our family while also holding our Granddaughter. The new is as big as the two month old.

Now on to other news. I had only two people enter the drawing for the Traveling Stash give away. It was Susan from suemacseeds. As soon as I get her address I will be going to the mail box to mail off all four boxes. The Traveling Stash box. Then the three boxes for my Anniversary give away. I hope you ladies enjoy your goodies.

Over at Quilting Gallery Michele is hosting a Coaster Swap. I have joined up. These are so cute. 

Over at Sew We Quilt I have joined up to be a part on a new blog hop. Be a Hexie Queen. I can't wait to get start on my project.

 As for me my day will be about finishing the quilting on my strip quilt. Then just resting and laundry. I hope your day is filled with blessings. 

TTFN