Solving One Hexie Dilemma

Thanks for all your input for Lou! I tend to agree with Quiltsmiles who said,

"To add borders on this beautiful Hexie top I would use length of fabric long enough to to protrude beyond where a mitre would happen. The width of the border times 2 then add the length of the side(s) to it and even add on 6" for wiggle room. Find the center point of each length then appliqué on and stop 1" away from the ends.  

After all four borders are attached then mitre those corners to have the finish it sounds like you want. Hope this explains it well enough."

Well said, Quiltsmiles!!! Hope this help, Lou!

Remember this little embroidery project? I've put about 10 hours of work into it so far. Well....

Yesterday afternoon I went with Daughter 2 for a wedding dress fitting. Hubby was home with the dogs. Yada, yada, yada...when I got home I discovered that Cooper had somehow gotten his hands on my project. Chewed a big hole in the center. Not salvageable. COOPER!!!!!!!

And so I will take a deep breath and start over. Sigh...

Last night my good friend who has been working on quilting Odyssey for me delivered the quilt. I don't think I've stopped smiling since I've seen it. I LOVE the custom work she did. So now I can bind it!!!!! Can't wait to share the finished project with you all in the November/December issue of Hexie Love!

We have tickets to the football game this afternoon, but I'm not sure yet if I will go. I'm pretty tired today. So we will just see... (And I have to admit, I'm chomping at the bit to start binding Odyssey!)

Happy weekend, everyone!

A Hexie Dilemma

First, let's all give this gorgeous quilt top a standing ovation! This was made by one of my readers, Lou. But Lou has a question for all of us.

She says, "I have a hexie top all done but instead of cutting the hexies in half on the sides to square it up I want to applique them to a border. 
So the question is: 
Do I sew the border together and then applique the top on top or can I do one border side, then the next and then the top and bottom? And if so how do I sew them together? Can't figure that part out:)"

Let's all give a girl some advice! I'll put my 2 cents in tomorrow. I ADORE this quilt!!!

So, yesterday....

Somehow I never picked up a needle and thread OR sat at my BERNINA. It was one of those days...

But other things got accomplished (A/C repaired at condo, grocery shopping done, and  fun lunch with a friend).

Today...
Laundry
Wedding dress fitting with Daughter 2 (YAY!)
Puppy sitting for grand dog tonight
And SEWING!!!

If you follow Hexie Love on Facebook then you know my news. In case you don't:

1. Quick and Easy Hexie Quilts has completely sold out! AQS has no more of them and neither do I. AQS is going to do another printing - very good news!

2.  Quilty Box is joining Hexie Love as a sponsor - yippee! And for you that means giveaways with the magazine starting with the Jan/Feb 2016 issue!

2015 Hexie BOM: October!

It's that time again --- a new BOM pattern!

Hope you enjoy it! Can you believe we only have TWO more patterns left this year???

What the Hexie?!

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I started not one, but TWO new projects yesterday. Oh dear....

I love starting new projects! Do you? This little embroidery project does relate to hexies and you'll see how very soon.

The other project is next year's progressive quilt for Hexie Love. This quilt is going to be FUN! Wall to wall hexies!

So yes, I got a lot done yesterday!!

I will work on both of these projects today. And maybe another few...

Don't forget - tomorrow I'll share the November BOM!!!

Pinterest Fail

Have you had a Pinterest fail? I've had many and this is the latest. Before the weekend I decided to make a cake to share with our many guests. I wanted to make an orange and blue 'tiger striped' cake. I studied lots of Pinterest instructions. I've got this!

So what went wrong? I should have started with a WHITE cake! I started with a lemon cake, which of course was YELLOW. So the blue food coloring mixed with the yellow cake turned GREEN! Ughhh!!!! Not my smartest moment.....

The guests never saw the cake - I hid it. Hubby likes it though, thank goodness.

I also made a Pinterest breakfast casserole for our guests Sunday morning. It tasted okay, but it looked like some a dog threw up. Oh well...

I've love to hear about your Pinterest fails.

So what's going on in the world of hexies today? LOTS! I didn't get much done yesterday - still tired from the weekend. But today I'm up and at 'em - ready to hexie!

I received a shipment yesterday that I've been anxiously awaiting. It's something special. Something that will totally change how I make hexies...and maybe, just maybe it will change the way you make them, too. Woohoo!!!!!!

I also got a shipment of fabric - I ordered it last week. Good thing I checked my order before I pushed the final button. Instead of 15 yards of one fabric, I had entered 115 yards. EEKK! Glad I caught that mistake.

So anyway, I have lots of new stuff to play with and PLAY I will!

A Few Days Off

I took a few days off from work to play. Or did I take a few days off from play to work? There is a fine line there!

We had guests staying at our home for the weekend. Hubby took the day off Friday to help me get ready.

I was in the spirit with both my manicure and my hair, as you can see!

I love a night game - much cooler!

The only thing I accomplished (quilting-wise) was to cut the block for my Farmer's Daughter. This block will be made from wedding quilt scraps.

Today I'll get back at hexies - yay!!!! I'm also hoping to put together an article for the next issue of Hexie Love. And I have several business e-mails to send. We're expecting 100% chance of rain - a great day to stay inside and PLAY!!!

Orange is the New Black

I spent more time tidying in my studio yesterday. Can you tell I love the color orange?

I still have much more to go - this process will take WEEKS!

I hope to completely finish, including sorting through all the fabric, by the end of the year.

I finished another Farmer's Daughter block last night; this is the second block. I'll try to cut out another one today. I like this one better than the first. I love the black and white stripe that seems to pull the block together. I have lots more of this fabric, so I think I'll use it in every block from now on.

It's nice to finally have something quilty to share! I have SO MANY things going on behind the scenes here at HEXIE LOVE, INC! You wouldn't believe how busy I've been! All I can share is: next year is going to be awesome!!!!

Yesterday afternoon I was feeling cooped up so I headed over to Tiger Town (a huge shopping center). I walked the length of the place and back, stopping in a few stores as I went along. (I may have enjoyed a low fat frozen yogurt!) I came home with some new makeup. And I definitely got all my daily steps in - a good thing.