Shopping Day...

Yesterday I headed out early with both daughters - we spent the day shopping in Columbus, GA. What fun we had!!!

I don't think there is anything more special than a mother watching her daughter try on wedding dresses. Dress after dress. All so pretty. And after going through this with both my daughters, I can tell you this for sure - when they try on THE dress, they absolutely glow. Eyes light up,  expression changes, there is no doubt.

And while we didn't plan on purchasing a dress yesterday...there were more shops we planned to visit...THE perfect dress made its appearance. And so it has been ordered! Venue: check. Date: check. Wedding Dress: check. All done in a week's time!

Today there will be a bridal shower for a friend that Daughter 2 is hostessing at our house. So hubby and I (and the dogs) will vacuum ourselves out of the house and disappear for a few hours. I may have hexies with me....

2015 Hexie BOM: August!

I'm not sure where July went - can't believe August is already here!!! It almost snuck up on me - I realized last night that today was the 1st - thank goodness I'd finished the block last week!

Hope you have fun with this one!

Don't forget - if you've had trouble downloading a previous issue of Hexie Love, let me know and I'll send you the PDF!

It's a Silk Hexie Day!

I worked on my necktie project yesterday - trying to get a section done every couple of weeks. I do like to have a schedule, plan, and deadline. I get so much more accomplished that way. 

Today I hope to work on some magazine articles. Hexie Love is alive and well! Thanks to you all for supporting this, my baby! This time last year, it was just a dream. And now it's going strong - so happy!

I remember years ago when I first started blogging - I was afraid I'd run out of things to say. Well, that has obviously not happened! And the same with Hexie Love - would I run out of hexie articles to include? Absolutely NOT! I'm constantly coming up with new ideas, discovering new hexie artists, and so much hexie LOVE! Don't forget - go HERE to buy an issue, or two, or three, or four. 

And the wedding.... within the first week of planning, we have a date and a venue! Yippee! They'll be getting married under this gorgeous Chihuly!

Is Basting a Quilt the Bane of Your Existence?

Firstly today, the new system for Hexie Love is working perfectly!!!!! No complaints! No problems! Not even a single question! It's easy peasy now to buy and read Hexie Love!

Now moving forward...

Do you hate basting quilts? It's not my favorite thing, I'll admit. I don't have a longarm machine - just don't make enough quilts to justify it. And I do love to quilt my own quilts unless the quilt is really huge (like my Celtic Solstice) or really special (like my Odyssey).

Yesterday I decided to try a new way to baste, trying to make it easier on myself. Here's what I did.

1. I pinned the quilt backing (face down) to my design wall. (Pin just at top and sides.)

2. I pinned fusible batting to the wrong side of the quilt backing, smoothing it out as I went. (Only pin at top and sides.)

3. I pinned the quilt top on top of the batting. (Only pin at top and sides.)

4. Using a cordless, rechargeable iron on a hot setting (mine is a Panasonic), press small sections and replace iron into its cradle to recharge. The iron reheats quickly and you can repeat the pressing process until the entire quilt has been pressed.

5. Carefully unpin the layers and remove quilt from the design wall. Turn it over with the quilt top facing the design wall and pin at the top and sides. Repeat pressing process with the rechargeable iron.

6. Remove quilt from the design wall. Using a plug-in (non rechargeable iron) press both sides of the quilt one more time for good measure.

7. Be sure to press well around the edges.

8. Machine stitch around the perimeter of the entire quilt - approximately 1/8" from the edge.

9. And you are done! Ready to quilt!

This is what I did yesterday morning. I have a couple of more tops I need to baste - but not today. Today is for hexies! 

New and IMPROVED Hexie Love!

I'm thrilled to share with you the NEW way to buy Hexie Love. I'm done with the old way!!!

Simply go the HEXIE LOVE website. You'll see each issue with a button below (Add to Cart). The price is the same - $5.99 per issue.

If you purchase an issue, you'll immediately receive an email with a direct link to the PDF - easy as that!

The e-mail will state that you can download the PDF "3 times in forever" - I know this sounds a bit confusing. What it means is that you can use the link 3 times maximum, but there is no time limit for this. The reason for this limit of three times is simple: if everyone could download it many times, someone could send the link to a friend who could send it to a friend and so on. And I would not receive the compensation I deserve. I'm sure you all understand this! I would not stay in business very long like this!

Just save your PDF and you won't need to download it again! Simple as that!

The only negative here is that I can no longer accept subscriptions. The issues will have to be purchased one at a time for now. BUT, don't worry if you are already a subscriber!!!! I have your information and will manually send you the link for each issue as soon as it comes out! No worries here!

Now, if you have not had success in downloading a past issue that you purchased, please email me! I'll verify that you have made a past purchase and send you the link of the issue you need. Please be sure to specify which issue you were unable to download: 1,2,3, or 4.

I'll be adding this information to a tab at the top of the blog so you can easily refer to it when needed. And as always, I'll remind you when a new issue comes out.

Hexie Shelves!

Remember that "had to have" hexie purchase I made last week? Well, here it is! Isn't it fabulous?!

It's BIG! And eventually it will hang somewhere in our house. Still trying to decide where...

You will probably see this in the pages of Hexie Love...displaying hexie stuff, of course! Yes, I know...I'm hexie obsessed!

I purchased this at World Market - it retails for $129.

So what else in new around here? Another day, another wedding venue to check out with my daughter. We will be glad to have the date and venue set in stone!

And tomorrow is the big day for Hexie Love - I'll be announcing the NEW way to purchase issues - you are going to love it!!!! It is so much easier! And fast! Thanks for all your patience and for sticking with me through this...

Long Hexie List Today!

Today's photo is the top shelf of my rolling cart - crowded with all my hand sewing paraphernalia. Look closely. Do you see Cooper in the background? Having his morning nap in Hubby's recliner?

I have more than 3 things on my list today - not ever a good idea. I need to narrow it down! I do need to go to the grocery store if we expect to eat this week. I think that will be the first thing I get done.

I'll be doing some computer work - SO CLOSE to having Hexie Love transitioned away from the previous software (Joomag) to the new delivery system...

AND, if I'm lucky, I'll get in a bit of sewing!

I'll be meeting Daughter 2 and her fiancé at a possible wedding reception venue at lunch - we hope to tie down the venue and the date by the end of the week - then the other details will start falling into place.

I wish you lots of Hexie Love from here!