Wednesday 6 July 2011

900 and playing............

More time at the cows means more hands stitching.................
after seeing Janet's post with her fabulous fussy cut hexagons I decided to play with one once i had the others done that you'll see below..........
this is more the true colour and one of the little arrows is the same colour as the centre fabric.........
this is what i was working on with the diamond templates..........I have this one finished and I have 2 more stars minus the cream diamonds..........no idea really what they are to become yet...........
and the tiny baby hexagons - these are for a Marg Low pattern I am working on.............
that's a bobbin in the middle to put it all in size perspective.....
oh and a few posts back I missed it but I have just past 900 posts.........
....OMG where has that gone............
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hope you can find a warm spot if you live in south eastern Australia................it's not to bad here but some places have had some wild weather...........the next few days are going to be pretty cold for my area............

Catch you later...........Chookyblue

31 comments:

Jindi's Cottage said...

Awesome fussy cutting there with that hexie flower...those little suckers are addictive...

Shiralee Stitches said...

Oh My Goodness, Chooky, at first I thought by the title of the post, that you'd clocked up 900 hexie flowers!!!!....then I read on....you're paper piecing looks great and you're such a quick learner, you'll have a quilt in no time....yes we are bracing for some cold weather....and it is mighty windy too......

Shari said...

Congratulations on 900 posts! And still so much to say!!

Love the fussy cut hexagon - you fit it together so beautifully. It's great to have a hand project when you have to watch the cows - and just what are the cows up to that's so interesting??

Pretty cold over here in the West too... yet I still see these silly girls in short skirts and sleeveless tops! I was never that clueless! Of course, we actually had SNOW in winter...

Unknown said...

Well Well who's getting the hang of Hexies & Fussy Cutting too...
They all look Great..Thank Goodness those Cows needed watching is all I can say!
cheers

Vicki said...

Wow, I do love the orange and navy hexagon :) Staying at my sister's place in Perth Tassie - mountains are directly east and it is mighty cold here in the early hours of the morning. Have an extra blanket tonight, so am all snuggled in just reading blogs before I turn out the light. Snow looks gorgeous though!

Unknown said...

Oohh Congrats on 900 posts...Phew that's a Lot of Talkin!
cheers

Wendyb said...

wow Chooky....900!!! That's something to be proud of!!!!...I've got a lot of catching up to do with my 150 odd!!!! LOL
Love the hexies too....you caught my attention with the red ones!!! But I do love that first one too. Handstitching really does get you in!
take care and sugary hugs
Wendy X :O)

Teresa F. said...

I love the fussy cut flower and those tiny hexies are adorable.

Anonymous said...

Congrats Chooky on your 900th post,and i love all your projects,you have been very busy.

gracie said...

they look wonderful

May Kristin said...

Beautiful hexies and star! And congrats on 900 posts! Wow, that's amazing!

loulee said...

Those red hexies are tiny!!!
Love the fussy cut hexies, very fussy.
Congrats on passing 900.

Chocolate Cat said...

Let me see is that 3 different projects in this post??? Love all your different size hexies. 900 posts! wow! keep them coming.

Cardygirl said...

You have been super busy! They look great...900 posts...you sure can yak!

Fiona said...

Oh wow - 900 posts.... it's amazing.... love the piecing and those little flying geese in the hexi are just perfect....
Hugz

Christine said...

Wow. It all looks great.

Nicky said...

Your fussy cutting is SO perfect - good on you!
Congrats on 900 ......... so many more to come too!

Sheryl said...

I too thought you'd made 900 hexies, that would be a huge achievement...lol... congrats on 900 posts... you are inspiring...
Your fussy cutting is perfect, well done, looks so good...
love the mini hexies and the diamonds.
Its freezing here too, although the sun is out this morning.... sorry was out its gone again now....

Lynda said...

The paper piecing looks wonderful Chooky. I hear our wild weather is headed north-west, so look out.

Googy Girl said...

your hexies look great....
they are so popular at the moment...

did you get the diamond templates at the craft fair?

Miss Hillbilly said...

I haven't done much fussy cutting yet. I hope to this weekend. Stay warm...want some of my heat? Its around 100F everyday right now!

jodie said...

I love hexies, yours are looking great Chook, especially the fussy cut one. 900 Posts, good on you!

Karen said...

Hmmm ! hexagons that small ? You need serious help. lol

Sew Happy Jan said...

How lovely are they, I am afraid my skill level would fall way to short :( Im envious of those who do hexies.

Sweet Cinnamon Stitches said...

Lovely hand work there Chooky....beautiful hexies & stars!
Well done on your 900 posts!
Has been very cold here today....hope your staying warm!!
Cheers....Jane.

Deb said...

Loving all of your hand stitching paper piecing. Gosh it is really happening everywhere at the moment, might have to get going also. Congrats on your 900 posts Donna, thats pretty impressive.

Anita said...

Very clever!
And congrats on the 900 posts!!!

Linda said...

Love the hexies...I have never tried making them...maybe someday...wish it were cold here...I've had enough of Summer already!

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

Love them all Chooky, perfect projects to do with your cows....LOL....xx

Unknown said...

You are playing with really SMALL hexagons!

Jeanne said...

Love those little hexies! I also thought you had made 900 of them! Congrats on reaching 900 posts.