Hexies for "Piece Yourself Together"

Encouraging Words of the Day:

Though the mountains vanish, My unending love will never leave you. – Isaiah 54:10

We just got back to El Paso after being at the ranch for two weeks. I sewed a few half-inch hexie flowers together on our trip out here. This project is coming together a little bit at a time. There are now 126 flowers sewn together and the piece measures 36 X 46 inches. Now I need to cut out more shapes for the green spacers.

 

In the meantime, I’ve made these flowers for my swap partner in the “Inchy Hexagon Flower Swap.”

I’m linking this post up to Anthea’s "Piece Yourself Together" linky at "Hibiscus Stitches." Click here to see what others are doing with their hexies.

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Alsha’s Word Photo Challenge – Week 5

Encouraging Words of the Day:


Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. - Matthew 7:7 (NLT)

The word of the week in Alsha’s 52 Word Photo Challenge linky is “heat.” We’ve had beautiful days at the ranch. The days have started out overcast and in the high 40s but by noon, the clouds are gone and the days are in the 70s. Lovely days. We’ve been going out hunting feral hogs and I took this photo of the sun setting. This gorgeous picture of the sun done with it' job of heating up the sky in our part of the world is my photo of “heat.”

Click here to see photos other's have taken to depict "heat."

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Neighborhood Block Party Ends on March 15

Encouraging Words of the Day:


Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)

For some reason, I’m having the hardest time blogging. I was doing pretty good blogging every two weeks in order to participate in Anthea’s “Piece Yourself Together” linky party but then I missed the last one. So I then decided to join Alsha in her Word-Photo-Challenge-2016 linky. So far, I’ve linked up once. I have taken the photos but not written up the blog post to accompany the photo. So….

Well, I have been sewing houses like crazy for the “Neighborhood Block Party.” That must be why I’m not blogging, I’m sewing. We’ve been receiving block houses and then I took a trip to our ranch. I’m thinking my mailbox is going to be full of house blocks when I return home on March 7th. In the meantime, I received these gorgeous blocks from Sharon, one for the party and one for the charity quilt. I love how she used the plaids, striped and checkered fabrics in her blocks. Pretty wonky houses and cute square trees. WTG, Sharon.

You still have a little time to join us as we will be drawing the winner(s) on March 15th. Depending on the number of entry blocks waiting in my mailbox, there will be one or two winners. Click here or on the photo below to get more information about the “Neighborhood Block Party.” The next winner could be you!

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Week 3 of 52 Week Photo Challenge

Well, I ran into this blog where Alsha from "Alsha's Space" is hosting the "52 Week Photo Challenge" and thought this might help to keep me blogging at least once a week even though my primary blogging topic is quillting. I so have to take photos of the quilting projects I post.

The deal with the "52 Week Photo Challenge" is that each Sunday, Alsha willl post a topic to photograph. She then puts up a Linky where one blogs about what "this word means to me" and shows the photo taken to depict the topic.

The word for this week was "yoga". I used to do yoga at a local gym and I really love it. Now, I just never seem to find the time. I'm too busy quilting :) When I do yoga now, I use my Wii with the Wii Fit Plus when I manage to get around to it, so here is my YOGA photo.

Click here to go to "Alsha's Space" and see other's YOGA photos.

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You have til March 15 to join the Neighborhood Block Party

The Neighborhood Block Party is alive and going well. We continue to receive house blocks. Today I'm posting a couple of blocks sent in by Laura, one for the Party and one for charity.

This first block is so unusual and pretty. I would not have thought of using a plaid for the house but I love the effect. You can bet that I'll be making a plaid block soon. Love it!

I also like this unusual block. The rock walls look just like some of the houses in the little town where we have our ranch house. This house is adorable. I'll have to look for some of that layered rock fabric.

Thanks for your house block, Laura!

There's still time for you to join the Neighborhood Block Pary and send in your house blocks. They need to be received by March 15. Click here or on the house below for information about the Neighborhood Block Party. See you there!

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Neighborhood Block Party

Good Saturday Morning!

Lovely houses continue to arrive from Neighborhood Block Party participants.

This adorable house was sent in by Maria. Don't you just love the bright, cheerful colors, not to mention those owls in and under the tree. Just wait til that doggy notices...

And this house reminds me of a beach house. It even appears like it's surrounded by sand. This pretty house sent in by Erin reminds me of relaxing summer days.

You still have time to join the Neighborhood Block Party and send your house block in. At the request of some participants who are needing a little more time, we will extend the date for the drawing to March 15th. Now that gives you more time to sew up a block and get it mailed in. Maybe you'll be the lucky one to win some beautiful house blocks. I was a lucky winner one year and was able to make this quilt.

Click here or on the photo below for info about joining the Neighborhood Party.

Don't forget to show-off your house at Ida's linky. Click here to link-up and see what others have done.

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Hexie Wall Hanging DONE!

It's "Piece Yourself Together" Day and guess what I've finally finished...

TA DA!

I began working on this wall hanging quite some time ago. I need to do a little research through my quilting journal to figure out how long I've been working on this but those of you who have been following my blog know it's been a long time. My sister Ida made the little house in the center which became the focus of the wall hanging. She first made a little house block like this for Beth's Neighborhood Party one year and I commented on how much it looks like our ranch house so before I knew it, Ida had made one for me. It's surrounded by hexie flowers which I've been sewing on forever. By the way, some of those green hexies just below to house were made by our own Anthea. She sent some to Ida for her OZ wall hanging and Ida gave me a few because they fit so well with mine.

Click here or on the photo below to find out Anthea's blog at "Hibiscus Stitches" to see what others are doing with their hexies.

 

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