One Flower Wednesday on Day 31 of Blogtoberfest

Encouraging Words of the Day:

It's "One Flower Wednesday" and I didn't forget it this week. Here are three of the flowers I sewed on the trip to Tucson. I managed to hang on to all the pieces this time. One of them looks like a make-do flower but is not. That big blue flower amongst all the little ones in the red hexie flower was part of the fabric I used for that flower.

Last call for giveaway. Just click on this link:

"Blogtoberfest Charms Giveaway." This is the last day to enter for a chance to win 42 charms cut from my stash.

Blogtoberfest is done with this post. Yay! Today we also leave Arizona to return to El Paso but look what we saw outside our hotel this morning. That's a javelina. It looks like a hog but is actually a member of the equine family. They are quite tame around Tucson and we've seen them often.

That is all.

 

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Husband's Birthday on Day 30 of Blogtoberfest

Encouraging Words of the Day:

Today is my husband's birthday and we're enjoying the celebration with our "Old Fart Friends." Here's a photo of us at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

 

Today we're off to San Xavier Mission and Tubac. I'm not sure what all that entails but will know by the end of the day.

Oh, here's a hexie I finished for the hexathon on the drive to Tucson. Here's Hexathon #5.

 

I also sewed several hexie flowers on the drive out but I'll wait until One-Flower Wednesday to show you those.

Reminder about my follower giveaway which ends on the 31st. Click here to enter:

"Blogtoberfest Charms Giveaway"

 

That is all.

 

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Beautiful Quilt at OFOF on Day 29 of Blogtoberfest

Encouraging Words of the Day:

We're still hanging out in Tucson with our OFOF group. My sister Ida gave me the idea for what to post on this 29th day of Blogtoberfest. I mentioned before that our OFOF group had met in El Paso before. When my husband and I hosted the group we had everything planned for the meeting. The hotel reservations had been made, side trips planned etc. About a week before the meeting we received terrible news about a tragic accident in our family and were unable to remain in El Paso and host the event. Four of our good friends offered to take over hosting duties and the group was able to meet in El Paso that year without us. We had planned the decorations in a southwest theme with tablecloths in a bandana pattern and barbed wire decorations etc. Favors for the participants were different colored bandanas. Long story short, one of our friends is a quilter. She gathered up the bandana tablecloths and retrieved the bandana favors from everyone and designed a gorgeous quilt for us from the bandanas. She embroidered the participants names onto the bandanas and incorporated photos that were taken during the event. We brought it to Tucson so I took photos of it on our bed in the hotel. Here it is:

Today we're off to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and Old Tucson so for now...

that is all.

 

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OFOF Get-Together on Day 28 of Blogtoberfest

Encouraging Words of the Day:

We enjoyed the 5-hour drive and arrived safely in Tucson, Arizona for our OFOF Meeting. Some of you have asked what type of meeting this is. It is an annual get-together of retirees who previously worked together. All of the couples know each other well and each year we meet in a different state hosted by a couple residing in that state. This year, Arizona was chosen. Previous years have been spent in El Paso and San Antonio, Texas; Maryland, Alabama, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee.... Oh, and the name we've chosen for the group is OFOF which stands for "Old Farts and Old Friends." We have a fabulous time together reliving the "olden days" and talking about what we do now-a-days. We also play cards and eat and drink too much along with some sight seeing in the chosen state. So, dear "Blog Friends," that's where I am right now and so I'll leave you with this photo I took this morning outside our hotel room.

Before I go, I'd better remind you about my follower giveaway which ends on the 31st. I'm giving away a charm pack of several 5-inch charms from my stash. It's composed of 42 scrappy charms and will be for one of my followers. Just click on this link to enter:

"Blogtoberfest Charms Giveaway"

 

That is all.

 

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Needlecase on Day 27 of Blogtoberfest

Encouraging Words of the Day:


And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. ~Philippians 4:19, NLT

I recently participated in a needlecase swap. Here's a photo of the needlecase I sent my partner.

Mine looks pretty ordinary compared to the beautiful needlecase I received. It is so unsual, at least I haven't seen one like it before. This first photo shows how it looks like a little purse when it's closed.

Then it opens out like this and shows the needles etc. I'll have to try to duplicate this. Hmmmmmm...I'll have to try to figure it out.

Well, we're off to our OFOF Meeting in Arizona so wishing you a wonderful day.

That is all.

 

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Pretty Hexie Flowers on Day 26 of Blogtoberfest

Encouraging Words of the Day:

I'm meeting myself coming and going since I just got back from New Mexico and am getting ready to go to Tucson, Arizona tomorrow. When we return from Arizona, we will be going hunting the following day so I'm getting stuff ready for that too. Arggggg. Ok. Now I've calmed down and decided to unwind with a little computer time. That always relaxes me, second to sewing, but I'm packing the sewing stuff to take with me when we go to the ranch to hunt.

On another topic, I received beautiful hexie flowers from my swap partners in the "Inchy Hexagon Flower Swap."

These pretty flowers are for September and are from Linda who is from Canada. I just love the colors she chose. They will fit perfectly in my scrap GFG. Thanks, Linda.

And these are the October flowers that Terry sent from California. I love that unusual southwest-looking one and the blue one is perfect for the wall hanging I'm making from hexie flowers. Thanks, Terry.

Now, off to do some more organizing of stuff and finish packing on this 26th day of "Blogtoberfest."

That is all.

 

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One Flower Wednesday and Day 25 of Blogtoberfest

Encouraging Words of the Day:

What? Today is Thursday? What happened to "One Flower Wednesday?" OMG! I can't believe it got by me. Well, it must be Wednesday somewhere so I'm posting my hexie flowers today. Here are 3 little half-inch flowers.

Now I'm off to check the other flowers at the link Karen provides for us to show off our flowers and you can too. Just click on this: "One Flower Wednesday."

And it's Day 25 of Blogtoberfest. How many days in October? I'm faced with all sorts of challenges lately so I'll quit now.

That is all.

 

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