notes from Terry Ann

Hexies

I just spent a few days at a quilt retreat and several of us were working on hexagons. Can you guess which ones are mine?

Barb made the teeny tiny ones in the upper right corner. Cindy made the medium size ones (shown on the cover of the fall 2012 Quilts and More magazine)

The giant 6" haxagons are mine! I loved the quilt shown on the cover of the fall/winter Quilt Sampler magazine and ordered the template from Olive Juice Quilts. I added some white triangles to speed up the sewing - no stopping and starting for me!

 

Crunchy Crunchy Leaves

Today was sunny and 65 degrees - absolutely perfect! Most of the leaves are down already and it was fun to crunch our way through the woods. A deer leaped across the trail right in front of us and then stood still and watched us walk away. Sawyer didn't even bark - he's only interested in birds and squirrels. 

Halloween Treats

 

Today I made a few Bridget's Bagettes for Halloween gifts. There are three sizes, perfect for holding candy bars, M & M's, or my personal favorite - candy corn. A snack size zip-top bag fits perfectly in the medium size to hold unwrapped candy! What kind of candy will you put in yours?

 I tried the new Lazy Girl "Dreamy Fusible" fleece and loved it! I stapled the instructions to the fleece to keep for future reference - and to keep it from getting mixed up with the regular fleece in my stash.

The fusible side looks sparkly (not the usual big dots of adhesive) and it bonds to the fabric perfectly - no puckering. I layered my pieces between two paper towels before fusing "just in case".

 

A Little Bird Told Me . . .

These little songbirds have a lot to say on Karen Haugland's project. Karen got creative with our Classmate pattern - fussy cutting a border print. Gotta love it!! I can't wait to see the students' fabric choices in my class at the Des Moines Quilt show next week!