Yes, I'm behind in posts...

I decided I best get a post published before my Q Bud from Florida (aka Susan..ha) sends me a text saying I'm slacking!  

I only had six made when I took this picture.  Now I need to expand by a few more!

I had eight finished in this picture.  What fun seeing it come together!

I'm now up to eleven but I need a total of 21 at least.  

And I need to see what other colors I'm missing...dark blue, pale green, another pale orange, etc. 

I'm working on dark blue now.  AND, I'm going to replace the pale yellow in the pictures above.  I showed my friends at the library this week and Cheryl mentioned she thought the pale yellow was too pale.  

I agree!!!!  So for sure I have to go to the quilt shop!  No, I didn't bribe Cheryl to say that.  I did agree with her before this but figure by the time I have all the triangles, I'll be making new ones and removing others!  

I'm still having fun and enjoy the time stitching.  And I'm sure I'll have fun at the quilt shop but I'll be missing my Q Bud being with me - and talking me into all the fabric I should buy!  

Hex life continues!

 Before we get into the hex update...check out the video from our backyard.  The dogs can't go up to the  white fence area  because of the snow...but they sure do in the spring, summer and fall!.  They just stand and bark at the deer or whatever animal is feeding.  They (the eating animals) just ignore them!  HA  It's a hoot!  We love seeing all the animals feed on the corn Bob puts out for them daily.

Now back to hex project!  Yep, I'm working away hand sewing the hex pieces and joining them together!  I have to say, repeating myself, this is so mediating!  I can watch TV while sewing.  Let's face it..this isn't a rocket science project.  Yes, I jab my finger(s) from time to time but I'm able to watch some Olympics and my TV shows!  HA

Kalee sleeping while I sew

Sewing the hex pieces together

Another color finished...

Had to share another pic of our 'family.!

No this isn't necessarily the final layout..just laying out the pieces I've finished.  I have no idea on layout.  I have several in mind. 

There are 36 5/8" hex pieces in each triangle.  8 rows...I'm working on yellow now but will need to go into my stash to get all the other colors of fabric I may need!

Where is my Q Bud from Florida, Susan!  I know we'd enjoy a fabric shopping day for fat quarters to get all the colors I need!  She would be great at guiding me to the right color/fabrics!

Book Mark Making Time (again!)

Twice a year, I make book marks that we give away at our library book sale in the spring and fall.  Over the years, I've made different book marks...some bland, some colorful, some just so so!  HA Here are some I've done in the past.   I'm sure this was from one of my first years making these!   

I'm not sure the year for these...

I think these were from our last fall sale.  

 I thought I best get started on making bookmarks for this coming spring sale in April  You know how time goes by so fast and before you know it we're setting up for the sale. 

 I started  about a week ago for the stamping process.  Which is done on the rough side of the poster board using acrylic paint.  

I got out some of my rubber stamps  I made a few years ago.  You can see in this piece and above the large square stamping - this was one stamp I carved.  The large leaf is also another one of my carved stamps.

I stamp like crazy...but there's always white area ready for the dye to paint on!

Next up, I found some dyes I had mixed up from working on a class with Hilary.  I use fiber reactive dye mixed with plain water.  Actually, this color is called Robin Egg Blue!

I just use a soft paint brush and cover the poster board.  I'll also take a paper towel and blot up any puddles of dye. 

Yes, it does look greenish here and actually looks greenish in person too!  HA

After slicing up  2"x7" pieces, I place 2 wrong sides together, a little stitching around the edges and 40 book marks are made for the April spring book sale to give away!  

All Finished for the next sale!

Now back to sewing hex pieces!!!  

Wednesday Library with some 'friends'

Cheryl, Amy and me

There are four of us (from our Friends of the Library group) who meet at the library on Wednesday's.  We arrive around noon - 2 or 3 in the afternoon.  We sort and put away on shelves or sorted boxes any donation books we've received through the week.  We like to keep up with donations so it's not a crazy time for our spring or fall book sales.  

Amy is currently in Florida for the winter and Chery (pic below)l is also in Florida for the week celebrating her 60th Anniversary!  

This is Beth displying one of her embroidery pieces she's working on!  Beth has so many she has completed and continues to work on!

Cheryl is also prolific in producing embroidery pieces!  Her Chickadee is amazing!  You have to enhance the picture to see the detail of this bird!

This is another current piece Beth is working on!!  I can't imagine trying to embroider in this small cloth!

And this is one of Cheryl's current completed embroidery pieces she had farmed!

It's beautiful isn't it!  Again, enlarge the picture so you can really see the workmanship.

This is another piece Beth completed this last month.  She's looking to find just the right frame for it.  I love this piece too...

When we're finished doing any sorting/shelving, we'll sit and 'stitch, knit, embroidery, sew'..whatever project each of us are working on.   

Here are the ladies working on their project(s).  It's such a nice seating area.  

Actually, our Friends of the Library group purchased this rug and seating area along with end tables and lights.  Any funds from our books sales, we use to support programs or needs of the library.  

This area is also used for tutoring students.  Nice and quiet and perfect for other group meetings as well.

We do work  hard, although by the pics above of us sitting, you might not believe it!  HA  Some days we are bombarded with donations.  I mean boxes and boxes of donation books.  Some have to be discarded because of torn pages, mildew, dirt, etc.  But for the most part, we are fortunate to have great patrons who provide us donation books for our yearly sales.  And our Goodrich library is also great at donating books that are no longer in circulation for us to sell.  

So, I'll be at the library later today!