i went shopping

for clothes.

not fabric.

what did you think fabric was the only thing i ever bought?

;-)

victoria's secret pink... partnered with mlb.

and the result.

super cute stuff!!

only for 9 teams..

but of course my phillies are one of them!

this shirt was on backorder.

so i wait...

but i got theses pants.

and these.

and a few shirts not listed online.

i'm a happy girl.

and the winner is.

#236

hexagons!

have you seen the hexagon quilt a long flickr pool??

lots of triangles getting cut!
here are a few...

Uploaded on April 11, 2010
by Six on Seventh

Uploaded on April 12, 2010
by Quilting Barbie

Uploaded on April 12, 2010
by Barb in MI

Uploaded on April 13, 2010
by ochil_lynz

Uploaded on April 14, 2010
by oregonsurfers

Uploaded on April 14, 2010
by lollyquiltz


check out the flickr pool to see more!!

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do you read this list all the time & wonder how to get your giveaway listed?
it's easy!!
send me and e-mail... it's best if you send it to me over the weekend or monday... so i have time to get it into tuesday's post when it posts.  i can't promise all giveaways sent to me will be listed... but i try & list as many as i can each week!
-julie

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sunday stash..wk15

i didn't do a lot this week with sewing & quilting.
i had a busy week in my "real" life.
crazy i know?...
doesn't my "life" know that i have sewing to do?
just kidding!!

fabric OUT
a bunch for the hexagon quilt a long
and some for my next mbs project!

lots of you are asking for sneak peeks.
and hints.. for the hexagon quilt a long...
and i'd give them.
if i was finished!
eek!

this is the sight in my sewing room.. right now.

strips on the ironing board.

a pile of triangles on the cutting table.

and an almost finished layout on the floor.

yes i know.
i'm mean...
but it'll be so much better when i make the last 7 blocks.
so back to work for me!!



fabric IN
zero!!!

so this week

zero in  !!
3.05 out

YTD totals

purchased: 298.79 yds

busted: 205.88 yds

net: -92.91 yds

what about you?

ps... sponsored giveaway tomorrow!!

hexagon quilt along... cutting instructions

The Hexagon Quilt-A-Long Posts
flickr pool	block 1 & layouts	block 5
supply list & faq	block 2	block 6
button & participants	block 3	block 7
cutting instructions	block 4	finishing directions

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cutting instructions!

 { fyi...you can join the hexagon quilt a long at any time }

i hope you are ready to make some hexagons!!
{ a day early!! }

i've been getting a lot of emails.
and questions.
so today i'm going to go over all the cutting instructions...
they will guide you through most of the quilt a long!
i'm going to go through them for each ruler.


the first step is the same for all rulers.

take 2 jelly roll strips and sew them together along one side to make a strip set
{make sure they have some good contrast}
press to the dark.
it should look like this.

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cutting instructions for using the

60 Degree Double-Strip Ruler by Creative Grids

here are the basics.

lay the ruler on the strip set like this.

use a rotary cutter to cut the end off

continue to cut up & down the ruler.

after you have cut the pieces slide the ruler down & repeat until the entire strip is cut.

the yield will be determined by the length of your strips

you should have at least 12... but you may end up with 13 or even 14.

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cutting instructions for using the

Equilateral Triangle Rulers by American Jane

the cutting is similar with these rulers.

the pack comes with 3... you want to use the 4 1/2" one.

place the ruler on the strip and cut the end off.

then cut on the right side and cut one triangle.

rotate your triangle and repeat for the remainder of the strip.

if you have the ruler below...

the instructions are the same as above... except that since your ruler is bigger than 4 1/2" you'll line up the bottom of your strip set with the 4 1/2" mark on the ruler.

60° Triangle 8in Ruler by Creative Grids

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cutting instructions for using a standard 6 x 24 ruler

using the 60 degree line on ruler.. place your ruler like this with the line aligned with the bottom of your strip set.

cut off the end of your strip.

rotate your ruler and put the 60 degree line on the part you just cut.

align the top just at the tip of the triangle

and cut.

you should end up with this.

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important thing to note!!
depending on what ruler you use...

your triangles will not be the same size as mine.. or someone else's.

if you use the 60 Degree Double-Strip Ruler by Creative Grids

or a 60 Degree ruler with a blunt tip... you'll end up with triangles like the one on the left.

if you used the Equilateral Triangle Rulers by American Jane

or a 6 x 24 ruler you'll end up with triangles like the one on the right.

this is OK!!

just be aware.

and pick one way to cut 

and be consistent because the one is larger than the other.

and you don't want to mix them!

don't sew all your jelly roll strips & go cutting crazy!!

sew five sets together and the cut them as shown above

next week i'll show you block #1

{ and the entire quilt... hopefully! }

other posts for the quilt-a-long

flickr pool - don't forget to add pictures along the way!

supply list & faq

button & participant list

i heart flickr

for lots of reasons.

reason #1.

because my brother posts photos like this...

my nephew as a viking.

the eye of brad on flickr 

the mini pillow i made him forever ago.

the eye of brad on flickr  

boy & his dragon.

the eye of brad on flickr 

reason #2.

swaps!

i've participated in a bunch.

most recently the pillow talk swap

where i sent off my hexagon pillow...

and got a rocking bright one back from quiltinkimmie

swaps rock.

reason #3.

groups!

did you know i started a group for jaybirdquilts?

a place where you can share photos... of projects made from my patterns & tutorials...

you probably didn't... because i forgot to announce it!

so now i am... go add stuff to it!

like how mollyculley made my giant pincushion

groups are a great place to share what you have done...

and get inspired by things others have done...

some fun groups.

handsome hexies

wonky & improve blocks

embroidery & embellishments

quilts & blocks sashed in white

modern quilts with grey

old red barn co. quilt a long

p.s. i quilt show & tell

v & co tutorials

hours & hours of fun i tell you...

but so worth every minute of it!

reason #4.

fantastic friends

heather... aka alamodefabric

flickr - blog

heather is fantastic.

plain & simple.

she welcomed me with open arms into bee imaginative

listens to me ramble on for hours about life

she found me some old school full moon forest tula pink

and let me give her blog a makeover.

kerri... aka sewdeerlyloved

flickr - blog

kerri rocks.

she has an etsy shop that is to die for... all kinds of cute things.

i stalk it regularly.

& she helped me turn my "ric rac" group of 10ish people.

into the 250+ embroidery & embellishments group!

so many yummy things to look at!

karrielyne

flickr - blog

karrie is a hoot!

for some reason she thinks i'm cool

and even posted a pic of my signed mag on flickr!

she makes cute stuff.

and leaves the funniest comments.

angela... aka banquopack... aka my three sons

flickr - blog

angela is amazing.

she left the 2nd ever comment on my blog.

{ my brother left the first }

she comes up with great ideas... like her advent table

and she loves neptune just as much as i do.

if you don't know these four rockin ladies..

go get to know them!

i love all my flickr friends!

you guys rock.

there are more reasons to love flickr

these are just a few...

so are you on flickr??

if you aren't you should join!!

wip wednesday... block of the month

so i mentioned on sunday that mom & i had finally started working on our collaborative project...

the moda green piece bom with rouenneries...

well mom got super motivated over the weekend...

and instead of a block... or two a month....

mom got all 20 done!!

now the pressure is on me to get the pieced blocks done!

one of my favs!

for those who haven't seen the quilt...

this is the original one

and we are doing redwork blocks instead of wool appliqué

and we are going to use all french general fabrics!

so my question for you today...

are you working on a bom? or have you?

and did you do one block a month?... or sometimes did they sit & wait... and then all get worked on at once?

hop on over to quilter's daily to join the blog along...

share your bom stories!!

giveaways going on in blogland... wk14 {ended}

this week's list is a bit shorter...
so either there are less giveaways this week...
or my mad searching skills are lacking.

do you read this list all the time & wonder how to get your giveaway listed?
it's easy!!
send me and e-mail... it's best if you send it to me over the weekend or monday... so i have time to get it into tuesday's post when it posts.  i can't promise all giveaways sent to me will be listed... but i try & list as many as i can each week!
-julie

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