Scrapbook-ChickADoodle: August 2013

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Hexi Blog Hop....More fun than I thought...

Ok, I've never made a hexi before. In fact the only hexis I've seen in person were little English paper piecing ones my sister was hand sewing. She had a bunch of plastic sandwich bags full of them. (Did not look like fun to me, so despite my sister's enthusiasm for those tiny hexis I had no intention of trying them). Along comes the Hexi Blog Hop and again I didn't think I would try it, but there were OLISO iron giveaways and Quiltscapes blog had just posted a terrific Hexi hot pad. I needed a new iron so badly that I signed up. Unfortunately I didn't win a iron, but I did have fun making a couple hexi projects. My first project was (surprise) a Hexi hot pad :

I made it to go with some placemats and a table runner (pattern called Table for Four)

and a fabric bowl as a gift for my niece.

I love the front fabrics, but the back fabric is fun, too.

My second project was a take off of the hexi hot pad. I made the five hexis without

the insulbrite and sewed them together before finishing the blanket stitch on the curves.

Some close ups of the cute fabrics

Thanks for visiting and be sure to visit the other creative Hexi creators today:

Day 5: Monday, August 26

Scrapbook-ChickaDoodle (you are here)

Kathys Quilts

A Quilt and a Prayer

I Piece 2 - Mary

Life, Quilts and a Cat, too

I apologize that when I signed up for the hop, I didn't realize we would be on vacation with very limited, if any, internet service. I hope I will be able to read the blogs from my phone, but might not be able to comment. I will not be replying to comments left on my blog post, but I want you to know I truly enjoy receiving all your comments. I will be having a giveaway of some fabric (fabric not chosen yet, maybe I will pick something up on vacation). Open to all followers who leave comments. I will chose a winner Sept 9th..

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

HEXI Blog Hop Schedule

Sorry everyone! This was supposed to post Monday at midnight. Don't know why it didn't. Just noticed it as I was preparing my post for Sunday night. I sure hope it works Sunday night because I will be out of state on vacation and internet is iffy where I will be staying. Keeping my fingers crossed......

Now enjoy the hop, there are some amazing projects out there!!

Tuesday, August 20

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Linda’s Quilt Mania

Thimblemouse and Spouse

BumbleberryStitches

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Sunshine Quilting

Geta’s Quilting Studio

How Art You?

Wednesday, August 21

Cheryl James – Sew We Quilt

Fish Kopp

Grizz 'n' Dove

Secretly Stitching

In the Boon Docks

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

KaHolly

Thursday, August 22

Sue Mac Seeds

Julia Plunket – Sew We Quilt

Just Let Me Quilt

More Stars in Comanche

Be a Quilter

Sew Me Something Good

Cherrys Prairie Primitives

Friday, August 23

Life in the Scrapatch

Feathered Nest Studio

Moneik Quilts

Monday, August 26

Scrapbook-ChickaDoodle

Kathys Quilts

A Quilt and a Prayer

I Piece 2 - Mary

Life, Quilts and a Cat, too

Tuesday, August 27

Creatin’ in the Sticks

Sew Mollie Sue, Quilt Much?

Wednesday, August 28

Adventurous Quilter

Scraps of Life

Sew and Sow Farm

Creatin' in the Sticks

Kwilty Pleasures

Just Sew Quilter

Marjorie's Busy Corner

NitaDances

Pig Tales and Quilts

Quiltscapes

Sew We Quilt

Sunday, August 4, 2013

HO HO HO, It's Blog Hop Time!

Before I show my little projects, I want to say Thank You Carol and Madame Samm for another wonderful hop. You have inspired us to create and kept us all organized.

I worked on two projects. First, a super cute snowman pleated zip bag. I love how the striped fabric peeks out from the pleats. The inside is peppermint candies. Sorry the photo doesn't show the inside pockets, or the cute snowflake topstitching on the striped fabric. This is the first time I have made a zip bag, so other than adding inside pockets, I didn't change the pattern. Now that I have the pattern down, I know my next one will have a ruffle. Sorry for the indoor photos, rainy days didn't allow for outdoor photos.

This cute pattern and a terrific video tutorial is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CU6CwzfoTc and http://www.pattydoo.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pattydoo_pouch_pattern.pdf

My second project is a cute fabric bowl. It was so much fun to make and so easy with just a zig zag stitch on the sewing machine. I know I will be making many of these in the future.

Thanks for stopping by.

For a chance at a giveaway see my post "Traveling Stash and some wins". I will pick a winner on Sunday August 11th so I can mail out on Friday Aug 16th.

Be sure to visit the other crafty creative ladies today:

August 5

Cherry’s Prairie Primitives

Scraps of Life

Words & Stitches

Blue Heron Quilts

More Stars in Comanche

Handmade by Mama

Julie from Quilted Works (on Carol's blog)

In Stitches and Seams

Scrapbook ChickADoodle (you are here)

Jane’s Quilting