Nothing like the......

simplicity of sewing straight lines......

i'll update you on the hexies tomorrow.......

Question ? ?

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i've lost the pattern to this, so i'm winging it

it's an old UFO

i've got the hexies all pieced together and now i'm attempting to join them into rows, do i really sew it together in rows just like it's laying?  cause that is tricky

i've got the first two joined, that first red one and the half blue one.....perfect, it all lines up, but the further i go down the row, the more and more they are off and not lining up, i guess i could pin, pin, pin

i just want to make sure this is how i go about sewing the rows....i'm think the pattern had a trick to doing this, but i can't remember.  the pattern was a small piece of paper folded up, therefore making it easier for ME to loose it

any help would be sooo appreciated


update:  i may have found the trick piecing them together one at a time, and not in row form

Fabric Magnets Tutorial

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someone asked for a tutorial for yesterday's post on fabric magnets

your wish is my command

you will need:

scissors

scrap fabric (great way to use scraps, even down to 2" in size)

a bag of small accent glass gems (got mine at the dollar tree, these are usually used in vases for decoration, get them as flat as you can, mine are 1 1/4 in diameter)

mod podge

paint brush

hot glue gun or some type of glue

neodymium magnets (these are the perfect size and super, super strong)

 get your supplies ready

 paint a coat of mod podge to the back (flat side) of the gem

 place the gem, mod podge side down where you want it on your scrap fabric

i placed it right on top of a lemon

once i find the placement and stick it down, i twist it just a little, that assures a good placement that will stay

 cut the fabric out around the gem, you can cut right up against it and have a smooth finish

 do another coat of mod podge on top of the fabric

 give it time to dry, you can tell when it's dry, cause it turns clear

 get your magnet ready for gluing, i use hot glue, some use gorilla glue

 it just takes a little bit

 place magnet right on top of glue

waaaaaa-laaaaa finished fabric magnet

Fabric Magnets

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in case you can't make out exactly what they say

kentlee

1-11-10

(my nephew)

fabric magnets

i like these

i've made several sets

owls,

sock monkey's,

e's name,

bears (for my friend over the pond)

scooby doo

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What are you working on?

this is what i'm working on

we play by American Jane

we're going on our 3rd snow day

and what is it you are working on today?

Remember this quilt top?

my turtles?

well, i haven't quilted it, because i'm afraid i'll mess it up

i tried to find it on my blog, i know it's from 2009, but i can't seem to find it

it's going to a long arm quilter

this is my first time sending something off to a long arm

i warned her, it might not be perfect

i'm so excited to get this sent off and then get it back

don't worry, you all will know when i get it back