My quilting thoughts and inspirations sprinkled with a glimpse of life down on the farm

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Weedfree Wednesday

It's so nice to have a garden that needs no weeding!! Just a little trimming perhaps but no wheelbarrow in sight!

I didn't show a pic of last Wednesday's flower, so here it is. I didn't realise how much sewing there would be to put the white garden path completely around it so finishing this size was quite an achievement.
(oops the white fabric is a bit see through here and you can see the writing on the card behind it!)

This week, I have changed tack slightly with some different little hexie flowers. I pulled out my 'pretties' fabric (and shopped for some more) and reduced the size of my template... and here's the next little batch of blooms.
I thought using templates this small (6/8ths of an inch) would be fiddly but it isn't, and they are quick to sew — I pretty much had these sewn before breakfast!!

27 comments:

  1. The white border is lovely Raewyn. It does take a bit of time and look at the little cutes, they sure are 'pretties.'

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  2. the white border looks fine and time-consuming, as one border is made of nearly the same number of hexies as 2 flowers :-)
    I´ve had a little flowerbreak the last to weeks, but I´ve prepared 105 more hexies :-)

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  3. They are beautiful and what a nice fabric.

    Greetings
    Ines

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  4. Hi Raewyn! The white fabric really makes the red and gold pop! Your little flowers are so sweet! I love the pastel fabrics! All of your flowers are beautiful!

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  5. Beautiful fabrics on the new little hexies form the pretties fabric. And that is what they are: pretty!

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  6. The white around your red adn yellow hexy flower looks stunning!
    Love your smaller 'pretties' too.

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  7. Your hexie quilt will look stunning when you finish it. White looks great around the flowers.

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  8. I love the new flowers, beautiful colours.
    Pauline

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  9. Beautiful flowers. I like your fabric choices.

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  10. It will be a real grandmothers garden, with the white around the flowers. And I love the little ones, Sweet!

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  11. Very nice, crisp flowers!

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  12. Hi Raewyn, thanks so much for your blogvisit! I love the fabrics you use making the flowers!! Lots of fun making the next batch! happy sewing, Daniƫlle PS I have become a follower hihi so not to have to miss anything you do!

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  13. Oh I love those little blooms , that is gorgeous fabrics and your large bloom is looking very pretty with the white background .

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  14. One more Hexie project? I love your vintage look flower as well as minis! I have a lot of weeds to clean in my sewing room!

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  15. your flowers are beautiful!!! and what a sweet fabrics...
    have a nice day..;0))

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  16. I like both the big ones and the smaller ones with the beautiful fabrics! Mine are 0,5 inch and they go really fast!

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  17. Lovely flowers I especially enjoy looking at the bottom three. Such soft and peaceful colors!

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  18. Your flowers are lovely! So sorry I haven't been round to meet you yet. Now that I've found you, I will be back more often! Lovely blog!!! So happy you are part of our flower group! Yes, the extra row was a bit more than I thought it would be also. However, it will make a nice finish! :)

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  19. I love the flowers - looking good - can't wait until I see them finished and made up.

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  20. Hello Raewyn, Thank you very much for your blogginvisit and your friendly comment. Love the way of your life in New Zealand. Your dubble flowers too!

    warm Greetings, jeannet

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  21. Thank you for the comment on my weblog. I like the flower in white and little ones are lovely white these fabrics. I didn't know there was a weblog of the Farmer's Wife Quilt, how wonderful!
    Last year I was in New Zealand for a month, I liked it very much, wonderful country!
    Greetings, Cisca

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  22. Thanks for saying hi on my blog. Nice to meet you.
    I'm tossing up not to do a path - just cos I thought I'd get bored doing one colour - but I do like how it gives your eyes a place to rest.

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