dots and flowers

Fort Worth Fabric Studio is a very good thing!! Dots and Windham feedsack florals galore. Jodie carries a lot of the newer designer fabrics at extremely reasonable prices. I think most of the yardage I have here was less than 8.00 a yard. Of course I had to add in sales taxes being we are in the same state and all, but I don't mind supporting my great state of TEXAS!

I was needing those feedsack florals for more of these.....! I have loved working on these hexies through the summer...perfect carry along projects.....and believe me....all I seemed to get done this summer was the 'carry alongs'! Yeh.....'cause I was carrying myself here and there and then carrying myself here and there some more! My little hexie flowers are about 10 inches in size. Oh yes.....my hexies in the middle are chocolate brown.....they look sort of black in this photo!

And remember when I showed you this on my previous post???

Well.....here is what was inside!!! How wonderful!! Sharon from Indigo Threads Blog sewed up the cutest zippered bags. The black one there on the left is made from a vinyl type mesh (reminds me of screen door mesh only better) and the blue fabric band she added in with the rick rack is from some of her 1920's vintage...I.LIKE. The other one is called a humbug bag...I'm crazy over the odd shape. Great goodies Sharon....thank you soooo much! This is from a Pay it Forward....Sharon featured this on her blog a while back. If there is anyone who would like to participate....leave a comment and let me know. You have a whole year to complete your little projects.

Christmas 'stuff'

Here is what I did this morning....I sewed these tee ni-knee half square triangles together! They measure about 1 1/4 inches big (or small)!! Aren't they cute!!

Those half square triangles were left over from this project. But more on this later 'cause they are some goodies I need to get sent out to 3 FAB....and I do mean FAB fellow bloggers!

And my 'snail mail' left this at my door too.....More on this later.........................

Sunflowers EVERYWHERE....

AAaaaaaagghhhhh.....this SUNFLOWER panel REALLY speaks to me!!! This piece is the right size to make a BEAUTIFUL table runner. A little while back I received another surprise package from my friend GAIL (no blog....lives in Michigan). If you have followed my blog in the past you have seen other wonderful boxes of fabric goodness she has sent my way. THANK YOU GAIL!!!

GAIL also included this generous pile of various FAB sunflower fabrics!

These are SUNFLOWERS I have INSIDE......now let's go OUTSIDE and look at a few real ones....afterall.....it's HARVEST TIME!!

Looks more like Aliens rather than Sunflowers! I think I see different personalities too...don't you? HA!

SMILE Mr. Sunflower..................this is about the size of an EXTRA LARGE dinner plate.

Look at them bowing...looks like they are giving homage to the great GREEN gathering machine. toooooooo funny!

Hey Mr. Brown Dirt...REALLY!!! PLEASE let me go dig out that yellow can of spray paint!!!

WOW...WOW........LOOK VICTORIA......I have one too! GAIL also created this w-a-y too cute table topper for me. What can I say? I LOVE IT!!

Here is the flip side to the topper. Yeee-ow....this is where the work is! Just millions of fabulous fabrics. I especially like the little hot pinks and reds GAIL slipped in here and there. There are some sparkle-ee ones too.....And what about that JUMBO RIC RAC!!!!!! This circle measures about 40 inches. GAIL sent one to VICTORIA too and gave a 'HOW TO' on this topper over on VICTORIA'S blog HERE.

MORE goody fabric piles sent by Gail......just can not wait to cut into some of it.

I LOVE...LOVE this panel.......THANKS AGAIN GAIL!!

And last but not least.......LOOK at this GREAT array of inspiration GAIL included in my package!! GAIL is always so generous with me and soooo encouraging to me in our email exchanges. I LOVE EVERYTHING GAIL....THANK YOU...THANK YOU....THANK YOU!!!