Hmmmm...Now What?

Made the flowers below as a border for the quilt above.  But the border should never be wider than 3/4 the width of your block, so I went to Plan B.  Now I'm wondering how to finish the edge without losing the points.  I feel like it will lose its character if I trim them to a straight edge.  

Here are the homeless flowers.  They look so bright and cheerful...will have to find a home for them too. :)

Hexagon Hell

This project reminds me of letting one's sister cut your hair.  One side looks funny so you take a little off the left.  It still looks crooked, so you take a little of the right....and so on.  Meanwhile your long hair gets shorter and shorter.  In this case, this project keeps getting bigger and bigger.  I'm trapped in Hexagon Hell and I can't get out!  LOL

Actually its a good thing I have this project to work on right now.  My sciatic nerve decided to act up.  As a result I can't stand, walk or sit for more that a few minutes at a time.  So mostly I have to stay horizontal or slightly propped up.  Been off work for several days, and I'm getting stir-crazy.  Day time TV is just abyssmal.  Better find a good book, so I can hunker down so I can mend. :)  

Olympic Rings...or Not?

Here are my Olympic Rings.  Hind sight being what it is... I should have made each ring out of 12 hexagons, rather than 6.  They look more like wanna-be flowers - which might not be a bad thing.  In that case I could add two more wanna-be's to the top, then make it a circular mini-quilt with traditional yellow centered flowers around the border. 

What I've learned so far:

1.  I need new glasses - ASAP.

2.  Buy premade hexagons.  Homemade templates may not be identical despite your best efforts.

3.  Masking tape works better than a thimble when hand-sewing.  I tape both thumbs.

4.  Consider buying Electric Quilts. 

I really enjoy sketching my quilt ideas, so I never considered buying the software.  But its got to be better than drawing a zillion hexagons, only to realize a different configuration would have been more effective.  So I signed up for a demonstration at my LQS at the end of the month.  So much to learn! :)

One Red Olympic Ring

Today's accomplishments: One hexagon ring completed, and additional fabric purchased.  

FYI - Gloves in a Bottle is sold at my LQS - its amazing stuff. 

New Project

Tomorrow is the first ever Quilter/Crafter Luncheon at my work place.  We're all to bring sack lunches and do some quilting, jewelry making or what-have-you.  I can't wait to see everyone's projects.  I hope to snap some pictures to share with you.

I needed a portable project to bring along.  I can't take credit for the Olympic Ring idea, as I saw it on a blog prior to the opening ceremonies.  I didn't jot down who posted it.  So if that person is YOU, please send me an email so I can give you proper credit. :)

I LOVE the colors of the Olympic games: royal blue, turquoise, lime green and true green.  Will probably use those colors as a border. 

This is my first foray into working with hexagons.  I can already see that if I ever want to make a full size Grandmother's Flower Garden, the hexagons will need to be bigger so I can see the finished product in THIS life time.  :)