A beautiful day for a walk!

Today it was a little nicer but windy, but I wanted to get out and get some exercise and fresh air.
We went to Rome Point which is a nice walk that takes you to the bay. Coming back we walk through the woods where there were farms, so you can see what is left of foundations and stone walls where the animals were kept. It was nice to get out and just enjoy the day.

Moki got his vet visit and doing ok, a bit sore, so he isn't jumping on things and taking it easy. Dora is still having a fit, but he and izzy are becoming friends.

The water was choppy with the wind, so we stayed on the paths that had protection from the winds.
So, this is how I spent Veterans Day, enjoying this wonderful country I live in, thanks to the men and woman who protect our country.

Christmas Hexagons!

I decided I wanted to do some sewing and have been wanting to try a runner with smaller hexagons.
This one will be a present. The fabrics were from my friend kelly, from the rocky mountain collection.
I used a 1" hexagon template and made a card stock template. I traced that right onto the fabric with a pen and cut them out.
I think the seam is about 1/4", maybe smaller, I am eye balling it;) No paper piecing, just cut and sew, while I watch tv.

This is the main block. Each one will have the lighter green around it. Once those are done, I can get a better idea of the size and shape I want. I fussy cut the outer red hexagons, so the flower is centered as best as possible.



I tried two layouts. This is with points touching.



This is with a more squared off look. Not sure which one I like better? How about you?
This one will just be a small table topper, so not making it too big. I will decide after I go around these two, if I need a third section.

Carousel Horse Ornaments

I wanted to try something different, so I did a search for Carousel Horse Coloring Pages.
It is amazing, the fun things you can find in online coloring books;)
I reduced the design and made it into ornaments.
Stitchery is easy to do, just a simple backstitch and you can use muslim or any light material that you have lying around.
It is a great idea for inexpensive gifts and you can customize them to suit the person's tastes.

Happy Santa!

I decided I need to doodle again and see what I come up with.
So, I doodled a santa and then made it into a punch.
It is fun to do up a design that I make, to see how it looks worked up, sometimes I like them, sometimes I don't.
I decided to go up in height for his mustache, but the beard looked too flat, so I went back and pulled some out and added some longer heights to the beard and left some shorter. I like how the texture looks.

On the kitty front, Moki is doing well. Izzy has decided to harass him, which means she likes him. She likes to sneak up and attack him, but Moki hasn't learned that it is play;) Dora is really getting out of hand, she is taking out her anger on my house. She is climbing all the cabinets and last night she knocked over a candle holder, good thing it was a thrift buy;) Today I am not sure what she was doing, but I was trying to enjoy a hot bath and heard a crash and found my lap frame, upside down on the floor. The needles left a couple of gauges in the wood. I sure hope she gets over it soon.

More Moki!

I spent today work and reworking a new punch I am making.
I didn''t like the way it came out, so went with a more textured look with heights.
Hopefully I will finish it tomorrow, there is only so much unpunching and repunching that I will do;)

Moki is usually happy and content living with us. He has his moments and does the howling and crying routine at the door, but then he calms down again. In the cellar he makes the weirdest howling sound, it sounds just like words, lol. Our town shelter has a traveling vet and they made an appointment for Moki next week, so he will get fixed then and hopefully not want to roam anymore. I cannot afford a vet bill right now, so they are paying for it and later when they do their annual auction, I can make some pieces that they can sell, to help them out.

Moki seems to have too much of a fascination with water, he spends most of his time at the sink. I am thinking I need to buy an indoor fountain for the kitties, lol. With three tap water cats, I cannot keep the water running all day;)

Moki at the fountain

Last night I found Moki sitting at the sink, trying to lick the faucet.
I thought, not another one. Two cats who drink out of sinks is bad enough, now I have three.
Dora likes a slow stream, Izzy likes a slow drip and Moki just loves water, lol. I forgot that tuxedos love water.

FIrst he played and splashed it all over. Then he stuck his head in for a drink.



Then he tried the paw method, scooping and licking.



Then he decided to stick his big tongue in, that worked better.
Today Izzy and he touched noses and shared the jjngle ball. Dora, well what can I say, she is very territorial and bossy, so she was not letting him near her. He really wants to play with them, so I am sure someday they will be buddies, but for now Izzy is his friend and Dora is giving her dirty looks, lol.

Finished Hexagons!

Today I decided to finish my hexagon quilt.
I added ties to the middle of each flower and a couple of reddish orange tacks on some blacks.
It needed more than that, and I didn't want to cover it with ties, so I went with machine stitching in the inner and outer border area. To bind it, I cut off the excess backing and batting to 1 1/2" from the outer seam line.
I fold the black over the backing and then fold that in half to give it a smooth look on the back.
I was not trying to be perfect with this quilt, since I made it for fun and to try out hexagons.
It will make a nice lap quilt though.

As you can see Izzy is the first to try it out. She is happy that Moki is no longer using the office, she likes to sit on the chaise, when I am in here. For the backing I used the fabric that is in some hexagons and it has most of the shades in the flowers. I found that at a thrift store.



Here it is laid out. I think it might be a good piece to leave in my room for when I am sitting and working on designs, this winter. I used two layers of batting to make it warm.