Saturday, March 13, 2010

A holiday and a hex

Hi from sunny Adelaide in South Australia! DH and I are on holiday...at V8 supercar racing! At least there is one other woman with our group this year, last year I was the lone ranger! She and I headed into the city for 7 hours shopping yesterday, well and truly made up for me missing the gym!

I am here for the car racing as well, but I love the proper racing, I don't need to trawl the pits and watch all the lead up races. I will glide into my grandstand seat, joyously shaded from the rapidly increasing temperature this year, just in time for the start. I may even take some pics if I can get more batteries for the camera this morning..was going to have a few hexagon photos but it's gone flat just after this dud! I made hexagon's all the way over here with a vision to making my oldest friend a special something for her 40th. This isn't the layout I am going with, I am thinking i will go with Libby's layout. She is actually lucky enough to have a husband who bastes!
I am about to head off to the stitch in Time quilt shop, used to be in Naracoorte and do a lot of field days, their email says they're not going to have a shop front anymore and are having a closing sale...would be criminal of me not to support them while I am in the area!LOL! Better go, would never be able to explain it if I came 600 kms and missed the race!

13 comments:

Lissa Jane said...

Tracey
basting is over rated, beleive me after 3000 hexagons I know! I did see on Sue Daley, the queen of English PP'ing that she is using the glue pen (sew easy one I think) I have one and it is fantastic.. I love it..

Now if I was super duper smart, I use floriani stitch & sew and the glue pen and my papers would wash away!

Have fun at the car racing!

Lissa

Annie said...

Enjoy the race -

Jodie said...

Have fun at the races...

Love the hexagons thus far..

Hugs
Jodie :)

QuiltingFitzy said...

Have a wonderful time!

I'm having such a challenge finishing my hexagons, just can't find the time. (I think it's more that I'm hesitant about dealing with the edges, lol.)

trash said...

Who won?

Anonymous said...

Call me crazy but I love the whole process of making hexagons, but do wish my hubby would help like Libby's. I tell him it would be good for him;-)

Love your daughters quilt. You did a super job.

Visiting from Quilters Nest, but will follow, love your work.

Blessings,
Jilly

Libby said...

So good to see that you've come over the 'hex' side *s* If only Hubby were still basting - that only lasted one evening. Still that's a handful that I won't need to baste, right?

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Carol said...

Enjoy your holiday !!

Carol said...

Enjoy your holiday !!

Carol said...

Ooops, I wanted you to enjoy it so much, I told you twice ! LOL

prashant said...

I have one and it is fantastic.. I love it..
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