Flowers Come In All Sizes

Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.
~Chinese Proverb

Some days it just feels like I can't get much accomplished.  Yesterday morning, I worked on cutting out borders and sewing HST and bias triangles together.  Then in the afternoon I worked on hexie flowers.  But for some reason, I still don't feel that I got much done.  Maybe I feel that way because I did get so much hand sewing done on Sunday watching cars go around and around and around from sunrise until after dark.  On Sunday I traveled from Monaco to Indianapolis to Charlotte, NC - all from the ease of my recliner.  I did get tired of turning left most of the day - lol!  Anywho, yesterday I felt like I was treading water, spinning my wheels, standing still.  I'm hoping today will be better.  At least I better not go backwards.

PS. I would like to thank you all for your kind birthday wishes yesterday.
~Linda's DH (aka The Quilt Holder)

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PHOTO FACT OF THE DAY

The Month of June

Here we are at the first day of June.  June - the sixth month of the year - the halfway point of the year.  Here are some facts about June:

* The gems for June are pearl, alexandrite, and moonstone.

*  The rose is the flower for June

* On the Roman calendar, June was considered the fourth month and had only 29 days.

* Tennessee, Arkansas, West Virginia and Kentucky all became states in the month of June

* Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot in June 1968

* Ford Motor Company was founded in June 1903

* William Penn signed land treaty with  Indians in June 1683

* Helen Keller was born in June 1880

* Susan B Anthony is fined for trying to vote June 1872

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ONE FLOWER WEDNESDAY

Yes, today is One Flower Wednesday, but I'm going to share more than one hexie flower.  Over the weekend I was able to play with some different size hexagons.  First I made the normal size.....

This flower is made with 1" hexagons.  Aren't the little duck decoys cute swimming around on the petals?

Next I made this hexie flower.  The hexagons for this measure 1/2",   I put a quarter in the corner of the picture for a reference as to the size of the flower.

Then I decided to take it down one more step.  This flower was made with 3/8" hexagons.  Still smaller but not impossible to work with.

And finally I made the smallest flower with 1/4" hexagons.  The entire flower is not much bigger than the quarter!  A little hard to work with but I liked the results.

And here are the three smaller flowers all together to give you a reference of diminishing size.  I guess I should have included the original size flower that I make every week.  I'm thinking of making something with smaller hexagon flowers but I'm not sure exactly what yet.  This will be a project for sometime in the future.

And for those of you who have wondered how my Grandmother's Flower Garden is growing - well, I can tell you it is growing very, very sloooooowly.  I have several more flowers made but for some reason they just don't make it into the garden.  I did add three more flowers and several stepping stones yesterday.  I need to take the time to make lots and lots of the stepping stones.  Guess it's time to take a trip - they are wonderfully easy to work on in the car.

To see more hexagon flowers and growing gardens, click on the link above or on the button on my right side bar.  A big shout out to Karen of Journey of a Quilter who provides the linky and keeps us all organized!

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TODAY'S GOAL

Today I hope to complete and attach the borders to the Designer Mystery Quilt 2011.

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GIVEAWAYS

Just One More Thing is having a giveaway.  You could win one of three $10 gift certificates to Good Buy To You where 40% of all purchases will be donated to the Four Diamonds.  This giveaway ends Sunday, June 12, at 12:00 pm EST.

Fabric Worm is having their weekly giveaway.  This week you could win a Fat Quarter set of Jay-Cyn Design Avalon.  This giveaway ends Monday, June 6, at 8:30 am PST.

Adventures In Oz is having a giveaway.  You could win Scrappy Happy, a brand new pattern by Amy Bradley.  A winner will be chosen on Friday, June 3, at midnight MT.

P.S. I Quilt is having a sponsored giveaway.  You could win a $50 gift certificate to Sew Fabulous Quilt Shop.  A winner will be drawn on Friday, June 3.

V and Company is having a giveaway.  You could win 5 patterns (your choosing) and the tool to make it.  The winner will be announced "Friday-ish" around mid-day.

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FINAL THOUGHT

I have no deep thoughts today.  I just received a text that our family vacation house on the coast now has a bright red garage door and I think it is UGLY!  It's the first thing you look at instead of the whole house.  I know that a red door is supposed to be welcoming but this is a little too 'welcoming'.  Oh well.  I only see it maybe twice a year.  My room is a mess but I don't want to clean it up - maybe I can ignore it too - lol!  The high school kid next door is really into yelling at his younger sister.  It's going to be a long summer vacation.  Time to turn up the volume on my CD player.  I feel a bit disjointed - can you tell?  It's just one of those days - thoughts everywhere and nothing worth sharing.  Hopefully tomorrow will be better :)

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
~Winnie the Pooh