We had a stopover in Albuquerque to visit my youngest daughter and today we are leaving for Guadalupita on the train!
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Almost Home!
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Another Ride on the Train
This time I am on the way home from California!
Enjoyimg the beautiful scenery in New Mexico!
Thursday, June 13, 2013
When Using Hexagon Freezer Paper
This picture shows how I place the hexagon freezer paper shapes and iron them onto the back of the fabric before cutting them apart.
There is about half an inch between each freezer paper piece. If you place them in this honeycomb configuration, when you cut them apart, you will get a one fourth inch seam allowance all around the hexagon and not waste any fabric.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Party Time!
It's party time!
My daughter invited her new friends over for "Taco Tuesday" dinner and card party last night.
My husband's niece also was invited. My husband has several nieces since he has several siblings. But he hadn't seen this one for a long time so he was specially delighted.
After we had dinner, we set out to play canasta. Does anyone remember canasta?
We had so much fun! Lots of laugbter, giggling and guffawing!!
Unfortunately no quilting in sight!
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
To Quilt or Not To Quilt?
That is the Question!
To be inside working on my project and my favorite pastime . . . or be outside with the most beautiful grandchild!!
I am in Santa Clarita with my daughter and baby sitting while she starts and prepares dinner for a dinner party.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Quilting Away!
Last night my son and my daughter in law took us to dinner at 'Super Mex". A local mexican restaurant chain in Long Beach. We had a great time.
Today and any other day that I am in waiting mode, I have my "Hexie Kit" to work with. I have made four rosettes since we started on this trip. you can see them at the top of the picture.
I am hoping to have at least 10 rosettes done by the time I get home . . . which will be in 2 weeks!
Everyone keep on quilting!!
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Arriving in California
Aveli's Quilts & General Store http://avelisquilts.blogspot.com/
We arrived in Fullerton California at 6:30 a.m. this morning and was greeted by my husbands cousin and his wife. They took us to breakfast and we caught up on all the latest family news.
Then we went to our sons house and waited for him and family to get home.
Meanwhile, I worked on my hexie project. I made two rosettes made on the train and I am sure I will get more finished while we are here.
keep on quilting!
Riding the Train
Riding the train is such an adventure. You never know what you are going to see or who you are going to meet.
There is the couple who is traveling with their young daughter and the man's mother. Behind us is a family going to Disneyland. one family brought their lunch, but they will be going to the dining car for dinner. Another family makes several trips to the snack bar.
In the car ahead there is an amish or mennonite couple. I really can't tell the difference, but they are dressed in traditional garb. There is the two Japanese students who are speaking in their native language and some people speaking in Spanish. There is a man who is wearing a silk top hat.
There are people hailing from almost every part of the U.S.
Very interesting!
Saturday, June 1, 2013
leaving on vacation!
we just got on the train in las vegas, new mexico, usa. we will be in albuquerque in 3 hrs.
Plenty of time to work on my hexie project! What fun!
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Trip to Vegas!
Yes, we went to Vegas today! And home in time for Supper!
Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA that is!
95 % of the population of the U.S., maybe the world, do not know that there is a Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA. It has been here way before the usurper in Nevada.
It is on the road known as the Santa Fe Trail and used to house some very famous people in the 1800's and 1900's. If you are ever in the vicinity, just off highway 25, north of Santa Fe, take a tour of old town Las Vegas and some neighboring streets. You will see the Plaza Hotel that used to host all the cattle barons when they were selling their cattle or at the end of a cattle drive. Side streets have beautiful Victorian houses that many barons, cattle and railroad owners used to own in times gone by.
On Grand you can visit the "Rough Riders" museum which is dedicated to the memory and memorabilia of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Take a road out of town and take a nice hot mineral springs bath. Then, go visit the "Castle". The railroad made this spectacular hotel to house all the employees while they worked the railroad, later it became a college. Why Castle? Because it looks exactly like a fairy tale castle.
Did you know that the famed boxing champion Jack Johnson trained and fought here? Neither did I until I saw an article in the local paper. The Amtrak Railroad Station has some very interesting historical pictures of the late 1800's, or early 1900's.
True, you will not find a single slot machine or roulette wheels here. But if you take the highway a few miles away from Las Vegas there are the Indian owned and run Casinos.
Well, I guess I am done being the tour guide! LOL!
As I said, we went to Vegas today! We went shopping for those last minute things that are necessary when you go on a trip. We will be leaving Saturday early in the morning.
Any orders placed at my website www.avelisquilts.com will be filled after we get back from California on June 22.
Thanks for your patience!
Keep on quilting!
Aveli
Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA that is!
95 % of the population of the U.S., maybe the world, do not know that there is a Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA. It has been here way before the usurper in Nevada.
It is on the road known as the Santa Fe Trail and used to house some very famous people in the 1800's and 1900's. If you are ever in the vicinity, just off highway 25, north of Santa Fe, take a tour of old town Las Vegas and some neighboring streets. You will see the Plaza Hotel that used to host all the cattle barons when they were selling their cattle or at the end of a cattle drive. Side streets have beautiful Victorian houses that many barons, cattle and railroad owners used to own in times gone by.
On Grand you can visit the "Rough Riders" museum which is dedicated to the memory and memorabilia of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Take a road out of town and take a nice hot mineral springs bath. Then, go visit the "Castle". The railroad made this spectacular hotel to house all the employees while they worked the railroad, later it became a college. Why Castle? Because it looks exactly like a fairy tale castle.
Did you know that the famed boxing champion Jack Johnson trained and fought here? Neither did I until I saw an article in the local paper. The Amtrak Railroad Station has some very interesting historical pictures of the late 1800's, or early 1900's.
True, you will not find a single slot machine or roulette wheels here. But if you take the highway a few miles away from Las Vegas there are the Indian owned and run Casinos.
Well, I guess I am done being the tour guide! LOL!
As I said, we went to Vegas today! We went shopping for those last minute things that are necessary when you go on a trip. We will be leaving Saturday early in the morning.
Any orders placed at my website www.avelisquilts.com will be filled after we get back from California on June 22.
Thanks for your patience!
Keep on quilting!
Aveli
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Vacation Time!
I just found out that my local quilt group will be meeting next Saturday, June 1! Boo Hoo!
I will be leaving on Saturday for California! YAY! My oldest granddaughter is graduating from 8th grade. Can't miss that!! She has grown so fast since we left California!
I hate missing the quilt meeting, but there will be more meetings but not more 8th grade graduations!
I worked on my string basket weave quilt blocks and got 10 more done today. I also cut more strips from my scraps. I need to get to my other stash in the little trailer to get other fabric for strips so I can get more variety in the blocks. I keep seeing the same fabric in the blocks and I want it to have a lot of variety. So tomorrow I go rummaging in the little trailer that I use for storage. LOL! I will be knee deep in fabric looking for strange, different and wonderful patterns of fabric!!
My husband and friends have almost finished building our storage shed .. . YAY! Then all will be neatly piled into that building and goodby old little trailer that barely holds anything..
The weather has been reallly nice the last few days. Nice sun, a little sprinkle here and there and a gentle wind to cool everything. My trees are starting to leaf, a little late this year. That's because spring came late this year, it's been a very cold winter but very dry, virtually no snow this past winter and now no rain. We need rain, this will be the fourth year of our drought in New Mexico.
I also worked on hand quilting the baby quilt for our neighbors great granddaughter expected in August or September.
So all in all it was a productive day!
Keep on quilting everyone!
I will be leaving on Saturday for California! YAY! My oldest granddaughter is graduating from 8th grade. Can't miss that!! She has grown so fast since we left California!
I hate missing the quilt meeting, but there will be more meetings but not more 8th grade graduations!
I worked on my string basket weave quilt blocks and got 10 more done today. I also cut more strips from my scraps. I need to get to my other stash in the little trailer to get other fabric for strips so I can get more variety in the blocks. I keep seeing the same fabric in the blocks and I want it to have a lot of variety. So tomorrow I go rummaging in the little trailer that I use for storage. LOL! I will be knee deep in fabric looking for strange, different and wonderful patterns of fabric!!
My husband and friends have almost finished building our storage shed .. . YAY! Then all will be neatly piled into that building and goodby old little trailer that barely holds anything..
The weather has been reallly nice the last few days. Nice sun, a little sprinkle here and there and a gentle wind to cool everything. My trees are starting to leaf, a little late this year. That's because spring came late this year, it's been a very cold winter but very dry, virtually no snow this past winter and now no rain. We need rain, this will be the fourth year of our drought in New Mexico.
I also worked on hand quilting the baby quilt for our neighbors great granddaughter expected in August or September.
So all in all it was a productive day!
Keep on quilting everyone!
Friday, May 24, 2013
Quilts, Quilts and more . . .
Today I have to finish cutting orders for Freezer Paper Hexagons that I have pending. I sell these in different sizes on my website www.avelisquilts.com
I use heavy duty Freezer Paper for the hexagons so that they last through several applications to fabric. The hexagons also have 2 little holes in the middle. When the hexagons no longer stick to the fabric, you can place a pin through the holes and keep using them over and over. There are different sizes in different package amounts . . . 25, 50, 100 pieces.
These freezer paper hexagons have become very popular lately because they are so easy to use. Just iron them on to the fabric and you are ready to cut. Once ironed on, they will not shift when you are sewing them.
I personally use the one inch size for the quilt I am working on. I always have a hand project with me to work on and the "Insanity Quilt" is my latest hand project.
At first, I thought I would make a few hexagons and put the rosettes together as I go. But, now I am making hexagons and putting them in the cardboard container I make out of cereal boxes. I sort the completed hexagons by fabric pattern. Since I now have several of these containers full of hexagons, I am reaching a point where I want to start making the rosettes and putting the quilt together. It will be fun to see this quilt grow. Of course it is stitched by hand only, so it will be slow going!
The hexagon box pattern that I use to make cereal box container is available for free. If you wish to use this pattern, just email me with your email address and I will send you a copy.
Happy Quilting!
I use heavy duty Freezer Paper for the hexagons so that they last through several applications to fabric. The hexagons also have 2 little holes in the middle. When the hexagons no longer stick to the fabric, you can place a pin through the holes and keep using them over and over. There are different sizes in different package amounts . . . 25, 50, 100 pieces.
These freezer paper hexagons have become very popular lately because they are so easy to use. Just iron them on to the fabric and you are ready to cut. Once ironed on, they will not shift when you are sewing them.
I personally use the one inch size for the quilt I am working on. I always have a hand project with me to work on and the "Insanity Quilt" is my latest hand project.
At first, I thought I would make a few hexagons and put the rosettes together as I go. But, now I am making hexagons and putting them in the cardboard container I make out of cereal boxes. I sort the completed hexagons by fabric pattern. Since I now have several of these containers full of hexagons, I am reaching a point where I want to start making the rosettes and putting the quilt together. It will be fun to see this quilt grow. Of course it is stitched by hand only, so it will be slow going!
The hexagon box pattern that I use to make cereal box container is available for free. If you wish to use this pattern, just email me with your email address and I will send you a copy.
Happy Quilting!
Thursday, May 23, 2013
A New Day! New Blog!
What a beautiful Day in Guadalupita, NM, USA!
I have decided to start a blog here on blogger as it seems no one is reading the blog i have on my website . . . www.avelisquilts.com. This is my first post.
I will generally be talking about quilting, specials on my website and life in general in the mountains of New Mexico, USA!
Well, here we are just a few days away from Memorial Day, 2013!
How quickly the year has gone! We are just barely starting to warm up here in the mountains of New Mexico. My apple trees are just barely starting to leaf out. Still no significant amount of rain. We have not had more than a mere sprinkle here and there. I wonder if the temperatures will be as high as usual this summer??
I am still working on the string quilt and have made an additional 100 blocks. This type of block is so simple and so quick that I am able to make 10 blocks a day. Of course, they are small blocks . . . only 4 5/8 inches square, but they make a darling quilt! I am so anxious to see the whole quilt put together.
I set up my new quilting frame and it is waiting for the string quilt. I still haven't decided if I am going to hand quilt it or just tie it with silk ribbon. I am kind of leaning towards tying it with silk ribbon because it will add a beautiful dimension to the quilt -- all those cute little bows. I also dread hand quilting through all those seams. Each block has at least 5 strips of fabric, so that means 5 seams!
I guess, I will wait until its on the quilt frame to decide! LOL!!
I have decided to start a blog here on blogger as it seems no one is reading the blog i have on my website . . . www.avelisquilts.com. This is my first post.
I will generally be talking about quilting, specials on my website and life in general in the mountains of New Mexico, USA!
Well, here we are just a few days away from Memorial Day, 2013!
How quickly the year has gone! We are just barely starting to warm up here in the mountains of New Mexico. My apple trees are just barely starting to leaf out. Still no significant amount of rain. We have not had more than a mere sprinkle here and there. I wonder if the temperatures will be as high as usual this summer??
I am still working on the string quilt and have made an additional 100 blocks. This type of block is so simple and so quick that I am able to make 10 blocks a day. Of course, they are small blocks . . . only 4 5/8 inches square, but they make a darling quilt! I am so anxious to see the whole quilt put together.
I set up my new quilting frame and it is waiting for the string quilt. I still haven't decided if I am going to hand quilt it or just tie it with silk ribbon. I am kind of leaning towards tying it with silk ribbon because it will add a beautiful dimension to the quilt -- all those cute little bows. I also dread hand quilting through all those seams. Each block has at least 5 strips of fabric, so that means 5 seams!
I guess, I will wait until its on the quilt frame to decide! LOL!!
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