I am still here!

Believe it or not I am still here...but I have been very busy.
In the past year I.........
Got a new job in the welfare field, working in the DV area.
Changed courses at Uni from social welfare to B.Psychological Science....only draw back is I hate maths...statistics to be precise ...
I sold my quilting machine as I can no longer afford to keep it although I would have loved to just for my quilts!
Recently got invited into the Golden Key Society which means I achieved the top 15% at uni.
Have hardly done ANY sewing except for a hexagon pincushion bought at the Scquilters Retreat in Kiama.
Have started doing a bit of crocheting...
Have bought a block of land down the coast which means we will probably be moving down along the Great Ocean Road way...
Attended the 2011 Scquilters Retreat in Kiama NSW.

Oh and of course I visited my new local patchwork shop today Mill Rose Cottage and just had to buy some Libertys to take home! What have you been up to?

EQ7!!

Did you know that EQ7 is coming soon? Not only is the next EQ coming out but they are having a giveaway on their blog. Go to http://www.doyoueq.com/blog/?p=1278 for your chance to win a copy of EQ7. Good Luck!

Freezer Paper Hexagons

Does anyone else use freezer paper for their hexagons? I first came across the idea from a blog, I can't remember which one now but there was a link to 1" hexagons PDF so I printed it out. Although I use FPT for Dear Jane I had not thought of using FP for the hexagons.

Then I got Fabric of Society and the hexagons were on the pattern sheet so I started photocopying them onto the freezer paper. 

 

However, occassionally the freezer paper would get stuck going through the printer and it was a pain cutting it out to size....then I remembered that the Dear Jane website had A4 sheets of freezer paper and the fifty sheets even with postage were cheaper than any I could find from here. I am really really happy with the freezer paper I purchased, it is slightly thicker than the one I was using so it is almost like a very thin cardboard and the A4 sheets glide very easily through the printer. And I love the fact that I can iron it on and the hexie stays put while I am sewing.

These two below feature fabric from the latest fabric club mailing from Somerset Patchwork.  the darker rose fabrics are from Sally Rose. I have some of the blues from the collection ready to use also.

And really I should be doing this...but a girl needs a break some time!