Hexie Progress

With numerous blogging commitments lately, I'm finally able to share about our long, 18 hour plane rides, perfect for making some progress on those hexies. Certainly that's enough time for a lot of hexie basting, but I only got through 9 flowers worth. Eating, sleeping, and movie watching occupied most of my time. 

Notice in the picture above the orderly storage after basting, the hotel sewing kit for using up thread in basting, and the dental floss container for cutting thread cause I didn't want to risk losing scissors to airport security again. And sandwiched in between two cardboard pieces are the fabric squares to prevent wrinkling.

My original hexie flower idea has two values, but my fabric choices may be too far apart in value. They look a bit dotted.

Hubby suggested this version, which is quite nice. Notice no yellow centers. Combined with a darker yellow, I'd have  another flower color to use in the quilt.  

Which flower idea do you prefer? I guess I'll decide once I come up with an actual setting for these flowers, ie, a quilt plan. Nothing like starting a project without a plan!

So, where did we go on such a long flight? Chiang Mai, Thailand, braving the coronavirus outbreak with masks, hand sanitizer, and anti-bacterial wipes. Days before, we were on the fence as to whether to cancel or not, mostly over concerns of getting back, as neither of us wanted a quarantine. 

But there were no issues at all, we're both fine, and had a wonderful time! The crowds were low, and I'm not sure how anyone could be sick in 95 degree heat, but I guess it's possible. Here's highlights from our trip:

the Flower Festival, full of beautiful floats,

the parade queen and her court,

beautiful costumes,

especially these flowers.

And believe it or not, these are carved watermelons found on one of the floats. Just amazing!

Here's the scooter we rented

to get out of town for a hike,

and to play in the limestone created Sticky Waterfalls.

We also checked out a butterfly house,

and an orchid farm.

Then spent 6 hours touring around the lovely Royal Park Rajapruek,

where they had a greenhouse full of orchids!

We also saw some traditional Thai dancing, especially the Fingernail Dance,

and took two Thai cooking classes, Tom Yum Thai, and Thai Akha. Both were excellent and delicious!

Then we collapsed each night at our hotel, Yaang Come Village, a jungle oasis in the heart of a big city - heaven!

So for now, those hexies are on hold till the next trip in a few months - still more to come.
Happy Quilting!