I know, I know...

I've been a very bad blogger. I have been trying to get back into the habit, but just haven't been able to do it. Also once I start again I've got to keep at it, which means I'll have to actually do some sewing... I have been (very) slowly working on the hexagons, and I'm pleased to say that the top is nearly finished. In fact it is so close to being done, I should be at it! But no I'm in my usual place which is in front of the computer at the kitchen table, lifting the eyes up to the view, then down to the screen, then up to the view etc etc. I'm not looking at the house as the housework is a bit behind - that's an understatement btw - nor mowing the lawn, which it badly needs. Motivation is a bit lacking.

Here it is on the floor. The yellow tape measure shows about 68 inches. The whole top is almost square, but I didn't really plan it that way. What really happened was that I got sick of it, so just started the border without measuring it. It has been surprisingly hard to get a good photo of it, so this will have to do. I have to add a few more hexagons to fill the gap beside the tape at the bottom, and the best part of a row on the opposite side, but I've already sewn most of them together, I just have to sew the row to the top.

Normally I'd be in a bit of a frenzy to get it done, but I'm quite blaze (imagine a little thing on top of the e) about it all. This has a bit to do with the dilemma of quilting it, but is mainly due to slackness. It really deserves to be hand quilted, but I'm not up to the job.

My other photo to show off last, but definately not least, is a geocoin gift that was sent to me by Holly of And Sew It Is . At the same time we both had the urge to send each other a geocoin, so we did. This is a very special geocoin as Holly won it in a local competition where I think she had to find a cache in each of a number of different counties, and also visit the Holy Grail of Caches, which is the very first geocache. It can't be bought or replaced, so I'm very lucky to have it.

I think my next post is going to be "The Airing of the UFOs", in the hope that some of them might get finished this winter. Stay tuned...