I received a free dvd in the mail from Creative Crafts Group (publishers of many quilt magazines including McCalls and Quiltmaker). It is called the Inspire – Design – Create Quilting DVD Collection.  It’s one of those deals where you can sign up and receive future dvd’s every few months for a fee.  I popped the dvd in yesterday while eating lunch and began to be totally inspired as one editor of a magazine after another hosted a different segment.  The dvd included segments on color/value, participating in exchanges, using rotary tools to create templates, fussy cutting, working with Shiva painsticks, free motion quilting, and thread tension.  It was quite a long dvd (I couldn’t find the running time but it had to be at least 90 minutes).  I really loved each segment but one in particular caught my attention.  The segment was on English paper piecing using hexagons to make flowers.  I’m sure you have all seen those types of flowers; there is one hexagon in the center and 6 surrounding it.  The editor hosting this segment, Beth Hayes, travels quite a bit so she put together a small box of supplies so she can take the project with her wherever she goes…so…I thought I might  put together a similar box and try taking it to my kid’s activities where I end up sitting and waiting for a length of time.  Below is a picture of my supply box.  I’ll take it around this week and see if I can work my way to completing one flower.  I’ll be sure to post a picture when I have it completed!