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June 22, 2011 · 4:40 pm

June Bee Blocks, a new quilt forming and lazy summer days

Goodness, time has passed since my last post!

I am for sure caught up in the laziness of summer.   It’s definitely a nice time to enjoy a slower pace.

Regardless of my lack of writing, there is still sewing going on.  Relaxation for me can’t happen without some stitching!

 

Here’s a recap of the bee blocks I’ve made for June:

Threadheads Bee. – Chelsea asked us for a Starburst Block using the tutorial from Film in the Fridge.

 

 

{Modern 12} Bee – Crystal asked for a Snail Trail block

 

 

and for the Simply Strings Bee. – Kelly asked for us to take the gray block she sent and create string pieced circles to applique on top.  We could do one or more and place them at random.   Can’t wait to see how these all look together!

 

 

I was on a block roll, so I decided to try my hand at a block I’ve been wanting to do for awhile.    This is pattern from a book I have that is filled with older traditonal blocks.   It’s called the Wheel of Fortune or the Road to Fortune.    I LOVE this so much and can’t wait to have a finished quilt.

 

 

Have you been stitching anything fun these past few weeks?

Lindsey

P.S.  I’m still waiting on Moda so that I can get my tutorial posted for you guys.  I will have it up as soon as I can, I apologize for the delay!

 

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March 11, 2011 · 8:58 pm

Bee blocks.

I joined 3 virtual quilting bees this year and I’m having such a blast!  The ladies in these groups are so talented and inspiring.

I literally stalk my mail lady at the beginning of the month, waiting on my fabric packs to arrive.

It’s hard to stay motivated sometimes to finish a quilt you’ve started, but now I get to play around with different fabrics, try out new blocks patterns AND not have to do all the work myself.  Love that!

These are 2 of the 3 blocks for March:

{Modern 12} Bee.

Jeni wanted Patchwork blocks in shades of mustard/yellow, grays and teal/aqua.  (P.S. how adorable is her blog??  She has the best sense of color.)

Aqua is my favorite color and  yellow my least favorite, but I am totally loving these colors together.   So modern and fresh.   We used this tutorial by The Sometimes Crafter.  This is the 2nd tutorial of hers I’ve used and they are so easy to follow and well written.

 

Threadheads Bee.

For this bee, Pam asked us to make Wonky Stars using some plaids that she purchased on vacation in Jamaica mixed with solids.

Again, not something I would have chosen myself, but I LOVE the end result.   (Are you seeing a pattern here?  Bees are rocking my world in terms of thinking outside the box!)   Here’s her two finished blocks from me.  Made using this tutorial.  (Click on the photos to enlarge.)

 

I can’t wait to see these quilts all finished and I’m getting excited about it being my turn.   I’m up next in April for the Threadheads bee so I need to figure out what design and fabrics I want to use.  I guess I might want to get on that considering it will be April in about 5 seconds…

xo Lindsey

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