Tuesday 9 July 2013

.: July bee blocks :.

It's only the 9th but I've already finished my bee blocks - it's surely a record!  There's no real reason for the super-speediness - though we are getting the inside of the house painted in the next couple of months, so I am trying to work my way through my to-sew list before the house descends into total drop-sheet chaos.

First up - AusModBee blocks for Jess - Basketweave-Braid Stars from a paper-piecing pattern by Nydia of The ADD-Crafter


Jess sent a mix of gorgeous Sweetwater fabrics - Reunion, Hometown and Mama Said Sew.


It's an awesome block isn't it! - Jess' quilt will be gorgeous.  I love all the Sweetwater fabrics, and this block is a great way to include as many as possible.  The chain-piecing seemed to take forever, but once it was done, the blocks came together really quickly.  I really love this block, it's just so effective.  


And now - churn dashes! (I do love a churn dash) - for Rachel in our CARE group of do.GoodStitches.  Rachel had asked for any colour churn dash - though maybe blue, green, orange or pink - and for the background to be neutral.  There are some gorgeous blocks popping up on the CARE do.GoodStitches Flickr page - pop across for a look! 


I am loving orange and pink at the moment, so my colour-choices were pretty easy to make.  And since my blocks were pretty clearly girl-oriented, I figured I'd include some fussy-cut sweetness from Aneela Hoey's Little Apples range for the middle squares.  



I'm so happy to be back sewing and to be working my way through the to-sew list.  Hope your week has been a good one so far.   xoxo cat


7 comments:

  1. Beautiful blocks Cat - I hope to do the ones for Jess soon!

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  2. Thanks for making my blocks Catherine, they look fantastic!
    Your churn dash blocks are gorgeous!

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  3. Yay for catching up on bee blocks! Good feeling isn't it!

    Your churn dash blocks look so fab!

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  4. Love all your blocks. Those first ones are amazing! I need to check out that tutorial. And your churndashes....so cute. Love your fussy cutting!

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  5. I love the stars! Is there a tutorial somewhere?

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  6. Oops, just saw the link when the page reloaded *facepalm*

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