Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Bee Blocks - July

This month's Stash Bee Hive 3 block might look familiar.


That's because Francine of Mocha Wild Child chose the Wonky Pinwheel block that was selected for the Hope Circle of do. Good Stitches in March. The careful observer may notice the color scheme and arrangement differ.



However, both were created using the Wonky Pinwheel tutorial from Natalie at Greenleaf Goods.

You can check out the Stash Bee Flickr pool for other examples, as well as blocks from the other hives.

The July Hope Circle of do. Good Stitches blocks were Improv Flowers created using Aneela Hoey's tutorial.


These blocks measure 12 1/2" unfinished. Kimberly Swink requested pink, orange, red or yellow for the centers and an outer round of green. Each flower progresses from light to dark or vice versa. I added stitch and flip leaves to a few just for the fun of it.

I'll be linking up with the awesome parties on my Linky Party Page including:
  Fluster Buster
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9 comments:

  1. Love the colours in them - vibrant!

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    1. Thanks, Ruth. I enjoyed seeing your Mini Swap. I didn't know they have coloring books for adults. It would be hard for me to keep the kids from taking one over though. My one-year-old daughter has developed a recent fetish for coloring in books. Too bad it is not exclusive to coloring books. Beware fallen crayons from my son's art projects!

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  2. Wow, those are great, and love the brilliant colors, especially the oranges. Nice touch adding the stitch and flip leaves.

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  3. These blocks are so cool. I especially love the second. The colors are lovely. So...did you enjoy making two of the same block? Or not so much?

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  4. They look really cool - super work!

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  5. What fun blocks. The rose based on a pentagon central piece may be from a recent tutorial, but it is a block I am familiar with from back in the 1990's. Part of the fun for this dinosaur (I've been quilting since 1988) is seeing how the modern movement is interpreting and repeating what was brand new to me in the 1980's and 1990's and of course most of the patterns go much further back.

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    1. Check out this post: http://r0ssie.blogspot.com/2010/05/mutant-quilting.html. Rossie of Fresh Modern Quilts makes a similar point. I agree that often the line is blurred between traditional and modern, with one inspiring the other.

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  6. Love the colors and patterns you chose. I'm a novice quilt maker, but I do love these beautiful blocks :) Thanks so much for linking up at Link It or Lump It!

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