tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post8866279301298758629..comments2023-12-21T09:10:28.196-07:00Comments on Quilting Mod : Bee Blocks - AugustAfton Warrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267299238188424983noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post-84555866318871112292014-08-21T09:46:20.180-06:002014-08-21T09:46:20.180-06:00Great comment about the mallet. I'm sure we&#...Great comment about the mallet. I'm sure we've all been there! I really like your Arkansas Traveler blocks. Very pretty, especially with such bright flame-like colors! Kudos for giving it a go! I have been maintaining the mindset that paper piecing looks very nice... in other people's quilts. ;) Nice work all around!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275798275018244333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post-17343183908915567542014-08-21T08:20:37.068-06:002014-08-21T08:20:37.068-06:00Thank you. I'm glad I gave Arkansas Traveler a...Thank you. I'm glad I gave Arkansas Traveler a try, but I have no intentions of making an entire top composed of this block, regardless of it's splendor.Afton Warrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267299238188424983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post-19821394049486815562014-08-21T08:19:08.485-06:002014-08-21T08:19:08.485-06:00Thank you! I appreciate you dropping by Quilting M...Thank you! I appreciate you dropping by Quilting Mod.Afton Warrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267299238188424983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post-51948012637694347472014-08-21T08:18:41.829-06:002014-08-21T08:18:41.829-06:00Harbor Freight Tools, here I come! Just kidding. I...Harbor Freight Tools, here I come! Just kidding. I'm afraid the paper-piecing involved inhibits spiral pressing, but I'm thinking this may be the secret to success in many cases of points coming together. Thank you for visiting!Afton Warrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267299238188424983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post-14141651876769252362014-08-20T14:36:36.243-06:002014-08-20T14:36:36.243-06:00Your blocks are looking great. The Arkansas Travel... Your blocks are looking great. The Arkansas Traveler block is amazing but I'd be very daunted about attempting one :)Janine @ Rainbow Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506960048874406422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post-21151068727563019292014-08-20T09:22:50.092-06:002014-08-20T09:22:50.092-06:00Your blocks look great, and I love the mallet comm...Your blocks look great, and I love the mallet comment, I've felt that way about blocks before.Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329080022563939698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post-40251573844426504142014-08-19T19:43:01.687-06:002014-08-19T19:43:01.687-06:00Your Arkansas Traveler is so wonderful! Get out t...Your Arkansas Traveler is so wonderful! Get out that mallet and give it a whack! LOL. Maybe if you press the seams in a spiral where they meet up in the center? It looks perfectly beautiful to me!Lara B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post-84121065584687810342014-08-18T16:00:51.616-06:002014-08-18T16:00:51.616-06:00I agree, at least in my instance. I think I'll...I agree, at least in my instance. I think I'll abstain from making an entire quilt of Arkansas Traveler blocks, in spite of the loveliness.Afton Warrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267299238188424983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post-7091733659408209802014-08-18T15:58:44.743-06:002014-08-18T15:58:44.743-06:00I think the best quilting approach for this type o...I think the best quilting approach for this type of situation might be to avoid the intersection, or else...the skipped stitches and broken needles you speak of.Afton Warrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267299238188424983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post-10528597451805651602014-08-18T15:55:53.599-06:002014-08-18T15:55:53.599-06:00Yes, I'm hoping to get ahead of the game this ...Yes, I'm hoping to get ahead of the game this month, so my bee buddies won't have to wait in anticipation too long. "Yikes!" is right about the Arkansas Traveler block, but it sure is pretty.Afton Warrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267299238188424983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post-19480915621080746092014-08-18T04:24:07.366-06:002014-08-18T04:24:07.366-06:00Those Arkansas blocks are fabulous - lots of work ...Those Arkansas blocks are fabulous - lots of work but worth it. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507562992976793622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post-65354973125970452452014-08-16T09:02:18.658-06:002014-08-16T09:02:18.658-06:00Wow, lots of bee blocks! I definitely get intimida...Wow, lots of bee blocks! I definitely get intimidated by thinking multiple fabric seams at the center of certain kinds of blocks and just tend to enjoy their beauty when done by someone else. Every so often I still make a block that has quite a few seam intersections at once, and I always wonder how quilting it will go (hint: skipped stitches and broken needles seem to be a commonality). It just impresses me that much more when I see one really well done and beautifully finished! Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705160384198590025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316079433124165960.post-68163784212517368352014-08-16T07:50:44.412-06:002014-08-16T07:50:44.412-06:00You've been a busy bee this month! ; ) Love th...You've been a busy bee this month! ; ) Love the blocks, Afton, and I can't even imagine the center point seams on that Arkansas Traveler block - yikes!Sarah @ Berry Barn Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345151888451657055noreply@blogger.com