Bee Blocks – Page 6 – Sew Bittersweet Designs

Mountains & Valleys

7 Comments / Bee Blocks / By Melissa Dunworth

Last month I made this block:

I really liked it and my Flickr friend Kritta22 helped me decide that this would be a great block for the Sampler Hive that I am in for the 3×6 bee. I decided to make a test block in my own colors because I want to make sure that it ends up in my quilt too.

Next I worked on BrightAngelBaby’s block – her colors were Purple, Teal, White and Gray. I asked if I could eliminate the gray and she said that would work for her. So here is her block:

Next I worked on peachykeenquilt’s block. She requested Pink, Aqua, Red and White. I had a little bit of Ruby by Bonnie & Camille left so I decided to use them. Here is her block:

I hope my bee mates like these. I have 4 more blocks to make for this hive and all six to make for my other hive. There will be a lot more bee block posts in my future!

What are you working on this week?

Test Block

22 Comments / Bee Blocks, EQ7 / By Melissa Dunworth

While I was in California last month I was not really sleeping well. Partly because my hubs is gone, but mostly because Anne wasn’t sleeping well (she misses her daddy). So I had a lot of time on my hands at night to play in Electric Quilt 7. Here is one of the blocks I came up with.

Originally there was no border on it, but I am using this design for one of the hives I’m in for the 3×6 Bee on Flickr and the blocks need to measure 12×12. I don’t have printer paper large enough to print the templates for a 12×12 block, so instead I made them 10×10 and put a border on them.

What do you all think? These are my colors and will go in the quilt I am making. I have actually designed a couple of quilts with this block, maybe some day I will find the time to make one of them!

Home Sweet Home

14 Comments / Bee Blocks, Purse Palooza / By Melissa Dunworth

We are back in the Pacific Northwest and I have to agree with everyone else…there is just no place like home. I did come to realize that a king size bed is EXTRA large when sleeping in it alone. I have done it a few times throughout the past year, really unavoidable when your spouse is in the military, but for months on end is a whole other story!

Anne was so excited to be home, she immediately ran to her downstairs toy box and yelled “look at all my new toys!” The best thing is that they are all the toys she has always had except she hasn’t seen them in 5 weeks! LOL

Yesterday I unpacked all the sewing stuff that I brought down to CA with and I started reading the pattern and laying out all of the fabric to make a new handbag. I am participating in Purse Palooza over at Sew Sweetness. I will be doing my pattern review on the very last day. Make sure you go check it out, there are prizes to be won every single day and if you make a purse this month that is one more chance to win! I will start sewing it together today.

While I was gone I received lot’s of squishy packages! May was my month for Sew Bee Blissful and the blocks have started to roll in. Here are the one’s I have received so far:

They are all Firefly blocks. My bee mates followed my tutorial from back in January. This is going to be a quilt for my hubs when he comes back from Afghanistan. What do you think? Manly enough so far? I have a lot more fabric and will hopefully end up with a lot more blocks!

What have you been up to this past weekend?

Bee Blocks, Blog Hop and a Winner

11 Comments / Bee Blocks, Blog Hop, Plum and June, superior threads / By Melissa Dunworth

This month is the first time ever I have waited until the VERY last minute to finish my bee blocks. I’m sure you can understand why, at this point I am just happy I got them done! I only have blocks for Trust Circle of Do. Good Stitches because for May I was the queen bee of Sew Bee Blissful and I am waiting until June to do my 3×6 blocks (I have until July 15th).

We were asked for flying geese, any block, in Navy, Orange, Gray and White. I am hoping these hit the mark!

Blog Hop: Beth from Plum and June is hosting the Let’s Get Acquainted Blog Hop!

Twice a week, 2 bloggers will be featured and they will both have tutorials up on their blogs as well as intros to them and how they got into quilting and blogging. I am so excited to be part of it! If you are interested you should go sign up, originally the blog hop was going to go through summer, but Beth had so much interest that she extended the hop into fall! Also, Beth has a great guest post on her blog right now from Deborah at Whipstitch Fabrics with a giveaway! Go check it out.

Now for a winner: Last week I announced the winners of the Superior Threads Giveaway. Well…I only heard from 2 of the 3 winners (a first for me). I have given the 3rd winner 5 days to respond and now I am picking a new person. I decided to pick the first person to respond – everyone once in awhile the first person to respond should be rewarded just for being that on top of things! (I got this idea from Julie at Intrepid Thread)

So the winner is: Kristy! Who said: “Wow! I had no idea what I was missing!! Glowing thread??? How fun! I think the Treasure Hand Quilting threads might be just what I need for something I’m planning….or maybe not….you’ll have to let me know which I need for ties! ”

I will be sending Kristy an email to get her mailing information. Congratulations Kristy!