Since I didn't really like how my bee block #2 & #5 turned out I decided to remake them.
I am very pleased with how they turned out.
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| Block#2 |
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| Block #5 |
Here are all six (minus the test block I made for myself):
Bee Blocks #6 & #7
I sewed these two blocks up at the same time and was able to complete both in just over 2 hours.
I just doubled my productivity. ;)
I've got all 7 blocks created, 6 for my hive mates and 1 for me.
I'm definitely going to redo blocks #2 & #5 though...they're not working for me as they currently are.
I just doubled my productivity. ;)
I'm definitely going to redo blocks #2 & #5 though...they're not working for me as they currently are.
So, Ripping it is
Since I don't have the mental capacity for math at the end of the day I've decided to let my trusty seam ripper do the work. It's actually going a lot faster than I thought it would. Plop down in front of the TV and go to town.
I wish I could follow directions
I started work on what I'm referring to as my stained glass quilt. I've already messed up.
The sashing for the individual blocks is 1/2" smaller than the sashing for putting the blocks together. Something I didn't figure out until I'd made up the 9x9 block, after having already completed 8 blocks with 4 seams each. That'd be 32 seams to rip out since I don't have enough fabric to start over. Or doing a lot of math in order to make the center blocks work out. Hmmm, decisions, decisions. I decide to put it away for now and finish something else I've started.
Bee block #5
I didn't have a lot of time to sew over the past couple of weeks. I tried sewing another Bee block intermittently and am not overly thrilled with how it turned out.
The outer points are so scant I won't be able to square it up to 12 1/2". I really needed to overlap the gray fabric a bit more. Also, I'm not really digging the color arrangement. I think I needed to break up the two orange triangles. It feels a little off balance. Oh well, live & learn.
Stained Glass Window
I have a two-story entryway in my house and ever since we moved in (almost four years) I've really wanted to add something between the two windows because I think it looks really bare.
I came across this really awesome quilt pattern:
I came across this really awesome quilt pattern:
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| Jaybird Quilts |
It looks just like a stained glass window and it's the perfect size to fit directly between the two windows.
A few purple & green prints from Kate Spain's Central Park line of fabric and I'm good to go.
March HST Block
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