#bee blocks

Red Sky at Night for do. Good Stitches

Last November, I asked the quilters of the Love Circle of do. Good Stitches to make blocks using the tutorials on Jodi’s blog, Tales of Cloth. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js I suggested a palette of dark blue, gold, light blue, warm reds, and creamy low volumes. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js For the back, I used some much-loved coordinating half yards and fat quarters. I’d…

Simple HST’s

Repetition of color can make such a profound statement in even the simplest of blocks. Take these guys. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js There’s not much that’s simpler than the half square triangle, but by making these in batches of 8, there are tons of design options that pack a powerful punch. I had a good time experimenting with the ones I made for Rachel at Stitched in Color for…

As you know, I’m a big fan of blue. And yes, the pun is intended.  I think these fan blocks are pretty awesome. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js This blue fan comes to you from the do Good Stitches Love Circle and the ever-inspiring Ara Jane of You Know What I Love? Ara Jane found her inspiration from a vintage quilt in Unconventional and Unexpected: American Quilts Below the Radar…

Little Tents – Improv Triangles Quilt

Need some triangles today? I seem to be a little triangle obsessed lately, and I’m just now realizing it’s been brewing for a while – at least since March when I started this Little Tents quilt idea in the Love Circle of the do. Good Stitches charity quilt bee. I finished the top over the weekend, but I might not get to the quilting for another month or so as I multitask on projects. Till then, I…

I’m a little behind on blogging, but I definitely want to put this block up here for posterity. I absolutely love this pattern. Rachel at Stitched in Color picked the Bourbon Street Quilt pattern for August in do. Good Stitches. Through an organization called Wrap Them in Love, our circle of 10 makes a quilt each month to benefit children who need a little extra love and attention.…

Half Square Triangles for do. Good Stitches

Creativity continues to abound in the Love Circle of do. Good Stitches.  Through an organization called Wrap Them in Love, our circle of 10 makes quilts to benefit children who need a little extra love and attention. Ara Jane has come up with a creative use for regular, run-of-the-mill, half square triangles. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.jsShe tasked us with creating two sizes of half…