A block for Katy from Shauna

I had fun creating this block. I tried to join my points as best as I could :) I sorted my stash of favourite fabrics into colours and had the most green. So green it is! Next project - I decided to combine the style of Jennifer's block and the colour theme of Katy's block to create rainbow placemats. I will keep you posted in the "Bee Buzz" section. I love how this project has sparked a new found energy in me for quilting! 

Hayley's Block for Jennifer

Hello everyone! I am Mrs. Pickles aka Hayley from lovely Saskatchewan, Canada. I finally got my block done (sorry for being a bit late) and figured I should post it!

I had a little trouble with this block as I couldn't quite wrap my head around the whole wonky aspect! My very first and only quilt I have made was a log cabin so every time something would look a little wonky I found myself fixing it! After looking at everyone  blocks it looks like I should have used a few more colours and cut my strips a Little less uniformly..lol Oh well I hope Jennifer can learn to love my block :P

Take care

Meg's Block for Jennifer

Hi everybody!  I'm Meg Hamilton....I will post my photo and bio just as soon as I can figure out how (that section of the blog is in German on my computer for some odd reason).  In the meantime, here is the block that I made for Jennifer:

Making this block was an interesting experience for me because I am one of those very, very precise quilters, and I found it really nerve-wracking to be without measurements.  You can see that the inner strips are pretty square and it took me until the third or fourth strip to try to angle the pieces!  However, once I got the hang of it, I actually started to enjoy the freedom.  At the very end, when I realized that I could square up the finished block, a lightbulb went off and I think I began to truly appreciate this style of piecing for the first time.

Then, I went a little crazy....

Linsay (yes, the one in our group) lent me her copy of 'Collaborative Quilting'  by Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran.  I'd seen it before, but suddenly, it had a new, immense appeal and I ordered my own copy right away.  I pulled a bunch of fabric out of my stash and made this:

I'm very excited by the whole thing -- this is really a departure from the things I've been doing.  This is what I love about being part of a quilting community....

I will begin Katy's block tomorrow.  I'm thinking oranges, as they would be such a nice contrast to the blues that she chose.

Have a good week, everybody!

February Block Notes

Girls! Thanks so much for all of your emails. I'm sooooo excited to receive your blocks, and see what great things you are creating. Please post and share pictures of your works in progress!

A few notes:
- progress, not perfection...we are all learning, and remember that all of your blocks will be lovingly received by me! I'm not a precision sewer or quilter, and very excited by how the collective creativity will influence the final design :)

- please remember to send me one or two 4" swatches of fabric samples in your colour.

Thank you so much for your inspiration...what a fun year this will be!!

Here's a snapshot of my blue block.

My two squares (Amy in Canada)

So, the first square is for Katy's quilt. I have three girls, I couldn't help but go pink! And to explain why the mother of a 2.5 week old is finishing her square the day after it was posted, my excuse is that my parents are here for only five more days, and then I'm on my own! I have to use this time wisely...

As for the second square, it is actually not the one I sent to Jennifer, but I forgot to take a picture of it, so I'm posting this picture. I didn't read the directions and didn't do this one properly, but it is basically the same fabrics, so I'd thought I'd post it to give you all an idea of what mine looked like.

Loving this project!!

Shauna's Block

My square is on the way! A big learning curve for me learning how to post on this blog and upload a photo etc. Looking forward to seeing the whole project put together :) Shauna

Linsay's block for Jennifer

This is my block for Jennifer.  I really enjoyed making it and was happy with the result.  I have added a photo of the block before it was cut into four pieces because I was amazed by the transformation from the simple log cabin to the deceptively intricate final block.
Making the block was the easy part of last week.  I had very few geometric fabrics in my stash so I raced out to look in the one fabric shop in Vevey.  As I had suspected, it was full of dress fabrics and baby prints - useless.  I had a look in the sewing machine shop but they only had about 15 brown fabrics so that was no good either.  I ordered fabric online and thankfully they arrived last Friday morning.  I was checking the mailbox anxiously for four days.
Today I decided to add to our blog.  I wasn't sure exactly how to get into the blog and on my first attempt all I managed to achieve was to add Jennifer as a member to her own blog.  Sorry about that Jennifer.  Now that I have done it once I am sure that I will be more competent next time.

I'm looking forward to our next block.

Linsay.