I promised I would put up a photo of Kay’s quilt when I was able. Here it is!
Kay Hocking was one of my pattern testers for my “Going to the Zoo” quilt and this is the quilt that was the end result of her test. I just love it! The fabrics she used are terrific. I particularly love the stripe.
Thank you for sharing the photo Kay. A job well done!
Until next time,
Joan
A while back I shared this photo of fabric I bought on my visit to the LQS. I fell in love with the Alexander Henry 2D Zoo novelty print. I wandered around the store until I found a few other prints that I liked with it.
And now those fabrics have become this:
In the Quilt Around the World II Bee, Julianne asked us to make a 14″ block for her daughter. Pru has been asking for a black and white Paris-themed quilt for her room ever since they moved into their new home, and Julianne decided to use the bee for some help with this project.
We were asked to make the block from black and white fabrics, with a touch of aqua for interest. I think this is such a sophisticated idea for a quilt and I had a lot of fun coming up with the idea. Here is what I made:
I hope you are putting on your sun screen and staying cool!
Amy at Made During Quiet Time is having a creative contest. You can find the full details by clicking here:
http://duringquiettime.blogspot.com/2012/06/texting-while-sewing-contest.html?showComment=1342050782415#c707868809278900668.
Basically, the challenge is to make one 12″ block using text fabric. The block can be paper-pieced, traditionally pieced, or improvisionally pieced. The name of the game is using text creatively in your block. Amy has posted a couple of examples in her blog post and, of course, there is a Flickr group for more inspiration. The block needs to be done by the end of August so that feels manageable.
So pass the word on to your friends and start looking around for some of that popular text fabric!
Hope you are keeping cool! It is rather warm here in Northern California today.
In the Quilt Around the World Bee, Elizabeth asked us to make her a 15″ block using half-square triangle blocks. I don’t know what it was about making a 15″ block that threw me, but it did. I made this block three times before it came out the right size. It is basically six rows of 2 1/2″ blocks. Not hard, right?
Anyway, enough complaining. This is the finished block:
It was fun arranging the triangles until I got a layout I liked. Then I sewed the individual blocks together. I learned that there are a tremendous number of different patterns you can make using this simple block.
Here is my block with Elizabeth’s starter block:
She made her block from Joel Dewberry’s Heritage fabric in the Citrine colorway. It is beautiful fabric. One of the many benefits of participating in a bee like this is getting to see a wide variety of fabrics that I would never see in the local quilt shop. The block is in the mail and on its way to Oregon for its next stop.
I hope you and your families are well and enjoying the summer weather.
