Blocks from Beehive 12 [3X6] Mini Bee 2Q 2011

[bertine]

Blocks from Beehive 12 [3X6] Mini Bee 2Q 2011, originally uploaded by bertine.

From April through the end of June I did a "Virtual Bee" where you get 6 random people to make blocks for, in the colors they choose, and they each send you a block in the colors you picked.

These are the blocks I recieved from my beemates. One of the people wasn't able to finish so an "Angel Block" is being made by a person that signs up just to do that.

Anyways, I am doing this bee again August through the end of October then again next spring and summer (I decided that I should take a break right around the wedding).

Once I have 24 blocks I am going to make Zach a napping quilt. He picked the colors.

I am also making duplicates of the blocks I am making for my beemates so I should have a quilt top full of stars.

This is really fun for me. I rather like quilting and if I could just get over my block on the actual quilting part of quilting, I would have a lot of quilts done!

Comments

[pork_chop]

i'm feeling the desire to get knitting again lately... i think it's all your recent updates about quilting. i am excited to find some time to explore quilting soon, too. :)

you took a class to get started, didn't you? where are you finding the virtual bee?

[bertine.livejournal.com]

I did take a class and that place will be starting up again this fall:
http://www.gladcreationsquilts.com/module/class.htm?classId=9914

They are on 34th and Bloomington, which is awesome for me but might be a little out of the way for you. It was a really good class and the lady running it was awesome. Plus the people at the store are good at helping you pick out fabric.

This one is in Plymouth but I haven't been there yet: http://www.mybluebamboo.com/

I read a lot of quilting blogs and I sort of just started looking for them. However, the quilting world is mostly on flickr, here is the bee I am doing:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/6x3bee/

There are also quilt alongs, which I am also doing:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/summersamplerseries/


Here are some of my favorite blogs:
http://www.ohfransson.com/
http://www.stitchedincolor.com/
http://www.filminthefridge.com/
http://www.redpepperquilts.com/


I read many more because I am obsessed. Also, you are going to fall in love with a lot of fabric.

[pork_chop]

awesome. i can't wait to fall in love with another craft! :)

but in the mean time, re: "blue bamboo" in plymouth... will trade web design for quilting supplies... ?

[bertine.livejournal.com]

I agree, their site is terrible.

[bertine.livejournal.com]

Here is the post where I started looking for bees:
http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2010/02/have-you-joined-a-quilting-bee.html

I am doing one that has 3 month commitment instead of a year.