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Friday 4 October 2013

October Blocks...

You know me, I like to get my Bee commitments done and dusted as early as possible in the month, just in case any form of disaster strikes later on.

So in the last couple of days I have made these for Bee Blessed...


... full details here if you want to donate a block or two to this great cause.

I made Valerie's Stitch Tease block; 24 flying geese in raspberry pinks and golds on a low volume background, (sounds like the menu in a fancy restaurant to me)...


... and today I used the pre-school pick up hour to make the latest Siblings Together Bee block for Mary; paper-pieced strings...


Another 20" block, using Moda/Zen Chic's Barcelona.  A shout out as ever to our wonderful sponsors...


      



            



      





And in an almost-Bee, a Pop Up Bee, if you like, I have been stitching together rows of gorgeous Oakshott HSTs.  You may have seen these appearing all over the place, all will be revealed, in due course...

The 'you need to buy some yourself to see their real colour' photo effect working well tonight then!
Now I only have to get my Brit Bee block made and I am done; just the way I like it xxx

20 comments:

  1. Oakshott is coming along superbly, and omg you did that strings block PRE school run?! nutter. All fabulous tho.

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  2. You have been very busy! I need to get my bee blocks done this weekend too

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  3. You are so organised, I aspire to that level of organisation but have never reached it yet :)

    Love the Oakshot HST's.

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  4. LOVE your ST block - gorgeous! And am intrigued by the Oakshott HSTs - I can only imagine how beautiful they are in real life! Have a top w/e :) Sx

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  5. Yes,I have seen some Oakshotts around...They are absolutely gorgeous,wonder what they will become...

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  6. Brilliant blocks Had! You're a machine! Must get to my hsts this w/e. Jxo

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  7. I love the oakshots in your quilt. My friend cautioned me about their shrinkage, I usually do not wash my fabrics before sewing but I might with these. Have you noticed this problem?
    Thanks!

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  8. I love your blocks, and a pop up bee sounds like fun, I have seen a few of those blocks.

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  9. Wow! Such a lot of HSTs - you've done a fab job on them. Absolutely love the colours in your quarter log cabins. Thanks for making them and for the wee plug. You string block is so striking in those fabrics. That will be a zingy quilt!

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  10. That string block is super striking. Wow! And oakshott HSTs--amazing! Yeah, you really have to see that fabric in person to appreciate its fabulousness.

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  11. lots of lovely stuff, some fab blocks and the and-black HSTs look seriously yummy - makes me wish i wasn't allergic to HSTs. but very glad im not putting them all together!

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  12. Great blocks and patchwork...you are so busy! I love the Oakshott fabrics and youre doing a great job with them. Have a happy weekend! x

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  13. Love the HST door curtain Hadley! In fact it all looks fabulous!

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  14. I didn't think I liked the Barcelona range, looking at that bee block I now know that I definitely do!

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  15. Thanks for a wonderful block, my string selection was very random so it's great to see how they turn out. Does this mean you have the rest of the month to play if you've met your bee commitments?!

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  16. I'm guessing your motto is bee prepared. Beautiful blocks and Val is going to have an amazing quilt!!

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  17. I hope to work on bee blocks this week. Yours are all lovely as ever

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  18. I love that - a pop up bee! As always I hate that you are on top of the bee block game and shaming the rest of us.

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  19. You are amazing. Bee queen if you ask me. I love love love the stringy blocks. So pretty!

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  20. You're doing much better than me, I'm at 1/3 right now!

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