This month's block which was selected for the Queen Bee is called Mineral by Blossom Heart Quilts. The Queen Bee wanted a white on black background. Now it may sound silly, but it is much different than what is in my stash, which meant stash enhancement trip. I headed to The Quilt Patch in Tecumseh, Michigan to search for white on black prints. (Whenever I say that I think of the movie Madagascar the zebra saying, "I don't know if I am white with black stripes or black with white stripes!") Per Wikipedia Zebras are black with white stripes, just in case you are wondering.
I like looking through their fat quarters and picked up a few. I love the circles.
Now I know many of you have made sew together bags. I decided I would like to make one, and after looking at my pattern I realized I needed 1/2 yards and 1/3 yards for pockets and lining. I had purchased some fat quarters from this line while on vacation....which reminds me I haven't shown the fabrics I picked up at a couple of fabric shop stops. I guess I will have to write another post.
Oh, I digress...... back to the bee blocks. It is a great pattern but 64 pieces! Oh my. I kind of lost my sewjo and really struggled to get these done.
I guess I better go find the names of the couple of quilt shops that I visited on my grand tour.
Your blocks came out beautifully--SOO many pieces--!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty fabric acquisitions there, too hugs, Julierose
Thank you. I know when I started counting it was OMG!
DeleteWhat a fun post of beautiful fabrics. That Bicycle quilt would go with my newly finished bicycle quilt. 64 pieces? wow. your blocks are so cute.
ReplyDeleteI like the bicycle quilt and the colors are awesome, but the big one....I have a stash of red I see a big red bicycle quilt in my future. I know sometimes when it comes to blocks ignorance is bliss. LOL
Deletethose are really cute blocks
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteLove the black and white prints that you picked up. Those are nice blocks, but that's a lot of pieces for a bee block.
ReplyDeleteI seem to have been accumulating a lot of black on whites. I was surprised I didn't have much white on black. Even after doing a BH mystery quilt.
DeleteLove the black and white, I have a couple of the same ones in my stash. Way too many pieces for a bee block. U
ReplyDeleteThank you. I am still accumulating I saw some the other day from I Love Fabric and had to have them. I know about the bee block. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.
DeleteLove those white on blacks, and the bike pattern is the sweetest! Did you say 64 pieces - man that is a lot!
ReplyDelete64 pieces times 2 bee blocks. All those stitch and flip HST. But I ended up pretty good. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteYour blocks are beautiful. They look like they are labor intensive, but they sure are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I loved using up the tiny scraps in my stash. Which is a plus. The way the blocks turned out is wonderful.
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