Good morning.  Happy Holidays.

To those who contributed to November's Hive 2 quilt

I am so very excited.  The blocks I received from those in my hive are beautiful and two angels were very generous to add to my quilt, as well.  I hope to assemble the quilt top next week.  I can't wait to see the ribbons and Friendship stars work together.  Thank you so very much!!  My Canadian and Dutch sisters added something special to their packets... I have ideas for 2017, now!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!  This year has been fun and a great learning experience.

Mary Ann

Stash Bee Tutorial - How to Post on the Stash Bee Blog

So you're all excited that you've joined Stash Bee but you've never blogged before or you used a different blogging platform and you're not sure how to post on blogger.  Well, this blog post is for you then. I'm going to walk you through, step by step on how to write a blog post in Blogger.

Please note: As you read through this tutorial, you can click on each photo to make it larger to see the detail.

STEP 1
When you first open up Blogger, you will see the main dashboard with a listing of all posts. There will be an orange box at the top that says "New Post." Click on that to begin.

STEP 2
Now you will be in the Post Form. There is a lot of information in the photo below. Some important things to note --

1. Be sure to give your post a title. Including your hive is always helpful. A good example is "Hive 1 Block for Diana"

2. To add a photo of your block, click on the photo icon and choose the appropriate method (upload from URL, from computer, etc.)

3. Label your post. Correctly labeling your post allows others to easily find it throughout the year. 90% of all posts will only have 3 labels - the year, the month, and the hive. In continuing my example from above, I would label that post - 2017, January, Hive1. Please note: all of the labels are already in place so you just need to select them from the drop-down menu.

4. Sign Your Name. This may sound obvious, but with 100 people posting on the blog, it's not always easy to know who is writing a particular post. If you didn't set up a specific name in your google account it might show something like Quiltr248 -- which, let's be honest, could be any one of us -- so please sign your name at the end of the post, please!

STEP 3
Publish Your Blog Post. The only thing left to do now is to publish your blog post for everyone to see. You'll notice in the photo above that there are a few options in the upper right-hand side. You have Publish -- Save -- Preview -- Close.  Let's take a look at all of those.

PUBLISH - This does exactly what it says. When you click on this button, your post will go live on the blog for everyone to see. If that's what you want to do, then click on it and you are done.

SAVE - Blogger has a built-in autosave feature but, if you're like me, I tend to be a little OCD especially when I'm working on a long post, specifically tutorials, and I prefer to click on it every so often just to back up my work.

PREVIEW - This is a way to check your work to double check to see if you like your spacing or the sizing of a photo. When you click on preview, it will open up a new window to see how it will look with all of the Stash Bee formating. You will not be able to make any edits within that preview.

CLOSE - Clicking close will save your post as a draft and allow you to come back later and edit it. It will not publish it.

A SPECIAL NOTE FOR WRITING AND POSTING TUTORIALS

The same rules apply when it's your turn to be queen and it comes time for you to write your tutorial on how to make your block. There is one VERY IMPORTANT THING that I want to point out, though, and that is how to SCHEDULE A POST TO PUBLISH AT A SPECIFIC DATE AND TIME. Tutorials are supposed to be scheduled for the first of the month. On the right side of the blog post form, just underneath the labels, you will see a Schedule setting. See below.

When you click on the Schedule tab you have the option to set the date and time for your post to publish. After you've selected your date and time, click on the done button at the bottom. Now here is the important thing here -- CLICK PUBLISH!!!!  Yes, you read that correctly. You must click PUBLISH. Here, let me write that one more time in capital letters -- PUBLISH! If you click close, it will save your tutorial as a draft. Your tutorial date will come and go, and your tutorial will still be a draft. Once you hit publish, you will be taken back to the main blogger dashboard page and you will see that your blog post is listed as SCHEDULED.

I hope that this tutorial has been helpful to new and returning members alike. It can easily be found in the Resources & Tips tab at the top of the page.

Hive 4 November block: pink and orange and Tula Pink

Hi stash bee friends, I am clearly losing my mind, because I remember writing this post. But I went to check on it, and I could not find it.

I loved making this block. The colors were really fun, the block pattern is interesting but it was pretty simple to put together, and you can't go wrong with Tula pink. With these color choices, and Julie's mentioned that she liked Tula pink, I just knew that I had the perfect fabric for the middle of this block. I have a "thing" for owls, and I'm glad I got to share some of them this month.

Hive 3: Holiday Wreaths Quilt Finish

Hello Hive 3! I can't thank you enough for helping me this year with my holiday wreath quilt. I was able to hop onto my friend's long arm a few weeks ago and quilt it and I bound it this past weekend. I absolutely LOVE it!

You can check out a few more pictures on my blog here.

Hive 1 October Angel Blocks

I was asked to make 2 Angel blocks for Tanyia. I really like using my stash and had to dig a bit to find fabrics that would work.  Then I made sure to make some notes about which fabrics for which geese and was happy when it all came together.  At least until I looked at the picture.

I looked and looked but I knew something was just not right about it...

So, my seam ripper and I had some quality time together and now it's all better.

I'll be sending this along soon!

Happy Quilting!

Hive 2 for October and November and Hive 7 Angel block

I completely forgot that I did not post about my blocks for October and November!  But, according to my tracking numbers the blocks were received so here are the pictures:

There were two blocks for October:

And, it does not appear that I took a picture of the November block. . . . unless it is on my iPad!

Bummer!

I will have to check and if it is there I will edit this post to add it.

I volunteered to do an Angel block for Hive 7. . . . and this was a definite stretch to my "comfort zone" as far as colors. . . but it was fun and I hope that it can be used in her quilt.

I had fun this past year with the swap and hope that I can make it into another Hive for next year.

Happy quilting,

Sherry V.

Angel Block for Hive 2

I heard the call for a block angel and quickly offered.  So many have given extra to me and I wanted to pay it forward.  Fortunately, I had a free weekend and the right colors in my collection.

I love the blue and yellow combination.  You know what that means, another idea on the list!

To late.......

....but she knows the block is on its way.

I don't think it is the best position to be the queen bee from November.

As like others I too was busy with other things than the Stash Bee block.

So sorry Mary Ann, the block went on the mail yesterday.

Here are the pictures.

It is an easy block to make. I used some tools to make it more easy for me.

A little bit of chain sewing.

The trash from cutting the squares the right size.

Loving it when everything goes so smoothly.

Mary Ann hope you like youre block?

Thanks to all the ladies who made this a great event.

It was great to be part of this.

For every one have a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Warm regards from Holland ♥

Angel blocks for Hive 2 September

I was asked to make two angel blocks for Hive 2, and was happy to oblige!  The only problem was finding two colors I had 8 different fabrics in large enough pieces.  My stash took a real hit making blocks for the #quiltsforpulse project, and I am slowly rebuilding.  I had a ton of blue, but it appeared so did everyone else, so I went with orange and yellow:

The center top block on the orange looks yellowy but it is orange in real life. albeit a lighter shade than its neighbors.  

I'll get these in the mail tomorrow!

November Hive 6 Blocks for Karen

Hi all. Here are Karen's November blocks. They went together super fast and I loved the colors she chose. These blocks are already on their way.

This was a fun year.  Thanks all for an awesome hive!