Tu-Na Quilts: A Paper Crane for Hive 4

Here's a beautiful pink paper crane for Katy in Hive 4.

This block is 11.5" unfinished. Katy asked for a pink crane and a white or white on white background. Isn't it cute?

You can find Katy's post tutorial here and the paper crane templates here. This block was easy to sew and came together quickly. It took me a couple of hours to complete it. However, it took me all month to pick out the fabric! The print looks like a maze or puzzle. Life is kind of like that at times.

This block will be on it's way to Katy tomorrow along with lots of good wishes and prayers for her mom and for Katy, too.

What I Learned Today:

1. Teaching a paper piecing class is exhausting. I'm hoping my class members get their homework assignment done in time for class next week.
2. I love to paper piece!!!
3. I want to make more origami crane blocks.
4. I took this block to my paper piecing class today and the class members recognized it as an origami crane. I was impressed!

Question: Have you ever done origami? Years ago, I taught a second grade class how to fold a paper crane that looked very much like the one in the block. It was fun but was definitely a very difficult concept for some of those second graders to grasp; I must have had the patience of a saint!

Thanks for stopping by and do come again.

Karen, Tu-Na Quilts

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Crane for Katy

And one more crane block for Katy...I popped it in the mail at the beginning of last week, so hopefully it arrives soon!

Meredith

Hive 1 Block for Jo

Hi Jo,

Applique is not one of my better techniques.  However after 2 failed attempts I decided that since you said that you would be fine with doing the stitching I would just "get 'er done".

Here is a Christmas stag to add to your quilt.

It will be in the mail for you this evening and I hope that it reaches you without delay (unlike a lot of the mail deliveries that I have been waiting for).  LOL

I have really enjoyed working on all the different blocks and look forward to having some more free time after the holidays to work on my own projects.

Thank you,

Sherry V.

Hive 1 Blocck for Jo

Jo, here is your block which you need to finish.  Sorry it took so long.  I need to make a New Year’s resolution to quit procrastinating!  Hope your quilt turns out as good as I think it will.

Final post of 2018 for me in Hive 4

We did it!

This has been a great year in Stash Bee, and I am so lucky to have been able to participate.  It's wonderful to connect with people all over the world through quilting.

What a wonderful way to celebrate and support your mom, Katy!  I look forward to seeing the completed quilt.

All my best to everyone in this holiday season.

Holiday appliqué for Jo

This little guy is unstitched, but on his way!  I rounded all the corners in an effort to make it easy to blanket stitch around.

Merry Christmas!

Angel Block for Katy

Since our hive completed our year, we were asked if any of us could make blocks for Katy.   It's my pleasure to add blocks for her mom's healing quilt.

These are paper pieced and go together quite easily.

I sent these a while ago so I'm sure they have been received.

If I didn't have so many projects going on, I would most certainly make more for myself - someday....

Hive 4 crane for Katy

I really love the crane, and hope that all the well wishing and love that us encompassed in our blocks will give your mom strength and hope.

And although I enjoy paper piecing, I had to reconfigure several of my fabric pieces. The night I did this , my mojo was off.

But I live how it turned out.

November Hive for Jo

I finally got the pieces together for this month. No, since you offered, I’m gonna let you do the overstitchng. I’ve only done raw edge and I like a “messier” look than I’ve been seeing, so I’ll let you do what you want =)

I’ve had a great returning year. Thanks to everyone in hive one!  You’re all amazing quilters and I’ve loved learning from each of you!  Merry Christmas!!

A Fun Time

From dithering over the pattern and searching for fabric to curling up with the appliqué work during a recent cold spell, I enjoyed every minute of making this block for you, Jo. I will put it in the mail by Monday.

Paper Crane Block - Hive 4, November

I love this block - I love paper piecing and I love the story of the paper cranes. I had fun making it. :) I'm sure your mom will love the quilt. This is on the way to you tomorrow morning. I apologize in advance if it takes a long time to get to you, Canada Post is still experiencing strikes.

November block for Jo!

I wasn't expecting an applique block, but it was fun!! I picked a Christmas candle and I hope you like it Jo! Hopefully it'll be in the mail to you by the end of the week.

It was a fun bee this year--thank you all!
Enjoy the holidays everyone!
Liz

November block, Hive 4

This was such a fun pink to make the swan from!  I hope that your mom loves the quilt.

Hive 1 November from Kathie for Jo

Jo, I love your Christmas theme.  I have done very little machine embroidery, so I picked a pattern with very few twists, turns and corners.  I hope you enjoy it.

Kathie L in Allentown

A completed top from Hive 1

I'd like to thank my hive mates for the terrific blocks they made for me this year.  The picture shows them all put together.  By next summer it will be on the bed of a camper at Camp Erin, a camp for kids healing from a bereavement.  This will be sure to bring cheer.  Thanks so much.
Kathie L in Allentown, PA

Jo’s Christmas Fun Block

I confess, I have added appliqué to a couple of quilts, but not using fusing paper, so this was a first for me, but not the last.  I love the art of this process.  This is not perfect, but I am happy with the result just the same.  I hope you are as well.  This is also another great idea for a future quilt.  Thus the danger of being part of a bee with very talented mates.  I enjoyed this year and am sad it’s a wrap so fast.  Enjoy the holidays everyone!

Hive 4 crane for Katy

Here is a crane toward your project Katy.  Paper foundation piecing is a struggle for me. A couple of my points are not perfect but I hope this still meets with your approval.  It really is a darker pink than it looks. And obviously I don't know how to edit my phone pictures so you don't see so much of my design wall. 😖

This crane will be flying off to you soon.   

Holiday Bells for Jo

Jo had such a great idea of letting us pick out a holiday design to appliqué for her but I'll admit, trying to decide was a lot harder than I expected. I finally chose some holiday bells that I hope she likes.  Appliqué isn't something I do very often but it always look nice. I've always preferred using the blanket stitch but I'd never used a contrasting thread before so thanks Jo for giving me the idea to try it!

~ Diana @ Red Delicious Life

Nov block for Jo

Here we are the last month in our great stash bee for the year. I love Jo's idea of the applique blocks, but I have never really done applique. I tried to stitch around some extra scrap fabric with very sad results. So Jo, here are my two Christmas balls on a snowflake back ground. I hope you are able to finish this. I am sorry but I did not want to send you the mess that I would surely make.

Have a wonderful holiday season everyone. See you next year. Happy Sewing, Rose

Stash Bee Hive 4 Finish

Here's to all the wonderful bees in Hive 4.

I requested floating stars back in January.  This is what I did with them.  The sashing is a gray batik and I practiced some simple free motion quilting on it. I injured my shoulder a couple of weeks ago and am only slowly getting back to cutting and sewing.  But I had the binding attached to this quilt  so over the last week I have hand sewn the binding to the back and finished today.
Thank you so much bees.  I love all your colourful stars.  It is my treasure.

Because of my injury I could not get it on my design wall to photograph.  I opened my bedroom windows as much as I could to get these shots as it lay on my bed.

Hive 4 block for Katy

Hi all. Here is Katy’s block for November. I love the story of the thousand paper cranes and read the book in college for children’s literature. Hope you like the happy pink I chose, it makes me smile. 

Happy sewing! So glad we had a great group in our hive this year! 

Pink Cranes for Katy

I love paper piecing.  So I was so excited to get this months block tutorial.  Katy chose Pink Cranes so she can make a quilt for her mom who is fighting a battle with Breast Cancer.  

Hope It all comes together in time for Christmas.  Sending good vibes to your mother as well as this Crane to you!

Happy Holidays to EVERYONE!!!!!

Hive 7 -

I love sewing.  I don't love blogging.  That's why this post has so many pictures.  I don't think I ever posted these finishes anywhere other than Instagram.  These are the blocks I've sent but may not have posted.

February

March

July

August

September

And finally, the last block of Hive 7 2018 - on its way to a new home!

October

Stash Bee finish from 2017

Last year was my first time doing any kind of online swap.  I was nervous, so each month, I made a practice block (or two or three) to make sure I got it just right.  I have a LOT of purple scraps, so that's what I used.  As the year wound up and my turn as Queen came around, I hadn't settled on what block I wanted.  I kept staring at my hivemates' blocks on my design wall.

That's when it hit me -- what if everyone made their block for me?  So, here it is.  My 2017 Stash Bee (almost) finish!  Thanks again, everyone from 2017 Hive 2!

flimsy-only on a queen sized bed

quilted, but not yet scalloped & bound

Hive 6-November 2018 Tutorial for Becky-Kaleidoscope

Hello Hive 6.  My Name is Becky and I live in Florida.  This is the first year being in the stash bee and I have never Blogged before! I have been quilting since 1990.  As you all know I had a very busy and difficult year.  I hope you all liked your blocks I sent and again I am sorry they were late.

I have always loved scrappy quilts so I decided on a kaleidoscope quilt.  It is amazing how different fabrics and the way they are laid out can change the entire look of 1 quilt block.

Here of some examples:

I found a pieced pattern on Allpeoplequilt.  Please print triangle pattern from here.

http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/quilt-patterns/quilt-blocks/kaleidoscope-quilt-block

I really like how the circles appear on the quilt by using white and off white for corners.  This is my goal!  Please use each fabric once except on the white or off white corners. I am not picky on the fabrics, please do not use a lot of plain fabrics.

Example of :

Dark Fabrics:
cut 8 triangles

Example of :

Light/Med Fabrics:
cut 8 triangles

Corner Blocks:

 Block 1 :  white on white
Cut 2-  3" Squares-----Cut diagonally for a total of 4 Corner Triangles
 same fabric

Corner Block:

 Block 2 :  off white/light tan
Cut 2 -   3" Squares -----Cut diagonally for a total of 4 Corner Triangles
same fabric

NOTE:  there are 2 different block layouts!

Block 1:  4 Dark Triangles
                4 Light Triangles
                4 Corner Triangles- white on white

When joining the triangles start with Light triangle, and sew 1 dark triangle.
          Press towards the dark triangle. Repeat to make a total of 4 parts.

lay both parts on top of each other butting up seams and sew 1/4" seam

.

Sew together the half block units to make a center unit and press the seam allowances open

Add on white corner squares on top of light fabric.  Triangle is larger.  When 4 corners are added on

trim block to 6.5"    

                                                                                                                  

Block 2:  4 Dark Triangles
                4 Light Triangles
                4 Corner Triangles- off white/ light tan

NOTE: Opposite from block 1-
When joining the triangles start with Dark triangle, and sew 1 light triangle.
          Press towards the dark triangle. Repeat to make a total of 4 parts.

Sew together the half block units to make a center unit and press the seam allowances open.

Add on off white/ light tan corner squares on top of dark triangle.  Triangle is larger.  When 4 corners are added on trim block to 6.5" 

You don't have to sew block 1 and 2 together.  I will be adding 4 together to form a
12" finished block.


Thanks ladies so much!  I can't wait to see all the blocks.