Hive 1 February Block for Marie

 Per usual, February kicks my butt bc it seems shorter than 28 days....

I had so much fun shopping my stash for your color choices! I knew I had ZERO solid brown so I had to go shopping (darn)

I pulled all of my fabric together the first week of the month and there the pile sat on my sewing table until the 23rd. Sewing wonky is def my jam but I had to keep an eye out for not being TOO wonky!

I hope you enjoy these blocks and I can't wait to see your final creation!! These will be in mail Monday morning 📫

Hive 1 - February block for Marie

Hello Marie!

Just finished these two blocks and really had a blast. I made two blocks since I had a lot of cuts left so hopefully one of them is to your liking!! The colours are a bit off (the blue leaves are really more blue than purple) but hopefully you get the jist of what it looks like...

Hive 1 Block for Marie

 

I had never done "just a little wonky" before, but now I am big fan! It was super fun to just sort of eyeball it see what happens. I also could not turn down the opportunity to make a rectangular block. 

 

-Starla

Hive 1 - Not So Wonky Block for Marie

 Try as I might, wonky just doesn't seem to come out of my sewing machine! I don't measure, but it still works out to be fairly straight all the same. But I still like the look of it and I hope you do, too, Marie!

~ Diana @ Red Delicious Life

Hive 1 Block for Marie

 

Hi Marie! Thanks for taking the pressure off by making a slightly wonky request. I had a lot of fun picking out the fabrics from my stash. Can't wait to see what you create :) I'll pop this in the mail this week.

-Nicole

Hive 1 Block for Marie

What a fun request, Marie, and I love your color choices! This took me a bit outside my comfort zone in the best way. Can't wait to see what you make with all our slightly wonky squares!

 Enjoy!

- Julia H.

Hive 1 February block for Marie

 

Slightly wonky is harder than I expected! Marie, I swear I tried! My second attempt (bottom) turned out a little better. The top one is oversized and can be trimmed to be a little less square if you like--I'll leave it up to you. These will be out in the mail this week. -Julia C.

Hive 1 February Block for Marie

 

Here are the blocks I made for this month. I hope you like the colour choice and making these blocks was really good fun! Somehow they turned out about the same size, eventhough that was not planned.

Slightly wonky is definitely a sewing technique I identify with!

Kathrin 

 

Hive 1 January Block for Marie

 

Hi Marie,

I enjoyed making those blocks, hope they are what you were looking for.

The blocks are in the post on the way to you.

Slightly wonky is just my jam :)

Happy sewing,

Rita

Hive 1 February Tutorial - "Slightly wonky" Box in a Box in a Box

Dear Hive friends,

Here's (I hope) a fun and stress-free block for which you don't need to measure precisely, unless you feel more comfortable to do so, of course. This block should not be fully wonky, just slightly "wabi-sabi". 

I was inspired by a tutorial from Hive 2 posted last November. The tutorial is very well done and I invite you to follow the directions here to complete the project.

Here is my wish list for the construction --

-Fabric: 

Please work around blue, green, gold, and orange. 

   

Use solids, batik, and if you want to add prints, I prefer novelty with flowers and leaves. 

-Layers: Prepare at least five layers of boxes. It does not matter if it is a square, a rectangle, or a mix of the two.

-Special request: Please add a thin, less than 2 inches, solid brown layer. Place it at any layer that looks best. 

-Measurements: No need to measure the width, and no need to sew straight. Piece slightly wonky if comfortable with doing so. I appreciate imperfection!

Thank you so much for sharing your time and fabric stash for this project. I can't wait to see your beautiful blocks!

Marie