Hive 1: July block for Cindy

Fun block.  I made a hair ribbon with the original cutting directions.  Here it is in the right size - I hope.

Jane A.

Hive 1 - July Block for Cindy

 

Hive 1 June Purple Log Cabin

 Late! but done! These are in the mail to you :) thank you for your patience! -Julia

CORRECTION: Hive 1 - July 2026 Beggars Block for Cindy

 CORRECTION:

Sorry for the error but strips should be cut at 1 1/2 inches wide (not 1 1/4inch wide).  Thanks to Ruth for catching the error.

Cindy

Purple Log Cabin for Caitlin

 Sorry this is late! It's been an overwhelming month. Making this block made me realize how little purple I keep in my stash. I used EVERY purple I have. 

I hope you enjoy! <3

Kelli’s Log Cabin Block

Kelli, I finished this while I was in Bowling Green at the Sloan Center!

 

Finished Quilt - Hive 2 -2026

 Here is my completed wonky Red, White and Blue stars quilt. And I happened to get it done before the 4th of July. Happy Semiquincentennial!

Gayle

Modern almost 9-Patch Tutorial for Jennifer Hive 3

This is my 11th year in Stash Bee.  I love this group because it gives me the push to sew something every month.  Each block is fun to pick the fabrics and see things come together.  I've made several quilts as a result of this group.

This month when I was thinking of what to ask for, I kept looking at a postage stamp quilt I had started with scraps.  I have no inspiration to keep working on this because it is so blah, so I decided to ask you to help me give it a bit of a modern kick.  We are adding some random uniformity to a plain quilt.  I will insert these squares somehow, maybe with a plan, maybe not, but I'm sure it will give me the inspiration to finish it.  I'm going for a large King size quilt.

Here are my finished pieces with the quilt so you can see what I'm going for:

This isn't quite a 9 patch since there are only 5 strips per block, they look like a 9-patch.  

These are small blocks with a multi color fabric in the middle surrounded by Red.

I will insert these in a large postage stamp quilt to add some interest.

• FABRIC PARAMETERS: 

The base color of the square should be red.  Any solid red will do, although please don't use a batik.

The center square should be multi-color.  It doesn't have to contain red.  It really can be anything since this is a scrappy quilt.

Strips  - cut a 1.5 inch strip of the red.  You will need a length of 40 inches so you may need to cut two like I did:

From this red piece you will need:

8 x 3.5 inch blocks

8 x 1.5 inch blocks

From the multi color scrap you will need:

4 x 1.5 inch squares.  They can all be different or the same fabric for these centers.  I prefer them to all be different to add to the scrappiness if possible.  How many 1.5 in scraps do you have?  I know I have a ton!

They will be assembled like this:

I pressed to the outside:

Here are the final squares.  Feel free to trim them or send them as-is and I'll take care of the trimming:

Thank you all so much for adding some new life to this big scrappy quilt!  I can't wait to see it all together.

- Jennifer

July 2026 tutorial for Hive 4

 Happy Summer! 

This month I’m looking forward to staying in my sewing room more and doing a reset of my fabric and and purging my fabric.

So far I haven’t quite gotten there. I recently attended Stitch Florida and am a bit behind!

My beautiful block is called October stars and I am looking for a white on white back ground with bright florals. 

The block is made up of half square triangles. The size of the block is 12”

Here are some whites and some bright happy florals:

Here are some examples of the blocks I have already made. 

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It is a fairly easy block but you do have to take care in the layout!

For my tutorial

You will be making half inch triangles using any comfortable method. This half square triangle  measures 3.5. 

To make these you will cut 

8.  4.5 of both background and floral.

Mark you diagonal and sew along each side then cut on your diagonal line.

Square down to   3.5!

Arrange according to the picture here!

Press toward the dark side! 

I look sew forward to seeing your squares!

Doretta

Hive 5 - July tutorial for Amy - (still) Twirling at the Disco

 It's summertime in Minnesota. A short, but lovely time of year! Long, sunny days, and celebrating my birthday, fishing on the little and big lakes are all a great way to enjoy the summer along with quilting (it's never a bad time to get the sewing machine out to make something beautiful). 

This year, I'm going back to a quilt I started in the 2024 Stash Bee. It's called Twirling at the Disco. It's a great stash buster using mostly 2 1/2" squares.

Here is a previous Stash Bee tutorial with excellent instructions: http://stashbee.blogspot.com/2024/04/hive-2-april-tutorial-for-kim.html

Here is the original pattern: https://www.sameliasmum.com/2020/02/twirling-at-disco-quilt-free-pattern.html?m=1

When I originally made this quilt back in 2024, I thought I was done with it, but have been putting off quilting it for 2 years and realized it's because it's not done. I want to add some more blocks and that's where you come in 😁 

I think 12 more blocks will finish it off. It'll be a good queen size quilt. 

This is a super easy block to assemble. There are a lot of pieces, but it goes together quickly and is a great use of those small scraps you’ve got laying around.

I used this advanced chain piecing also known as web piecing (and probably other things as well) for the 16 patches. Assemble them however you prefer, but I thought I would share for anyone who is interested and hasn’t tried this method. https://youtu.be/qE7KKaS5p-8?si=ADB0Qz5b-0JStY7n

You will need the following fabric:

Forty (40) 2-1/2” squares in a nice mix of colorful prints. Just about anything goes but I would like to avoid browns, blacks, greys, and anything that reads mostly white. Batiks are cool. Licensed fabric are fine. Holiday is acceptable (preferably not majority holiday). Use as great a variety as you'd like.

Two (2) 4-1/2” squares from low volume fabric with white background or white or white on white.

Two (2) 4-1/2 “ by 8-1/2” rectangles  from low volume fabric with white background or white or white on white.

Here's my fabric pull:

I made 2 four patches and 2 sixteen patches, I did some fussy cutting for fun and arranged them in as nice an arrangement as I could for such a scrappy scrappy pattern.

Then each four patch got attached to a white square

Lastly, I assembled two rows (top and bottom) and then attached the two rows into the final block:

My original 16 blocks:

I decided I wanted to make it a rectangle, so I added 8 more blocks, but I cannot leave well enough alone, so I am excited to add 12 more blocks (3 more circles) and finally finish this one up.

Thank you so much for your participation. I hope you have a lot of fun putting it together.

Wishing you all a wonderful summer and more quilty fun for the rest of this year and on!