If you really hate it, I will make a different one, but I kind of hope you like it!
Happy April everyone!
Friday, April 6, 2012
Hive 2, April
If you really hate it, I will make a different one, but I kind of hope you like it!
Happy April everyone!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
April hive #2
I decided to go crazy and actually draw this block out myself (well, blatantly copy one from the mosaic Stephanie made!) it turned out okay I think, I did enjoy how madly quick it was to make.
Hope you like it Stephanie!
Helen
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April Hive 2 House Block Tutorial
Hello fellow Stash Bee-ers! I have a tutorial up on my blog for the April house block for Hive 2.
House Block Tutorial at Sewing By Stephanie
It's one of my first tutorials so take pity on me if it's not the greatest!
-Stephanie
House Block Tutorial at Sewing By Stephanie
It's one of my first tutorials so take pity on me if it's not the greatest!
-Stephanie
Hive #3 Blocks for Beth
Here they are. I love going to the scrap box and having just what I need. I couldn't decide, so you get them all. They will be on their way tomorrow.
Hive # 2 block for Tara
Has a month ever just snuck up and flown by with out having the decency to say, " Hello! Make your bee block please"? That's how March was for me. I missed my quilt guild meeting, I paid my water bill late and I just finished this block to go out.
It's been almost 90 degrees here in North Texas and it feel like summer, thus a palm tree! I hope it will work with all your other blocks. I'll add in a couple goodies since its late.
It's been almost 90 degrees here in North Texas and it feel like summer, thus a palm tree! I hope it will work with all your other blocks. I'll add in a couple goodies since its late.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Hive 3 April Chevron Block
I'm really excited to be a part of the stash bee swap and for my block this month I've chosen to do a chevron pattern. You'll need at least 2, 5" squares of a background or light print, and 2, 5" squares of a medium or dark print. I have picked kind of bright colors, nothing too muted, and the background should read white or off white but some color on them is fine, plain white is fine also. This is great because you can use left overs from a charm pack (5" squares) if you have them or even a 10" square layer cake cut in four.
Step One: Draw a diagonal line from the top left to the bottom right of each light colored 5" square.
Step Two: Layer one light and one dark square right sides together.
Step Three: Sew down each side of the drawn line with a 1/4 inch seam allowance. If you have a quilting foot for your machine great, if not just figure out where the 1/4 line is on your pressser foot and use that spot as a guide.
Step Four: Cut the blocks down the middle on the drawn line and press both open toward the dark fabric. These squares should be 4 1/2" so cut them down if they are off, which, let's be honest, they always seem to be.
Step Five: Lay out the blocks with the two same colored fabrics making one diagonal line down the middle with the light fabric on the outside. Refer to the pictures to make sure you don't sew them the wrong way. Make one set of two squares facing one way and the other set facing the other way. It matters which way you sew them so make sure they're opposite, like in the picture.
Please don't sew them together to make one big square. I will need to mix them all up before I sew them to get a really scrappy look.Here is the look that I'm going for. Just two sections from each of you would be great but if you have more I'd be happy to have them. I can't wait to see all of your different fabrics.
Step One: Draw a diagonal line from the top left to the bottom right of each light colored 5" square.
Step Two: Layer one light and one dark square right sides together.
Step Three: Sew down each side of the drawn line with a 1/4 inch seam allowance. If you have a quilting foot for your machine great, if not just figure out where the 1/4 line is on your pressser foot and use that spot as a guide.
Step Four: Cut the blocks down the middle on the drawn line and press both open toward the dark fabric. These squares should be 4 1/2" so cut them down if they are off, which, let's be honest, they always seem to be.
Step Five: Lay out the blocks with the two same colored fabrics making one diagonal line down the middle with the light fabric on the outside. Refer to the pictures to make sure you don't sew them the wrong way. Make one set of two squares facing one way and the other set facing the other way. It matters which way you sew them so make sure they're opposite, like in the picture.
Please don't sew them together to make one big square. I will need to mix them all up before I sew them to get a really scrappy look.Here is the look that I'm going for. Just two sections from each of you would be great but if you have more I'd be happy to have them. I can't wait to see all of your different fabrics.
Hive 2 Block for Tara
I am sorry about mailing this late. I had finished it early last week but did not send it as promptly as I hoped. I kept going back and forth all month on what I wanted to do. I ended up really wanting to highlight the birds and tree fabric hence the simple design. Hope you like.
Rachelle
Hive 4 - April Block
HIVE 4 BLOCK FOR APRIL 2012
I saw this block in EQ6 where it is called Arbor Window and I've been playing around with it for a while thinking that I would make it 12" for a quilt. A few weeks ago I saw the block posted in someone's flickr photostream along with a link to the tutorial for the block at 8-1/2" and it was called the Granny Square Block.
So last week I decided to follow the tutorial and I love the block at the 9" (8-1/2" finished) size. I made two blocks with purple to show you exactly what I'm looking for.
EXAMPLE 1
The darker color, in this case red-purples, in the outside squares to make the block really pop on the Kona white background. The inside squares are green pulled from the green in some of the purple squares. The center square does have green and purple in it, or could be just another green square.
There are three colors in this block because I had to use the Good Fortune butterflies (aqua bodies) and the Aviary (turquoise branches). I would like to keep each block as close to only the two colors being used as possible. A little touch of one other color in a few squares would be okay.
Here is the information for the block.
1. Background - Kona white.
2. Rainbow colors (please no browns, black, grey, etc) with darker color in the outer squares and lighter color in the inner squares. No juvenile or whimsical prints please.
3. Please don't trim the block when you have finished sewing it. It's not that I'm doubting your mad cutting skills, but every ruler doesn't measure 1/4" exactly the same. Strange but true and I've messed myself up using different rulers. I would like to use one ruler to trim the blocks down for the seam allowance so I don't lose any points.
The link for the tutorial is here at Blue Elephant Stitches. Jolene did a wonderful job explaining and providing pictures. It is a very simple block to put together, but the results are beautiful. I would love to have two blocks if anyone has the time, and will be using the extra ones to make a Project Linus quilt.
If you have any questions please e-mail me at fabricaddict@verizon.net. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone and to see what each of you creates.
Angie
Sunday, April 1, 2012
April Blocks Hive #2
Hi Everyone! Happy April!
This month it's my turn to be queen bee and that means that it's time for.... houses!
You might have seen my fabric choices for this month and thought "Why in the world is she having us get one blue from Kona lake, bluebell, or cornflower and one green from Kona honeydew, asparagus, or green tea?" Now that you know "houses" can you figure it out?!? Sky and grass! For the actual houses please be as scrappy as you want to be, the scrappier the better. All I ask is that the sky of your block be one of the blues I selected and the grass be one of the greens I selected.
Since 12.5" square blocks seem to be the trend please have your block finish to that size. Multiple 6.5" square blocks also work if you'd rather do several small blocks. Please also include a 4.5" square signature block with your name, date, and where you're from.
And please feel free to interpret what "house" is to you. In my inspiration mosaic I included a light house, a tree house, a church, and a barn, so feel free to make doghouses, tents, campers, or other buildings. My ultimate intent is to make myself a "town" quilt, so the more wonky and weird structures I have the better!
Okay, here's my mosaic:
This month it's my turn to be queen bee and that means that it's time for.... houses!
Ever since I got serious about quilting and started reading lots of quilting blogs I've had an obsession with house blocks, I absolutely love them! The problem has always been though that I pretty much never get around to making anything for myself, so even though I love house blocks and can't get enough of them I've never made a house quilt for myself. Enter you guys!
You might have seen my fabric choices for this month and thought "Why in the world is she having us get one blue from Kona lake, bluebell, or cornflower and one green from Kona honeydew, asparagus, or green tea?" Now that you know "houses" can you figure it out?!? Sky and grass! For the actual houses please be as scrappy as you want to be, the scrappier the better. All I ask is that the sky of your block be one of the blues I selected and the grass be one of the greens I selected.
Since 12.5" square blocks seem to be the trend please have your block finish to that size. Multiple 6.5" square blocks also work if you'd rather do several small blocks. Please also include a 4.5" square signature block with your name, date, and where you're from.
And please feel free to interpret what "house" is to you. In my inspiration mosaic I included a light house, a tree house, a church, and a barn, so feel free to make doghouses, tents, campers, or other buildings. My ultimate intent is to make myself a "town" quilt, so the more wonky and weird structures I have the better!
Okay, here's my mosaic:
1. August block, 2. house2, 3. little house for Joce, 4. Hedgie's house, 5. A Notion or Two February for Penny, 6. October block, 7. Lighthouse block for Diddi, 8. December Calendar of Houses Bee Block, 9. House Block for Leila, 10. Around the Block - Helen's House, 11. House Block Bee block by GigiQuilts3, 12. Wonky House Quilt Block swap, 13. House Block Bee block by silver_threads, 14. House block for Cara, 15. House block, 16. House Quilt Blocks - Wanna swap or Bee or something!?, 17. Improvised Bungalow, 18. Block #1 for Silort...
Many of the images in my mosaic are paper pieced, and please feel free to do paper piecing if you're comfortable with it. However, if you're hesitant to try paper piecing I'm 100% okay with applique (though paper piecing isn't really that scary one you try it!).
Here are a few links to helpful tutorials:
How to freezer paper piece by VeryKerryBerry
Making a pattern for paper piecing By Quilts Sew Shabby
Free house pattern From Craftsy
I'm also planning on making a tutorial for a paper pieced house. I plan to have it posted before Wednesday the 4th on this blog, so if you want to wait and see what I make feel free to do so.
Looking forward to seeing what all of you make!
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