Finished Quilt - Hive 1 February Block

 

X-Stripe Quilt, 44" x 70"

Hi lovely Bees,

This quilt jumped the queue, because I wanted to see how it looks finished!

Thank all of you in Hive 1 for helping me putting this together! Again, as this quilt is destined for 'Quilts for Care Leavers (Northern Ireland)', it doesn't have a label, so no place to put your names :(.

I'm thrilled, how the secondary pattern comes out and makes the quilt look more complicated, than it is.

Thanks again, I love sewing with you and am looking forward to see your makes!

Take care and happy sewing,

Rita

Hive 1 April: Stars for Julia

 I really enjoyed making these! A couple of them didn’t quite like me back as much though. Unfortunately two of them came out short and are more rectangular than square. Yikes. I’m sending you all three anyway, and extra blue squares to either make up the missing edges (not sure how happy you’d have been with those seams, so I didn’t want to do it myself) or make new stars. They’ll go in the mail today!

Hive 1 - April Stars

 I did not do good with this one. I am sorry, but I had a LOT of trouble with this one. I hope it can work somewhere. I am also including fabric for the third one.

Jai

Hive 1 - April Stars for Julia

 

Hive 1 - April Stars for Julia

I am not sure if my blocks are exactly as expected.  I am more comfortable with improv around color or which pattern to use and less around wonky lines.  But it was a great learning moment, and I might try to wing more stuff in the future.  I definitely left it to the last minute because it was intimidating.  I did four in hopes that there are enough here that are usable!  Hope these fit into your quilt Julia!  They will be in the mail today (4/25).

~Beth).

Hive 1 April 2025 Improv Stars for Julia

 

This month's blocks were definitely a challenge! I finally made one I'm proud of (the lower-right star), and a friend made the other two blocks and sent them to me to mail--I love how hers are more improv; I had to draw cutting lines and really focus to get the points to point! The mail just came, so I'll run to the post office today. <3

Hive 1 - April Stars for Julia

 

I loved the concept of this block and how it looks in the long run. I have done curves before, but we have a long standing impatience for each other unfortunately. I think one of the two I did will be ok and the other you might be able to disassemble and try again or use for scrap. Sending extra fabric for you to make more as I have spent more hours fighting and seam ripping than I should (I think its just a bad month for me personally and not the block or the tutorial.)

I dropped it in the mail this morning - happy star gazing!

-Tasha from PA

Hive 1 April - wonky stars for Julia

 Man alive, those curves! I stuck it out and persevered and these wonky stars are on their way to you Julia. I've also sent along my cutouts in case you want to use them because I know I won't be! 😄

Thanks for a simple, yet challenging block.

Kind regards, 

Nicole from CA

Hive 1- April Stash Crasher

 I have NEVER seen a block like this and when I saw it I DROOLED! I want!

So I did!

First time doing curves- but I think the "it's all improv, you can't screw this up" philosophy made me brave. I thought I had made good strong curves but when I put them together they seem more straight than curved. Still happy with the results- see below!

Thanks for letting me crash- it was my first time as a crasher!

Hive 1, April Block Improv Stars for Julia

Hi Julia,

This will be such a striking quilt! 
These blocks are already on the way to you.
Hope you like them.

Happy quilting, Rita

 

Stars for Julia

 Hello Julia!

Your block choice is fun...but curves are not easy.  Since you believed in me-as per your tutorial- (😂), I did not give up! Wishing you a spectacular starry night quilt! Marie