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ired a group of new friends scattered across several continents connected by a common hobby bee inspired a group of new friends scattered across several continents connected by a common hobby menu skip to content home 2017 tutorials 2018 tutorials 2019 tutorials completed quilts about contact april 15 2019 by inquiringquilter karen s bee block is done last year each of us took turns selecting a block for the other bee inspired members to make for us i was doing fine until a series of unfortunate events late in the year derailed me try as i might i simply couldn t get that train back on the tracks i m determined however to make those blocks as proof here s one of them finally this one is for karen tu na quilts travels and eats the block is called wanta fanta and you can find the pattern in here the pattern is by blossom heart quilts karen wanted her block scrappy with bright orange fabrics and white i had a lot of fun digging through my orange fabrics for just the right ones aren t they bright and cheerful i hope you like your block karen i ll put it in the mail today posted in blocks 3 comments march 15 2019 by thedarlingdogwood charity blocks irene is hosting a charity quit that will benefit the carolina hurricane project she designed her own block irene loves paper piecing so of course her block is paper pieced but i don t love paper piecing so she said the strips could be pieced traditionally so i made some strip sets and then just paper pieced the last step and here is what i came up with she requested that blocks be mailed by march 15th so i m just under the wire if you are interested in contributing to one of our charity quilts ann is our next hostess and she s accepting chicken blocks through april 15th you can find more info here i was the first hostess this year and i asked for sailboat blocks i received 19 and when you add in the three i made for the tutorial that left me with 22 since that s not a good number for laying out rows i made three more i now have 25 boats i could do a 5 x 5 layout or split them into two quilts and have a 4 x 4 and a 3 x 3 since i don t love working with large quilts i m thinking they may end up as two different quilts i hope to get them assembled soon posted in uncategorized leave a comment march 1 2019 by anncpetersen16 chicken blocks for march march is my month to propose and collect blocks for a charity quilt in preparation for my month i had two happy accidents first i saw this quilt by emily dennis at quilting love this is her photo then while at my local quilt shop right before new years i found this awesome fabric so obviously i needed to make a chicken quilt emily s blog post is here and she links to the original pattern and tutorial for the chicken block chicken quilt block tutorial by sew inspired i agree with emily s comment in her post that the instructions for attaching the comb is not entirely clear so i ll add some instructions of my own here chicken block charity quilt please follow the sew inspired tutorial to create a 7 x8 block 6 5 x7 5 finished body fabric black grey or yellow either solids or prints i like the look of the quilt that emily created so the example above is a good one to use note when you piece the chicken the 5 5 x6 5 body piece should be placed with the 5 5 side as the width and the 6 5 piece as the height see the diagram below background white solid or white on white print beak orange solid or print comb red solid or print i drew this diagram to help with the assembly i got confused about which way the body was oriented and did it the wrong way the first time go ahead and do all the triangle snowballs on the edges before you do the comb through step 4 on her tutorial comb tutorial cut two 2 x2 5 squares as instructed in the tutorial draw a comb shape on the wrong side of one rectangle orient the rectangle so that the 2 5 side is the width and 2 is the height 3 put the squares right sides together and sew on your comb line 4 cut down the excess around the sewn line and clip the seam allowance where you have tight curves here i m trying to show that i clipped it in the valleys between the comb bumps 5 turn the comb right side out and press 6 place the comb on the top background strip 2 x5 5 that already has the chicken body triangle attached you can see below i drew a 1 4 line on the right side of the background piece to help keep the comb away from the seam allowance i should have done the same across the top 7 top stitch the comb down by stitching around the edge of the comb 8 sew the 2 square background piece on the right side you can see here i did better with keeping the comb away from the top seam allowance on my second comb 9 join the rest of the pieces and admire your cute chicken with my pin cushions i m really gathering a flock i hope you enjoy making your chickens and i can t wait to see them all if you choose to participate please send me your blocks by april 15 2019 bee inspired members have my address but if you just want to join in and send me blocks leave a comment and i ll get you my address happy chickens ann from brown paws quilting posted in blocks charity tutorial uncategorized 6 comments march 1 2019 by thedarlingdogwood more boats sailed my way since i last posted pictures of all the boat blocks that have sailed my way i ve gotten the final two shipments i love puns ann of brown paws quilting sent these two boats purple is my favorite color so you know i love these sails paige of quilted blooms sent these three boats don t you want to just disappear to where the sky is that blue and the water is that clear paige even decorated the outside of the mailing envelope i was excited to see this in my mailbox in total i received 19 boat blocks add in the 3 i made as tests examples and that s 22 boats i haven t decided on layout yet i may do 4 x 5 and then use 2 for the back i ll post a picture when i have a top assembled i am not accepting any more boat blocks but we do have other charity quilts this year if you want to participate irene has created a block to be turned into a quit for the carolina hurricane project you can find the instructions here irene will be accepting blocks mailed by march 15th and ann is our next charity quit hostess she will be posting her block and deadline soon probably tomorrow posted in uncategorized 4 comments february 15 2019 by quiltedblooms sailing under blue skies these sailboat blocks will be sailing just across the state line from south carolina to north carolina to emily our january charity queen who will be making quilts for project linus after the blocks were made i realized the sky fabric rustic weave in turquoise i had chosen was fairly dark i thought the sky fabric paired well with the water fabric a kona cotton solid in peacock these sailboats were fun to make and they are on their way to emily at the darling dogwood posted in blocks charity 1 comment february 3 2019 by frstborn february 2019 charity block s it is my turn to provide a block that can be put together into a charity quilt i drew this block a little while back just for this purpose it is paper pieced but really really easy and if you would rather not paper piece it can be constructed in other ways too as for colors i would like for you to use a dark blue for the background please for the stripes please make the top stripe yellow and the bottom stripe green i am envisioning bright vibrant colors for this quilt when finished it will be donated to the carolina hurricane quilt project following a couple of devastating years and equally devastating hurricanes carole from my carolina home created the project in order to help households in eastern north carolina below are a few examples of how the block can be used the pdf for the pattern is below please ensure that when printed the block is the correct measurements 6 1 2 from outside line to outside line job_3209 paper pieced i hope you all have fun with this one lastly please try and get the block or blocks if you are feeling industrious to me by march 15th irene posted in uncategorized 3 comments january 31 2019 by thedarlingdogwood come sail away with me i m the hostess maker of bee inspired first charity quilt for 2019 i chose a fun and simple sailboat block and the boats have been sailing all the way to my mailbox we opened this up to anyone who wants to make blocks not just original bee inspired members i m pleased to report that we ve had two new folks join in first are four great boats from wendy at pieceful thoughts of my quilting life wendy s boats and there are two fun boats from kathleen at kathleen mcmusing i adore this water fabric kathleen s boats here are two from sue at sevenoaks street quilts you should visit her post here for much better photos she really got into the ocean theme sue s boats sharon of yellow cat quilt designs used different dots for her sky fabrics sharon s boats kate of smiles from kate used some lovely sky cloud fabric for one of her boats looks like a beautiful day for sailing kate s boats and janice of color creating and quilting used a similar cloud fabric for a sunny day and raindrops for a stormy day good thing it s only fabric rain janice s boats these boats will be sewn together into a quilt for the charlotte chapter of project linus if you want to make a boat or two for this charity quilt you can find the tutorial here if you need my address for mailing just leave a comment and i ll email you please mail blocks by february 15th if that s too soon don t worry ann will be hosting another charity quilt in march and sharon will host one in july posted in uncategorized 8 comments december 31 2018 by janice boat blocks project linus quilt these blocks were fun and fast to make or they would have been had i not chosen to use directional fabrics for the sky sheesh because of that the flags on one of these blocks had to be sewn on backwards because i didn t think it through when i was making the hst s sorry about that emily you don t have to use that one if it doesn t look good with the others posted in uncategorized 4 comments december 30 2018 by thedarlingdogwood january 2019 charity block our bee inspired group has been together since 2017 our first two years we operated as an online quilting bee for 2019 we re changing it up this year there are a variety of activities and each member chooses which she d like to participate in and we re no longer limited to just the original twelve members anyone can sew along with us one of our activities is making charity quilts there are three of us throughout the year who will pick a block post a tutorial and a mailing deadline and anyone can make and mail blocks the hostess will then assemble the blocks and donate the quilt to a charity i m first up and we re making boats i am an active member of the charlotte chapter of project linus project linus quilts go to kids from birth to age 18 who need a blanket hug the charlotte chapter sends quilts to 45 organizations in a 5 county region including hospitals police departments shelters and more the quilt made from the boat blocks i receive will be donated to project linus my preferred size is a 4 x 4 setting meaning 16 blocks i can do a project linus quilt with as few as 9 blocks if i get more it will just be a bigger quilt bee inspired members already have my address anyone else who wants to make a block or several leave a comment letting me know and i ll email you my mailing address please plan to mail blocks by february 15th there are several patterns and tutorials out there for this block i mostly followed this one by the spruce craft but i also saw basically the same block at generations quilt patterns alanda craft and this complication at quilt inspiration has several quilts that include this block these measurements except for the hst pieces are from the spruce craft i am using my photos because i like a detailed and photo heavy tutorial this is a 12 finished block you will need four fabrics sky light to medium blues or light to medium grays water dark blue boat bottom and sails anything yellow green red orange brown or multi colored purple is also fine if it is on the bold side and not too pastel y my project linus chapter specifically needs non gender specific or boy ish quilts so please avoid anything obviously pink floral or girly cut pieces cut sky 2 3 1 2 x 6 1 2 rectangles 2 3 1 2 squares 2 4 squares or whatever you like to make 4 hst sails 2 4 squares or whatever you like to make 4 hst boat bottom 1 3 1 2 x 12 1 2 rectangle water 1 3 1 2 x 12 1 2 rectangle use whatever method you like to make 4 hst out of the sail and the sky fabrics i cut 2 4 squares from each fabric i used my quilter s magic wand to mark both sewing lines then i stitched on both lines cut apart pressed and trimmed to 3 1 2 using my bloc loc ruler if you prefer a different method adjust your original pieces accordingly you want 4 half square triangles each measuring 3 1 2 square quilter s magic wand arrange your hst as shown below when you have your pairs sewn together press one unit toward the sail fabric and the other unit toward the sky fabric this will allow the units to nest when assembling the four patch hst arranged for the sails once your four patch of sails is assembled add a 3 1 2 x 6 1 2 inch sky rectangle to each side sails plus sky to make your boat bottom take your 3 1 2 sky squares and mark a line down the center of each square line the squares up on the corners of the boat fabric rectangle as shown sew on the marked line trim 1 4 from the sewn line and press your boat bottom will look like this boat bottom sew your boat bottom to your sails boat bottom plus sails sew your water rectangle to your boat completed block voila you are ready to sail away i can t wait to put together this colorful scrappy armada posted in uncategorized 15 comments post navigation older posts search search follow blog via email enter your email address to follow this blog and receive 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