Modern Halves and Modern Blocks

Ok, so several of you recognized my scrappy blocks yesterday from Elizabeth Dackson's new pattern, Modern Halves. Good going! (You'll find Elizabeth at her blog, Don't Call Me Betsy.) Huge difference though - Elizabeth made her quilt out of the mod and amazing Half Moon Modern fabrics, while I am rummaging through the mountain of scraps on my sewing room floor.

I actually started with a charm pack I got in my stocking.
{thanks sis!}

There are two charms of each color, so I'm planning on making two similar but different blocks of each color, using the charm squares as the centers, and scraps as the bars. I'm being adventuresome and just working down through the stack of charms, so you saw orange and lime yesterday, and here's lavender today. bad lighting - it looks so much better in person!

So that's been fun. Also fun is my first block for the Modern Blocks Bee! Alisha is up for January and sent out a fun little bundle of Bliss, and asked us all to make her a Quatrefoil block by Solidia Hubbard. (We're all using the book, Modern Blocks.)

I've been in several bees, but never one where someone sends me fabric to make the block of their choosing. Needless to say, I was very excited, and just had to make my block as soon as possible! Ta da!