August Bee Blocks

The truth is, I have things to do, places to go, and people to see. So this month, I wanted to get my bee blocks done as quickly as I could.

Anita/RhubarbPatch of FAITH Circle shared her own tutorial for Highclere Castle blocks on her blog, Bloomin' Workshop. These blocks are a great use for string scraps and I enjoyed that Anita asked us to use a scrappy low-volume background.

On to Mid-Century Modern Bee, where Mary/Mary @ Molly Flanders asked for scrappy HST blocks with the printed fabrics toward the center and the solid on the outside of the block. Her preferred background was pale pink, and luckily I had some on hand. I added in just a few pieces of Kona Snow to add to the scrappiness. These blocks are 6.5 inches unfinished, so I made 4, the equivalent of a finished 12" block. (I cut squares to make the HSTs 4" and then trimmed the blocks to 3.5 inches after stitching.)

And lastly, my first Pineapple block was made for Elizabeth/occasionalpiece of the Always Bee Learning bee. In this bee, we send each other the fabric we want our blocks made from. I confess that was a blessing this month and really sped up the construction process. Elizabeth also sent us translucent paper patterns as the foundations for our blocks. I hadn't worked with that product before, but I really liked using it. There are photos and details about it plus a link to this 8" block pattern over at Occasionalpiece-Quilt.

And with that, I'm bidding farewell to the Always Bee Learning bee as we finish up this round. Thanks, girls, for a fun 2 years of sewing together.