My Flickr friends Chawne, Jocelyn, and I started a Virtual Quilting Bee this year. We have 13 participants, and each month we make 2 blocks for one particular person. That person picks the fabrics, the design inspiration, and all of us make our own versions. The month that everyone makes blocks for me isn't until December, so I've got some time to decide what I want!
Jocelyn is looking for a sampler-like quilt, and she asked for one traditional block and one improvised block. Here's what I came up with.
The improvised block features some hexagon trees. The hexagons I used are tiny; they're only 3/4 inch per side!
The traditional block is from the book, 50 Fabulous Paper-Pieced Stars. This happens to be the Connecticut star, chosen simply because I like it.
I did actually run out of the blue on the last point in the star, and I thought it would be fun to pop a little pink into the block.
If you're curious what everyone else is making, you can see photos in our Flickr pool, One Shiny Bee. I think this will be a fun project for 2010!
What a fun project! Marvelous job on the quilt blocks too. I really like the hexagon trees.
Although I haven't had much desire to quilt myself, perhaps because we received 3 heirloom quality quilts as wedding gifts, I do love figuring out how different patterns of blocks must be constructed. They're fun little puzzles to solve.
Posted by: Brenda | February 07, 2010 at 07:26 PM
Glad you got that quilting bee going! These are such pretty blocks.
Posted by: Antoinette | February 07, 2010 at 09:18 PM
Very nifty, I love both blocks.
Posted by: Walden | February 08, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Wow - these blocks are fabulous and so detailed! Nice work!
Posted by: stacey | February 08, 2010 at 04:44 PM
I think that is a fantastic idea! I look forward to seeing the rest of your blocks - and then the blocks you receive! I am new to quilting, so that block with the hexagon trees simply floors me.
Posted by: Jenni | February 08, 2010 at 09:05 PM
I love the pop of pink in the traditional block! The improvisational one is so adorable, too!
Posted by: grumperina | February 09, 2010 at 09:28 AM
They're very cute!
Posted by: Mildawg | March 06, 2010 at 08:33 PM
Wow, I love that last star! Gorgeous! I also like the suns and leaves quilt. Very cheerful.
Posted by: wendy | May 04, 2010 at 10:45 PM