Other Pretty in Pink posts: April Wonky Stars, May Nine Patches With Crosses, June Wonky Log Cabins, July Tic Tac Toe, August Log Cabins, September Strings, Oh, For Crying Out Loud, I’m All Caught Up!, January Bee Blocks, February Pretty in Pink Packages Are in the Mail.
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Other Pretty in Pink posts: April Wonky Stars, May Nine Patches With Crosses, June Wonky Log Cabins, July Tic Tac Toe, August Log Cabins, September Strings.
Other Bee Improvisational posts: May Forest of Trees, June Framed Blocks, Christmas in July (my month), August Make Life, September Alphabet.
Let me start this post by saying that I already know I’m the worst quilting bee member in history. I knew this when I set out yesterday, during a snow day, to catch up on the pile of blocks I owe people going back to October. But this is what cemented the title for me:
My finished beach house block for Chelsea in the Pretty in Pink bee.
My finished Drunk Love-inspired block for Elizabeth in Bee Improvisational.
Anyone have a guess as to what’s wrong? It wasn’t immediately obvious to me, either, so don’t feel bad.
Like I mentioned with my September Bee Improvisational blocks, I’m really behind. But, I did get both of my September bees taken care of and mailed off last Monday. So glad to have those off my plate!
This month (last month) Lisa asked us to make blocks with a “string” theme, whatever that means to us. I love this 1st block, I sewed together strips of the patterned fabric and just alternated fabrics, leaving 1/2″ rows all along this 10.5″ block. I love it!
The 2nd block was a different story. I’d just about run out of fabric after making the 1st one, so this is what I ended up with: