Bee Block – Pt. 2

I posted my sunny Dresden plate bee-block a while ago, but as I was looking at the pile of scraps and getting ready to send them back, I decided I wasn’t done with them.  I’m just a little behind in posting pictures of the 2nd one. After the precise, traditional piecing of the Dresden, I [...]

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Bee Block: Sunny Dresden

Sunny yellow dresden for this month’s bee: perfect contrast to a cold, snow-y month. (The local TV station just announced we’d set a new snow-fall record for January. The meteorologist sounded a little too happy/excited about that, especially since we’re starting February with another foot of snow. Ok, weather-whine done, moving on)   The request this month [...]

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Blue Plate Special…

The short days, and now rain, are interfering with my photo-taking, s0 please forgive the lighting, I did want to post progress. This is the trial block of cobalt blue dresden plates, destined for a tablerunner for a family member with a newly blue and white kitchen. Dresden plates have been on my “to make” [...]

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No, I didn’t fall off the face of the earth

Sorry! I won’t get into it, but life has completely taken over my, well, life and kept me completely away from blog, flickr, even my sewing machine. I finally managed to get everything under control enough to get this month’s pinwheel bee-blocks sewn and mailed. And love how they turned out – you know I [...]

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Blue Ribbon

Finally getting back to some sewing – no particular plan though, just a block. I started this for a gift that I ended up taking in another direction, but decided to finish the block anyways (I’m trying to work through, instead of adding to, my WIP/UFO pile).  A pillow? a mini? Not sure, but that’s [...]

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