It's been very
exciting recently, as in May I was queen bee in the hipbees, I asked for paper
pieced stars. These beauties have come back home to me, and I have now
started to lay them out and work out how I am going to put the quilt
together. Moira had some good ideas for falling stars and negative space,
and I did lay them out to try that kind of thing, but I think plain and simple
might be the best for my Mum (the quilt will be for her 70th
birthday), and so I think I will make up enough extra stars to make a square
quilt.
There was some London
hat sewing for Herbie. Hope and I write to Herbie every week as he is
currently in Great Ormond Street hospital after a bone marrow transplant, and
when he lost his hair, we decided to send him a hat. You can see him
wearing it here, and also follow his Mum's inspiring blog if you want to know
more about a very remarkable family
Then I tackled some flowers for Rachel’s hipbee blocks this month……… I loved making this vase of flowers, what fab colours she has chosen for us.
And then sadly I tried out a new technique (note to self, never try a new technique with someone else’s bee block fabric), to try using freezer paper to get neater edges for this block, which was meant to be modern lolly pop flowers……. Well I think the bird is quite cute, but the flowers are dreadful, and I am gutted to be sending this block to Rachel.
And today (finally, only a year after I received all the blocks) I have basted my last year’s hipbee quilt which was meant for Eden’s birthday last December, and so I am determined she will get it for this year’s birthday instead! I’m off to buy some white thread to quilt it with this afternoon, and then hopefully I will stop procrastinating and get on with it.
Also, last weekend was our local baking and handicraft show, and so I entered the quilt I made for my brother's girlfriend, Rachel. I loved seeing it hanging here.
