this weekend

I'll be real... overall this weekend was pretty lousy.  I had lots of time to myself but didn't feel like doing anything, even sewing.  Eventually I put on my big girl panties and decided to sew anyways.  Out of a passel of available projects, working with my bee blocks sounded the most promising.  And you know what?  It turned out to be bright shiny spot in my day.  I did have fun and I'm eager to get back to it today.  So, before I have a finished quilt top, I figured I should catch you up!

Remember this fabric pull?  I asked my bee mates at the Love circle of do. Good Stitches to make traditionally pieced blocks of any kind, any size in these sorts of colors. I made a mariner's compass and some tiny plus blocks for my contribution.

Check out some of the blocks I received!

large dresden by Natalie at Greenleaf Goods

log cabin series by Ara Jane at you know what i love

connemara from Daisy at Ants to Sugar

friendship braid and cross stitch blocks by Deborah of Little Ms Sew-Unsew

Plus many more treasured bits and pieces!

My bee mates really impressed me with the quality and quantity of blocks they contributed.  I think I could make two quilts with these blocks, if I stuck with the "lots of negative space" concept I had imagined. Instead, I decided to tuck the blocks in here and there, creating a pretty dense quilt with so many sweet blocks.  It's turning out to be a really girly, bohemian sort of quilt, and I'm a fan. 

 Here's a teaser.  More soon!