Every month, it's so fun to see what each queen has chosen for the bee members to make.  A lot of times, it's blocks that I have never seen before, and I imagine how fantastic they will look with all the other blocks in the finished quilt.

I spent some of Thanksgiving break pressing HSTs and got blocks on the design wall from the Dutch Rose block made from vintage sheets.  Now, I'm going to make the most of this icy, snowy weather by working out sashing and borders on my bee quilt.

Fractured Triangle for Andrea

Here is my May block for E. She requested a modern Sunbonnet Sue. Never appliqued before so was a little apprehensive... but after watching a couple tutorials on youtube things fell into place. Good excuse to break out the MistyFuse I scored at Quilters Take Manhattan last year!

This block was quite a challenge for me.  I really struggled with finding inspiration.  I looked through Google images, Pinterest, and Etsy only to find thousands of images of traditional Sunbonnet Sue.  I wanted to make something original yet recognizable   My inspiration was Katniss from The Hunger Games.  I hope my translation works and that E likes it.  I used a blanket stitch around all the raw edges and thread-painted the bow and arrow.
 Here's my sketch/pattern (in reverse):

I have been holding in to mine as well. Reached out to you Bernadette and have not heard back so. I will double check, and send to you. It was cool and oh so improved. Hope you like it.

A Centennial Star for Suzanne, with a twist, a lot late. Really love these colors, and that grey especially has such great texture. Can't wait to see how you put all these different stars together, it should be a really dynamic quilt!

UPDATE on 4/23:  ALL BEE SPOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED!  THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!

CALLING ALL MEMBERS!

It's hard to believe that it's been a full year since the NYC Mod Bee started!  We've made a bunch of beautiful and creative blocks for our fellow Quilting Bee members, and it's been a lot of fun seeing all of the creative techniques and ideas in action.

We are ready to start the next round of the NYC Mod Bee, and we have some open spots for new members!  If you are interested in joining us, here are the steps:

1.  Read all about how the NYC Mod Bee works HERE.  Some Queen Bees send out fabric to everyone, and some Queen Bees prefer that people use their own scraps (while keeping in mind that some people have a small stash).

2.  Please make sure you can make a year-long commitment.  If you need to drop out midway during the year,  you'll need to find someone to take your place.

3.  So far, we have five open spots.  These are the open months for Queen Bee spots:  (i) August 2012; (ii) October 2012; (iii) November 2012; (iv) January 2013 and (v) April 2013.

4.  If you are interested, please email me the following at [nicole.h.kaplan] @ [gmail.com] (remove the brackets before sending):
(a)  Full Name
(b)  Mailing Address
(c)  Email Address (and blog, if you have one)
(d)  Preferred month to be a Queen Bee (pick at least 2 options).

We are starting the May blocks soon, so the sooner you can sign up, the better (first come, first serve)!  Happy quilting!

Carole I hope you enjoy. Another fun block to make.