Ellen asked for some half square triangles and a color story, along with using her deep indigo fabric. I love red, but have recently been migrating to orange, so that's what showed up when I started looking for fabrics. The tiny green fabric is the "pop."The other part of the story is that I love "share" tables, so you may see some of your fabrics here, and since I never know how to stop 'shopping', there are LOTS of choices here!

No matter how many times I try to work in other colors, the orange/red theme seems to come forward anyway! The "favorite block" is hand dyed and thread painted - I figured trying to make a traditional block in a tiny size with my skills at sewing straight lines and matching corners would not come out too well . . . So here they are. Thanks for the challenge, Maria.

Such a fun block to do - happy holidays!

Interestingly enough, Tina asked for scrappy trip around the world blocks for the Lucky Bee this month.  She provided six of the twelve strips needed for two blocks and identified which fabric she wanted us to use for the diagonal.


Not surprisingly, I used a couple of my own green fabrics (go figure), as well as one of my favorite yellows.  I can't wait to see all of the blocks together.

A Sunshine Block

for Naomi

Using Naomi's hand-dyed fabric & other cottons, silk & upholstery fabric, I tried a technique new to me:

multiple layers of raw-edged reverse appliqué

Autumn has my favorite colors, and my favorite objects - leaves - so I had a party with this month's block. The flower is sort of cheating - but it does bloom at the end of the summer, and it was smiling in the share table  . . .

Hope this works - I had fun mixing all the colors and patterns.

 

For Naomi ~

                                                                

                                                                   
                                      Tina ... I will pop these in the mail after Sandy leaves.

Attention guild members! The Lucky 13 Bee has several openings for a new year starting in November. This bee started last year and we've had a lot of fun seeing all the blocks we came up with. If you are interested in joining the bee, please email me at dcatrocho@gmail.com (must be a guild member). Any skill level is welcome- this is a fun way of experimenting and trying new things.

Finally getting caught up on all my bee blocks. Heading off to you in the mail, here they are!

For Naomi (August), the leaf fabric you sent us was so wonderful that it reminded me of my trips to Vermont during this time of year. I'm calling this one the "disappearing maple leaf" because it just blends in nicely with the background fabric, just like a whole forest of maple trees in Vermont.

My first incarnation of the confetti block was pieced very improvisationally with many scraps, and only after I was done did I realize that this wasn't what Greer was looking for. Ooops. Luckily I had enough backing fabric to make a second block with fewer seams. I'm not trying to over achieve by making two blocks, just fixing what I did wrong in the first! I'll put them in the mail soon.

 

for Naomi - Lucky Bee 13

August Block

My first attempt at a Fall leaf for Naomi. The applique is a little... rustic. I think since I have so much of the original fabric left I might attempt another leaf iteration! The base block is 10" square.

Luck 13 Bee Blocks

Friendship Star

Carnival Star