Tuesday 7 July 2015

Good things come to those who wait!

A long time ago, so long ago we were still living in Latvia, I joined my first ever online Quilt Bee, the wonderfully named Star of Africa Bee, set up by the lovely May. The Bee was made up of quilters all around the world, who were a wonderfully creative bunch.

Instead of having a particular block to make each month we had a theme, and when it was my turn to be Queen Bee I was very much taken with Schoolhouse block quilts, so asked my Bee mates to send a block that represented houses from their neck of the woods.

As with most things life got in the way, deadlines slipped and Bee mates fell silent in Flickr, but recently to my surprise two blocks arrived in the post from the aforementioned May, who has most definitely had lots of other things on her mind recently.


Aren't they just the cheeriest blocks? Thanks May, I really appreciate you thinking of me in the midst of your upheavals.

With the arrival of these two blocks I now have enough to put together for a quilt top.


Who knows I might manage to finish 2 Bee quilts this month, keep your eyes peeled for that blue moon :)

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14 comments:

  1. Awesome!!! That's going to be an amazing quilt, Fiona. I love how they're all different, yet they go together beautifully.

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  2. All of those blocks are so cute and this is going to be such a fun quilt!!!!

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  3. What a great quilt that will be and a nice surprise in the mail

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  4. What a great quilt that will be and a nice surprise in the mail

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  5. how good to now have enough blocks to make this lovely quilt and being a bee block will remind you of those who took art whenever you see it

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  6. What great blocks and they work wonderfully with those that you already have. you defintiely have the makings of a really gorgeous and fun lap quilt.

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  7. Such sweet little houses! Especially love the red (barn?) one.

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  8. Oh wow, well done May! Such a shame you only got 9 though, there should have been far more :-(

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  9. So very cool, love a quilt made by many!

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  10. I've never taken part in a Bee swap but it must be frustrating if blocks don't arrive. this quilt is going to be fantastic even if it is not as big as you first envisaged. Fantastic to see how people interpret the theme differently too.

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  11. Nicely done! Everything goes together very well, for a swap

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  12. I'm glad you got the blocks and are now able to get the top together. All the blocks are super cute! Thanks for sharing!

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  13. Great subject! I really like blocks with houses, they always look so fun. In this case it's nice to see everyone's different version. Looking forward to seeing this quilt finished!

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