Friday, May 22, 2015

catching up on bee blocks

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

This week I caught up on my bee block commitments. While it's not a big finish, it still feels pretty darn good! I know I said this before, but seriously, how do the months fly by so fast?!?!
These X and plus blocks are for Doris. She has a great tutorial here for making a 15" finished block. I didn't rush the fabric selection, so making the block took me awhile. I think that it paid off in the end...I'm quite happy with how it turned out! Selecting fabric with significant contrast is crucial.
Since I was/am so late, I decided to make another one...for penance sake. :) This one came together much more quickly than the first. I can see why these blocks are so popular...they are so fun to make! I am very relieved, though, that I don't feel the need to make a whole quilt of them. You know?
This block is for Michelle, who is making a friendship quilt. She gave us free reign to make any block that we wanted to...something that is special to us. I'm still crushing on pineapple blocks (and they lend themselves to scrappy so well) so it was an easy choice for me. I used my pineapple block tutorial, which you can find here. This was very fun to make, too! This block will finish at 12" square.

So, that's all I've got for this week! I hope you had a successful week finishing something...anything! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thanks, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday! For those of you in the States, have a safe and great Memorial Day weekend!
finish it up Friday, 5/22/15
1. Taryn @ from Pixels to Patchwork  66. cath@wombat quilts  
2. Katy @Katy Quilt  67. Mihaela@abeeautifulday.blogspot.com  
3. Eva-Bambi-Johansson  68. Julie @ That's Sew Julie  
4. Caryl @cinnamon holiday workshop  69. Valerie @ Evening in the Garden  
5. Triangle Quilt:: Porcupinestew  70. Vicki @ Sewing Softly  
6. How To Make A Pillow From A Quilt Block  71. Sandra  
7. Amanda @ Material Girl Quilts  72. Stacey @SLOstudio - Aztec baby quilt  
8. Julie @ Pink Doxies  73. Beth @ Cooking Up Quilts  
9. USA map:: Porcupinestew  74. Kristin @ a little crispy  
10. ann @ anniemacoriginal.com  75. Terri Ann @ Childlike Fascination  
11. Kim @ Lily Patch Quilts  76. Geta  
12. Kat & Cat Quilts  77. AngelaA @ betterndogbiscuits  
13. Vera @ Negligent style  78. Jasmine @ Quilt Kisses  
14. Bloggers Quilt Festival  79. Granny square progress  
15. Port Softies for Chemo Patients  80. beth@lovelaughquilt  
16. Mary @ SeeMaryQuilt  81. Jo's Country Junction  
17. Quilts and Such  82. Lynn  
18. Etta @ Cheerful Homemaker  83. Frankie carson  
19. Keepsake Fabric Book Tutorial  84. Frozen  
20. Holiday Hour basket  85. Stoffbreite  
21. Amish Doll Quilt  86. Karisma @ littleopihicrafts  
22. Fabric Covered Mini Notebook Tutorial  87. Head over heels  
23. alidiza  88. Little Island Quilting  
24. Sophie @ Luna Lovequilts  89. Krista in Ottawa  
25. Maja  90. Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs  
26. Bloggers Quilt Festival Entries  91. American Flag Table Runner  
27. Janeen@Quilt Art Designs  92. The Inside Stori  
28. Brooke @ Silly Mama Quilts  93. Margaret @ Pieces of My Heart  
29. Doll Quilt Swap  94. Annett@knettycraft  
30. Megan @ Crooked Tail Crafts  95. Wendys Quilts and more  
31. Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty  96. The Quilter on Osage Hill  
32. Tanya Quilts in CO  97. Needle and Foot  
33. Mod Gears Baby Flimsy  98. Heather @ Quilts Actually  
34. The Modern Crest  99. Strings,Crumbs,Orphan Blocks  
35. baby quilt finish | veni vidi vicky  100. Janine  
36. Snowcatcher  101. Quilt, sew Happy!: more quilts & winner  
37. Heather @ Modern Parti Quilts  102. Patty M  
38. Wall quilt | Zafira  103. Lori @ Sewfrench  
39. Allison Reid  104. Busy Hands Quilts Rainbow Streak Quilt  
40. Kitty Wilkin | Night Quilter  105. An Unidentified Quilt  
41. Nicole @ Mama Love Quilts  106. Alison@thechainpiecer  
42. Amy @ Diary of a Quilter  107. Laura  
43. pat in wii  108. Emmajane Stitch and Pieces  
44. Melissa @ Happy Quilting  109. Cellphone Charging Stations  
45. Cynthia Brunz Designs  110. Serena@Sewgiving Baby Deer  
46. Quilting is more fun than Housework  111. Linda at The Road to Oklahoma  
47. Ida Rather Be Quilting  112. martha mumaw  
48. Susan's Quilt Creations  113. Anja @ Anja Quilts  
49. Donna-Modern Irish Chain  114. Fern  
50. Colleen @ Piecemakerquilts  115. Kelly Cline Quilting  
51. tubakk, Norway  116. Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict  
52. Brigit @ brigitgail  117. Sunshine Through the Rain  
53. My Best Garden Tool  118. Jess @ Quilt Habit  
54. Foxes and Flowers - 2 Small Quilts  119. Karon(Nana)  
55. Mari @ The Academic Quilter  120. Katelyn @singwhilecrafting  
56. Kim @PersimonDreams  121. Quilt Fabric Accessories Part 4  
57. Grammies Baby Set  122. Mary @ Fleur de Lis Quilts  
58. Ruth @Stitching Impressions  123. Ann @ Fret Not Yourself  
59. The Colorful Fabriholic  124. Erica@dressesandspurs  
60. Paula  125. Dollhouse Quilts @ dittencraft  
61. Scrappy Back Pack  126. Angie in SoCal  
62. Maria@RaspberryJam  127. pack rat with a plan  
63. Burning Love  128. Nesta @ Ella and Nesta's Little Room  
64. Happy Cottage Quilter  129. Rene' Creates  
65. Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts  

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17 comments:

Kim said...

Love your bee blocks!

Quilts and Such said...

Awesome as always! Did you ever get your room cleaned?

Quilting Stories said...

Wonderful blocks!

Anonymous said...

Your bee blocks turned out great! I've always loved the plus/x blocks.

Debbie said...

Personally I love the x and + blocks and just HAD to make a whole quilt from them! ;-)

Little Black Cat Quilting said...

I need to file away that tutorial, those blocks are so pretty! Love the little bird fabric. :)

Lorna McMahon said...

Your blocks are certainly sweet.... Especially that scrappy Pineapple. Have a restful and happy Memorial weekend and thanks for hosting!

Elaine/Muddling Through said...

Wow! Your blocks are so pretty! Such precision.

Janine @ Rainbow Hare said...

I love your blocks! Seeing your post has persuaded me my nest week must be those pineapples :)

Anja @ Anja Quilts said...

Great Bee blocks!

Carie @ Space for the Butterflies said...

Oh they all look fantastic! I don't think I feel a burning need to make any X quilts, but the more I see of those pineapple blocks the more I know a pineapple quilt has to be my future!

Patricia said...

Love the blocks and the bright colors!

Rene' said...

All three blocks are great! You got to use scraps for them all too...bonus! I just now decided on my block for Michele...now to make it. I have a small finish for this week if I can get around to publishing a blog post. Enjoy your holiday weekend!

margaret said...

very colourful bee block and the pineapple one too has worked so well only ever made one pineapple block and said never again!

Pam said...

Love the Bee blocks. The pineapple blocks are always my favorite! Your block is beautiful!

Tracybug Creative said...

Pineapple is so ridiculously awesome! 😍

Thimbleanna said...

Super Cute blocks CrazyMom! I've been wanting to make some of those X-blocks -- someday! {Sigh.}