Queen Bee for 2 Bee’s again in the same month!

Somehow, this year, I found myself Queen Bee for both bees I’m in (Modern Irish Bee and Stash Bee Hive #3).  Same thing happened last year for Global Scrap Bee and Stash Bee hive#10!  Still it meant while I was working on deadlines in January, my lovely hive mates were making for me!  It has been so much fun getting blocks in the post and no guilt at internet spending!

For Modern Irish Bee, I asked for House blocks, any method, any colours but with a blue sky.  I love how colourful they are and am so looking forward  to putting this one together.



For Stash Bee, I robbed 2 ideas I saw from last years bees.  Tomomi asked us for bookshelf blocks for Modern Irish Bee using our fabric to create a themed collection and in Stash Bee last year Karen for Hive #11 chose a bookshelf block with a fussy cut ornament on the bookshelf. 

In my request this year I asked for blocks combining both ideas and they have been arriving from all over in the last few weeks.  I even got some spare strips to make a craft section!  I’m loving them all, thank you so much ladies for all your hard work!


Linking up to Thankful Thursday at Quilting JetGirl

Happy Post!

Getting quilt related items in the post can really cheer you up!  I'm still sick trying to get over sinus and on antibiotics but I had to get into the sewing room (aka kitchen dining area!) and lay out the lovely goodies I received in the last few weeks to show you and say Thank You to everyone! 

Isn't this mini quilt I received on the Schnitzel & Boo swap so happy looking.  Ruth (IG :@Cutenessfactor) I am delighted this one's mine!  Also in the parcel was a fabric card (love this!) and some goodies.  There was a bag of Hershey chocolates but Gordon nabbed them before I got the camera battery charged!

Mum also nabbed one of the fridge magnets but the rest is all mine!  Gorgeous fabric, lip balm holder and of course  the bright and cheery mini-quilt.  Thank you so much Ruth for a brilliant swap package!

Last Thursday, I was gifted some seriously cute Hedgehog fabric by Paula.  I have plans for this!  There is a Quilt-A-Long using Elizabeth Hartman's Hazel the Hedge hog pattern at Gnome Angel this month and I'm definitely using this somehow!  I've chosen the larger sized version II of the pattern but may yet end up buying the smaller hedgehog, and the fox, and the whale, at  Elizabeth's online shop.  If you want to quilt a long, there is a discount code for Hazel on Gnome Angel's page.

The cream fabric is magic paper.  You use it with paper piecing as the foundation instead of cartridge paper and you don't have to pull it out!  It is very lightweight and has a soft side and a flat side that you trace your template onto.  This was all sold out at Stitch Witch's stand in the Knitting & Stitching show last October and Paula kindly shared some.  I can feel some paper pieced Doctor Who Blocks coming along this month.  Out of the 12 from this Quilt-A-Long I only made 5.

Quite a few more to make yet!  So thank you Ruth and Paula for such lovely goodies!