Monday, November 08, 2010

Bee Blocks So Far, and Quilt Basting

Here are the blocks I've received for my turn in the Bee Beautiful online quilting bee. I love how they look together!
blocks received so far
I will eventually get 4 more in the mail from my friends, and make one myself.

Also--I basted my quilt today. 
basted 9-patch quilt
I didn't have enough pins though, so I basted the last corner area with needle and thread.
some thread basting
Now that I think about it I wonder if I did it "wrong." It will probably be just fine. :) I am still pondering the quilting question for this one. I may end up straight line quilting it 1/4" away from the sashing seam lines. It's not my favorite way to quilt but I think it will look good on this quilt and not take away from the scrappiness and the variety of the blocks.

8 comments:

amylouwhosews said... 1

are those postage stamp blocks? I love those! I just don't know the technical term for them.

I LOVE your nine patch quilt. I totally need to make one of these. Stat. Well, maybe not stat, but I'm going to put it on my list.

teaginny said... 2

Can't wait to see the nine patch quilted, and your bee blocks are so fun!

Mary on Lake Pulaski said... 3

Your quilt is just beautiful and I love the bee blocks.

Anonymous said... 4

Loving the bee blocks! Keep us posted on what you decide for the quilting. Sometimes I see one idea, then sleep on it and do something else.

Karla said... 5

a suggestion: Quilt it on the diagonal. I really like the way diagonals make the 9-patches pop.

Nanette Merrill said... 6

Love it. Really love it.

Clothed in Scarlet said... 7

Wow! That is gorgeous already. It's going to be great when you can snuggle under it :0) Sarah

Erin @ Two More Seconds said... 8

Your blocks for Bee Beautiful are amazing! I love them. I keep thinking I need to do that kind of block for my month in a bee!! :]