Modern Instabee 2014 (May)

Another month, another block!

I was worried that I wouldn't have May's block done in time, but I'll mail it  today and will just make the deadline :)

Christen wanted the "triple star" block, in pink, aqua and yellow, with the background black and white, or grey and white low volume prints.

I chose really bright colors for the block, so I thought the grey "crossword puzzle" fabric would work well for the background.

I fussy cut a pretty pink flower for the center of the block.

This block is easy to sew, and it's really easy to square up because it is much larger to begin with.

My points are perfect!

A treat after I butchered the friendship stars on my mini medallion! 

Here's the first star.

Now there are two stars.

The triple star quilt block, I hope Christen likes it :)

It would be nice to have different shades of each color for variation in her quilt.

I really love the background in this block!

I never heard from Karen, I sent her the "Painter's Palette" block over a month ago, you can read about it here.
I emailed her to see if she received it and she hadn't!
Oh great, back to the drawing board.

I like the look of the colored squares with their background corners, they look like little crosses.

Luckily, it was a really fast and easy block to sew.

The colors are arranged in a different order, and I think I like this block better than the original one!

You can look on Instagram for photos of everyone else's quilt blocks. 

#moderninstabee2014

#moderninstabee2014hive11

#moderninstabeehive11

Have a great weekend :)

Modern Instabee 2014 (April)

I've told you before that I joined the 2014 Modern Instabee.

Our group is hive 11, there are a lot of quilters participating.

This is the book that we are choosing our blocks from.

It's a great book, I would recommend it to anyone.

There are 13 blocks, and they are in 3 different categories.

Beginner blocks, confident blocks, and intermediate blocks.

The quilter who chose the month of April, also chose the Painter's Palette, a beginner block. 

She wanted solid colors only, with a white background.

I don't have very much of a selection in solid colors, but luckily I had some that went well together, in a rainbow assortment.

I think the block turned out really well :)

Won't it make a cute quilt to have these blocks with many different colors?

I searched the internet to find a finished quilt using the "painter's palette" block and couldn't find one.

I'm looking forward to seeing the finished quilt, I think it will be very original.

It was a great block to sew, very easy and quick!

 

If you're interested in seeing more of these finished blocks or any other from Hive 11, go to Instagram and look up #moderninstabeehive11.

If you want to see all of the hives, look up #moderninstabee2014.

Have a great weekend!