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Saturday, 2 February 2013

February is My Month!

I'm queen bee for February in the Brit Bee.

I stewed and wrangled over ideas for a while, and nothing seemed quite right! So I went back to my Pinterest Inspiration Board and it all started to come together.

I had pinned this beauty from Red Pepper Quilts a while ago ...


.... and thought it would make a wonderful wallhanging above my bed.  I don't have a headboard, so the large wall space will easily accommodate this.

Now my bedroom is decorated in soft browns (!!) and duck egg blues. I will never apologise for liking the colour brown, but I love my Brit Bee-ers too much to inflict the colour on them!

So I've asked them to make me the scrappy duck egg blue parts of the giant star.  The half blocks look like this:

Brit Bee Block 1 Feb13
The other half of these blocks will be paired with natural linen or brown solid.
And being the chancer that I am, I'm also asking them to make me another block.  This is a 2 block bee afterall!

The 2nd block will be for a completely different quilt, using my recently acquired vintage fqs.  Again, I had pinned this beauty, but wanted to reverse the solids and patterns.  So the block will look like this:

Brit Bee Block 2 Feb13
I have a particular affection for the colour purple!
And because I'm such a kind hearted queen bee (if a demanding one!) I have pre-cut EVERYTHING!

I can't wait to get my blocks back, some of which will be hand-delivered (over there)!  Squeeeeeeee!

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21 comments:

  1. Ada Plouvier-Kopitopoulou2 February 2013 at 06:34

    Beautiful colour combinations! That will make lovely quilts. I have a space above the couch in the living room, which is waiting for a quilt I am going to make!!! I really need more hours in a day!

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  2. Canadian Abroad2 February 2013 at 06:54

    Seeing as you've precut them I think you have set an easy, and gorgeous, task for us this month. Looking forward to seeing those vintage purples. And looking forward to seeing you even more.

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  3. Jennifer2 February 2013 at 07:23

    I pinned the same quilt! If you don't mind me asking, what size are your HST's -- what size are you shooting for in the end?

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  4. Annabella2 February 2013 at 07:38

    The scrappy duck egg blue quilt will be simply stunning and I ahven't seen the block for the vintage sheets before. You are not having another Brit Bee meet up are you? Just to make the rest of us envious!

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  5. cheeky monkey2 February 2013 at 08:44

    I love the star. It is absolutely amazing! HST are brilliant. I start to love them

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  6. memmens2 February 2013 at 09:14

    Those purples are superb, love how you're using them, you can be my vintage sheet advert! I just seem to collect them and not sew with them!

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  7. Lizzie Allen2 February 2013 at 09:14

    I like brown (especially rich tones like chocolate!). The duck egg blue star will look fab.

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  8. Anonymous2 February 2013 at 09:24

    Both blocks are fantastic, Judith! x Teje

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  9. Sarah2 February 2013 at 10:09

    For you, its no problem :-) lol

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  10. Tina2 February 2013 at 10:12

    Great use of those purple vintage FQs, and the blues in the other square are just gorgeous! Can't wait to see the finished products!

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  11. Trudi2 February 2013 at 12:24

    Squeeeeeeee! Looking forward to bee blocks and hand delivering! Especially hand delivering!

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  12. Leanne2 February 2013 at 16:05

    Sounds like you folks are getting together again, what a great idea. Your blocks are both lovely, you will have excellent quilts.

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  13. Indianna2 February 2013 at 16:27

    Love to see the sheets being used, they look great.

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  14. Archie The Wonder Dog2 February 2013 at 17:46

    I can't wait to see these blocks!!

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  15. Sarah2 February 2013 at 17:59

    What a great month of blocks you'll be getting!

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  16. Di2 February 2013 at 18:44

    2 quilts eh? Nice going but you should have given them some brown! Di x

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  17. Mrs Flying Blind...2 February 2013 at 19:26

    I can already say these are lovely to make - and even I don't mind stitching other people's brown as they leave me soon enough! xxx

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  18. Sheila2 February 2013 at 20:29

    These will be fab but I think you are spoiling those worker bees!

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  19. Catherine2 February 2013 at 22:06

    The giant star is going g to look fantastic in those colours

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  20. Katy Cameron2 February 2013 at 23:00

    Triangles, so many triangles... :'( *sniff*

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  21. Nicky3 February 2013 at 13:55

    Having another party chez Susan?

    Great choices! How nice to have your bee mates watching over you in the bedroom... ; )

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