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International Bee Queens (yes, two of them)

My international bee has had two queens this month – Jennifer wanted shamrocks for her Irish inspired quilt, and Paige requested modified I-spy blocks for a girls’ charity project….

Meine internationale Gruppe hatte diesen Monat zwei Königinnen – Jennifer wollte Kleeblätter für ihre irisch inspirierte Steppdecke, und Paige ersuchte modifizierte I-Spy-Blöcke für ein Wohltätigkeitsprojekt für Mädchen ….

Each of them only requested one block, but apparently all other participants in my bee are over-achievers and made several of each! No way I could let that challenge go unmatched!

Jede von ihnen hat nur einen Block angefordert, aber anscheinend sind alle anderen Teilnehmer meiner Biene sehr ehrgeizig und haben mehrere von jedem gemacht! Auf keinen Fall könnte ich diese Herausforderung unbeantwortet lassen!

And so, here they are:  three shamrocks for Jennifer, and two I-spy blocks for Paige.

Und so, hier sind sie: drei Kleeblätter für Jennifer und zwei I-Spy-Blöcke für Paige

A special thank-you to Paige:  I have had this Minnie Mouse fabric remnant forever, and not known what to do with it (I am not into themed fabrics at all).  This block was perfect for it, since the quilts will go to teenage girls!

Ich bin Paige ganz besonders dankbar: Ich hatte diesen Minnie Mouse Stoffrest schon sehr lange und wusste nicht, was ich damit anfangen sollte (ich verwende Themenstoffe nie!). Dieser Block war perfekt dafür, da die Steppdecken an Mädchen gehen werden!

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I Spy blocks for Paige

Queen Paige has asked for a rectangular I Spy block appropriate for a teenage girl.  I love I Spy quilts and I Spy fabrics!  I reined myself in and I still made 5 blocks.  Paige, I’m hoping that unicorns and fairies aren’t too juvenile for what you have in mind.  Personally, I love both and I am long past teenage years. (The unicorns didn’t photograph well; they are the middle block on the bottom.) I can’t wait to see all your blocks together!

March Bee inspired Paige

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Eye Spy Blocks for Paige

Paige is sharing Queenly honors with me this month, and for her block she requested a teen-aged version of a modern Eye Spy block. Here’s her sample.

I spy blocks 2Paige said we could use anything we wanted in the middle, as long as we used purple, pink, blue, aqua or grey solids on the outside. I have a large selection of solids so that wasn’t a problem. Finding modern prints that might qualify as Eye Spy was harder, but not too hard as I came up with several.

Paiges block 1Since the block was simple, Paige asked if we could make more than one if we had time.  She plans to sew them together into charity quilts for teenagers. The blocks were indeed very simple and fast to make. I had so much fun finding fabric for them, I made three!

Paiges block 3Here they are Paige! They will soon be on their way to you.

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Shamrocks for Jennifer

These are so cute!  I think your border is going to look fabulous, Jennifer!  It’s so nice to see your completed top (so far) from last year and I love that you’ve got us working on a different block for the same quilt!  I thought that the darker fabric here that almost looks like grass was in the block I made you last year, but when I looked back I realized that fabric was actually in Sue’s block from last year.  We’re all connected by fabric!

 

March Bee inspired Jennifer

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February Block For Ann

I did finish my block for Ann on time, it was just adding out to the blog I forgot about.

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I used some of my favourite Alison Glass fabrics, as well as several others from my Gypsy Wife quilt.  It’s a bit brighter than the pic suggests and if it’s an odd shape it’s because I left it untrimmed.  I hope you like it Ann, it’s on the way.

With smiles from,

Kate x

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March Blocks for Paige

As I was pulling fabrics for these blocks, I realized my stash is SORELY lacking any solids.  Thank goodness the few colors I had were in your list, Paige.  I think the only other solids I have are black and white!  The pink isn’t technically a solid, it’s some kind of grungy (or maybe a batik?) looking pink but it’s as close as I could get.   If you think the bunny is too babyish, then don’t feel like you have to include it. I just know my 19 year old daughter thinks its cute.  I had to cut it kind of on the diagonal to get the whole thing to fit.  Otherwise his tail would have been cut off!   Jennifer, your block is next!

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