WIP Wednesday :: 2012 Inventory

I sat down the other day to write down what I'm working on this year (and what I'd like to work on, for that matter.) Turns out it's a good thing I wrote it all down, because I've got a lot going on! Let's see....

Ongoing:

Jeni's Star BOM - I used this block design for my 4x5 bee, but still need to make my own.

Mod Stitches Bee - January is Jeni's month....still need to make it

4x5 Bee - 4th quarter blocks completed and mailed! Waiting for next hive...

Farmer's Wife - Got around to 3 blocks in 2011...pulling fabrics for another burst of production

4x5 Bee blocks

Quilt Alongs:

Active Projects:

Super Secret Surprise quilt - just pulling fabrics for this special quilt....wanna go bright, probably scrappy

Commissions from friend - making shams and t-shirt quilts

Wish List:
• Greek Cross (Across the Sea Quilt Along)....finish it
• Skill Builder QA
• Summer Sampler Series
• Dream On strip quilt
• Dresden plates
• Hope Valley string quilt

• Oh My Stars QA
• something (finally!) with my Heather Ross stash

This week's stats:
Completed projects - 1
New projects - 1
Currently in progress - do I have to count???

Sew Modern Monday :: My First Bee Blocks!

My first bee blocks ever!

I've always been super intimidated by bees. I mean, sewing blocks for other people with their precious fabric? What if I mess up? What if they don't like it? I didn't need this kind of pressure. But then I met Amy (aka Sukie) at Sewing Summit and she told me all about her awesome bee, the 4x5 Modern Quilt Bee. I would make just 5 blocks per quarter, from my own stash, and in a block of my choosing....um, awesome!

I had a lot of fun making these blocks. The ladies in my hive had some really great color combinations, plus Jeni's block was so much fun to sew up! In case you didn't know, Jeni from In Color Order has started a super fun Half Square Triangle Block of the Month for 2012 and I couldn't be more excited to join in! After playing with all these bee blocks, though, I'm going to have a tough time deciding on what fabrics to use for my own block.

Full disclosure: I didn't read the directions all the way through and didn't trim my HSTs before sewing them together...I ended up with 14" blocks, not the 12.5" blocks I needed for my bee. I ripped them apart, trimmed, and sewed again....1 week late in mailing, but correct this time. See? We all make mistakes :)

What have you been working on? I'm linking up to: