October Bee Pieceful Blocks
October 23, 2009

Poinsettia Block

Morning Star Block
I mailed these out on Monday to this month’s bee, Kim. She sent us Christmas fabric and asked for “traditional” blocks. I looked around online and settled on these two patterns, Morning Star and Poinsettia. I think I have finally gotten over my mental block about this virtual quilting bee – I think you are able to see the vast improvement I’ve made over August and September’s blocks. The seams and points all line up (almost) :). But where they don’t it is not that obvious. I like how I arranged the fabrics, and for the first time in this bee, I was happy to send these out. Hopefully I will be able to keep it up. Next month’s fabric is going to be sent soon, and she wants string piecing, something else I have not tried yet. I want to get it done as quickly as possible, so I can send it back before I move.
I am moving! I finally found a new apartment that has almost everything I wanted, and its only about 1/4 mile from where I am living now! I finally got lucky, I had almost given up because I had been looking since May. It is a duplex in a neat little neighborhood called Cottage Home, and has a really cool loft area that I am going to make my sewing room. I can’t wait to move in and get settled. Moving Day is only a few weeks away. I’m moving on Friday the 13th!
After next month’s quilt block, I only have one more project I need to get done before the move. It’s the Poky Puppy quilt my mom wanted me to make for her. I will have to post about that later.
October 23, 2009 at 3:58 pm
The blocks are beautiful…and I’m so jealous that you will have an area for sewing…mine doubles as the den and well, it gets a little crowded and loud in there! LOL
Hoping boxes get packed quickly and that the move goes smoothly!