I'm very excited to be participating in the Modern 4x5 Quilt Bee on flickr. This bee is a modern sampler bee that swaps four times a year in groups of five, or hives as we call them. Each member creates five blocks. The block pattern is the makers choice and the colors are the receivers choice. For me it's all about the fabrics. I loved pulling out stacks and stacks of fabrics in my hive-mates colors. Let me show you what I found so far...
Amelia requested yellow, aqua, light and medium gray with a white background. It was easy to get started when I saw my Baby Mish Mash Quilt in her inspiration mosaic. I would like to add some of the deeper aqua and gray tones. And elephants!
Tina requested orange, pink and yellow with a white background. I really liked the mix of colors in the pinwheel and string quilts from her mosaic. I need to find some more orange.
Charise requested red, pink, yellow and white. I had to dig a little deeper in the cupboard to find some nice clear reds. If I look through my scraps I will find the Andalucia dots, the Good Folks cathedral print. Nicey Jane would fit right in too.
Rachel requested light aqua, light yellow, gray and white. I will start with the same stack as Jessica and Amelia, but for Rachel I want to make it softer and use more of lighter tones.
So the big question is.... what am I going to *make* with it. Which block? I have to admit I'm having a hard time deciding. I want to include lot and lots of fun fabric in each block. That is a lot for 12" isn't it? So scrappy with a purpose. : )
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Pretty colors!! Scrappy with a purpose sounds good to me!
ReplyDeleteYou nailed all the color choices so whatever you make will be awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love all of those colour combinations. What colours did you choose for yours?
ReplyDeleteA great book to find some blocks -
http://www.amazon.com/Rotary-Cut-Quilt-Blocks-Patchwork-Place/dp/1564778932/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316038845&sr=8-1