Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Today I want to share the sweet little Bunting quilt blocks and the clever Abacus quilt blocks that have been popping up on Instagram using #thebeehivequilts. Leanne made a mini quilt from 4 Bunting quilt blocks that she carefully planned so as to have the pink and blue crossing right across it! So sweet! How perfect is that set of… Read More
In The Middle is an arrows quilt block, and is one of those quilt block designs that really make my heart sing to figure it out – making sure that when this block is put into repeat, each colour of the arrows are the same length as each other! With In The Middle, you could make a whole quilt of… Read More
As this year marches on, and more and more quilts from The Bee Hive are being finished up, I am continually just blown away by the creativity. But most importantly, by the amazing love and support the Swarms (aka The Bee Hive quilting bees) are showing towards each other. Last week, I was tagged on Instagram by @annettezee, sharing the… Read More
I saw something on Instagram earlier this month, that thrilled me so much! One of our swarms’ members had their Bee Hive quilt hung at the Canberra Quilt Show! Nicole – @nicships – had her swarm make Tic Tac Toe blocks for her, using a low volume for the X, green for the “background” and a navy for the O…. Read More
Welcome to Molli Sparkles, full of his sass and pizzazz and style! Hello my most fabulous Bee Hivers! Guess what time it is? It’s time to make some sweet honey with The Bee Hive block I contributed for August. I’m calling it Jagged Little Pill not because I’m a pissed off 90s alt-chick, but because the pieced segments remind me… Read More
With the Farmer’s Wife 1930s Quilt Sampler Sew Along starting next month, there’s been a large flurry of activity as everyone gets their gear together – the Facebook group has been buzzing all month! I will be paper piecing most of the blocks, those that aren’t as easily pieced by normal machine piecing. If you’re planning on doing the same,… Read More
Yikes, it’s been a while since I’ve shared some of the blocks and quilts from #thebeehivequilts feed on Instagram! This week let’s have a look at the Busy quilt block and Ripples quilt block. This Busy block by @nwpatchwork focuses on the swirling star, while @patinwa55 did the flowers layout. Johanna used the opportunity of a messed up bee block… Read More
Hi, my name is Jess (aka Elven Garden Quilts). When Alyce asked if I’d like to design a block for her Bee Hive series I immediately said yes – I loved the concept of creating bee blocks that create an interesting secondary design. From the outset, I wanted to design a really simple but effective block, that would be achievable… Read More
Hi, I’m Anne from Play Crafts! First of all, many thanks to Alyce for being so understanding and allowing me to delay for a bit on my block until after I finished moving! Today I will be sharing with you a fun block I call the Fizzy Block because it reminds me of a fizzy drink with bubbles and sparkles… Read More
We’re now halfway through The Bee Hive! And we’re starting to see some finished quilts and quilt tops come through, which is pretty exciting! Violet has made this stunning Wanta Fanta quilt top Christy made a Christmas-themed Tic Tac Toe quilt with her swarm. @greatbritten66 has finished her Wanta Fanta quilt and is currently quilting it. Ann added some dashing… Read More