Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Back in January, Angie from Gnome Angel contacted me asking about setting up a quilting bee to sew along with the tutorials from The Bee Hive. It was something I had been thinking about, but she happily took over and organised it all. We had been thinking that there may be 3 groups – an Aussie one, a US one… Read More
Keen observers may note that Anne from Play Crafts was scheduled to share her design today, however a cross-country move has meant that we have swapped spots – she will share in July instead. As someone who has another international move (back to Australia… more on this on Wednesday!) looming early next year, I have plenty of grace and compassion… Read More
Heeey, it’s June and we’re doing some more triangles! The Bunting block was one of the very first designs I ever sketched for this whole awesome-repeat block concept, with visions of a sweet little cot quilt filling my mind. I mean, just look at it! And guess what, it’s full of triangles, but only 4 HSTs! I can hear you… Read More
Hi everyone, it’s Angie from GnomeAngel.com and it’s my great pleasure and delight to reveal the 12″ finished quilt block I designed for The Bee Hive: Ripples. (That’s ripple, not nipples as some of us are prone to read it! Filth pots!) This pattern works well in all solids, only 2 colours, scrappy or with a little mix of everything…. Read More
Woohoo! There’s now over 500 posts on Instagram using #thebeehivequilts!!! That’s just a little exciting!! Each month I’ve been sharing blocks and quilts from the #thebeehivequilts hashtag feed on Instagram that you guys have so that you can see the different ways people interpret quilts blocks from The Bee Hive. Today, I’m sharing your work making the Spinwheel and Double… Read More
The first block for May is a fun little guy, that offers two layout options, similar to the Star Plus block! This is a paper pieced block, and uses four 6″ quadrants to make up the 12″ finished block. This is a simple block to piece – only one section repeated 4 times. What you need 4 copies of the… Read More
Hi all! It’s Christa here from Christa Quilts and I’m delighted to share my 12″ finished block for The Bee Hive with you today! It’s called Double Star and looks equally striking in black and white or color. Here’s what the quilt layout looks like when the block is repeated. I just love the secondary pattern of stars and diamonds… Read More
You guys have been so busy making Bee Hive blocks and sharing on Instagram on #thebeehivequilts feed! I will regularly be sharing blocks and quilts from the #thebeehivequilts hashtag feed on Instagram that you guys have been sharing so that you can see the different ways people interpret quilts blocks from The Bee Hive. Today, I’m sharing your work making… Read More
I’m going to admit now that it was a conscious challenge to not do all my designs for The Bee Hive to be playing with flying geese and half-square triangles! But Spinwheel was much too fun to not include in this series. It uses one 6″ unit rotated four times to make up the 12″ block, which when put into… Read More
This block has a ton of room to play with fabric placement! Finished block size: 12 1/2″ x 12 1/2″ Requirements This is a scrappy block perfect for using up tiny left over squares from other projects. 1 – 10″ x 10″ square for background centre 1 – FQ for outer background 32 – 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ squares… Read More