Friday 26 April 2013

Bee Bopping

I have bee blocks to do and the month is almost over. So today I pulled my finger out and got on with my Brit Bee blocks.

Miss April - Ceri; Inspired by Felix - asked us all to do a quick and simple sketch before the start of April and then she turned these sketches into screen printed pieces of fabric. Of course the girls got involved in my sketching so I ended up with four sketches for Ceri. I thought she would screen print one, choosing her favourite but she did all four!

She sent out our screen prints, various solids - including a range of greys - and some other screen printed fabrics she had in her stash and asked us to do wonky, improv log cabins. This I could do, so I set to sewing, and trimming.


And before I knew it I had two bee blocks completed for Ceri.


You can see all four of the screen prints she did from my sketches above. The hat and the sail boat in the centres, and the partial beach hut and flipflop in the edges. Very cool and original idea on Ceri's part. This is going to be a very interesting, fabulous quilt.

Susan

27 comments:

  1. What a great idea! And the colours are lovely too!

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  2. So creative... Fantastic idea

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  3. I have been enjoying these blocks from everyone in your bee, yours are lovely.

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  4. More fab additions to Ceri's quilt xxx

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  5. Such a great idea, and your blocks are lovely. And don't laugh but my very favourite detail is the bottom strip of the sailboat block - I love the texty piece between the greys.

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  6. What a lovely idea! And I love how your kids get involved too. I might have to look for a first-timers bee... :o)

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  7. Fab idea, and beautiful blocks, well done!

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  8. Really lovely blocks. That Ceri is a clever one! Di x

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  9. Yay! Yours look great! And thanks for reminding me to do mine x

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  10. Brilliant blocks! Ceri will love them! Jxo

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  11. Love Ceri/your screenprints and Karen's of course! It will be a special quilt!

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  12. Such great block and I agree that is a fab idea!!

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  13. Love the blocks. especially the one with the boat. What a neat idea.

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  14. They look great. I keep wondering if she'll miss them if I don't send them back ;o)

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  15. Love the sailboat - so cute.

    How do you manage to get so much done you human dynamo you!

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  16. Such a creative and cool idea!

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  17. I too have enjoyed seeing everyone's doodles become screenprints and how fun that H and E have their doodles in there too.

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  18. Such a great idea for the blocks - I really like the colours in your lovely ones!

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  19. Brilliant idea and lovely colours

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  20. clever - why don't I think of things like that?

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  21. Lovely blocks, this is going to be another stunning quilt

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  22. great idea. The finished quilt will be so pretty and definitely original

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