For the Global Scrap Bee last month's Queen Erica from Happy Fabric asked for blocks with red and green on backgrounds of white/cream in a block design of our choice. Erica wants to make a Christmas sampler quilt with her bee blocks. I decided to try using Debbie's (A Quilter's Table) Mango Block, that had caught my eye. I liked it how the circle reminded me, in Christmas colours, of a wreath and how the pinwheel would make that wreath stand out.
The instructions for making the block and the templates were super clear. I don't have much experience sewing curves but it went off quite easily with the help of a few pins. My version of the block isn't perfect but I like the fabric I used for the circle as it has a pretty pattern that looks just like a wreath.
Debbie's version using Nordika is fantastic, the quilting is stunning!
Photo from A Quilter's Table
Photo from A Quilter's Table
Excellent block!
ReplyDeleteHow fun to see this in the flickr pool this morning and I love that you are using it as a bee block!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat block, great job! Thanks for sharing.
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It should be a lovely bee quilt, I agree your block looks like a peppermint wreath.
ReplyDeleteExcellent choice for a Christmas quilt. Yes, the circle resembles a wreath, and the red and white pinwheel brings candy canes to mind. Great job.
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Gorgeous. Very striking block. Will look great in Erica's sampler quilt.
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