Well, Not Mine Exactly

Despite the fact that I am notorious for starting a new project in the middle of an exsiting one, let me reassure you that this "new" project is not exactly MY new project. This summer I was asked if I would like to join a quilting bee, and I decided to jump in on the fun. We are only six bee members in total, but I really like the idea of being just a handful, which gives us two months instead of only one to finish blocks. With all that I have on my plate, not to mention little ones in the mix, I wanted to leave no room for "life getting in the way" of finishing up my blocks, so I decided to finish my blocks as soon as possible.

 I have to admit that I was a little bit nervous about making blocks for other quilters, and having other quilters make blocks for me. Every who sews has their own ideas when it comes to fabrics, colors, and design. In addition we all have our own opinions about pre-washing or after the fact, but with the great group of quilters in the mix, it helps settle any apprehensions that I might have had. So,... do you want to meet the other lovely quilters in the group? 

First let me introduce you to Claudia from Machen und Tun, since she's up first, and these are blocks for her quilt. I was absolutely thrilled when she requested some very colorful feather paper pieced blocks on a grey background fabric... ahhh, Claudia, you had me a paper piecing! You may have seen the free pattern around from Blossom Heart Quilts. The pattern reminds me a lot of the feathers pattern from Anna Maria Horner, which I made a pillow here, but used the freezer paper applique method. Since I'm a big AMH fan, I found it only fitting to make one of the feathers with her fabrics.

 The other quilters in the group include Mell from Melanie's Kunstraum, Yara from Qvilted, Daniela from Block M Quilts, and Vicky  from Veni Vidi Vicky. All the bee members have some link to Germany... either they are located here, or are German speakers, with me rounding out the somewhere in between category. If you are visiting from the States side, please drop by and say hello... and don't worry, all bee members either already write thier blogs in English or are fluent (oh, how lucky I am that the "international language" just happens to be my native language)

Are you involved in any quilting bees? What are your experiences with it?

Linking up this week to WIP Wednesday and Let's Bee Social.