Friday, March 04, 2016

catching up

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

This week was one for catching my breath and catching up. I was quite behind on my bee blocks, so I spent a few days fixing that.
Top left: flying geese for Stephanie (tutorial here)
Top right: books for baby block for Cindy (pattern in the book Patchwork, Please!)
Bottom left: charming stars block for Terri (tutorial here)
Bottom right: improv herringbone for Shelly (tutorial here)

The star block was super fun to make and it's so simple. I want to make an entire quilt from that pattern some day. The herringbone block, while cute, was SO time consuming...and it ate a LOT of fabric. Thankfully, there is no shortage of fabric around here. Ha!

Phew! It feels good to have those done. Thankfully my friends are patient. :) Now, to get these in the mail...that's always the trick!

Did you know that you can link up your finishes from Instagram? See this post for more details.

It's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thanks, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday!
finish it up Friday, 3/4/16
1. Carie @ Space for the Butterflies  65. Julie @ The Crafty Quilter  
2. Eva.Bambi,Johansson  66. Amy - Project Starters Anonymous Fail  
3. Christmas Lane  67. Izzy @ Dizzy Quilts  
4. Go-Go Kim { Tom's baby shoes}  68. Judy @ Sew Some Sunshine  
5. alidiza  69. Minecraft Villager Quilt Block Tutorial  
6. Lynn Carson Harris - Isolation  70. Barbara  
7. Julie @ Pink Doxies  71. Green Cheese Quilting Improv Start  
8. Vintage Star @ The Amateur Librarian  72. Carrie - ticker tape canvas  
9. Yanicka  73. 5 Splendid Sampler blocks  
10. Cindy@liveacolorfullife  74. Wendy's Quilts and More  
11. Jess @ Quilty Habit  75. Iris @crazydutchbirdquilts  
12. Jess @ Quilty Habit (2)  76. Resources to use with Creative Kids  
13. DonnaleeQ-Bias Curved Block Quilt  77. Block Tutorial/Giveaway  
14. Rainbow - Gretchen@snugharborquilts  78. Vera @ Negligent style  
15. Laura  79. Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts  
16. My Imperfect Life  80. Pamela @ Mama Spark's World  
17. SarahZ@CedarForkStitches  81. a non quilt finish for a change - Karen  
18. Advice needed please  82. Nikki  
19. Signature Quilt  83. Peekamoose Mountain Quilts  
20. smilesfromkate.blogspot.co.uk  84. Up, up and Away quilt  
21. Happy Go Lucky Nines and Snowballs  85. Around the Block Party  
22. Mari @The Academic Quilter  86. Urban Planning  
23. Flower Maxi Quilt  87. Easy Easter Egg Mat  
24. Libby @ No Airplane Here  88. Quilts & Such  
25. Katy @ KatyQuilts  89. old maid's puzzle  
26. AngelaA @ betterndogbiscuits  90. sylvia  
27. Greenway Afghan @ Sapphire  91. Chicken and roosters  
28. Good Night Quilt from Running Thimble  92. Polaroid Quilt!  
29. Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl  93. on point cross quilt  
30. Empress Charlotte - Scalloped Bunting  94. dieStoeckeline-it´s a bunny! geometric  
31. Bohemian Shawl - Quilting Stories  95. Quilter's Planner - Mochawildchild  
32. Empress Charlotte - blocks 14 and 15  96. deana at dreamworthy quilts  
33. Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs  97. Anja @ Anja Quilts  
34. Teagan @ Hope Deferred  98. Tanya Quilts in CO  
35. The Knitting Quilter  99. Mary @ Fleur de Lis Quilts  
36. Adaliza  100. 12,450 Miles  
37. Татьяна  101. beth@lovelaughquilt  
38. Debora @ Studio Dragonfly  102. Johnna @ YellowBirdStitches  
39. Julie Bagamary Art - Easter Art  103. Sandra @ mmm! quilts  
40. Modern By The Yard free quilting ezine  104. Everleigh's Dresden Baby Quilt  
41. February Progress Update  105. Kelly Cline Quilting  
42. Brooke @ Silly Mama Quilts  106. Amanda @ fabric engineer  
43. tubakk, Norway  107. Improv House Quilt  
44. Tweed Baby Blanket  108. Sally's Angelworks - adventures!  
45. Star Wars Patchwork @thescrappymoose  109. Kat@Rose Prairie Quilts  
46. Alycia Quilts in CO  110. February finishes  
47. Bernie @ Needle and Foot  111. Handwrought Quilts  
48. Quilting is more fun than Housework  112. Petal Pillow at dittencraft  
49. The Inside Stori  113. Kussmund  
50. Q-bits - World Without End  114. Scrappy Quilt Block | Stash Bee!  
51. Michelle's Romantic Tangle  115. Coffee+Cigarettes | Fabric Patterns  
52. Q-Bits -- Dear Jeanne  116. Myintzu  
53. Laura - migration quilt finish  117. Stoffbreite  
54. Kat @ Kat & Cat Quilts  118. Kathy  
55. Stepping Stones Mini Rainbow Flimsy  119. Stacey @SLOstudio - Triangle medallion  
56. Maria@RaspberryJam  120. Janice@singreadsew  
57. Jo's Country Junction  121. Susan's Quilt Creations  
58. Customieze - Baby-Boy-Quilt  122. Margaret @ life as posted two  
59. Princess Birthday Quilt @ Dresden Lane  123. PackRat With A Plan  
60. Kitty Wilkin | Night Quilter  124. Sherry @Blessings From Our Nest  
61. HST neutral baby quilt  125. Jyothi @aaseevana  
62. Rachel S.B. @ Stitch 2, Write 1  126. Emily and her fantastic wardrobe!!!!  
63. Kate @ katiemaequilts  127. Little Black Cat Quilting  
64. Ruth @Stitching Impressions  128. Liz @ LizzyClips Design  

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16 comments:

Carie @ Space for the Butterflies said...

Time consuming or not, the herringbone pattern is amazing - it would be absolutely stunning done as a scrap quilt on a huge scale wouldn't it - and looking at the piles of scrappy bits and bobs overflowing my cupboard I think I might have fabric for that too!!

Melissa Corry said...

Love all of your fun bee blocks. And I love making that star block as well. so fun!!!

tisha @ quiltytherapy said...

Love the start block as well. I have some charm packs that I'm not sure what to make with. This could work well. Great finishes!

Live a Colorful Life said...

I love them all--and they look so pretty on the design wall, like they are all friends--just like the people they are going to. :) I LOVE the book block for Ella. Thank you!!

Mari said...

Love that charm star! And all of your pieces look like they would make a fun quilt on their own!

Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl said...

I love the feeling of accomplishment I get when I wrap up bee block commitments. I'm glad you were able to catch up this week!

Bernie Kringel said...

Thanks for sharing the links for the tutorials to make the blocks, especially the charm star block. I was thinking that herringbone block looked fussy.... ;-)

Jennifer Fulton Inquiring Quilter said...

Its always tough to get those thank you blocks done! These are lovely, and I'm sure they will love receiving them. I know I would!

Turid said...

I love all your beautiful colours.

quiltingbydawn said...

Very cute blocks! The herringbone is quite impressive! I do think it would make a fun scrappy quilt!

Marga (MarPie) said...

Love your blocks but the link from Shelly {Bottom right: improv herringbone for Shelly (tutorial here)} is not working.
Please can you help me?

Warm regards,
Marga♥

Needled Mom said...

Great bee blocks. Bet it feels good to get caught up.

moosecraft said...

Love the herringbone pattern! Thank you for supplying the link to the tutorial! :-)

margaret said...

improv herringbone looks interesting. I have yet to try herringbone but this give me a reason to try both now.

Sherry said...

I love the cheerful fabrics you are using in all of the Bee Blocks.

eva said...

hi Amanda,
i sent you an email today.... hopefully it didn't go into your spam folder,
xo
e.