Inspiration

My best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2012!

Each year at this time, Pantone, the color website that Adobe users rely on for color trends, declares an “it” color for the next year. The color declared for 2012……..drum roll…… Tangerine Tango! I love this color. The Pantone website shows Tangerine Tango used in a variety of shades and tints, and they are all wonderful! I am

This month it is Staci’s turn to ask for a block in the Bee Unique…Bee Knotty bee. She chose an extremely easy, but graphically striking block. This is my block for Staci. Each person in the group received a different solid color fabric, along with a stack of small rectangles that Staci cut out for us

With all the Bee sewing I have been doing lately, I haven’t made much headway on my Farmer’s Wife project. I made three blocks this week. The first one is Star Gardener. It’s block number 87. This was my favorite in this group. The second block is called Evening Star. It is block 31. ?

Have you ever sewn a block that just refused to cooperate? No matter how much time you spend, how you whisper to it, or threaten it with the seam-ripper, it just will not become a cooperative part of a quilt? I have spent the last three days sewing one 12 1/2 inch block. Terrie in the Bee