In March this year Brit Bee celebrated 10 years! I have loved being part of this amazingly talented group of ladies. We have done a lot of life together, losing one of our original members to cancer, weddings, divorces and lots of new babies!! While we no longer make and swap blocks each month, we […]
Back in 2011 a group of 12 quilters from across the UK came together to form a quilting bee called 'Brit Bee'. Each year we would make quilts for each other, and in 2015 (Round 4) we decided to try something a little different. We each designed a 15" x 30" block and set about […]
Hello everyone, I hope you've been getting some gorgeous summer weather like we have been here! We've enjoyed being day tourists in our homeland, visiting some of our favourite spots! My middle daughter is only home for a few more days, so it's been lovely spending quality time with her in […]
After a wee break in December, we were back making bee blocks in January for Siblings Together (Bee 2). Sue was queen bee for January, and set this Tic Tac Toe block, with black on white backgrounds and colourful prints for the rest. (here is the tutorial if you fancy having a go […]
Hi everyone, I hope you are having a great November so far! Outside of my normal teaching, sewing and pattern writing hours, I've been keeping up with my bee block commitments. In Siblings Together this month, we have been making 'boy' blocks for Doti: Also for Siblings Together, I made 4 more canvas blocks. […]
Despite the rather damp and dull day today, it's so lovely to officially start spring! February may have been a shorter month, but it was a busy one for me! Mostly sneak peeks here again I'm afraid, and one or two of these not made (but published) in February. But I will tell you about […]
