Double Cross

 One of the most fun things I do, quilting-wise,

is to belong to the Gridster Bee... an on line quilting bee

made up of 12 quilters all around the country.

May was my month to be "Queen Bee" and I asked my

bee mates to make these Double Cross Blocks,

using black and neutrals with little pops of color.

 

 

 

I just love the blocks everyone sent and added more to make this

52x63" quilt.

The pattern is free and can be found

at Wombat Quilts.

 

 

 

The original quilt was made with bright fabrics

for all of the crosses, but I wanted a black and white

quilt with little pops of color.

 

 

 

 

Jennifer, at Peaceful Hill Quilting,

did a beautiful job quilting it with yellow thread.

I chose the swirling, circular design to soften the crosses a bit.

 

 

 

 

 

Each member of the bee sends a signature block along

with their block.

One of the bee mates sent an orange block,

made by mistake, so I included that along with an extra block I had made.

The pieced backing looks pretty cool, if I do say so myself.  :)

 

 

It sure is fun being Queen Bee!

Until next year!

Happy Quilting!

Christmas in July

 For the last number of months my evening hand work

has been working on these ornaments.

 

The patterns are by MMMCrafts and Larissa writes the best patterns.

They are so fun, whimsical and  make me smile.

These ornaments are part of her

"Twas the Night"Series.

 

I made Santa and Mrs. Claus several years ago.

 

 

I made two girl elves and one boy elf for my grandchildrens'

ornaments for this year.

 

One set is for me!

 

 

One of the tea cups is for my daughter and son-in-law and

the other is for me!

 

I'm hoping to get the "All Through the House" ornament done this

year, too, but we shall see.

I have wanted something new for the top of my

tree for several years and Larissa's Lodestar is the perfect topper!

Is it too early to put up my Christmas tree??

Happy Creating!