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For January, Lynne asked us to make the Trellis Crossroads block in blue and purple flowery fabrics on a white on white background. Checking my stash, I had surprisingly many flowery fabrics, but most of them where full of other colours too and not nicely blue or purple. Saying that, I still had plenty to pick from. Starting this block I was not at all sure about the colour combination, but making the block and seeing the others from the bee, I have changed my view. This is going to be one STUNNING quilt! Here's my block for Lynne: As before, the pattern can be found in the book "Modern Bee - 13 quilts to make with friends", by Lindsay Conner.

I am finally having some time to catch up on blogging and here's the long over due blog post about the fabulous mini I received in the IG Mini Swap. Apologies for the  delay Suzie! Having waited, what felt like forever, for the mini I made to arrive in Australia, there was suddenly a note in the letter box about a parcel for me. It had to be picked up at the local delivery office, as the UK customs thought I should pay a bit for the pleasure of receiving a gift. IT WAS SO WORTH THE WAIT!!! I am one lucky lady!!!  The intriguing and fabulous ribbon star block was popping up in my Instagram feed, but it was either green or in black/white so I didn't think it was for me. Someone was being a bit sneaky…. I had to retake the photo three times as I forgot to add all the extras… The red beaded bookmark was gorgeous on the Etsy site when I looked to vote for my favourite; it is even better in real life!  There was also a bobbin box, which is perfect, as I recently h

For December, Kerry asked us to make the Cordelia’s Garden block. This is the same block as I asked for in August when I was the Queen Bee. That time we used blue, yellow and beige. Kerry asked to use grey, navy, coral and aqua. I had a dig through my stash and realised I had plenty of grey fabrics, but not that many coral or aqua. I made the following pull and asked Kerry which she'll prefer. She opted for the lighter grey option in the bottom right corner. This grey fabric is a favourite of mine as it's slightly uneven and therefore forgiving when using it in geometric blocks. It's from the Architextures collection by Caroline Friedlander. This is who the block looked when finished. As before, the pattern can be found in the book "Modern Bee - 13 quilts to make with friends", by Lindsay Conner. To find out more about these blocks and the quilt Kerry is putting together, please head over and visit her on the  blog or Instagram .