Tiled Blooms Quilt Block

 For the latest Bees Knees Quilting Bee block

I made

Tiled Blooms

for Sinta Borland (Pink Pincushion)

 Sinta made this so easy for us.

She mailed most of the sections Pre-cut.

All we had to do was 

cut the petals,

iron on fusible

sew applique

and then

assemble the block.

 This is what Tiled Blooms will look like once it's all put together.

Pattern by
Corey Yoder of

Little Miss Shabby

can be found

HERE

Shari's Maple Block

 Shari Butler

of Doohikey Designs

is the host this month

for our Bees Knees Quilting Bee

Shari is having us make

a large 12" X 12" Modern Maples block

 Shari really made it easy for us.

She cut out each piece,

and mailed us the fabrics.

The block sewed up quick,

and is now ready to be mailed back to her :)

 Love being a member of the

Bees Knees

Scrappy Crossroads Block

 I've been taking a little 

Blog Nap

the last few days :)

But, you can always catch me on 

Instagram under "nedrasorensen"

if you want to see the latest.

I have been working on various quilt projects.

My latest start (notice I didn't say finish)

is a 16- inch

Scrappy Crossroads Block

Free Tutorial by my friend

Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet

HERE

 I'm always looking for ways to use up my scraps

and this was a perfect project

to cut up little bits of left overs

into 2 1/2" X 2 1/2" squares

This is a good time of year to cut up and organize

my scrap bins.

Although, I've barely made a dent :)

For the background fabric

I'm using 

Dark Turquoise 

by

American Made Brand Cotton Solids

This is my first time to purchase this fabric line

and I'm in love!

It has a high thread count, and is solid to the touch.

50 colors available (I want them all!)

and you can't beat the price at $6.99 a yard.

100% US Grown Premium Upland Cotton

I purchased mine at 

3 Dudes Quilting in Phoenix

where they  have a good variety of colors.

Jeff told me the other day they have 22 more colors 

arriving soon.

Yay!

A Few More from Quilters of The White Mountain

 People normally think of 

July in the Phoenix Metro as just hot, hot, hot.

It is that.

But, it's also Monsoon season.

July is the wettest month of our year, where we often receive daily storms

filled with high winds, dust and rain.

It's still very hot, but our normally arid climate 

becomes quite humid.

It takes some getting used to.

The lucky ones leave town, 

usually seeking higher elevations. 

Within a few hours drive,

many families own cabins or 2nd homes in the Show Low/ Lakeside area.

At 6,300 feet,

this resort town sits in the White Mountain range

and is quite pleasant during the summer. 

Here are a few more of my

favorite quilts from the

Quilters of the White Mountain Show

 Notorious Too

by Joyce Buchberger

Quilted by Diane Pitchford

 A great scrappy Americana quilt

perfect for July

 I really like 

the secondary pattern 

that forms in the center of each block.

 The Convention Center had big issues with their lighting

and most of these quilts hung in very dark booths.

The flash on my camera helped a little with the up close shots

but these far away pictures really do not give justice to these quilts.

 Steps To The Alter

by Barbara Behrens

 I'm really drawn to scrappy quilts

that help us use up what we have.

 Scraps Too Small To Use

by Joyce Buchberger

 Pineapple blocks

with low volume backgrounds

 It's hard to tell from the full length picture

(sorry, bad lighting again :(

but this up close shot shows how

Joyce used white background blocks in the middle of the quilt

and then moved with neutral/tans around the outer edges.

She really gave me some ideas of how to use up 

both types of scraps in my stash.

Beach Cabanas

by Sally Carruth

Love those Kaffes!

X & + Quilt Block

 Fellow Bees Knees member

April Rosenthal

sent out fabrics a few months ago to make her a

X & + quilt block.

But, the label on my envelope came off

and the package was returned back to April.

She recently resent, and

I received my package in the mail this weekend.

I hurried and put her block together.

 I have been wanting to make this block for

several years now

and being a Bees Knees member

gave me the opportunity to finally give it a try.

So easy and fun to make.  

A great way to use up scraps

and the block works up fast.

 These are the fabrics April sent

from her very own fabric line!
**

If you would like to make the 

X & + block

Amy Badskirt provides a 

Free Tutorial 

HERE

 Fellow Bees Knees member

April Rosenthal

is talented  pattern designer

Prairie Grass Patterns

Michael Miller Challenge Fabric

 As a member of the

Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild

we are joining along with the 

Modern Quilt Guild

for the Michael Miller Fabric Challenge

 As part of this challenge we each received a

Fat Eighth of 6 pieces

of 

Petal Pinwheels

 The challenge is to make anything, as long as it's quilted.

The Prize:

3 winners will receive each month for a year

a "goody box" filled with fabrics from their

newest collections.

Sign me up!

 Yesterday we drove from Arizona to California

and I worked on the beginnings of my design.

English Paper Piecing Coffin shapes

(yes you read that right: Coffin shapes)

 It's so wonderful to come home.

My favorite part of the drive is

Pacheco Pass with all of the fruit stands.

We loaded up with freshly picked 

cherries

apricots

and 

pistachio nuts.

Seeing all this fruits beautifully displayed

made me think how grateful I am

to have color

in so many shapes and sizes.

Nine By Five Quilt

 It's always fun to see what others are sewing

during our 

Open Sew Day

at 3 Dudes

Vicky was working on

Nine By Five

from a class taught

by Pat Graco

 Piano Key border will be coming

 A great way to use up scraps!

And I love the color pallet Vicky chose.

The black really ties in all of those brights

 Betty was also working on

a Nine By Five quilt

using a darker color pallet.

I think the ladies said they made

100 of these small 

9 Patch units :)

Nine By Five

was taught in Pat Graco's 

Scraps Are Us

class.

*I believe this is an original pattern designed by Pat

For more information contact 

3 Dudes Quilting

Danny's Heart Quilt

 Sooo much inspiration 

coming from the 

Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild on Saturday.

Danny Heyen (Mommy For Reals)

brought her finished 

King Sized

Heart Quilt

 300 Fabrics :) 

Fussy cut hearts

Sewn in Pieced Sections

Lots of partial seams

 Danny graphed the quilt out first before construction.

4 inch, 6 inch, 8 inch and 12 inch blocks

Notice there is a Dark and Light Contrast

Some of the hearts are light with dark backgrounds

and other hearts are

dark with light backgrounds.

 And equally impressive is the fact that Danny just 

gave birth to a second daughter just a few months ago.

These young moms, with their busy schedules

continue to lead, especially in the Modern Quilting World.

 Danny also brought 

her Maple Leaf Quilt for Show and Tell

 In December our PMQG hosted a 

Low Volume/ Text Print Exchange

A great way to gather backgrounds 

for a scrappy quilt.

 One of the things I love about Modern Quilting 

is that they often take a Traditional Design

and bring it back to life with upscaled size and prints.

Beautifully done, Danny!

Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild/ March Meeting

 For our March Meeting with the 

Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild

we enjoyed a 

"Sew In"

Everyone brought their machines

and it was very interesting (and fun!) to see

what members of our group were working on.

Sue Hayman

was making the very popular 

Swoon Mini-blocks

by Camille Roskelley of Thimble Blossoms

 Love the color pallet and fabrics Sue is working with!

 Sue also brought a purse she recently finished.

 The back design

by Urban Threads

 Tracy was also making blocks 

that she renamed

"Swoonish"

 Tracy modified 

 the original Swoon block 

to create a less waste

and quicker to sew method

Notice Tracy's blocks have a pinwheel center:)

 Tracy was also making a Butterfly quilt

for a soon to be born grand daughter.

Tiny 4 1/2 inch blocks made from a 5 inch Charm Pack.

Fabric line: Briar Rose by Heather Ross

 Kirsten has been busy sewing 

Fireworks 

a design also by Camille of Thimble Blossoms

Fabric line:

Voile by Anna Marie Horner

 The Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild recently purchased 

a large portable design wall for us to use

as a display for our projects.

Very nice!

And I continued to work on 

Rose Garden

pattern by Jodi Nelson (Pleasant Home)

All 16 blocks are now complete!

Tomorrow I will share with you more happenings 

from our Phoenix Modern ladies.