A Day At The Bee

It is always a good day the hang out with the girls of Wee Bee Quilters.  We talk about what we are working on, we have show-n-tell and upcoming projects, and as always there is food.  Here are some pictures of our Show-n-Tell and service quilts.

Above is Yetudie of Sistah Stitch A lot (who has not blogged in awhile), showing her quilt journal that some of the members will be attempting to do.  The quilt journal is trying to do quilt/crafting techniques that you have never tried before and writing about the process.  I think this will make a great hop.

Below, is a jacket made by Shirley Royal, one of our Alumni, who is up from Durham, NC.  She made this jacket while on a quilting cruse last December, with Rachel Clark.  Nice bead work on the sleeve and inside.  It is always great to see her when she is in town.  She is now a member of the African American Quilt Circle of Durham (I think I am right), but she will always be a Wee Bee Quilter.

Below are other show-n-tell.  Hey see my turtles.  Some of these quilt will be given to St Ann’s, one of charity project.

I thought once I got home I would do a little sewing, put found Tom in is cleaning and rearranging mode.  And let me tell you, when you can get a man to clean, you just let him do his thing, because I sure am not going to do it.  I don’t have time, I need to quilt.  I mess up, he cleans up.  I think he is even washing clothes.  What a man, he makes a good wife.

Thank you for stopping by.

The Slow Quilter

Recap of Dots on Dots and Traveling Stash Box

I was so surprise that when I checked to make sure that by dots to dots blog hop was on my blog that I had already received 45 comment by 10:00 in the morning.  I could not resist, but to read them and also reply to some.  I like to thank you all for stopping by and leaving a comment.  So many of you asked were I got the pattern from, and even more never even seen a drunkard’s path turtle.  Well again I got the idea form the Quiltmaker magazine Sept/Oct 04 No. 99, and this is the original layout for it.

I do plan to finish my mini turtles and lay them out like this.  I will also have a short tutorial on using the drunkards path template.  Hope you will like it.
 
 
Don’t forget to click on the dots to dots button on my side bar to see todays participants.

Now most of you know that I have one of the Traveling Stash boxes, and you have a chance to win it and pass it on.  I only got 8 responses, and I know those responses are waiting to get there hands on the box.  Although I need not take much from it and added a little more, I am sweeting up the box with a little more bright colors.


I will be adding a yard of this most colorful fabric to the box.  Yes, a whole yard.  I have not used this in any projects, I thought to make a bag with it, put I could spear a yard of this.  As I go through my stash, I might even find something else just as colorful.  So if you want the box, you have until Sunday, Sept. 23 to add your comment on that post (not this one).
Sew Quilt On Bloggers, Quilt On
The Slow Quilter

Dots On Dots–Come Dot With Me.

 A dot, dot here and a dot, dot there, here a dot, there a dot, everywhere a dot, dot.  I sing the song of dots and the praises of all the dot hoppers that have participated in this doting blog hope.



I like to give a big dotting high five to Madame Samm (Sew We Quilt) and Corrie of Quilt Taffy who are hosting this most dotting blog hop.

I love blog hopping, you get to meet new bloggers, check out their work, get inspired and just have a lot of fun.  Don’t forget all the great give a ways that also follow. 

Now my story of dots,  I have been stressing about what block I wanted to do.  When hopping I do not like to do blocks that I am use to doing, I like to challenge myself.  This is also an opportune time to do a block that I have been wanting to do.
Here are some dot items I did early before the hop and a finish bag.
 
That is my Profession Tote, please don’t look at the mess in side the bag, it is well used.  Put you can see I have been dotting along.

Now for what I did.  As you know I am not call the Slow Quilter for nothing, ideas for projects will pop into my head at the last minute, like days before the project is due.  May be I should be call the Last Minute Quilter.  So what did I decide to do?  Well Me Of Course.

Well o.k. not me, but my symbol, my totem, my talisman, THE TURTEL.


After making these two little babies, I wanted to go bigger:

  this is big boy, 16x16.

 


Here are his friends.  Sorry that the picture is not too clear, put they are dots.  There was no one home to hold it up.  This was my chance to use the drunkards path block.
Hope you like my turtles.  And please stop by to see the other blog hoppers.  It has been extended to Sept. 21st.

September 20th

Cherry's Prairie Primitives

Quilts From My Crayon Box

Sparrow in Flight

The Slow Quilter
Petit Design Co.

Geta Grama

Quilted Delights

Di of Snippets 'n' Scraps

Nunu's Quilt World

The Slow Quilter