Pick-up Sticks quilt

Last weekend "The Bees" (Mary and I),  along with a group of our quilting friends attended a quilt retreat.   It was not planned but, three of us at the retreat worked on putting together blocks that were traded with a swap group that is part of Bear Creek Quilt Guild.   It was a swap using scraps we already had in our stashes, the only requirement was that black or black tone on tone was used with them. This was a pattern featured in the September/October 2011 issue of Fon's & Porter's Love of Quilting magazine. This is a great pattern to use with a swap group and the blocks are so simple even beginners can participate. 

Check out our quilts on the design walls.

The quilts look very similar, we even did a little more trading among ourselves at the retreat to spread out the brights. I plan to complete mine using the pieced border that is shown in the magazine and I'll post a photo of it when it's finished. 

These are other quilters and their  projects in the works!

I worked on a four inch pineapple block today and made a pincushion out of it using vintage rickrack. I stuffed it with crushed walnut shells. It came out adorable.... I love it. I'm thinking of making a kit of it and selling it on our website (www.twobeesfabric.com). I think I'll try a Civil War version as well. 

 

The Two Bees were vendors at the Ellis County Quilt show in July.    This was only the second time we participated as a vendor at a quilt show and we had a great time and met some wonderful quilters.   We would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth for making it such a successful show. The quilt guild in Midlothian has some wonderful quilters.  I’ve attached a few photos showing some of the ribbon winners from the show.

   The bright yellow medallion quilt "Grandma's Ruffled Roses" won Best in Show. The quilt was pieced by Deborah Ray and Sabina Thompson, isn't it gorgeous! 

Congratulations Deborah and Sabina!

 

Another ribbon winner was "Hot & Spicy" pieced by the Kaufman Quilt Guild Members and quilted by Mary Jo Smith.

Here are two more quilts from the show. Unfortunately, I didn't get the information on the piecers and quilters.

 Thanks again to all our new friends we met at the Ellis County Quilt Show and the Midlothian Quilt Guild.

Two Bees