Is finished! (Thank you Jane and Carmen for helping me name it!)
These blocks are all from a year (four quarter rounds) of the 3X6 bee. I put a flea market fancy gray bouquet border on it and then bound it with the same.
Thank you to Rita for this machine binding tutorial, it looks just like it was hand bound on the front and I only had to go over a couple areas on the back where I missed the binding edge.
Now I only have 5 more quilt tops in the closet to sandwich and quilt!
Happy Friday to you all!
~Penny
Absolutely gorgeous! Love your color scheme!!
Posted by: Heidi Staples | 18 May 2012 at 01:24 PM
I love it! Those are my colors in the 4x5.
Posted by: Debbie | 18 May 2012 at 01:26 PM
This is absolutely gorgeous. Be happy I live in another country or I would beg you to please provide me with the information I need to sneak over and steal it. :-)
Posted by: CitricSugar | 18 May 2012 at 01:41 PM
This is really cool!
Posted by: Katie B | 18 May 2012 at 03:02 PM
That's just the PERFECT outer border! It finished it off so nicely.
Posted by: Amy | 18 May 2012 at 03:39 PM
I would never thought of putting gray and orange together and I really love it. The quilt is gorgeous. Blessings Sandra
Posted by: Sandra Davidson | 18 May 2012 at 03:55 PM
Lovely...and the person holding the quilt really knows what she's doing! Must be a professional.
Posted by: Jane | 18 May 2012 at 05:07 PM
This is beautiful!! You should link it up to Amy's Creative Side Bloggers' Quilt Festival.
Posted by: CraftyGardenMom | 18 May 2012 at 06:08 PM
That's! So! Pretty! Yay for you and your beemates! :)
Posted by: Alli | 18 May 2012 at 06:31 PM
Your quilt looks amazing!!
Posted by: Ariane | 18 May 2012 at 06:37 PM
It's lovely, Penny! And the quilting is great - adds a fun texture. I am inspired to try this now, thank you for sharing!
Have fun with the stack of tops in line. I am working through mine, trying to take the time to enjoy the process. There's probably about 5...
; )
Posted by: Marit | 19 May 2012 at 02:48 AM
I really adore the colours. I must find a way to leave my comfortcolours and make something like this :).... soon when I dare and the exams are finished ;)
regards Emma
Posted by: emma | 19 May 2012 at 02:48 AM
Orange is the color of creativity. You've done a fabulous job of matching the focus fabric.
Posted by: Linda Dixon | 19 May 2012 at 06:52 AM
Wow, Penny - that is one amazing quilt! And I want to make a whole quilt that looks like the block two from the left, two down! Wouldn't that make a great one-block quilt?
Posted by: Sarah C. | 19 May 2012 at 07:10 AM
what a fab quilt, i love all the different blocks
Posted by: Wendy | 19 May 2012 at 07:38 AM
Beautiful! I'd like to make one too! could you name all the blocks?
Posted by: elsa | 19 May 2012 at 08:25 AM
I just needed to tell you that I love this quilt so much.
Posted by: amy ( sew~amy) | 19 May 2012 at 11:05 AM
:) In that case, I'm very happy you live in another country!
Posted by: Penny | 19 May 2012 at 11:54 AM
Isn't it though, Amy? L-man picked it out for me! He picked the perfect fabric!
Posted by: Penny | 19 May 2012 at 11:55 AM
By george, I think she did a fab job too. I think she is well on her way to being the most sought after quilt holder in the universe!
Posted by: Penny | 19 May 2012 at 11:56 AM
Thanks for noticing the quilting, Marit! It was super fun doing it with my Juki and I'm so happy with how it turned out!
Posted by: Penny | 19 May 2012 at 11:57 AM
thank you so much, Linda!
Posted by: Penny | 19 May 2012 at 11:57 AM
that would be so cool, Sarah! I really like that block too :)
Posted by: Penny | 19 May 2012 at 11:58 AM
Elsa, I would love to help you, but these were all bee blocks made by other women and I think some of them were improv! I'm sure if you just picked out 25 different designs and used similar colors it would turn out fab! The blocks are 12.5" btw!
Posted by: Penny | 19 May 2012 at 11:59 AM
well I'm so glad that you did! Thank you, Amy!
Posted by: Penny | 19 May 2012 at 12:00 PM
this quilt gives me hope for when I finally get around to putting my 3x6 blocks together. It is beautiful
Posted by: diane stanley | 19 May 2012 at 01:41 PM
It's soo lovely, I really missed sewing with you ladies!
Posted by: michelle | 19 May 2012 at 06:29 PM
thank you Michelle! We missed you too!
Posted by: Penny | 19 May 2012 at 07:42 PM
Completely awed by the colors. And design of course.
Posted by: nanette | 21 May 2012 at 06:11 PM
Really love the colors in this quilt....beautiful
Posted by: Wendy | 22 May 2012 at 09:10 PM
I'm always amazed how bee blocks always work out and look great together! And especially this one since everyone used their own fabrics, I just asked for certain colors. I really love how this quilt looks!!
Posted by: Penny@sewtakeahike | 25 May 2012 at 06:21 AM
I agree, they look so good together!!
Posted by: Penny@sewtakeahike | 25 May 2012 at 06:22 AM
This is AMAZING!!!
Posted by: Dayna | 31 May 2012 at 11:39 AM
thank you so much, Dayna! So what are you thinking? Will you be at quiltcon next year? I'd love to finally meet you!
Posted by: Penny | 01 June 2012 at 05:39 AM