27 June 2012

Free Bee: June for Lynne

Another bee block for the Free Bee. This month Lynne asked for blocks that are mostly white/gray/black with a splash of red. She offered a still from Shindler's List as inspiration.

I immediately set off to piece a five pointed star, of sorts. I foundation paper pieced each of the five sections, starting with red in the center, then light gray, then dark on the outer edge. The five parts came together well, mostly from scraps.


Several people responded to the first pics of the block saying it looked like an owl. Can you see it? I think it's largely an accident of the camera angle. But still pretty cool.

The thing I think was not so cool (going to sleep and waking up less happy with it for three days running) was the large chunk of graph paper print on the left side. It seemed wrong that it was so big, so boring, so white, and came so close to the edge. I liked the stark contrast, but it needed to be reined in a bit. I unpicked most of that central seam, pieced in another chunk of the irregular grey stripe, and closed the seam.


I'm so much happier with it. Can you still see the owl?

I can't wait to see Lynne's finished quilt!

12 comments:

  1. I can see the owl, but I'm not sure I would have noticed if you hadn't mentioned it :)

    Love all the fabrics you used - it looks amazing!

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  2. I do like it better now that I see the difference but would not have suggested a change - I think the block is wonderful.

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  3. I see the owl, but I didn't notice until you said that! This block is awesome. Very inspiring, Dan!

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  4. i like this very much. it looks so simple at first glance but the more i look at it the more i see. but no matter how long i look i don't see an owl!

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  5. I see the owl too (and now have 'the owls are not what they seem' stuck in my head..) but only after you mentioned it. Before that I saw something like a cubistic starburst or something. Either way, I love the block and the colours. Can you imagine a whole quilt with blocks like these?

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  6. Funny it does look like an owl, cool!

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  7. Yes I see it! What a cool looking block =D

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  8. Wow Dan I hadn't realised you'd done that but, looking at the two , I can see why you did. Thank you!

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  9. Neat, I can see the owl. Good improvement with the unpick, subtle but definitely better. Great block!

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  10. Very cool. Love your colour choices....

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