I finished my Bee Sewcial block last week and decided I would like to share them each month here (and upload them to Flickr like I'm supposed too.) This was the first month in our new year together (year 3) and January started with Stephanie aka Spontaneous Threads. Stephanie posted her prompt at the beginning of the month and you can read all about it HERE. The heart of her prompt was for us to create around the theme Resolution, as in New Year's Resolutions, more specifically our own. We were given the color constraints of blues, grays, whites, off whites and if we wanted a little pop of color.
Here is my design. It is long (she requested long landscape style blocks) and it measures 8.5" x 37.5." I made my own bias strips and using a bit of trial and error figured out how I wanted to construct the look I was going for (or what was in my head.) It turned out exactly as I envisioned, which is not always the case, but really nice when it happens.
The photo below is the back so you can have a peek at how I constructed it, it is not applique but rather sewn by machine, I would say traditional piecing but nothing about this was traditional. It isn't overly bulky as the majority of the pieced on strips are 3 layers thick and only in the intersections (the obvious gray squares below) are they 5 or 6 layers thick. Not too bad in my opinion. I hope Stephanie thinks so when she receives it.
Here is my design. It is long (she requested long landscape style blocks) and it measures 8.5" x 37.5." I made my own bias strips and using a bit of trial and error figured out how I wanted to construct the look I was going for (or what was in my head.) It turned out exactly as I envisioned, which is not always the case, but really nice when it happens.
The photo below is the back so you can have a peek at how I constructed it, it is not applique but rather sewn by machine, I would say traditional piecing but nothing about this was traditional. It isn't overly bulky as the majority of the pieced on strips are 3 layers thick and only in the intersections (the obvious gray squares below) are they 5 or 6 layers thick. Not too bad in my opinion. I hope Stephanie thinks so when she receives it.
I mentioned that the theme was Resolution, so let me explain what this block was about. If you know me in person you are aware that I am a hypochondriac, every little ache and pain is a "what if" in my head. A good portion of my day is wasted on these thoughts and honestly I'm tired of it. One of my resolutions this year was to worry less and that's what I intend to do, worry less about every little ache and pain and just live. I know it won't be easy but I hope by consciously trying to stop I'll be able to and honestly since I started at the beginning of the year I find it is slowly working. Anytime those "what if it's cancer or what if it's a blood clot" thoughts come into my head, I stop myself and move on. Maybe it will be something I can teach myself to stop doing, or at least that is what I hope.
Back to my design, the dark blue/dark gray section is the negativity, bad thoughts the hectic swirling thoughts and then slowly they fade away and a lighter happier place emerges. Eventually the hectic crazy fades away and only the stuff that matters is left. The light and healthy stuff and that swirling crazy is gone. At least that is my interpretation and what I was aiming for in this block. So what do you think, did I accomplish it?
If you want to know more about Bee Sewcial or to play along each month just check out the hashtags on Instagram, #inspiredbybeesewcial and #beesewcial.
Back to my design, the dark blue/dark gray section is the negativity, bad thoughts the hectic swirling thoughts and then slowly they fade away and a lighter happier place emerges. Eventually the hectic crazy fades away and only the stuff that matters is left. The light and healthy stuff and that swirling crazy is gone. At least that is my interpretation and what I was aiming for in this block. So what do you think, did I accomplish it?
If you want to know more about Bee Sewcial or to play along each month just check out the hashtags on Instagram, #inspiredbybeesewcial and #beesewcial.
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