Two months of bee blocks

Happy Halloween! The last day of October means it's time to post some bee blocks. Except that as I got ready to post the October blocks, I realized I never showed you September's either. So here they are, all in one fell swoop.

{Sew} Beautiful - September

AnneMarie asked for this Dutch Pinwheel block using Ruby charm squares. I can't wait to see all of these blocks put together. It's going to be gorgeous. You can find a tutorial for this block right here.

{Sew} Beautiful - October

Katie asked for Christmas blocks of any design, using fun holiday scraps. Bee members had already done a few Christmas trees and some presents by the time I got around to doing my block, so I whipped up these twinkly wonky stars.

Stash Trad - October

This is a brand new bee for me. It was organized by Lynne of Lily's Quilts and features traditional blocks done in our own modern stash fabrics—how could I possibly say no to that? There are some amazingly talented ladies in this group and I'm so excited to be making blocks for them!

For our very first month, we made these "Cracker Scrap" blocks for Angela (you can find the block tutorial here). This was a fun, easy block to make, it looks great, and OMG it's HUGE! Something like 19" square. So you could whip up a very good-sized quilt in no time with her tutorial.

Do. Good Stitches - September

Natalie asked for strip blocks of any design, in a single fall color. My color was red, and I ended up doing a version of my strip-pieced zig-zag mug rug—only waaaaay longer. : ) This block measures 48" by 6.5"! Can't wait to see how this quilt comes together.

Do. Good Stitches - October

Melanie asked for Around the World blocks in any bright scrappy colors. We used this tutorial to make the blocks, and I was really surprised at how quickly and easily they came together! This will be such a fun quilt.

String Me Along - September

Sharon asked for any half-square triangle design, using these Amy Butler charms. I love this offset HST design.

String Me Along - October

Nicey Jane string blocks for Sabrina. If this block looks familiar, that's because it is—this is my second set of Nicey Jane string blocks for this bee in the last few months.

And finally, a little look ahead to November: It's finally my turn in the {Sew} Beautiful bee! This is such a fabulous bee—everybody in it is so creative, so inspiring, and more or less on time. And since these ladies are all among my favorite bloggers, I wanted to assign a block that called for a little creativity and personality.

So I've mailed out this fabric to my beemates and I've asked them to create tree blocks for me. The blocks can be pieced or appliqued or both. They can make a tree of any season, with leaves or without, with wildlife or without, etc. They've got free reign—as long as there's something tree-ish in there! I did give them a Flickr gallery with quilty tree inspiration—you can check it out here. I can't wait to see what the {Sew} Beautiful ladies make for me in November!