Oops! My calendar tells me I got out of sync with my tutorials again, so I’m afraid I’m going to have to (finally) tell you all about the completed Brit Bee Medallions that we’ve been working on for nearly 2 years in the utmost of secrecy!
To give you a little background, as a bee we had done a couple of years of the traditional block swap approach, but 2 years ago there was a bit of a medallion craze going on, so being shy, retiring and generally understated as a group we made up our own pattern, hyped it up by showing off our centres (each was unique) and then hid it from everyone while we worked on it. Well, to be fair, Hadley made up our pattern, and the spreadsheet to go with it that said who would do what and when ;o)
Now at the start of this round we lost one of our original members, Terri, after aggressive cancer treatment had left her feeling unable to carry on (her shoulders were particularly badly affected), and so she opted to drop out of the sewing part of it, although she remained a stalwart of the social side. Sadly, by the time we actually completed the medallions, we had lost her entirely to the scourge that is cancer, but it seemed fitting that it was her thanksgiving service when we were able to exchange them. I do hope she approved of the final results, and felt that the 8 of us that were able to make it in person did her proud at the service! (Photo collage below courtesy of Hadley)
In no particular order (although mine is first because, well, it’s my blog ;o) ), here are the final results:
Trudi’s:
Jo’s:
Laura’s:
Jude’s:
Ceri’s:
Di’s:
Susan’s:
Hadley’s:
Sarah’s:
Fiona’s:
Now please excuse us while we go and think up our next dastardly plan…
All absolutely gorgeous . Ceri's black borders are striking !
They are all wonderful. I would think Terri would be proud of how you came together to celebrate her life.
Oh my goodness, each one is so amazing! The two years part blows my mind–I'm way too impatient!
Wow! Each and every quilt is lovely in its own right. I think I will have to add a medallion quilt to my bucket list!
These are absolutely gorgeous!
They are all so beautiful and I am sure Terri's would have been too.
Wow! I love how different they all look using the same pattern. Two years is a long time to keep it all secret!!
I love all these quilts! What a great group. I'm so sorry you all lost a friend.
I love each of these, what a great bee project!
They're all wonderful!!
Great bunch of quilts, great bunch of girls.
Great bunch of quilts, great bunch of girls.
Great bunch of quilts, great bunch of girls.
They are all fantastic – love how different they all look. A lovely way to be connected to each other and remember your friend too.
Wow! What outstanding quilts! You ladies are all so incredibly talented!
Like how you put mine and Hads together, I was just wondering how different they'd look side by side!
Can't wait for our next dastardly plan!! Jxo
Oh wow! I love every single one! As always, I'm jealous of having such a fun/big group to quilt with. I'll just go over in my corner and sew now…by myself…all by myself…(singing)
Oh wow! I love every single one! As always, I'm jealous of having such a fun/big group to quilt with. I'll just go over in my corner and sew now…by myself…all by myself…(singing)
They're all stunning and I can't wait to see what you do next in the bee!
What fabulous quilts and such a fitting tribute to share them at the memorial service.