Getting ready for April and Moda Blockheads Block #4 with instructions

By Me :)

But first.....
April is almost here and thank heavens we've had a few "April Showers".
To get us all in the mood for April we've put our Parasol Princess kit on sale for 25% off.
Stitching on it's cheery fabrics will drive away any "blahs" the showers might bring.

While we're talking about stitching I should stop and talk about thread - that's our subject for this week.  I mainly use a 60 weight thread to appliqué with - of course matching the color of the thread to the appliqué, not the background.

Here's the little Table Stand Quilt I posted last week 

(You can get either kit by clicking here)

And look what hatched this week ---

6 brand new baby Bantys.

Now if I can just figure out how to train them to pull a cart :)

Probably not....

The 

Moda Blockhead block

 for week #4 is a 6" Beeskep Block 

and you can download the corrected pattern with instructions by clicking here. 

For those of you who aren't quite sure what a "beeskep" is, this one is an

English Straw Bee Skep.  For centuries, beekeepers used "skeps" (domed baskets), to house their hives.

                                     

Here are two that live in my garden. 

Beeskeps show up in my quilts frequently so, of course, I had to have a 6" one.

Now lets check out what the other designers have done with my block by going to their blogs

Lynne -
Blog - http://kansastroublesquilters-lynne.blogspot.com/ 

Betsy -
Blog - http://betsysbestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/ 

Lisa B -
Blog - https://lisabongean.com/ 

Jo -
Blog - http://jomortonquilts.com/jos_journal/ 

Moda -
Blog - http://blog.modafabrics.com/ 

Have a great week ladies and meet me back here next Wednesday when we'll be seeing the block for Week #5 of the Moda Blockheads BOW.

Sorry ladies but we forgot to include page #2 (the one with the directions) of the beeskep block.
I could post  the original pdf here so you can read it but don't know how to make is available for download.  I just sent it to Moda again and if you go to  http://unitednotions.com/blockheads_04_beeskep.pdf  it will be there.
We'll get all of these kinks worked out by the end, we promise :)

And for those of you who want some tips on appliqué, I have done a whole series of You Tube tutorials that you can watch at 
https://youtube.com/user/janpatekquilts.  
If you're really new to appliqué start with the "Basics" series.

Just copy the address and put it in your browser.

Have fun ladies, there's a whole new world to be explored out there.