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Summertime is slow sewing season for me, but I managed to get my Scrappy Trip Around the World bee blocks finished a week early.

Black and white with a bright center strip.

Green and blue with a touch of orange or pink.

Brights.

Low and medium volume.

Bright, modern prints.

Hope my hive mates enjoy them.

I can’t believe it’s the 9th round, but here we are.

New to This?

• We use Quiltville’s tutorial for the Scrappy Trip Around the World block
•  It’s also necessary to check into the Flickr Group.
• Read the Rules/FAQS
• It’s an International bee
• We’d love to have you!

To make things easier I’ll just share the email that was sent out to members of the last few rounds:

There will be at least two more rounds of the Scrappy Trip Bee:

Sign ups May 1 – 6
Must be mailed by July 15

Sign ups August 1 – 6
Must be mailed by October 15

If there is still interest in November I’ll keep it going or pass the torch.

I’ve had some feedback that there isn’t much camaraderie within the Flickr hives. I totally understand how we get busy, are already involved in other social media platforms and it’s hard to check into one more place. To make socialization a little easier I have:

Added Instagram usernames to the sign up form. This will be shared within your group. Be sure to add the hashtag #scrappytripbee when you share anything. Instagram is a great source of inspiration and it’s easy to stalk your favorite quilters.

I created a Facebook community page and would love to see you there! Please share images, ask questions and tell us about yourself so we can all get to know one another.

Maybe these two things will add some fresh blood and we can get blocks from different cities and countries!  Feel free to invite friends as well.

>>SIGN UP FORM <<

I’ll leave it open until May 6th or 8 hives are full. Check below for your name – I’ll add them as quickly as I can.

Don’t forget to check into your hive once it’s formed!

It’s that time –

Whether you would be a new participant or you’ve joined before, we’d love to have you!

In this bee you make 5 blocks and receive 5 blocks in your color preference.  We follow Quiltville’s tutorial – this is a great pattern for all levels of quilters.  Since it is an international bee it will truly make for a “scrappy trip around the world” quilt.

You can view photos of the blocks and even some finished quilts in our Flickr group.

*ROUND 6 IS FULL*

It’s that time!  

Round 3 is OPEN!   Sign up form is here.

• Round 3 blocks need to be shipped by January 15th.  Plenty of time, even with the holidays!
• We will be using Quiltville’s Scrappy Trip Along the World tutorial using 6 fabric strips. Unfinished blocks will be 12.5″
• Fabric: Use designer, quilt shop quality fabrics.
• Each person will make 5 blocks. One for each member of their honeycomb.
• You will receive 5 different blocks at the end of each round. One from each member of your honeycomb.
• Need to be willing to ship internationally. Will do my best to limit international to 1 or 2 per honeycomb.
• The form asks you to suggest color preferences for your blocks.

All the information above can be found at the Flickr Group.  Be sure to join if you are participating.

Here are a few examples of the blocks made from the last round:

1. Scrappy Trip Bee, 2. Scrappy Trip Block for Olivia, 3. Scrappy Trip Bee – Honeycomb 7, 4. Scrappy Trip Bee – Honeycomb 7, 5. STW Hive 7 Angela, 6. Swap block #2 #scrappytripalong, 7. R2 Hive1 For Julie, 8. Round 2 Group 4, 9. Scrappy Trip Around the World

This block makes some great looking quilts.  Flickr is full of them!

1. Finished Chicopee Scrappy Trip Quilt, 2. Scrappy Trips, 3. Scrappy Trips finished!, 4. Scrappy Trip Along

Hope you join us!

EDIT 11/4/13 – This round is full