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As impatient as I felt, this week came pretty quickly.  Here are my first three blocks.

I’ll be adding a couple extra blocks per week (in the future) so I have enough for the King size. I’ll get the extra block  patterns from the first Farmer’s Wife book because I don’t want any duplicates.

The Bonnie is my favorite of the three.  At least for now.

I’ll be in Florida next week so I’m a little nervous about falling behind.  It’s early in the Sew Along so I’m still really excited – hopefully that keeps me in gear!

Here are the fabrics used in the first three blocks.  This post talks about the two Kona solid collections I’m using.  And I finally decided on the background color – Moda Bella Solids in Porcelain.  It’s a nice off white that isn’t too warm.

This is a year long sew along so there’s still plenty of time to join.  The book may be on back-order (demand was pretty crazy for a bit) but you can catch up!  Check out Gnome Angel for details.

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!

Signs ups are OPEN!

RULES / FAQ:

We use Quiltville’s Scrappy Trip Along the World tutorial using 6 fabric strips. The block you mail needs to measure 12.5″. It is very important that we all use the same tutorial and follow the pattern.

Quilt shop quality fabrics. You are receiving quality fabrics, make sure you are sending the same. This mainly means no Joann’s or big box store fabrics, with a few exceptions like Kona, Denise Schmidt and Juliana Horner. If you are questioning a fabric, ask the recipient or your group.

Mail your block out by the correct date. I know life happens and sometimes gets in the way. But, if you say you can’t mail out your blocks in time and your group sees you posting photos of other projects, it’s one of those “umm…” moments. You know? Just be considerate.

There are 6 people per hive, you will make 5 blocks and receive 5 blocks.

When you sign up you may suggest yours blocks be made with color preferences: dark center strip, no black, low volume, brights, etc. Do your best to honor your hives preferences.

Need to be willing to ship internationally. There are quite a few international members and that’s what makes this fun and truly a “Scrappy Trip Around the World”.  It can be expensive and I do my best to limit the international members to 2 per hive.

The rounds take place 4 times per year:

• Sign ups May 1 – 6 | Must be mailed by July 15
• Sign ups August 1 – 6 | Must be mailed by October 15
• Sign ups November 1 – 6 | Must be mailed by January 15
• Sign ups February 1 – 6 | Must be mailed by April 15

Sign up HERE.

Make sure you are a member of the Flickr Group and check in regularly!