A Baby Bee Quilt // Finished Modern Quilt

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I’m' hosting a Firefly Quilt Along, which runs July 2-August 24, with a catch-up week in there, because life is busy, especially during the summer! This quilt was designed by Lindsey Neill of Pen and Paper Patterns, and is such a great pattern!

The pattern has a bee option as well, and I just fell in love with it! I *had* to make a few blocks into a baby quilt. My mother in law helped me piece the 4 blocks, and in retrospect, I should have followed the pattern and added a border! But I love how it turned out.

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Firefly Quilt Along // Beehive Full of Bees --examples of bee blocks

Firefly Quilt Along // Fireflies at Dusk --examples of firefly blocks

I wanted to share a few bee blocks, in case you might want to make a bee quilt, too!

#fireflyquilt #fireflyquiltalong #patterndrop #penandpaperpatterns

You don’t have to choose between fireflies and bees! You can make 2 quilts ;)

Just 4 of these super sized blocks makes a smaller-sized baby quilt--perfect for a crib or a stroller or a lovey. If I would have included a border, like instructed in the quilt instructions, it would have been just a bit bigger, and the perfect size!

This jade green binding just made me smile--and did you see the Liberty queen bee in the top left? Every bee quilt needs a queen bee, I think.

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There are a lot of pieces to cut, but it isn't hard to sew! I loved doing a loop de loop quilting on this cute bee--and using some of my very favorite fabrics.

This Cotton and Steel print is from the first/one of their first releases, and I've had that Tula Pink ladybug print for ages. So happy to use little bits of favorite prints in this quilt!

See more bee examples in this blog post!