Bring me sunshine

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It's one of those cloudy / sunny / rainy / dry / rainbow kind of days here in the middle of England today.  So, sometimes we need to make our own sunshine.  Here is a sunshine block I made for Marit in the Ringo Pie Bee online bee yesterday.  Anyone gasping at the complication of this block just needs to look closer and see that it is a modification of the Big Little George block I showed you how to make here, paper pieced in three sections for each quarter of the block, pieced together into one block with the central circle appliqued on at the end.

In the summertime

I also designed and made another circle for the Amitie BOM which again uses the same basic bits from Big Little George but with the central circle pieced in this time.  Let me know if you have a go at either of these BLG variations.

Amitie BOM

Comments

  1. Mrs Flying Blind...22 May 2011 at 12:56

    Flipping heck!

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  2. Carla22 May 2011 at 13:08

    Wowsers! Stunning!

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  3. Mary22 May 2011 at 13:22

    Fantastic Lynne!

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  4. Isisjem22 May 2011 at 13:58

    Blimey Lynne do you ever sleep!

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  5. Elsa22 May 2011 at 14:30

    this blocks are fabulous, especially the first one!

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  6. Victoria Paige @ Boutique Uniquely22 May 2011 at 14:54

    I think Hadley said it perfectly - "Flipping heck!"

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  7. Leanne22 May 2011 at 15:16

    These are wonderful variations. I am practicing paper piecing this weekend, Big Little George is on the list, maybe I will vary him a bit, I'll let you know.

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  8. Sharon T22 May 2011 at 15:27

    You. are. amazing! A huge thank you for all your inspiration!
    Sharon T

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  9. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com22 May 2011 at 15:30

    oh how I love the first block!

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  10. Judith, Belfast22 May 2011 at 15:40

    Fabbie blocks - always up for more sunshine! Jxo

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  11. Sara22 May 2011 at 15:44

    Rockin' the sunshine with these blocks!!

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  12. quirky granola girl22 May 2011 at 16:34

    whoa! that wonky-ish sun block is freakin' A-MAZ-ING!

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  13. Spontaneous Threads22 May 2011 at 16:36

    I need some sunshine too. Geepers, that is unbelievable!

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  14. Canadian Abroad22 May 2011 at 16:36

    Your mind works in amazing ways. Beautiful work in those blocks.

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  15. Cille22 May 2011 at 18:01

    Sunshine is just what we need today in rainy Denmark - lovely blocks :)

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  16. Miki Willa22 May 2011 at 18:55

    I love the sunshine block! Wow!

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  17. Manda22 May 2011 at 18:55

    Amazing Lynne! Love the sunshine, as you said we need it!

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  18. Melissa22 May 2011 at 19:46

    It is beautiful! Can you send some of that sun out the Washington, we could really use it here :)

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  19. Mrs Valli22 May 2011 at 21:31

    BEA-UT-I-FUL! Might do some paper piecing tomorrow! Really great lily!

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  20. Jennifer Mathis of Ellison Lane22 May 2011 at 23:22

    Lynne, your use of color just wows me along with those amazing blocks. So sunny! Love them!

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  21. Karen23 May 2011 at 00:03

    Is there no end to your genius? :o) Amazing!

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  22. Poppyprint23 May 2011 at 00:14

    Jeez Nigel, and Louise, that sun is positively solar-iffic.

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  23. Cathy @ CabbageQuilts23 May 2011 at 01:08

    Love the sun block, brilliant! xo

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  24. And this would be . . . . 23 May 2011 at 01:51

    Brillant. I wish I had the confidence to try that...we need sunshine in in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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  25. Jess @ Scrappy n Happy23 May 2011 at 08:59

    Wow! You do some funky blocks! I am in awe of your creativity!

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  26. Sheetal23 May 2011 at 12:33

    these blocks are so striking, love them!

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  27. Live a Colorful Life23 May 2011 at 15:09

    The asymmetry just blows me away--it's amazing!

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  28. **nicke...23 May 2011 at 18:32

    you are killing me here! i bow to your amazing awesomeness!

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  29. Modelwidow23 May 2011 at 20:07

    Hi, I found you via British P&Q and have been admiring your work. Lovely bright & cheerful colours, and great designs.
    I'm mainly a knitter and lacemaker, but have dabbled in quilting over the years and am being drawn back to it atm - if only there were more hours in a day.

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  30. rolleiflex24 May 2011 at 14:36

    Can you quilt some rain? It's 28° here, everyone and everything is wilting.

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