Bee Blocks for the Jersey Shore MQG

I am part of the Jersey Shore Modern Quilt Guild and we have such a fun group of women.  We decided a bit back that we wanted to do a bee in our group.  It has been fun making the different blocks for the different members.

June - Cindy gave us the blue fabric and asked up to make some block with it.  I went for the Octagonal Orb by Elizabeth Hartman.

July - Diane asked for a firework block which is like a modified asterisk block.  She gave us all black blocks to use as the background.

August - My month, I asked for large hexagon blocks in scrappy monocromatic colors.  I gave each member a template to use for size along with a bit of fabric to get started and said that any way they want to sew it is perfect.  For an example I made one with 2.5" charms and another with batik strings.  

Here is a selection of the hexagons I got back.  Love them all!!  I have a few more I got recently that I haven't taken pictures of yet.

September - Rose (mom) asked for courthouse steps blocks with a red center that she gave us and green steps for a Christmas block.  You didn't have to use Christmas fabrics if you didn't want to.  

October - Kat asked for any block, but she wanted us to use black fabric that she gave us and accent it with bright colors.  I'm calling mine the semi-circle of geese, a blend of the paper pieced circle of geese and straight traditional geese.

I am really enjoying making a different block each month for the different members.  I can't wait to lay out all my hexagons and decide how I am going to put them together.  I am thinking I might sash them in a white on white so they all stand out on their own.