Juggling oranges - Building Blocks Tuesday

Sometime yesterday, I realized that I didn't have any new blocks to show today.   I barely had any time to sew since last Wednesday and when I got a chance here and there, I worked on finishing up my Impromptu blocks.  I am almost done with those.  Luckily, the June Simply Solids block was easy, peasy.

The Queen Bee for the month asked that we make 2 of these big blocks using the instructions at the Moda Bake Shop by Jeni Baker from In Color Order.  She asked for solids in grey, aqua, turquoise (which is really similar to aqua, right?) and orange.  Now, I know I have mentioned on this blog that orange is not my favorite color, but I have bought plenty of orange fabrics because other people do like it and it is frequently requested in the bees I participate in.  Well, imagine my surprise when I went to my stash to complete these blocks and found that I only had 2 solid oranges to choose from.  2!  I have well over a dozen orange prints, but this is a solids bee.  I had plenty of aquas and at least 50 shades of grey, but only 2 oranges.  So of course, she got them both!

I'm going to go try to press that horrendous crease out of that grey block - where do these things come from between downstairs in the sewing room to where I photograph my blocks upstairs near the window??

So what have you been working on this week?  I want to know!

Link up your fabulous blocks.  You put a lot of hard work into them - show them off!  This free linky will stay open for a whole week.  And spread the word!

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Thanks for reading!

Jen