Friendships, whether with a casual acquaintance or close buddy, living near or far, young or old, create a rich life. And many times, to display that strong bond, friends exchange Friendship Bracelets. That's what I'm offering today!
Of course, bracelets are just one way to represent friendship. Take a look at how the other quilt block designers have interpreted the friendship theme for Quilt Block Mania.
Such great blocks for representing friendship! They would certainly make a wonderful quilt - visit everyone below to collect them for May.
Friendship Heart Circle by
Carolina Moore
Best Friends by Inquiring
Quilter
Friendship Butterfly by
Inflorescence
Mans Best Friend by Scrapdash
Circle of Friends by Sugar Sand Quilt
Co.
Friendship Bracelets by
QuiltFabrication
Hearts Entwined at Patti's
Patchwork
Friendship Chain at The (not
so) Dramatic Life
Tea Cup by Penny Spool
Quilts
Dog Paw by Crafty
Staci
Scrappy Friendship Star by
Katie Mae Quilts
My Best Friend's House by The
Quilted Diary
Striped Friendship Block by
Kaye Collins
Circle of Friends by
Applliques Quilts and More
Loving Friends by Epida Studio
Friends by Patchwork Breeze
Intersections by Brown Bird
Designs
Pineapple by Emerald Falls
Quilts
Friendship Bracelets by A
Piece of Quiet Quilts
Friendship Bracelets by A
Piece of Quiet Quilts
For me, Friendship Bracelets are the first thing that jumps to mind for the theme. Maybe it's because my husband wears one, having several backups for when they wear out. His are quite simple, composed of five unwoven strands of yarn, but they certainly can be works of art!
Given the size that we're dealing with on this block, I went simple, choosing solid fabrics to represent the Friendship Bracelets. But a small geometric fabric print would work great to give that woven look - let yourself run free when creating them!
For one finished 12" x 12" block, fat quarters work best, though the bracelets can come from scraps.
Happy Quilting!
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oh but these look like so much fun. many years ago when our daughter and a friend saw me doing some embroidery, they asked if they could have some thread. I gave them what I wasnt using and they had a giggle party in her bedroom. much later they came out with bracelets for everyone in their families. so fun. and yes my husband who only wears his wedding ring, wore his to work. I found out when our girl moved out that he would take it off and put it on his dash board and reput it on again when he was going to come home. Oh well. he was able to find the best of both worlds. LOL thanks for shairng.
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan! I am going to make one to appliqué it onto a purse flap that I make to donate to the girls in Zambia as part of the Sew Powerful.org charity. I love that one of the hands you did was a darker skin color. That is just perfect! And it's a perfect size to fit on the flap too!
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