Bee Basics - Making all the things! -

Hi! Charise here from Charise Creates sharing all the projects I made with Bee Dots and Bee Gingham from Lori Holt of A bee In My Bonnet. Bee Dots is a fabulous collection of basics with personality. The Bee Dots line consists of florals and geometrics which are perfect for quilts and quilt blocks, purses and clothing. The fabrics are so good I had a very hard time deciding on just one project!

The first project I made is my Circle Hexagon Purse in the warm tones from the line.

The lovely brown fabric was used for the background and the purse gusset. I love how the pinks and oranges pop against the ditsy brown print.

The Circle Hexagon Purse is super roomy and big enough for sewing projects on the go.

Find the Circle Hexagon Purse Pattern Here

I’ve wanted to make a quilt coat for some time. I used the Flora Jacket pattern from Bright Side which is an easy fitting jacket with patch pockets and a dropped sleeve. The pockets were a wee bit big for my taste, so I reduce the size to 7″ tall x 7 1/4″ wide. I also shortened the front on the longer version by about 1 1/2″. The version I made is a size Medium and is nice and roomy.

The Brown Ditsy print – “Genoveffa Raisin”, was perfect for quilting! The print has a symmetrical pattern so I was able to use the print as my quilting guide – no marking required.

The binding is also a Bee Basics Bee Gingham – Cassidy Gingham in color Coral.

I love the pop of pink on the inside collar!

Here is my Quilt Coat inspiration board : ) I ended up choosing a pattern that looks and fits closest to the Free People jacket on the bottom left. My next quilt coat will be a version of the out of print pattern on the right – Simplicity 8298 with a vintage Cottagecore / Little House on the Prairie vibe.