Hi friends!
Thanks to the board member who directed me to a blog by Crystal who has a shortcut for making the Bento box quilt blocks.
My darling sweet youngest son is getting married in March to a Japanese woman and I'm making it for them in batiks.

The reason I'm telling you all about if first is I want you to kick me off this board if you see me too much LOL
I need to get going on this hahaha :D:D:D

I think it will be a wall hanging b/c I can't MQ well yet so I'll need to hand quilt it.
Sue

What is the addy for her blog, would love to see the shortcut.

Ok, it's time to get off this board and get started on this quilt! March will be here before you know it!!

off off off offffffff :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow:

You're still here!!LOL!!

yeah, i second that! {then you can get off!}

http://sonnetofthemoon.blogspot.com/...lt-step-1.html


Waaa Waaa you guys are yelling at me!! HAHAHAHAHA :D:D

Thank you, you still aren't sewing!! Get going.......................

Thank you for the link to the short cut :D :D :D
You are gone now... so I don't need to "encourage" you to get back to work! :lol::lol:

Oh I love that pattern. I plan to use it in a quilt for me...one of these days. lol

I made a batik Bento Box and we use it daily. Good luck!!!

Stay off the board, Sue. You are on more than I am, and I live here................

Thanks for sharing! :o)

I feel stupid but what is a Bento Box

This tute is WONDERFUL!! I actually drew out a bentobox in my quilting notebook as a pattern I want to do. This will save me so much time!

what is a bento box??

Bento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables, usually in a box-shaped container.

Congratulations!! The quilt will be lovely. How far have you gotten on it today?

I also have been wanting to make this pattern. I have had a picture of it hanging in my sewing room for about 4 years!!! Yikes! So thanks for the great tute. You have spurred me on to get going with it.

great tfs........

Great tutorial. I made a bento box the old way and this seems much easier.

If you do a search you will find some great examples....I just did.

7 posts up has a link to the block.It is cute. Hope you find it! :thumbup: First time I've heard of it myself.

Thank you for sharing, It appears fast and sinple. Would make a cute baby blanket out of flannel. Have for sewing for you son and to be daughter in law. :)

I would get off line too but I want to see a bento box quilt pattern.
Actually, I want to buy a real bento box !!! Anybody have one to sell.
Ok, now I'm getting off line. Are you off yet ?

Thanks for the blog address !!!!

Thought - that looks pretty and looks as if it might work up quickly. Went to sewing room to see what fabrics might do from stash. While there eyes skipped to DMC threads bought yesterday and not put away. Went to bedroom (cross stitch stash), pulled the rest of the threads, found linen and put the first stitches in halloween witch. Bento box tomorrow if I can keep my grasshopper mind on the right track! LOL

made 2 bento box quilts..one for my youngest daughter and one for my neighbor as a christmas gift...needless to say tears were shed.....i enjoyed everyminute of it and may even make one for myself.....

Ty Ty making some kimono quilts for family and want something to do with the scraps. What goes with kimonos? A bento box! I would love a bento box but they r expensive. Grew up using them!!

Thanks a lot for the tutorial of the Bednto Box. I will def. do this quilt pattern. Happy Marriage to the young couple!!

what are bento boxes?