JustKarin

I just came across this project. Definitely something I would love to do. I was wondering if I could use flannel. My daughter gave me her flannel stash. I shy away from this type of fabric since I believe it shows wear too much too soon. Any thoughts? Thank you

sewbizgirl

I would say no. Flannel is not as stable as quilting cotton so I would not choose it for patterns with lots of pieces. It makes great rag quilts and quilt backings, tho.

Duckling

DJ I've only done flying geese on this BOM and on Mary Mahems New Years Day Mystery quilt. When I cut the triangles I thought keeping the angles from stretching would be hard and my material was a little thinner too. I am using all "scraps" and pieces onhand. Here's my 2 versions of Feb. Pink corners dont show well on the pic.

Duckling

BRBeverly your blocks so far are perfect! I tried to change the color placement for my January block. I thought it might look more like a snow flake doing it this way. Maybe its more like a blizzard swirling around!

sewbizgirl

Those are pretty blocks, duckling. I like the rearrangement of your January block.

joe'smom

Duckling, your heart blocks are darling! That's some interesting color placement on the Jan. block.

Duckling

SBG after thinking about Feb I decided to redo or just create another one. I think the minimal color palette got me thinking. I am going to change and put flowers, hearts and a rich brown for chocolate! That reads more like Valentines month!

Duckling

Joe'smom doesn't it look so different with the colors that way? Both my sisters are excellent at selecting color and pattern. I am still working on it.

givio

Duckling, Wow, you really changed up the Jan block! It looks like a different pattern that way. Your first Feb block is so cute with that center print-- it makes the second block seem plain by comparison.

JustKarin, I'd say flannel is great for a back. But there's nothing wrong with trying using it for piecing. See how it goes and if you like it, then you'll know after your experiment.

jmoore

Duckling, what a complete differnt look from your first January blocjpk to the second...both are nice with your winter fabric.

SBG, I really like your fabric choice in your third February block. It’s fun to see everyone’s fabric combinations.