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Next, I pulled a civil war grouping and made the #1 block in those.
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And lastly, I pulled a 1930's repro grouping and made my block 1 of the 1930's fabrics.
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Everyone's January blocks are great!! Also the fabric choices for future blocks. Works out well that I have Round Robin borders to work on the next couple weeks...then I'll be ready for the new BOM. :)
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SBG, You've been busy! It's hard to say which set of fabrics will be the favorite, they all look good to me.
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Originally Posted by jmoore
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Pooh...I wasn’t planning to participate in a BOM this year but this one looks fun.I also like the idea of challenging myself on a few sewing techniques and fine tuning my piecing skills. I am not home this weekend... it is DH and my turn to care for his 100 year old mother who still lives in her own home but I will be diving into my fabric stash on Monday. Thank you SBG for hosting.
Beverly, I love your fabric selection, in fact I think I have some of that same fabric. Everyone’s blocks look fantastic and I’ll head over to the FB group for more inspiration (sigh). |
SBG .... fun to see your different blocks. I’m trying to decide if I have enough of anything to do a second set of blocks each month. Hmmmm I did buy some fall colors on sale last year to do a pumpkin tablerunner. I’ll have to dig around and see how much I have leftover. Maybe too much orange to pull off?
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I finally got to make the first block. I'm doing this BOM and the A Quilting Life BOM. Here's my fabrics and block.
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That’s nice, Barbie! I like the brown and green together.
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QueenB, I have that brown print (not the stripe one you used, the other one). I think that brown is underrated. And green is my favorite! I'm sure I'll like your top! :-)
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QueenB, I really like your fabric choices. I love brown and blue together. It’s nice to see it with green.
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Haven't done a BOM for a while. I have a lot of batik leftovers in jewel tones...so these blocks will be old school patterns in more modern fabrics.
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So pretty, Chasezzz! You can hardly go wrong with batiks.
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Beautiful Chasezzz. Great colors!
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Today is the day the February block is supposed to be out. Anybody seen it yet?
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Sewbiz, go to the bottom of the page to the schedule, click on February 12th. It will take you to a different site. There are a total of twelve people doing a block of the month. Hope this helps you.
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SBG Thanks for the link, it worked great!
My friend, Julie, is interested in the OSBOM too! She liked the idea of doing two tops. Here's her two January blocks, just in time! Now, on to February.. |
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Another block with leftover batiks. February.
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Nice blocks, Julie!
And Chasezzz the batiks are just stunning. A quilt or wall hanging made from this block only would be such a great autograph quilt! Maybe for a baby shower? Wedding shower? |
Got my 2 borders on my Round Robin centers just in time...I'll be able to work on this block this week. :)
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Thanks sewbizgirl! I think you are right the block would work well for autograph quilt...but I am using scraps and only had enough for this block. I am thinking I will sash these with black and make a small quilt by the end of the year.
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Chasezzz, batiks are favorite. Nice to have such pretty scraps.
Thanks for sharing Julie’s blocks, givio. They look great. |
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I decided not to make Feb block into a signature block. My center is my focus fabric.
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That came out nice, QueenB.
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I finally found the time to make the first block. I may have to remake it cause it came out just a tad wonky. But I like how it came out.
I have the scenery fabric it two color ways. The other one has warm colors but I think they will look good together if I end up using both. |
QueenB, I like that change in the block.
Sharongn, the greens and blues look soothing together. I started the block but am putting it away until tomorrow. I’ve not used this method to make flying geese. It did not turn out great. I like trying new things....don’t know until I try.....but now I know. I’m going to come back to it tomorrow and use the method I’ve used before. Or maybe I’ll try to disassemble and reassemble and see if I get better results. I hate wasting fabric. |
Very pretty, Sharongn!
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Sewbiz,
I decided to play catchup and would like to join the OSBOM. I finally found the details and decided to be surprised by another mystery quilt! My first one was the Mary Mahem News Year Day one. I am not familiar with sites like this so I will do my best to figure out how to post - just using quick reply. This week I am busy finishing deconstructing 2 quilts and putting them back together -- I am not the professionals you all are but hope to learn some new techniques. |
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Here is my second block.
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Originally Posted by givio
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SBG Thanks for the link, it worked great!
My friend, Julie, is interested in the OSBOM too! She liked the idea of doing two tops. Here's her two January blocks, just in time! Now, on to February.. |
Welcome, Duckling! I was wondering if/when you were going to show up! What a nice surprise.
We aren't pros here either, just fanatics. We love fabric and quilts. You will find all kinds of skill levels here. You'll fit right in! |
Thanks for the welcome! My initial thoughts are to use seasonal fabrics for each month and pull it all together with sashing and borders. I'll do a test run on January and February.
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Sharon, I saw that on Julie's block and told her and she's going to fix it. It's interesting how often a picture shows up a flaw when you don't see it in person!
Hey, Duckling! Nice to see you here! That's a cool idea you have for doing each month seasonally. I think you are the first one that thought of that. If you don't have any Valentine fabric, I have some I can give you! |
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February ...
I did not like the technique for the flying geese. |
Pretty block, DJ. I think part of the BOM is to expose us to new techniques. If you prefer your own method, no reason to change. I haven't made the block yet, myself.
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Here's the top I deconstructed and put back together today. Now I am ready to begin my BOM for January. Picking fabrics tonight.
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Just wanted to make you awestruck. I was at Goodwill and got this stash of fabric - 14 yds - for $6.09 ! The top fabric is flannel, a bit of a shadow because you can see my cat's foot, and the rest was all new cotton fabric!!
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Great deal, Duckling! I see a lot of good blenders in there. I have never found fabric at Goodwill, but I do see it at estate sales sometimes, when I get to go.
Your quilt is sweet! I really need to do something with my orphan blocks, too. |
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Played with the placement of the floral triangle on the white triangle until I got a workable result. One flying geese unit took some serious abuse from multiple assembles, disassembles, and reassembles. This method of making flying geese isn’t very forgiving. There was nothing to trim except the dog ears.
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That's pretty, Bev. I was thinking of using the signature part of the block to write in the name and date of the BOM, right there on the front of my quilt.
I'm seriously wondering if I'll be able to hang in there with this BOM until the last block. I'm so impatient and a whole month is a long time to wait for one more block. |
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