BOMs for April

I'm keeping up ~ which is so unlike me. :)

Patchwork Barn:  Month 4 - Blocks 10, 11, and 12

I had to completely redo the #11 blocks ~ I had sewn the center HST facing in the opposite direction, so I had to take them completely apart and sew them back together.  Hopefully, that's a lesson learned ~ pay closer attention to the block layout!

2018 Quilters Planner Sampler BOM:   Month 4

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BOMs in Progress

I know.  I realize that neither of these Block of the Month projects are in my 2018 Finish-A-Long list for this quarter, but I just can't help myself.  I figured there's no point in adding them to my list if there was no chance of finishing them this quarter.  But I told myself that I'm going to try and stay current this year with the BOMs ~ so far, so good!  Here are just a few pics:

Patchwork Barn:  Month 3 - Blocks 7, 8, 9

2018 Quilters Planner Sampler BOM:   I decided to make this sampler quilt out of my stash 
of blue and red Christmas fabrics ~ just to be different.  :)  Here's a pic of the pattern ~ followed by my first 3 blocks.

 Block 1 - January

 Block 2 - February

 Block 3 - March

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Patchwork Barn ~ First Two Months

For a change, I'm actually starting on time and keeping up with this new Patchwork Barn Block of the Month by Edyta Sitar made exclusively for The Quilt Show.  

It starts out with three blocks a month ~ three of each block ~ so 9 blocks each month.
I've finished the blocks for January

and for February

Here's to keeping on track with this one!

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BOMs in the works

I now have two Block of the Month projects that I'm working on.  The Chocolatier BOM is in the finishing stages ~ I'm in the process of quilting this one!  It usually takes me a long time to decide how to quilt my projects, so I just got started on some walking foot quilting for the background.  At 73" x 73", it's not a monster, but it still takes a lot of shifting back and forth using the walking foot.  I'm calling it my workout for this week.  :)

I added another BOM to my list of project for this year ~ it's the Patchwork Barn Block of the Month by Edyta Sitar.  I've always wanted to make a blue and white/cream quilt and this one is just beautiful!  I had two of her layer cakes in my stash ~ Blue Barn and Silver Linings.  I know I'll need some more of her blue fabrics before I'm finished (what a shame, I'll have to go shopping!)  I have the first blocks cut out, so I'm anxious to get started!  I promised myself that I wouldn't wait 10 months to start this one like I did with Chocolatier.  :)

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Chocolatier BOM ~ A Late Start

Back in January, I jumped into the Chocolatier Block of the Month hosted by AnneMarie Chany over at GenX Quilters that started in January.  I loved the pattern she created! 

Talk about being late to the party ~ does eating chocolate all along count for anything?  My stumbling block was the fabric selection.  Not being a big fan of browns or pinks, I couldn't really figure out what colors to use ~ not to mention solids?  prints?  batiks?    So here I am, 10 months later, and I've finally made a decision!  

I found this collection of Toscana fabrics by Deborah Edwards for Northcott at my local quilt shop and fell in love.  Right across the aisle was the perfect black & white print for the background ~ Odds and Ends Crackle by Patrick Lose for RJR Fabrics.  

So this week I cut fabrics for the first 3 months

and started piecing.

Month 1

Month 2

Month 3

So I'm off to a fairly good start ~ even if it is 10 months late.  

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2014 Finish-Along ~ 1st Q3 Finish!

I'm on the beginning of a roll (hopefully!)  When I posted my Q2 results less than a week ago, I hadn't even basted my  Hop Skip & Jump Block of the Month.  I started that process on Saturday, 

began the quilting on Sunday with a wavy walking foot stitch and finished that on Monday after I posted my Q3 list.  Binding came next ~ I've never done a scrappy binding before and I love the way it looks with all those Happy Go Lucky fabrics by Bonnie and Camille.  I machine-bound it using this tutorial.

The back is made with Dr. Seuss Citron Eggs from Robert Kaufmann and a patched strip of Happy Go Lucky fabrics.

And today I'm proud to say it's finished!  

Linking up with Blossom Heart Quilts for Sew Cute Tuesday, Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts for Let's Be Social and Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish It Up Friday!

Finish Friday

Being gone for the last week, I've only got one finish to speak of ~ Block 4 of the Hop Skip & Jump Block of the Month over at Sew Lux Fabric.  At first I thought it required paper-piecing, but alas it did not.  (I'm new at paper-piecing, so I need the practice)

I really like this block!  I love the fabrics for this Block of the Month ~ I'm using the Happy-Go-Lucky collection by Bonnie & Camille for Moda.  Here are the other 3 blocks that I've done so far:

OK ~ back to spend time with Grace (my machine missed me!).

QALs and BOMs

So yesterday I mentioned that I'm working on the Tula Pink "City Sampler" Sew Along hosted by Sara at Sew Sweetness, and the Hop Skip & Jump Block of the Month over at Sew Lux Fabric.  How fun it is to do quilt projects on a schedule!

I really look forward to getting a new block pattern and fabric every month for the HS&J BOM from Sew Lux (and I love the way they package their goodies!).  Last month's Block 3 forced me to learn a new skill ~ my first paper-piecing ever.  Happy with the way it turned out!  and I just got Block 4 in the mail today ~ more paper piecing ~ but I'm feeling confident.  :)

For Sara's City Sampler Quilt Along (or Sew Along, whatever), I'm afraid I've fallen a couple of weeks behind (could have been the order for 35 Zipster Pouches that I had to mail out before school started! combined with the test pattern that I need to finish this week!).  Anywho ~ I had a bunch of fabrics that were grey, white and light blue, so I thought I'd use these for the 100 block sampler.    Here are some of my favorites for far:

     

Both the QAL and the BOM are great practice for me, so thanks to Sara and Chrissy and Linda for putting those out there so we can play along!