Since you've got your patterns for Month 12 of the 2021 BOM, Color My World, early, Barbara Black is back early too with some tips and tricks to help you construct the Eiffel Tower and Centrepoint Tower in your quilt. As Barbara says, "The last two Skyscrapers are here! We are so close to the end of this year-long project."
The Quilt Show was in attendance at the Rim County Quilt Roundup show in Payson, AZ, last week and you'll never believe what we found. Not one, but TWO versions of our 2020 BOM, Afternoon Delight, designed by Sue Garman. Both quilts were award winners, with Jan Pederson's Afternoon Delight winning Third Place Mixed Technique, and Marilyn Giblin's Lockdown Afternoons winning Second Place Mixed Technique and the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges (NACQJ) Award of Merit For Outstanding Achievement in Quilting!
With the arrival of a new Block of the Month pattern comes a new blog from Barbara Black to help you her useful tips and tricks. For Month 11 of Color My World, Barbara says, "Finally, we start to make the Skyscrapers for Color My World. Even if you are not making this quilt, seeing how to create your own Skyscraper can be helpful for a future project."
This month's patterns for the 2021 BOM, Color My World, are versatile and can be used for many quilts beyond this one. Barbara Black is here once again to show you how to put your houses together. She says, "It's Month 10 and we've got an easy month: 4 Little Houses in the City. Even if you are not making Color My World, this is a terrific little house for other projects."
Our members are the best. When they have a bold idea they go out and do it and get noticed in big ways. That's what happened when Carole Berry decided to make the 2021 Block Of the Month, Color My World, in wool. She started making the quilt and posted her progress to Instagram, where it was noticed by Wendy Williams!
You've reached the last set of Tall Buildings, which is the Month 9 pattern for the 2021 BOM, Color My World, and Barbara Black is here with some hints on how to build them. Barbara says, "We've come to the last of the Tall Buildings--# 4 is here and it is the tallest."
Get all the latest tips and tricks from Barbara Black on the third set of Tall Buildings for Month 8 of the 2021 BOM, Color My World. Barbara says, "We are getting through these Tall Buildings quickly. This month they are getting bigger, as we work our way toward the Skyscrapers in the four corners."
Looking to get ahead on your 2021 Color My World designs? Barbara Black has got some tips on how you can design the blocks for Months 11 and 12, which are the skyscraper blocks, that will be available in November 2021. Learn what steps to take to make this quilt even more your own!
Barbara Black's latest blog has tips on making the first set of Tall Buildings for Month 6 of the 2021 BOM - Color My World. Check them out.
For Month 5 of Color My World, Barbara Black has some helpful hints. Learn this month how to navigate the roads that run throughout the quilt.
It's time for Month 3 of Color My World. As usual, Barbara Black has some useful tips. This month check out her tip for cutting out the background fabric.
Our Block of the Month 2020 pattern is Afternoon Delight designed by Sue Garman with monthly tips from Barbara Black. This show is packed with tips for making the Modified Shoo Fly Block and how to machine appliqué, all the fun and exciting parts of the BOM. Also, Alex Anderson demonstrates how to prepare hexies using Print & Piece Fuse Light and Oakshott Cottons to create a wall hanging.