While we released the patterns for both Months 11 and 12 of the 2023 Block Of the Month, Homeward Bound by Sarah Fielke, Barbara Black will still be releasing her tips monthly for the rest of the year. So she returns with her tricks and tips for completing Month 11, where you will "add the 4 Hearts to the pieced borders made last month" and "make the 12 Cabins for the last border."
Can't decide whether to work on your Halloween projects or this month's Homeward Bound blocks? Well, maybe Barbara Black can push you in one direction over the other as she's back with her monthly tips to help you make the 2023 TQS BOM as smoothly as possible. She says, "After spending 3 months on the wide applique border, you will like how quickly the pieced border goes in Month 10. There is just a small amount of applique, leaves, stems, and berries."
We're halfway through September, which means we're halfway to the next set of patterns for the 2023 TQS BOM, Homeward Bound by Sarah Fielke. But if you haven't finished Month 9 yet, or just want to bookmark some reminders for later, Barbara Black has got another round of tips to help you out. This month she says you will be finishing "the wide applique borders by adding the Birds and more leaves."
Month 8 of the 2023 TQS BOM, Homeward Bound by Sarah Fielke, is in full swing now and whether you're finished with it already, or are in need of some assistance, it can never hurt don't get another perspective on the subject. Enter Barbara Black and her monthly tips and tricks. She says for this month you will be continuing "to add leaves and flowers to the wide appliqué borders."
If you've already downloaded the patterns for Month 7 of the 2023 TQS BOM, Homeward Bound by Sarah Fielke, then you already know you're on the road to making borders for the next few months. Luckily our Block Of the Month expert Barbara Black is back as always with a catalog of tips to help you build your borders. She says, "It's time to start on the wide applique border that features lots of flowers, leaves and birds. We will work on these borders in Months 7, 8 and 9."
Have you been seeing stars the last fews days working on Month 6 of the 2023 Block Of the Month, Homeward Bound? Well, whether they're shiny and bright stars of success or stars of confusion, Barbara Black has shown up just in time to show you how to make the stars that will accompany your quilt. She says, "This month we make ALL the stars that will complete the entire quilt." So become a quilting star yourself and make Month 6 as shiny and bright as the sun!
We're a few days into May now, have you started this month's pattern for the 2023 Block Of the Month, Homeward Bound? If you haven't, or even if you have, Barbara Black has brought us her usual supply of monthly tips and tricks so that you can work on Month 5's task, the pieced border that surrounds the center of the quilt.
Month 3 of Homeward Bound, the 2023 TQS Block Of the Month designed by Sarah Fielke, means you'll be finishing the hollyhock blocks by adding small circles and leaves. Barbara Black is back with her monthly tips to help you conquer the 116 circles, in 5 different sizes, that make up the Hollyhock blocks.
It's a new year and as you probably already know, that means there is a brand new TQS Block Of the Month. This year's BOM is called Homeward Bound and is designed by Sarah Fielke. As always, The Quilt's Show's resident BOM expert Barbara Black will be there with you each month to guide you in making this fantastic quilt. For Month 1, she has tips on making "the small center cabin and the four star point units that surround the cabin."
Since we gave you the patterns for both Months 11 and 12 of The Quilt Show's 2022 BOM, Garden Party Down Under, early last month, Barbara Black also provided her tips for both months early as well. Since you've already got your tips, and some of you may be itching to finish your quilt, Barbara has kindly provided some quilting ideas to do just that and finish off your 2022 Block Of the Month in style!
You're almost there, and Barbara Black is here to help get you across the finish line. Barbara has got her tips for Months 11 and 12 of Irene Blanck's Garden Party Down Under, The Quilt Show's 2022 Block Of the Month, ready for you. Once all is said and done, she says that "this lovely quilt is sure to be a favorite in your family for years to come."
So you've got your patterns, you've watched the videos, AND you watched Barbara Black's LIVE, but you still want a little more guidance on how to get Month 10 of Garden Party Down Under just right. Never fear, because Barbara has her monthly tip blog to guide you in getting your borders and vases just the way you want them.
Even though it's September, that doesn't mean it's too late to start the 2022 Block Of the Month, Garden Party Down Under. You can still download all of the year's patterns up to now and get the rest of them when they become available. And don't forget all the resources available to you too, like Barbara Black's helpful tips and tricks that she puts out for every new month's set of patterns. Here are the tips for Month 9.
Like any quilt made from a pattern, it's ultimately up to you to decide how you want to interpret it. That's true for this year's Block Of the Month, Garden Party Down Under, and Barbara Black has got little tips to help show you how to make this month's blocks your own. She says, "This month there is a striking appliqué vase. The vase can be cut from a single piece of fabric, or cut the handle from a different fabric to add interest. Your quilt, you get to decide."
It's the beginning of July which means we're on to the second half of this year's Block Of the Month, Garden Party Down Under. And since it's the start of the month, Barbara Black has her monthly tips and tricks blog to guide you along. She says, "Moving on to the second half of this year--we have a new, beautiful applique block and another ShooFly block."
Barbara has some great tips for this month's Shoofly and Appliqué blocks for Garden Party Down Under, including ideas on piecing and measuring along with some alternative ideas for the center of the Shoofly block.
We are almost halfway through the year, which means people are almost halfway down with the 2022 Block Of the Month, Garden Party Down Under. Barbara Black has posted some in-progress photos of some of her students' work on the BOM and they are just wonderful. And guess what? It's never too late for you to start their own 2022 BOM if you haven't yet because you still have half a year to go!
For Month 5 of Garden Party Down Under, Barbara Black guides you in making two different blocks. When finished and added to your quilt, you will begin to see the fruits of your labor come to life. She says, "This month we make TWO Applique Blocks. And when those are done you can sew BOTH the top and bottom rows to the center of the quilt, seeing progress!"
Barbara Black recently decided to gift some of her old sample quilts to her friends, but before she did that she felt she should wash them first. There are important things to know when washing a quilt, and Barbara is here to let you know what you should and should not do.
As we arrive at Month 4 of the 2022 BOM, Garden Party Down Under, Barbara Black has got the scoop on how to make the two blocks that lie ahead. She says, "It's Month 4 and once again we have an applique block and a pieced block."