Month 1 -- show your progress here

[Alice]

Done with my month1 homework, yay! It's my first time doing hand appliqué so a lot of "oops"

[Alice]

Done with my month1 homework, yay! It's my first time doing hand appliqué so a lot of "oops" but I've decided to let it go Hopefully with more practice it'll get better. Maybe a magnifying glass desk lamp will help? Any good recommendation?

Thanks in advance!
Alice

[NinaMarie]

Hand applique isn't too hard if you're using the right tools...pick a nice Sharp needle (you might need to try a few to find the one you like the best - my favorite is a Richard Hemming #10), use a nice thin strong thread like a #80 wt or #100 (I just have the neutral colors - white, black, greys and they blend into everything). Take small little "bites" of the top fabric giving it a little tug to sink your thread into it. Stitch about every 1/8" of an inch. Don't worry - you'll get the hang of it fast - it just takes muscle memory - and yes good lighting! Oh and I use a Clover Desk needle threader to thread that little thread into the little eyes - lol! Good luck!!

[Alice]

Thanks Nina-Marie for all the good tips!

[Carol G.]

Done with my month1 homework, yay! It's my first time doing hand appliqué so a lot of "oops" but I've decided to let it go Hopefully with more practice it'll get better. Maybe a magnifying glass desk lamp will help? Any good recommendation?

Thanks in advance!
Alice

It looks good to me. Remember, this is the center of a 70" square quilt. Any little wiggles won't be noticed. Good lighting always helps

[Alice]

Got it, thanks Carol!

[Paola B.]

This is my very first time doing hand applique. I loved learning Sarah's method for making bias tape which REALLY WORKS WELL. Had to redo one of the strips as it was off-center from the star center but I am now happy with how it has turned out. Looking forward to learning how to make circles using Sarah's method.

[Gwen K.]

[bpalluzi]

Month 1 is done. I am so happy that the month’s are reasonable amounts of work. I got this done despite being away for 2 weeks. I enjoyed making the cabin. I used the freezer paper piecing method we used in Color My World. Thanks Barbara for the dimensions. I need to work on the stems. They are so small to iron. I may go to Kay Buckley’s Perfect Stems. I’m enjoying seeing everyone’s cabins. There is so much creativity in this group!

Month 1in the books! I’m using some striped fabrics so I chose to appliqué my house instead. The windows will be added as buttons when the quilt is finished.

[Judy S.]

I love your color palette. Neat idea to use buttons for windows. Looking forward to following quilt progress.

[Linda H.]

[Carol G.]

I adore your house block!

[Linda H.]

Hi Barbara,
I am so glad to be joining you this year for BOM. I did Color My World with you and thought it was just great. I do like to paper piece, so this one will be a bit of a challenge. When you said that we could create a paper pieced building, I thought what a good idea, something I can do. So, as you can see, I changed up my building a bit. I think I might change all of them a bit, just to make them different. One of my questions is, will all the building blocks be total size 6.5 inches?

Looking forward for the months to come.
Linda Herrera

[Barbara B.]

Hi Barbara,
I am so glad to be joining you this year for BOM. I did Color My World with you and thought it was just great. I do like to paper piece, so this one will be a bit of a challenge. When you said that we could create a paper pieced building, I thought what a good idea, something I can do. So, as you can see, I changed up my building a bit. I think I might change all of them a bit, just to make them different. One of my questions is, will all the building blocks be total size 6.5 inches?

Looking forward for the months to come.
Linda Herrera

Hi, Linda. No, the cabins in the outer border are not 6.5”. They are a different size and configuration. While the “cabin” is 4” FINISHED, they are made from different parts. They can be paper pieced and I will have a blog about that when we get to Month 11 when they are made.

[Linda H.]

Hi Barbara. Thank you!! Linda

[Linda H.]

Hi Barbara. Thank you! Linda

[KayeT]

[KayeT]

Month 1 done. Love having the kit as it makes it easier. Usually do my stash, but glad I did the kit. Love needle turn appliqué so looking forward to month 2.

[Shannon M.]

Working from my "home " in Niger, West Africa. Using fabrics from here. Two different houses, one hut like and one.using the fabric pattern to make the windows.

Ready for month 2!

[Barbara B.]

Working from my "home " in Niger, West Africa. Using fabrics from here. Two different houses, one hut like and one.using the fabric pattern to make the windows.

Ready for month 2!

I wish we had a LOVE button! Yours will be really fun to watch.

[NinaMarie]

So I finally got some time in the studio to get January's done! I'm doing this BOM mostly to get back to my roots and to hone my traditional quilting skills. Honestly, I can't even remember the last time I actually followed a pattern with someone else's instructions so that was fun. One of the rules of this quilt is that I make it exactly how Sarah instructed (I would have paper pieced the cabin too). I did manage to do my bias stems the way she instructed although Sarah makes it looks so easy. I think it's more of an acquired skill! It was fun to hand applique again though! I used Wonderfil 100 wt thread and the stitches are invisible! Lookin' forward to next month!

[Carol G.]

I changed my house block and went with a different border. I was looking over all my fabrics and the original fabric I had, I just couldn't get anything from my stash to go with it & the star points LOL Here's Then and Now