Month 1 -- show your progress here

[Cindy G.]

I am going scrappy with mine . I have a few FQ bundles of Kim Diehl fabrics that I hope will be enough. I may have to get some more background fabric .

[Patricia M.]

I struggled all day yesterday to piece this house so last night I drew a paper pieced pattern as suggested. Today I finished the house portion with no problem! I had no difficulty making the stems but will set it all aside to wait for next month's instruction.

[Angie W.]

I am so excited and loving this so far! This is my first BOM from TQS and I think I might try my hand again at needle turn.

[Barbara B.]

Yes, it did!

[lholzhu]

What a great start to this BOM! I have had the house done for some time and just letting it marinate trying to decide on star fabric. I was leaning to purple solid and even different color star points like Tula Pink. So went thru some of my precut blocks, found a pink with wiggle stripes but not enough fabric. Then I found this print and let it sit for a bit and thought this is the one. It has more of a peach color than the picture.

Thanks Barbara for the “tip” during the Facebook Live….I was planning on tackling Sarah’s binding technique as I got my Hera marker and got my green fabric. So will tackle that in upcoming weeks.

Looking forward to Month 2

[mlb57]

My first attempt to load a photo! Did it work?

[lehab375]

I'm thinking this will be the only month where I am finished within the same month. I am using the kit fabrics rather than my own as I've never used Tula Pink fabrics before & this kit looked very cheery. The only fabric of my own is the batik fabric for the stems as I did not want to wait for my package to show up with the other green fabrics. I did go buy more thread this week to match the colors of various fabrics in preparation for machine applique. Mostly I have colors that match clothing I've made plus beige and gray for piecing. I don't think black, navy & forest green threads are the best matches & now I have quite the colorful collection. I didn't realize all my sewing supplies showed up quite so well when I took the photo. Sorry about that.

[Carol G.]

Very nice. Love the dots

[NinaMarie]

Ohhhh I love your after dark version! I'm using a dark background too but a dark, dark eggplant...'cause ya know...everyone needs a little dark purple in their life

[NinaMarie]

Hi Catherine, Your House looks great! I am new to the forum too and my avatar and name weren't showing properly either. I had all my settings set properly within the forum settings too. If it continues, I highly suggest you do a ticket and have them look into it. Justin was a huge help!

Details in windows and door to be added later.

[Shannon M.]

The applique house is perfect! I was thinking of doing the same for mine. Thanks for the prompt to go with my heart and change it up a bit.

[Helen W.]

Homeward Bound After Dark. Last year a quilter on the forum named his quilt Garden Party after Dark. I just loved that
idea for a name for a quilt with a black background, so this year I am borrowing his idea to be Homeward Bound After Dark.
I drafted the house in EQ8 and then decided I really needed to use up a ton of scraps from my BOM of Color My World, It was
flannel.
So right now I plan to do that. Not that I might not make two of this BOM and use one for a gift. I have two other BOMs I am also
doing so we will see if I can keep up. Since flannel gets a little bulky with tiny pieces, I decided to do raw edge applique for
month one on a whole cloth concept for the house and holly hock blocks. HelenW

[Marilyn M.]

Beautiful fabric selection!