MONTH 12 -- Show Your Completed Top Here!

[Marcia H.]

Happy to be finished! Tula Pink and Kaffe Fassett fabrics.

[Barbara B.]

Lovely quilting!

[Lynnanne]

I finished my Homeward Bound top all in the last month because I want to get going on the next BOM. It’s actually 50% smaller,except for the center house, because I wanted to use my small scraps. I have stitched in the ditch around all of the appliqué. It needs more quilting in the background to flatten it. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to free motion on it?

[Barbara B.]

I would lean toward small spirals, or simple fills like curlicues. Love your smaller size.

[Lynnanne]

I would lean toward small spirals, or simple fills like curlicues. Love your smaller size.

Ok Barbara, thank you. That’s what I’ll do. I want to get on to Pick a Petal! Your lessons are so helpful and inspirIng.

[Helen W.]

I finished my Homeward Bound top all in the last month because I want to get going on the next BOM. It’s actually 50% smaller,except for the center house, because I wanted to use my small scraps. I have stitched in the ditch around all of the appliqué. It needs more quilting in the background to flatten it. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to free motion on it?

Lynnanne, Love the small size Homeward Bound. I would use a press cloth and give it a good press. That might help flatten it
without too much extra quilting. I would audition a few ideas like the ones Barbara mention using clear page protector or vellem
paper where you can draw ideas and see what they would look like. Even a medium size stipple meander would look good.
An echo with a double echo in a few of the more open areas might look good. Echo at about 1/4 inch.
It will be fun to have you doing the Pick A Petal. It has been a challenge for me, because I am not much of a scrappy type
quilter. HelenW

[Lynnanne]

Thanks Helen! I’m doing the curlicue that Barbara recommended and it’s going pretty fast. At least it’s getting rid of the shadows. Your Pick a Petal looks good and like all of your quilts is going to be beautiful. The scrappy is hard for me too….but it is part of the learning process!

[Lynnanne]

It’s finished. I had trouble uploading from the computer but this is from the IPad. Thanks Helen for your support and thank you so much Barbara for your quilting suggestions and especially for all the time and energy you dedicate to us.

[Helen W.]

Lynneanne, It turned out great. Thanks for the final post. I hardly ever do that. Just a bad habit of mine. HelenW

[Barbara B.]

I love your quilting.

[jester9]

I just completed the BOM 2023 Homeward Bound quilt, so happy to have it finished ready to go to my long arm quilter.

[jester9]

2023 BOM completed

[jester9]

2023 BOM Homeward Bound quilt. Sorry for the multiple uploads, had a wee bit of difficulty getting the completed photo.

[Barbara B.]

Your photos were probably too large.

[jester9]

I reduced the photo to 789.0 KB and still won't load.

Finally completed my top. Thanks to my friend Sandy Hand for the encouragement and to Barbara Black for the helpful videos.

[Barbara B.]

Very well done!

[Carol G.]

I picked up my quilt from the long-armer yesterday! I have the binding ready to go. The sun was just right to get some good pictures. I was home alone, so it is pinned on my design wall & sorta clipped to the door. I loved working on this quilt. It was my first TQS BOM. I think I loved the symetry of it as well as the colors. Although I used my own stash, I didn't buy the kit. Thank you TQS!

[Carol G.]

Last month my local guild had their biannual quilt show and my Homeward Bound won Viewer's Choice! It's the only ribbon they award

[Barbara B.]

Congratulations Carol! We love to see the BOM quilts with ribbons!

[Treza]

Homeward bound. The long journey finally done

[Barbara B.]

Beautiful!

[Treza]

Thanks Barbara, love your blogs and teaching. I'm learning so much. Thankyou

[Janet M.]

Thanks to The Quilt Show, Sarah Fielke, and Barbara Black for providing this beautiful pattern and great instructions! I was lucky to win Best in Show for Colorado's Arapahoe County Quilters, June 2025.

[Barbara B.]

Congratulations! Your fabric selections are beautfiul.