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Block of the Month Quilt 2022 Garden Party Down Under by Irene Blanck with Barbara Black

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(Show 3001) The 2022 Block of the Month, Garden Party Down Under, designed by Irene Blanck, was inspired by her mother’s flower garden. Barbara Black is back to share her own version of the pattern along with helpful tips for preparing Irene’s method of needle-turn appliqué method and her own fast turned-edge machine appliqué method.

It’s time for a garden party where Alex, Ricky, Barbara and a surprise ‘virtual visit’ from Irene share their gardens and what makes these personal spaces so special to them. Lastly, Barbara shows how to make beautiful and perfect machine appliqué stitches as well as options for changing the Block of the Month pattern to be more personalized. We also learn how the Sunday Sew and Sews came together and as a group made quick work of a quilt that took them 10 weeks to make.

Garden Party Down Under, Traditional Quilts, Applique, Hand Applique, Machine Applique, BOM 2022, Tips and Tricks, Paper Piecing, Dresden Plate

Click Here for Barbara's PDF with helpful technique options for the 2022 BOM.

Click Here for the PDF explaining the Dogtooth Borders for Months 1 and 2.

Product List:
.70 Mechanical pencil
Clover ¼” + ⅛” bias tape maker
Karen Kay Buckley Perfect Circles
Roxanne’s Glue Baste It
Wonderfil 60 wt. Neutral Thread
Quilters Select 80 wt. Bobbin set
Quilters Select Print & Piece Fuse Lite
Quilters Select Fabric Glue Stick
Apliquick Tools
Afternoon Delight by Sue Garman
Bohin Milliners Needles
Bohin Between Needles
BERNINA #20 foot
Quilters Select 60 wt. Green #208
3” 60* Diamonds by Paper Piece

Barbara Black

Go to Barbara Black's Quiltipedia Page

Irene Blanck

Go to Irene Blanck's Quiltipedia Page

Vallery Pash
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I’m trying to get the link to work to print off instructions and template, but neither links will work on my computer or cell phone. Can you send a link for me?

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Sandy Koubek
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I got the BOM kit last month but did not receive the 2 extra items Alex mentioned, the autograph block and ring of thread.

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Terry
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What an excellent and fun show. The different techniques left me thinking how am I going to do this. I have the normal way I would do this but maybe I'll try one of these techniques. Thank you for showing this beautiful quilt and taking the...

What an excellent and fun show. The different techniques left me thinking how am I going to do this. I have the normal way I would do this but maybe I'll try one of these techniques. Thank you for showing this beautiful quilt and taking the time to explain and show the techniques possible.

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Julie Beard
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Absolutely loved the show thank you so much TQS, Irene Blank and Barbara Black. I'm jumping with excitment and I wish I could start making the quilt! Only problem is I don't have any fabric for the quilt as yet! Oh well I must start looking for...

Absolutely loved the show thank you so much TQS, Irene Blank and Barbara Black. I'm jumping with excitment and I wish I could start making the quilt! Only problem is I don't have any fabric for the quilt as yet! Oh well I must start looking for some fabrics in a week's time. So now I need to be creative in some way in effort to calm myself. Happy New Year everyone.

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pstack01
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another option for the stems would be Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Stems. I tried the clover devices and the fabric twists. Perhaps someone with more experience with these devices has a trick he/she could share.

I don't choose applique as a...

another option for the stems would be Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Stems. I tried the clover devices and the fabric twists. Perhaps someone with more experience with these devices has a trick he/she could share.

I don't choose applique as a technique but have dabbled in machine quilting pieces a bit. This show with the options has me wanting to really test myself.

Thank you for all you have done to get this ready and tested for us.

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Barbara Black    pstack01
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Yes, there are more ways to make stems--Karen showed her method in her TQS show which is one of the reasons I encourage people to watch the two Master class applique shows.

The great thing about Garden Party Down Under is Month 1 and 2 make a...

Yes, there are more ways to make stems--Karen showed her method in her TQS show which is one of the reasons I encourage people to watch the two Master class applique shows.

The great thing about Garden Party Down Under is Month 1 and 2 make a great size small quilt--38" square if you stop at the outside Dogtooth Border. So you don't have to commit to the entire project to try out some applique techniques.

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Anne Brennan
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Great show! I LOVE Barbara Black! She speaks clearly and cuts to the chase. Such a good teacher!

Alex and Ricky, may I suggest that you tell the viewer what "BOM" stands for right up front? Not everyone will know. It wasn't until the very end of...

Great show! I LOVE Barbara Black! She speaks clearly and cuts to the chase. Such a good teacher!

Alex and Ricky, may I suggest that you tell the viewer what "BOM" stands for right up front? Not everyone will know. It wasn't until the very end of the program that Alex actually said "block of the month." I think about this every time you mention the TQS BOMs on your "lives," too, Alex.

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Barbara Black    Anne Brennan
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Anne, you are right. BOM still sounds odd to me, I try to always say Block of the Month.

Thanks for the compliments--taping is a challenge, to get all the info across, not too much, not too fast. I am very happy with how this show came out. The...

Anne, you are right. BOM still sounds odd to me, I try to always say Block of the Month.

Thanks for the compliments--taping is a challenge, to get all the info across, not too much, not too fast. I am very happy with how this show came out. The crew is so professional!

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Eileen Keane
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Barbara, thank you so much for doing this for us. I'm the only one in my "in person" stitching group who does applique. We meet every 2 weeks on a Tuesday (now that we're all retired) and they ooh and ah but won't try it.
I'm also a member of...

Barbara, thank you so much for doing this for us. I'm the only one in my "in person" stitching group who does applique. We meet every 2 weeks on a Tuesday (now that we're all retired) and they ooh and ah but won't try it.
I'm also a member of The Applique Society, and a group of us have formed a virtual chapter. We're from all over (including Australia) and we meet on the first Thursday of every month. Several of us are doing GPDU and it is going to be so much fun!!!

Again, thank you.
Eileen

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Barbara Black    Eileen Keane
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Excellent, Eileen! Each person in a group has something to share and lots of learn.

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