Dear Quilters,
Welcome to the first blog that begins the Blossoms of Friendship Block of the Month Program for In Between Stitches located in Livermore, California.
I'm excited about this block of the month for several reasons. For starters, the quilt is fabulous! When I first saw the design in Delightul Quilts in Bloom by Mary Ross and Barbara Scheu, I knew I was going to make it. I suggested to Melissa Emery, co-owner of IBS, that we offer Blossoms of Friendship as a BOM program....and to my delight she agreed.
I work at IBS on Monday....so for the last few weeks, since July 28th to be exact, I've been selecting, cutting and kitting fabric for this beautiful quilt. In my spare time I've been stitching and I'm up to block number seven!
Each month I will post an image of my block for you to follow. If you want to make substitutions of some of your own fabric, then by all means, make this quilt yours...unique to you. I'm including enough fabric each month so you can also make some of the flowers for the border. My goal is to have the border flowers all made by the time we get to block #12. I'll post the border flowers that I made for Month #1 next week.
I started a binder with dividers and plastic sleeves to hold all of my fabric for each month. I suggest that you may want to do this also. We will be using some of the same fabrics throughout the duration of the program, so stay organized! (I'll post a picture of my binder that is overflowing!) My binder travels with me wherever I go. I've made so many border flowers that I had to start another binder just for the border......I'll post images of that one also.
We are starting with Miss Daisy and your package of fabric is stunning. I have more fun putting these monthly packages together! Some months will contain more fabrics that others as we progress through the program.
So welcome to Blossoms of Friendship. Thank you for signing up for the program. We are starting a journey together and our destination is the completion of a treasured heirloom quilt.
As always,
Lynn
Hi Lynn,
ReplyDeleteI recieved the second BOM and have now found time to have the patterns enlarged and my book has a coil binding and is ready to begin. However I've got to wait until Christmas is over...so much to do, so much I've planed and time is running out and I want to work on this BOM! WOW! I was really disappointed when I finally sat down with my prints, fabrics and book. WHAT DO I DO NOW? Then I went back to your blog... and all that "WHAT DO I DO" ran away. Great photos, I think I could have figured it out, but it's helpful to have some guid lines. Most of the BOM's I've been doing have had labels on the fabric ... Big Help but must take lots of X-time! I'm just so please to have your blog..
On pins and needles waiting for your suggestions for BOM 2... not that I've got 1 done yet. I know how the Holidays can be! Just wanted you to know I'm very excited.
Quiltingly Yours,
Crissie