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January 3, 2013 by: admin

Block of the Month. In theory.

It seemed like a good idea. Every month I’d get a pretty packet, and make up a block. How hard could it be to do one block in a month?

Yeah, famous last words. I now have 8 pretty packets sitting in my BOM drawer. At least, four of them, I have opened.

When I first signed up for the BOM, someone asked who was joining the Flickr group, and someone else (Becky, I think), asked what the point of a group of the same blocks would be. And I agreed. And then thought to myself, that I wanted my quilt to be a bit less formulaic, and a bit more me. The first block arrived, I looked at it, and I pondered. Should I reverse some colors? Or would that screw with the balance of the whole quilt. Block two arrived, and still no idea, and it was tucked away with block one. Then block three. I liked the block, but I most confess, as much as I love Vintage Modern as a whole, the large florals are my less favourite. And Block Three had a lot of those florals. And it was very red. I got to wondering, what would a small green flange around the middle look like?

And like that, I was set. A small addition, an embellishment to each block. Still the same blocks and same colors, just with a touch of “me” added. A couple of weeks after that, around the time block four arrived, I had an afternoon spare, so I pulled out the four packets, and cut all the pieces for all four blocks. And then put them back in the packet. I ended up taking them to camp, and got the first one finished there, and this last week, have managed another two.

Block One, at camp. Small green off-centre ruffle added to centre diamond.

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Block Three, this week just gone. The one that started it all, with a 1/4″ flange around the centre.

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Block Four, this past week also. I added corners to the centre block in Red Snickerdoodle, and at the last minute, also reversed the direction of the green flying geese so they were pointing in instead of out. And so glad I did. Love love love this block!

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Three down, five to go. Block two will be next, as it’s cut out, and then we’ll see how the mojo goes. At least I know I’m not the only one behind on the blocks!

 

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Comments

  1. subversivereader says

    January 4, 2013 at 7:44 am

    Those look lovely 🙂

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    • LittleWhiteDove says

      January 4, 2013 at 8:34 am

      Thank you! I can’t wait to see the finished quilt.

      Reply
  2. Kate Haydon Cruchley says

    January 4, 2013 at 8:03 am

    Gorgeous. I love that you’ve added you into an otherwise stock-standard quilt. 🙂

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    • LittleWhiteDove says

      January 4, 2013 at 8:34 am

      Thanks Kate, I’m really happy with it too, and it’s nice to know my quilt will be unique!

      Reply
  3. Alicia says

    January 4, 2013 at 12:08 pm

    You are so talented and patient. I wish I had more time do another quilt, mine have never been as involved as yours though. I also can’t wait to see the finished quilt.

    Reply
  4. Becky says

    January 4, 2013 at 1:07 pm

    I have all my BOM packages sitting in a tub, I have not made one! I am glad I signed up as I had never done a BOM before; one day I know I will do them and I will love this quilt but until then they can sit and wait awhile longer. I love your modifications, it will be lovely that you have the same quilt but different at the same time.

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    • LittleWhiteDove says

      January 4, 2013 at 1:16 pm

      Thanks Becky! One of these days I might be organised enough to do the blocks as they arrive. Maybe.

      Reply
  5. Grace says

    January 4, 2013 at 8:17 pm

    Oh my gosh! This looks so pretty!!! Keep at it! xxx

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    • LittleWhiteDove says

      January 6, 2013 at 7:08 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  6. angatmeltingmoments says

    January 5, 2013 at 11:28 am

    Looks great. Well done 🙂

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    • LittleWhiteDove says

      January 6, 2013 at 7:09 am

      Thanks 🙂

      Reply

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    July 3, 2013 at 11:01 am

    […] 1/2 way through 2013 and I’m only half way through.  Beesome has completed her quilt top. Miss Dove has been making her blocks improv style.  And Kirsty has just informed me she is up to block 5.  […]

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