Modern Building Blocks of the Month-December

I am rather unhappy about this block, I haven't summoned enough energy to make a counterpart in my own fabrics.  I am teetering on the edge of giving up on this BOM; if the blocks were not free upon completing the previous month's block I might have walked away all together.

October's Block HERE
November's Block HERE

I am linking up to:
BOM's Away with Lyn @ What a Hoot Quilts

*\o/* Cheers

Shanna

Modern Building Blocks of the Month-November

I have been tied up with last minute Christmas gift making, a pattern test, & a chest cold.  In amongst those happenings I completed my Modern Building Blocks of the Month for the Month of November, and on Thursday I picked up my next block.

November Block their kit:

November Block, My fabrics:

I am seriously considering just making a purple and blue quilt, but not just with batiks, but rather use a mixture of fabrics(basically only what I have on hand).  I bought the first add on kit-a set of 6 small 6" blocks in November, but I haven't touched them yet.

October's Block HERE

I am linking up to:
BOM's Away with Lyn @ What a Hoot Quilts

*\o/* Cheers

Shanna

Modern Building Blocks of the Month

This is Fig Tree's Lovely Version (Source)

My local Quilt Shop started up their yearly BOM which for them starts in October.  This year I signed up for the Third Thursday BOM (they have 2 others, First Saturday BOM and 3rd Saturday BOM).  I have to admit that I told myself I wasn't going to do it, this year I planned to get caught up on all the BOM's that have come before.  BUT then I happen to be at the LQS when they were presenting the upcoming BOM clubs and I caved.  Its easy to talk myself into it and my daughter certainly didn't help by telling me she liked this particular quilt for me.

The plan is that I will get 12 blocks, patterns with fabrics for the club sign-up fee of $5.  Well that is if I bring my finished block back each month, show it and then I receive the next block for free.  They plan to sell the little blocks in 6 block packs, then the larger blocks by themselves.  I sincerely love Fig Tree Quilts version above, however I am not certain I want to buy the large block kits, so I am considering purchasing the whole pattern itself from the Fat Quarter Shop (HERE). I like the idea of someday making it all with a two-color scrap way like this lovely Red & White set found on the Moda Blog HERE.

October Block their kit:

October Block, My fabrics:

In the meantime, I have decided to make their monthly blocks and then use my own fabrics to make a duplicate block.  Just to give you more eye-candy, check out the quilting on a finished version of the original quilt HERE

I am linking up to:
BOM's Away with Lyn @ What a Hoot Quilts

*\o/* Cheers

Shanna

Don't forget today starts this year's Giveaway Day @ Sew Mama Sew!!!