Originally Posted by dunster
I think BOM's rely on people paying extra for the convenience of not having to buy small bits of each of the fabrics in each block. Many people also join a BOM through a LQS for the companionship of making the quilt with other quilters. My LQS offers free group sessions for those participating in the BOM. I personally prefer to select fabrics from my stash, so my quilt is never the same as any other. For me, the price of most BOM's is too high. For someone else it might not be.
Even though the fabric we get each month is great I have such a large stash of reproduction fabric and I go thru it and if something draws my attention for that pattern I use my stash; most of mine are unique. I agree w/the companionship; it's great to see what others have done.