Block of the Month - 1st of each month 2012.
 

Hello Everyone,

I hope this finds everyone having had a Wonderful Holiday & ready to start the 2012 BOM's new theme: the Calandar Year!! :D We are so excited to make this announcment for everyone to see. I think we are going to have a wonderful year, ending up with a lovely Calandar theme quilt, when we are done. There are many free quilt block pattern's on quilterscache.com & other sites on the internet. We are looking for a finish quilt block measuring 12 1/2" square. Not all patterns will be that exact size so please add to them, so they make up that size. This is where you can personalize your own blocks if you like. Please feel free to have fun with them & remember to share all of your pictures each month.

I will be starting with January & will post the block I have choosen on, 1 January 2012. Lets get ready to have some FUN!!

To volunteer to chose a month's pattern for this year, just send me a PM.

Remember....you don't have to sign up for this, anyone who wants to make the blocks can play along.

Here's a reminder of the way our Blocks of the Month work.

Rules are a buzzkill, we know. BUT there are a few things we all need to know and understand ahead of time so we can have as much fun as possible when we quilt along with our BOM buddies. So ... here they are.

1. All registered and active members of the board are eligible to request a spot on a "pickers' list".

2. Pickers will be responsible for either a link to existing directions for a block, or for providing directions for the block they've chosen. We all have different skill levels and technique preferences.

When choosing a block, please check copyrights and terms of use set forth by the authors of the instructions. Pickers are strongly encouraged to pick only blocks from the Public Domain and instructions that do not place strict or severe limits on what we can do with the blocks we make using those instructions.

As individual quilters, WE are responsible for making sure we read, understand, and comply with those copyright/terms of use statements.

3. Anyone who sees the list and likes the blocks is invited to make them. However, only registered members of the board will be able to post pictures of the blocks they've made.

4. Pick and make any blocks you like from any lists you like. No matter how long ago a block was picked, you are still invited to post pictures when you make one. Just make sure to post your pics in the pictures thread for that block.

5. There will be two threads for each block. Both of them will be in the BOM section of the board. One thread for directions and discussion, and the other thread for pictures of the finished blocks. For the sake of keeping things sane all other threads will be moved or deleted.

When posting a new BOM, please make sure to use the appropriate titles, such as:
"1 January 2012 - (name of your pattern) - Directions & Discussion"
and
"1 January 2012 - (name of your pattern) - Photos5.

If a posted block doesn't interest you, feel free to skip it.

6. Again - You don't have to be a registered member or on the lists to play along. The lists simply tell us which registered members have volunteered to take a turn selecting a block. Any registered board member can volunteer for a turn. Simply send a PM to Sulabug, who will update the list.

7. Our Block of the Month activities are NOT swaps.

Thank you again for your patience in reading this lengthy information.

Sew Happy,
Sulabug
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Check here to find the list of links for each month:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/groups/...ml#gmessage245

Looking forward to 2012 BOM! Thanks, Sulabug!

I'm excited and look forward on doing it. I know for sure, should I get stuck, there's always someone to help!

Thank you, Cheryl, this sounds like fun! I look forward to making the January block.

This sounds fun. I hope to join in - last years come first though. This time I'll chose colorful fabrics and full size patterns. How fun that will be. So eager am I.

I so want to join in this year as well..........even though I'm a last minute gal with my blocks!

Thanks for your choice SulaBug sounds wonderful!

I am jumping in with both feet. Sounds like fun. Thanks for your work arranging this.

Sounds exciting Sula Bug, A great theme.We well have great suscess with it.Handquilter

Thank you everyone for your kind comments. I am so thrilled to hear from so many of you. This will be fun & I am sure we will have a gorgeous quilt by the end of the year. So far January, February & August are spoken for, so if you want to sign up for a month, just let me know!!
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I can hardly wait to get started-looking forward to a new challenge-thanks!

I am a beginner, but I would like to try this. It sounds very interesting.

Would love to join. Sounds like fun.

I think I will try this! I have wanted calendar wall hangings for my office. Can't wait to start.

Going to join in this year. Haven't participated before. I hope I can get work the board postings well enough to stay involved.

I love to follow along with this thread!
Lisa

Looking forward to a new project. I'll be checking the 1st of Jan.

I plan to keep with this project along w/finishing UFOs, making my one QOV/week, continuing w/Edyta Sitar's applique garden by hand, and a machine applique w/embroidery module at the LQS. I also work with a student from time-to-time. Do you think this will keep be busy and out of trouble? I'm willing. Thanks for offering the opportunity to participate.

Not sure about keeping you out of trouble, but you will be busy :thumbup:

Welcome aboard !

Am getting antsy to start...any kind of blocks as a theme? You had houses last year. I got thru the star bom, but up to outhouse with that bom. Hope to keep up with this one!

block of the month 2012
 

This sounds like so much fun . Can't wait , a really fun idea .

Thank you for doing this...no time to get lazy after my Christmas-- made 4 quilts for grandchildren... I did clean and straighten my sewing room -- therefore I won't waste looking for anything ;-)...LOL I appreciate the rules list as I am new to this project. Looking forward to the journey.

Judy in Phx

Sounds like fun! I will be joining in!

I have never done a BOM on line. But I am retired I think I might have time to join in. I have to decide on fabric before I start to pack all of mine. We will be moving in June. Beth in Co

1. I am a beginner. 2. I can come here to get help because I "KNOW" I will need it :)
3. Never did a BOM. 4. Can't wait to get started.
5. Since never did this before..don't even know what and/or how this works (even after reading the buzzkill rules).
6. Thank-you for starting this.
7. Hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year.

So when you say Calender- is it things that represent that month- Like February would have hearts ? March clovers or leprechauns ?

I am a beginner quilter and would like to try doing this block of the month. Not sure how I follow the thread, though. I'm sure I'll figure it out. Looking forward to the instructions for the first block.

Sounds interesting. I've never been involved in BOM, but am looking forward to this. Thanks for taking this on.

Looking forward to following along. Thanks to all of you participating.

I think I'd like to try to follow along this year. I've always wanted to have a calendar quilt. Question: is their a reminder about the new block each month OR where do we look to find the next block? I used to get notifications of new responses on threads that I had sent in a reply, but I don't think this is being done with the new format....or I haven't gotten any notifiations. I look forward to this new challenge.

You are so right!! :D I am choosing the block for January & it will represent what I think fits that month. When February gets here, that block sould be realted to hearts or Valentine's Day & so on & so on. They will be regular pieced, appliqued, paper pieced or whatever method the person chooses her pattern to be. It's suppose to be fun & a little bit of a challange too. I love the idea of venturing out & learning something new once & awhile & I hope you will too!!
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I am a new quilter ( I have only done 3 projects and they were squares basically so I won't be doing any suggesting but I would like to follow along and see what each block is and learn from doing a block a month. I think I could accomplish it! However, I don't want to be held responsible for getting anything done or posting anything for any one else. Does that sound mean? I just dont want another obligation as I take care of my Dad who has Alzheimers and lives with us, I work full time and have a family so I dont want to commit to anything. I do however, want to try to make a block each month to learn different processes. Will the blocks be able to be done by beginners? Can I still participate by getting the block choice and the pattern? Can you send me COMPLETE, Quilt Board for Dummies directions on how to access them, post the pics of completion etc? Do I have to use certain colors or is it my choice? Can you tell I haven't done this before? teeehee Any light you can shed will be appreciated.

Ok, so how do we bookmark this. Still "trying" to learn the new site. Starting to get alittle more them simply frustrated.

Ok, I am going to try the BOM this year. One block a month should be do-able. This sounds so fun!!

Linda58

I was thinking of doing this on my blog, but went a different direction instead. Count me in.

I would love to try this.

I have never participated in this before. Let me see if i understand. The blocks will be posted and we can pick which ones we want to do. Is this correct. Can we do more then one block pattern each month. Im not slow just new

I'm in. I didn't get all of the houses done, but sure love the ones I finished. Love to learn new techniques, though never did get the paper piecing down very well.

To subscribe to the thread, you must use the "Thread Tools" icon above, it has a down arrow. Select it and then go to subscribe threads. It will ask you how you want them. I do daily on most, but some I like each time someone posts. Then select to be 'subscribed" and then you will get updates in your email if that is what you selected. Hope that helps. There is a help section on here that is under the home button and then at bottom saying something like learning new board. It helps.
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QUOTE=mona202;4817608]I am a new quilter ( I have only done 3 projects and they were squares basically so I won't be doing any suggesting but I would like to follow along and see what each block is and learn from doing a block a month. I think I could accomplish it! However, I don't want to be held responsible for getting anything done or posting anything for any one else. Does that sound mean? I just dont want another obligation as I take care of my Dad who has Alzheimers and lives with us, I work full time and have a family so I dont want to commit to anything. I do however, want to try to make a block each month to learn different processes. Will the blocks be able to be done by beginners? Can I still participate by getting the block choice and the pattern? Can you send me COMPLETE, Quilt Board for Dummies directions on how to access them, post the pics of completion etc? Do I have to use certain colors or is it my choice? Can you tell I haven't done this before? teeehee Any light you can shed will be appreciated.[/QUOTE]