Fat Cats is starting a new BOM 2011. It is called Fiesta.

Sorta looks like a Baltimore to me. Every year I plan on doing a BOM and never do but this is it. I realy like the pattern and figure I should be able to do a Block a month. I already plan on doing mine in maroon, gold and green. I asked Sindy the owner and creater of the BOM if it could be done scrappy and she said most definitly and that it would look great. So I have lots of fabric in those colors so I won't even have to go out and buy any. Going to be fun.

Anyone else game?

http://www.fatcatpatterns.com/Fiesta.html

Beautiful... :thumbup:

That sure is a neat quilt!

I plan to download each month but don't know if I can keep up. It is a beautiful quilt.

Thanks for the link!! Please post when the blocks are available as I'm sure I'll forget!

I love this BOM :D:D:D

thanks for the info

I want to learn how to do something new out of my comfort zone. This just might be it. It sure is beautiful. Hope I remember to go there each month.

I'm in! This is gorgeous. Thanks so much for bringing it to my attention. Hope I can keep up - I'm thinking of doing it needle-turn, we'll see. I'm going shopping for the fabrics this weekend.

Maybe those of us that want to do it can start up a feed in the picture files to post pictures and ask questions if needed. Could be fun. Lets us all know who all is interested.

Sound great. More and more getting into it. Will probably post a link it pictures.

Sure hope my camera keeps going. LOL... Decided to give my problems this last weekend. Now I have to bump it on something everytime I take a picture. It is like the shutter gets stuck. And it would be fun to post pictures as we do the BOM. This is going to make a beautiful quilt.

What colors is everyone thinking of doing?

I'm not nailed down on the colors yet. The black is definitely gorgeous, but I'm thinking I really like the brownish colorway, maybe using "desert" colors. I'll probably not make a final decision until I get to the fabric shop, going to think on it for a couple days. I don't want to wish I had chosen something different for this big of a project. Lots of work in this one!

Uhhh, no, I'm not in. Way too many other projects that need to get done.
Beautiful though!

I'm still in, but I'm not going to do it needle turn. There's just too much and I have several other projects already slated. I can't wait to go shopping for the fabrics!

I am not doing needle turn either. I am going to do the Pellon and machine sew. Much easier. There is a lot of work for needle turn but I will have to say either way will be beautiful!

I've had my eye on this one for some time now. I just love it!! I'm not sure of the colors yet, but I just had a thought of making it for Christmas 2011 in reds, greens, golds, etc. Whatcha think of that? :? Then again...........I sure do like that black one! :roll: The colors really pop!! OMGoodness!!!! How will I ever decide???!!! :shock:

<waving hello to my "neighbor" in Redford>

It IS a hard decision, and I'm not going to make it final until I stroll through several isles of fabric. ;)

I think a Christmas one like you describe would be stunning!

Close to the same colors I am going to use but not christmas. I think christmas would be just amazing! Eye Popping!

Thanks for the notice on this. It's really stunning. I'm not good enough to do it by machine, but may give it a try by hand. Needle-turned takes a long time but I really enjoy it. I think I'll download it each month, but am not sure about keeping up with the timeline. It looks fun to try though.

I'd love to try this one too. I really like the black one and I have lots of black fabric already. I would like it if we could set up something so that there is a reminder every month when the new pattern is posted. The old brain sometimes doesn't remember all that it should! LOL

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Here is a "FREE" program you can download......it's just like the paper "STICKY NOTES" . Been using this program for years and it's GREAT! I keep it on my desktop....just put a shortcut on the toolbar & you can toggle back & forth.

http://www.sticky-notes.net/

My first thought was needle turn also - a block a month, no problem, right? BUT then I started considering the border, it might never get finished if I tried it by needle turn. So I'm going to try a technique new to me - invisible machine applique. I hope I can do it justice, it'll be a learning experience I'm sure. I'm going to try a couple simpler sample blocks and see if I can get decent at it. If not, I'll have to decide on a different method. If I had the time I would do this needle turn, though, as I love that process.

You both must have a lot of patience if you do needle turn. I think I would enjoy it too but I don't think I would get a long with the time it takes. :roll:

It is slow going, but I find it very relaxing. I do have to learn to say no now and then though. I'm really far behind on my Farmer's Wife blocks and should get those caught up before taking on a new project. I'll still have to mull this one over for awhile to see if I'll really have the time to do it. The border would take forever.

First block templates and placement guides are UP!

http://www.fatcatpatterns.com/Fiesta.html

Wow, when she said starts Jan. she meant it. I still have a couple of fleece blankets I am making for someone, then I can get back to my own thing. I for sure am making the block but not until later in the month. If some of us are going to follow the first person to finish their block should go to the post pictures at this forum and start a new thread for the Fiesta. That way we can follow everyone. And anyone can post picturees of their blocks even if they are behind, or are only doing certain months. It will be fun.

Thanks for letting us know it was up and ready. Did you get your fabric?

Thanks for the reminder.

this is exactly what I was looking for in a BOM.
Thanks for posting.
I'll get fabric this week!
-Diane

I printed off the first block and then decided (with my sweetie's encouragement!) to order the CD. I am leaning more and more to making mine in Christmas fabrics, and the CD includes a file that will let me play on my EQ7 to get my colors just right. :-)

I like the idea of a separate post for this BOM! :thumbup: I'm not sure if I will be "up-to-date" with all my blocks, but I certainly will enjoy seeing what everyone else is doing!! :wink:

I did get SOME fabric for this - but not all of it yet. I decided to go with the black version, but my colors are a bit different. I thought I had more black at home, but I didn't have enough, so back to the store (what a shame). I still want to "audition" a couple of the fabrics I got, so hopefully this week I'll be started. I'm really having a hard time deciding how I want to do this, though. I still think need turn would be too slow (for me, anyway, I'M slow - lol) and I'm trying to decide on a machine method.

I like the idea of a fresh thread for progress, too. Glad to see everyone participating.

I think I might try this one also...Looks like a lot of work, but it is beautiful....

I have all the fabrics in the washer as I type this.

I've decided (pretty much) to do a lightweight fusible with a turn-under, and "invisible" monofilament stitching. I discovered today that if I cut the paper-backed fusible into 8.5 x 11 sheets I can run it thru my printer - meaning I don't have to trace all the templates, just print them out.

I hope to get started in the next couple days.

How's everyone else doing?

What a great idea for printing the templates on paper backed fusible. I have not tried it yet but I don't see why not. I was thinking of running freezer paper sheets (I have freezer paper sheets already in 8 1/2 X 11 sheets) but the fusible would be so much easier. I might go that way too.

My fabric is all washed now I have to iron and cut. Getting the fabric picked out, washed and ironed is the most time consumming part of the BOM... Well then again these blocks are very detailed. But we all sure will have some beautiful blocks and quilt. I still have some things to finish so I will be a little behind this first month.

How is everyone else doing? Do you all have your fabric? Hope we have more joining in with us. Should be fun and we can all help each other with questions.

I'm tempted to give this a try. I love doing machine applique.

Welcome!

What is your favorite method for machine applique?

I've done some machine applique, fused with satin stitch or blanket stitch, but I'm going with a new technique for this one - "invisible" machine applique.

I want to do this too. I am waiting on my black and dark blue to come into my LQS, she ran out..... Have all the other colors . And I was thinking it probably wont take all month to do the block so will try to do a border block also then wont have them all to do at one time. Think that would work? Jo

What is this "invisible" machine applique? I've only straight stitched or zigzagged.

Well, I've never done it, but here's the method I wanted to try:

http://www.generations-quilt-pattern...-applique.html

Unfortunately, I couldn't find RinsAway anywhere, the 2 JoAnn's around here don't carry it in any form (bolt or package).

I did a little test with my machine, and I think the most "invisible" stitch on mine IS a tiny zigzag (didn't like the blind hem on mine) and I'll do it with monofilament (black thread in bobbin). Planning not to wash the background fabric (did wash applique fabrics) so when washed the black will shrink a tiny bit and pull the stitches slightly, making them even more invisible. Instead of the RinsAway I'm going to use a lighweight paper backed fusible (as above, can run it through the printer so I don't have to trace!), fuse to fabric, cut out with a 1/8-1/4" turn-under, wet turn-under with liquid starch and fold/manipulate under until I'm satisifed and then press to dry, carefully remove paper from fusible (trying to distort the turn-under as little as possible, and fuse entire applique to background (there's plenty of fusible inside the turn-under allowance once turned), then do the stitching.

I did a small test piece and although I may need to create stiffer templates to manipulate the turn-under around, I think I'll be okay this way if I'm careful.

I really liked the idea of the RinsAway to avoid the stiffness of the fusible. I wanted a turned under edge because I didn't want to satin stitch all of it (too many color changes!) to avoid fraying and I wanted it to look more like hand applique. The lightweight fusible doesn't make it that stiff, so I'll live with it.

There is a freezer paper method to do this too, but then you have to cut through the background behind the applique to get the freezer paper out, and I didn't really want to that, either (doesn't the fabric fray along the cut eventually?).

Anyhow, it's all theoretical right now and until I get to actually doing it in the next few days it's the plan. ;) Plans (mine at least - lol) are always subject to change.

Glad to see others intrested in this!!

Yes, if/when there is enough of the border pattern avaiable, I think it's a great plan to start ahead on that because that seems like the most work of the whole quilt! Lots of work in this one, but worth it!

I'll try to get a pic of my fabrics up in the next day or 2, too.

How's everyone else doing?

Have you tried Lite Steam A Seam 2? That's what I've been using for portrait quilts and it's working very well. I like that I can just finger press it and it stays on, but is easily removable if needed. I just stick my fabric on it and then cut both at once and then peel the paper off and place the piece. All pieces can be placed and moved until it's time to press them on permanently before stitching.

I think I'll stick to a small zig zag as I like the look of the stitches and my time is very limited. But who knows, I haven't started doing anything yet!

Hi everyone,
I hope to have all my fabric by the end of the week. In the meantime I printed the templates out on heat n bond lite. I cut the heat n bond to 8.5x 11 and sent it through the printer. I was happily surprised at how easy it was. I did try to feed steam a seam first, but the printer didn't like that too much.
I am also trying out the invisible machine applique method using clear polyester thread on top with a zigzag stitch- we'll see how it goes as I've never done any type of applique!
-Diane