Macybaby

I've participated in several, but always through this board. I've little interest in joining one with a group I'm not already familiar with.

SallyS

Like Tartan, I prefer to follow my own path. I make original patterns at my own speed. Pitifully slow at times.

Onebyone

Yes. I do like monthly BOM programs. I am doing the Missouri Star Christmas quilt. We make one row each month. So far plenty of fabric and a video tutorial for each row. I love the row at a time, the quilt top is finished after the last row, just sew the last row on it.

SusieQOH

Yes I have. I've done 3 with Bev McCullough, one with Julie Cefalu, and a couple of other BOM's, one with Sherri McConnell. The ones with Bev were a lot of fun being interactive online. I enjoyed them all. I won a giveaway on one and that was fun and surprising!

LI_diva

I did Angela Walters Build a Quilt in 2018-2019, and I kept up to date with the blocks. However, it took me 2 years to assemble the quilt with the finishing kit and get the darn thing quilted, so I didn’t attempt another until the current one.

I’ve also done one of her FMQ quilt alongs in real time, where you purchase a panel, and she teaches a different FMQ technique each week.

She has said she is unveiling a new FMQ challenge this month, and if I like the panel and the theme, I plan to join.

eparys

I have only done one sew along - Kathleen Tracys School Girl Sampler on line. Some of the others, which I have followed, are OK but there were always things I did not like about them lol. I do save a few individual blocks for use later.

I have done several BOMs in person - but even with that I do a lot of subbing of fabrics and rarely finish them as suggested.

LisaInOhio

I've been quilting about 3 years now and had not participated in any until this year. I'm not sure why I joined two, LOL. I did want a chance to do a project where I totally chose the fabrics from my large FQ stash and had to decide myself exactly which fabric to cut for which spot in the pattern, etc. I think that has been good for me and a skill I will carry forward. I am currently doing the BOM with Sherri from A Quilting Life as well as the Riley Blake 2022 block challenge. After the 2nd block on the RBD challenge, I nearly quit that one, as small fussy pieces are just not my thing. But I'm not a quitter by nature and they lured me in with a simpler 3rd block, so I stayed the course so far. Having said that, I fell behind on both while working on another quilt project and when that happens you totally lose the comradery of sharing it with the group, as most people that post in those groups are the ones who do the block the day it's released or very soon. This week I've been choosing and cutting fabrics for the 7 (yes, seven) blocks I am behind between the two QAL. But, I'm glad I have those ready because I'm embarking on a huge organizing of my stash and will have fabric everywhere and an actual full on project would be in the way during that. This way, I have each block on a design board and ready whenever the sorting/folding/organizing becomes too much and I just want to sew! So all in all, I'm enjoying the challenge of them overall and will complete the tops, but might not do another any time soon as I find I do prefer my own choice of patterns and less "fiddly" piecing.