Wednesday, December 28, 2022

GETTING READY FOR HOMEWARD BOUND

 The 2023 Block of the Month quilt for The Quilt Show is Homeward Bound. This quilt is designed exclusively for The Quilt Show by Sarah Fielke. It features piecing and applique, lovely flora and fauna shapes, and makes a beautiful year-long project:

Best of all, the patterns are FREE to STAR MEMBERS of The Quilt Show. If you join before December 31, 2022, you also have access to the entire 2022 BOM--Garden Party Down Under by Irene Blanck. After December 31, 2022, those patterns will only be available for purchase from Irene. 

TIPS FOR GETTING READY TO MAKE HOMEWARD BOUND:

1. Have paper and printer ink ready. The pattern is usually up the first of each month. A little birdie told me Month 1 will be up December 29, 2022.

2. Plan to watch Facebook LIVE/YouTube Friday December 30, 2022 at noon central time. I will discuss how to find everything, how to ask questions, how to post photos, and give some special tips for the tiny center cabin we make in Month 1. Find the LIVE on Facebook at The Quilt Show page OR  on Youtube.com, The Quilt Show channel there. All the broadcasts are recorded and remain available all year for you to  watch when it's convenient.

3. Have a notebook you can store your patterns in. I get a 3 ring binder with 12 page tabs so each month is kept separately:


If you bought the KIT from The Quilt Show, you will find it helpful to have the Materials Requirements document printed or saved where you can quickly find it. Each fabric is listed by the Month it will be used and what it is used for. This is also helpful information if you are using your own fabric: 


4. BEFORE YOU BEGIN, each month, watch any VIDEOS that are available for that month. Month 1 has two videos, a Main one and one on making Bias Stems. The VIDEOS  supplement the written pattern. Also READ the pattern completely before you begin. READ my blog for that month--I often make suggestions for ways to do something you may want to try.  

5. January 1, 2023 will be the release of The Quilt Show featuring Sarah Fielke in studio. It is sure to be an informative show and will give you an overview of the entire project. The Block of the Month show is often FREE FOR ALL TO WATCH so check it out even if you don't plan to do the Block of the Month project.

6. The Block of the Month project is a good one to make with friends. Find one or two or several friends who want to make this with you. Gatherings don't have to be in person, though that is fun. My group of Sunday Sew and Sews began January 2017 to work on Halo Star Medallion, that year's Block of the Month. We are still going strong today as a group of 13 who meet one Sunday a month to cheer each other on.

7. Use the FORUM on The Quilt Show website to ask questions and post your progress. We love to see all the great fabric choices that everyone is making. I am there to answer all your questions so help is available should you need it.

I look forward to our year together. I hope you will join in the fun and learn some new techniques--I did!

Let's quilt.

Babara



9 comments:

  1. Another beautiful and ambitious project, Barbara!

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  2. I am very excited to get this one started. I know I will learn a great deal! Thank you Barbara for guiding us.

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  3. I'm so looking forward to this BOM. Been a Star member for years, but have never done a BOM before. The vines & circles make me nervous, but I feel up to the challenge.

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  4. Ohhh so glad you posted your blog link! Thanks for the tips. I promised myself to take this slow and steady instead of jumping into the deep end and then remembering I can't swim (grin)! I'll be posting on my blog post as well - it's Off the Wall Fridays!

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  5. Can you please provide yardage for background for each border?

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    1. I bit the bullet and did it today. Find all the information on the FORUM on www.thequiltshow.com

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  6. Thank you! I'm Dutch and I made a quilt that Sarah designed before. Loved her way of teaching and leaving the choice to the maker. So I could still use more creativity. I made the down the rabbit hole quilt, but made cats instead! So looking forward to this one! Have fun y'all.

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