Month 5 Homeward Bound BOM

Barn Star Sampler Block 2

                                     

These 2 blocks are the same pattern made with different red fabrics and the same background fabric. The blocks are 24" finished and will be part of a quilt to be auctioned.

This pattern is for block 2 in the the book Barn Star Sampler by Shelley Cavanna. 

Butterfly Collage

This is an old quilt; but I love it (still).

I made this quilt top on a class given by Susan Carlson sometime around 2013-ish. I did not write the date.

It is my only collage quilt using tacky glue and not a stabilizer like Steem a Seam. It is a pattern provided by Susan; but the fabrics are my own.  My quilt is 23 inches by 31 inches. All fabrics are batiks.

I have not made another quilt like this. I am too compulsive and I still get out the glue and fix some of the raw edges from time to time. It is a great method; but I do prefer the stabilizer to "glue" the pieces down.

Susan recommends to use tulle on top of the collage to help with quilting and also to keep the pieces glued; but I did not use tulle. I considered using it for a long time; but in the end I decided against it. It is another great  texture to be added for sure; but I like it as is.

Homeward Bound Quilt Month 4 Done

I have finished appliqueing the large flowers that were part of the month 4 installment for this BOM. 

It was not an easy thing to do. The petals do not fit well in the space allocated to them. 

It took some rearranging and in the end, I feel that I just made it fit because I was tired of adjusting them. It was like to insert a square peg in a very round opening.

This is my leisure time, I don't need to stress over it. I hope the next parts will fit better. 

Homeward Bound Quilt - March 2023

I have completed the 4 blocks for the Homeward Bound Quilt that is a BOM (Block of the month), at The Quilt Show website for the  year of 2023.

I am using my own fabrics and colors.

One leaf on the small stem is only pinned in place until the flowers that will be added to the long stem on the middle block are in place.

The pattern is free to members of The Quilt Show site until December. A new part of the quilt is released every month.

Another old but good

This was made with blocks exchanged from a previous Bee. The block is from the book "Nickel Quilts".
It always brings back great memories of great friends.

Moorish Star

I made this quilt in 2005 with fabrics I won as a door prize from my guild at that time. The Orange Durham Quilt Guild. DOQ.
It won a 3rd place at the 2006 show by the guild. Quilted by F Blouin.