What's so great about BOM???
07-22-2011, 04:58 PM
#91
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I love BOM.I have done the $5.00 quilt where you pay $5.00 the first time and bring it back next month and get that 1 free.Did 3 quilt tops that way,unfortunatly that shop closed.So now I do them online but use fabric from my own stash as I have enough for 2 lifetimes.Right now doing Nancy Rinks Ode to the Blue and Grey,also Florida Cabin Fever Black and white.The patterns are free.Of course I like mysteries.
07-24-2011, 05:23 AM
#93
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: WARWICK, RI
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i love boms. it is a cheaper (?) way for me to do a quilt as i pay for it little by little. it is easier for me i don't get overwhelmed. i love the ones I am doing. i just finished a star one with grandmas attic which I love buying things from cause she always has little extras with your order. I can get it done little by little. The colors are great. I am currently doing 2 now which I really like. try it you might like it.
07-24-2011, 06:46 PM
#94
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Location: NC
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great way for a beginner to learn confidence
Rolling Along ... Marti Mitchell ... also did blocks in brights, finish block each month & get the bright block free (2 blocks for $5)
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Stitcher's Garden BOM ... great way to learn technique & I am FMQ on my machine
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Rose of Remembrance BOM LQS has it digitized, still very challenging on embroidery machine. Have done 4 blocks, must redo first one :(
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Back to Nature BOM I need to add completed flying geese & borders ... one of blocks has 75 peices ... not boring
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Rolling Along in BRIGHTS ... one block ... have material to complete & a recipient in mind
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07-25-2011, 09:34 PM
#95
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Originally Posted by Ripped on Scotch
It really just depends on the BOM that you do. I have done one that was $2 a month and there are some that you can do online for free... and then there are some that are more costly. I have done them both ways. it's a good way to get used to different techniques and different blocks. Plus it gives you a dead line to have each block finished.
07-25-2011, 09:37 PM
#96
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Originally Posted by oldcottontop
Not all BOM are through a LQS. I currently am doing a BOM with an on-line quilt magazine (http://quiltpatternmagazine.com/). We started in January and were given approimate amounts of fabric in 5 different colors of our choosing. I have attempted to attach a copy of mine so far.
07-25-2011, 09:39 PM
#97
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
Originally Posted by quilt-fanatic
I just don't get the Block of the Month - it seems to cost more than if you purchased the fabric yourself, it takes way too long to finish a project, and you don't get another block until you finish the previous one??? What exactly is so enticing about it?
07-25-2011, 09:45 PM
#98
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Originally Posted by Delilah
Most BOMs are fairly complicated, some involved making more than one block in a month. The one I did last year and the one I'm working on this year requires 4 blocks to be made almost every month. Because they're not simple blocks it's nice to make them and set them aside and go on to another project. If I had to make the entire quilt in one long stretch I would not do it, it would drive me to the brink of madness. The kits may be a little pricey but it would cost as much if I had to find my own fabric because not everything I buy for a project gets used in that project and I go buy another piece that might work better. My stash is big enough, don't need to put more in it. You don't have to finish a block before getting the next one. You can stack the monthly kits up and do them years from now (or never). It's my
way of completing something more involved while making others that are quicker and easier. I quilted the two attached by myself on my domestic machine.
way of completing something more involved while making others that are quicker and easier. I quilted the two attached by myself on my domestic machine.
Originally Posted by quilt-fanatic
I just don't get the Block of the Month - it seems to cost more than if you purchased the fabric yourself, it takes way too long to finish a project, and you don't get another block until you finish the previous one??? What exactly is so enticing about it?
07-25-2011, 09:54 PM
#99
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Originally Posted by Marye
I am home bound and the closest fabric shop is 65 miles away. So for me the Bom from the online stores are blessing.
07-27-2011, 04:35 PM
#100
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Location: North Oxford MA
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i'm doing the thangles buck a block @ a local quilt shop... it is a chance for me & a girl i work with to have a good time 1 nite a month ... leave work, go to lqs.. p/u the buck a block ( & whatever else) have a nice dinner & home by 800 830.. i love it.
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