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Block of the month
I was at JoAnn's today and they have 2 block of the month quilts. I didn't
care that much for either one of them, but it got me to wondering. I think this would be a good learning tool for me as far as technique, color choices and patterns go. Are there any online places that anybody is familiar with that would offer Block of the Month kits? I would prefer not to be able to buy them all at once, but would like to buy a kit a month and have to finish that one before getting the next one. I am slowly learning to discipline myself as far as buying stuff and then not using it. Cindy |
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Are there any online places that anybody is familiar with that would offer
Block of the Month kits? Hi, Cindy! There are a lot of online quilt shops that offer BOM kits- Everything Quilts is one that comes to mind, but there are a lot more. They send you the pattern and fabric only for the block or blocks for that month. It's really fun! SueS |
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i've heard tell of some shops who will sell you the first block
fabric/pattern etc for $5. you sew it up, return the next month with the block, stay and listen to some schpiel (sp?) at the shop and they will give you the next months fab/pattern for free. if you miss a month, you start at $5 again. so they hope ya keep coming back, learning with each block and buying more fabrics and stuff there eventually i suppose. for a dedicated beginner it sounds like a perfect arrangement. you learn, get all the yrs blocks for a total of the initial $5 and get lots of ideas/tips/meet new ppl who are probably also beginners to play with. you could start a wee group meeting in each others homes at mid month for a tea/cakes, show/tell and discussions on quilting. i guess you'd have to do some checking around your area to find a shop like that. theres also everything you could ever ask for free online about quilting, including free BOM patterns of every style and you got all of us here to bounce ideas off. we looooooooove puttin in our twenty three cents, lol. jeanne "teleflora" wrote... | I was at JoAnn's today and they have 2 block of the month quilts. I didn't | care that much for either one of them, but it got me to wondering. I think | this would be a good learning tool for me as far as technique, color choices | and patterns go. | | Are there any online places that anybody is familiar with that would offer | Block of the Month kits? I would prefer not to be able to buy them all at | once, but would like to buy a kit a month and have to finish that one before | getting the next one. I am slowly learning to discipline myself as far as | buying stuff and then not using it. | | Cindy | | |
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Ditto the above reply.
IT is a great way to do some different blocks and you are not out much at the end if you don't like it. It's a fun way to meet people as well. Helen in MN "nzl*" wrote in message ... i've heard tell of some shops who will sell you the first block fabric/pattern etc for $5. you sew it up, return the next month with the block, stay and listen to some schpiel (sp?) at the shop and they will give you the next months fab/pattern for free. if you miss a month, you start at $5 again. so they hope ya keep coming back, learning with each block and buying more fabrics and stuff there eventually i suppose. for a dedicated beginner it sounds like a perfect arrangement. you learn, get all the yrs blocks for a total of the initial $5 and get lots of ideas/tips/meet new ppl who are probably also beginners to play with. you could start a wee group meeting in each others homes at mid month for a tea/cakes, show/tell and discussions on quilting. i guess you'd have to do some checking around your area to find a shop like that. theres also everything you could ever ask for free online about quilting, including free BOM patterns of every style and you got all of us here to bounce ideas off. we looooooooove puttin in our twenty three cents, lol. jeanne "teleflora" wrote... | I was at JoAnn's today and they have 2 block of the month quilts. I didn't | care that much for either one of them, but it got me to wondering. I think | this would be a good learning tool for me as far as technique, color choices | and patterns go. | | Are there any online places that anybody is familiar with that would offer | Block of the Month kits? I would prefer not to be able to buy them all at | once, but would like to buy a kit a month and have to finish that one before | getting the next one. I am slowly learning to discipline myself as far as | buying stuff and then not using it. | | Cindy | | |
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http://www.strawberry-patches.com/specialevents.html
this page splains a lot better than i did, sorry bout that. if we had that going here for only $5 i'd be doing it. its my scottish blood, i just loooooooove freebies, lol. hth, nayy jeanne | "nzl*"wrote... | i've heard tell of some shops who will sell you the first block | fabric/pattern etc for $5. you sew it up, return the next month with the | block, stay and listen to some schpiel (sp?) at the shop and they will | give | you the next months fab/pattern for free. | if you miss a month, you start at $5 again. | so they hope ya keep coming back, learning with each block and buying more | fabrics and stuff there eventually i suppose. for a dedicated beginner it | sounds like a perfect arrangement. you learn, get all the yrs blocks for a | total of the initial $5 and get lots of ideas/tips/meet new ppl who are | probably also beginners to play with. | you could start a wee group meeting in each others homes at mid month for | a | tea/cakes, show/tell and discussions on quilting. | i guess you'd have to do some checking around your area to find a shop | like | that. | theres also everything you could ever ask for free online about quilting, | including free BOM patterns of every style | and you got all of us here to bounce ideas off. | we looooooooove puttin in our twenty three cents, lol. | jeanne | | | "teleflora" wrote... | | I was at JoAnn's today and they have 2 block of the month quilts. I | didn't | | care that much for either one of them, but it got me to wondering. I | think | | this would be a good learning tool for me as far as technique, color | choices | | and patterns go. | | | | Are there any online places that anybody is familiar with that would | offer | | Block of the Month kits? I would prefer not to be able to buy them all | at | | once, but would like to buy a kit a month and have to finish that one | before | | getting the next one. I am slowly learning to discipline myself as far | as | | buying stuff and then not using it. | | | | Cindy | | | | | | | | |
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Wal-Mart used to--maybe still does.
-- Ruth in Happy Camp "teleflora" wrote in message news:hFCob.17625$5c2.14538@okepread03... I was at JoAnn's today and they have 2 block of the month quilts. I didn't care that much for either one of them, but it got me to wondering. I think this would be a good learning tool for me as far as technique, color choices and patterns go. Are there any online places that anybody is familiar with that would offer Block of the Month kits? I would prefer not to be able to buy them all at once, but would like to buy a kit a month and have to finish that one before getting the next one. I am slowly learning to discipline myself as far as buying stuff and then not using it. Cindy |
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