FMQ Friday - QAYG BOM

As I've mentioned on my WIP Wednesday post, I've decided to QAYG (quilt as you go) all of my BOM's for the Sugar Block Club Block of the Month.

Before I get to that, and just in case you've missed it, be sure to check out my blog anniversary GIVEAWAY, I promise, its a good one!!

Back to FMQ Friday, I bought the Craftsy class by Leah Day, Free motion quilting a sampler, I only started watching it yesterday, and I'm so glad I bought this class.  There is a wonderful tutorial on how to sew your blocks together, which is still a long while from now.  

This is the January block - Snow Blossom, and during week I FMQ the February block too.

I outlined the flowers, hoping they would pop a bit, but the effect is not as I had hoped...

My SID (stitch in the ditch) has really improved!  At times I did jump onto the seam just a little but recovered quickly and its not that noticeable.

Oops, I still have to hide the thread tails.  Close to the end of FMQ this block I started having tension issues, so I gave my machine a good cleaning, threaded and re-threaded everything, made some small adjustments and all is working fine again.

Linking up to FMQ Friday with Leah Day @ The Free Motion Quilting Project.

Happy Quilting.

Sugar Block Club - BOM January 2013

This morning I started with my 1st block for the Sugar Block Club called Snow Blossom.  I have to admit that it was rather tricky and I had to use my seam ripper quite a few times.  Those corners are a real test, but I got it done and I am very happy with the result.  The block should be 12.5" but mine is slightly smaller.  Not by much so if need be I can make this bock again, but I doubt that it will be a big issue.

I fussy cut the flower print fabric to try and blend in with the pink and yellow.  Some of the petals on the flowers are hidden in the seam because of the seam allowance, but at least you can still see the flower.

For this BOM quilt, I am not going to stick to a certain colour or type of fabric, but decided to use scraps and what I already have in my stash.

If you wish to see the other blocks I made so far click HERE.
If you want to join in on the fun, click HERE.

Happy quilting.