I have been working feverishly to get my blocks made for the 2026 BOM I am in charge of at my Guild. The Backyard Birds is a Foundation Paper Piecing project while the Starry Sampler is an English Paper Piecing pattern. We will begin in January and I am just trying to get ahead of the game to detect any potential areas of concern. I started sign-up at our November meeting and received more sign-ups than I anticipated, so its going to be a fun year in 2026 trying to stay on top of both BOM's. Some guild members signed up for both BOM's, so they are going to be right busy as well :)
Below is a picture of the blocks I have completed to date. I have 4 more birds to make and 5 more EPP blocks.
I have decided to hand quilt each of the Starry Sampler blocks as I make them, and so far have only gotten one quilted. I am using #8 perle cotton thread and big stitch quilting. I chose a plain unbleached muslin backing so that the black stitching could easily be seen on the back.
I continue to make progress on the Insanity quilt, but it has truly slowed down as most of my effort has gone to the BOM blocks. I keep my workstation ready to go whenever I sit and watch TV in the evenings. Must admit though, I neglect it some as I also use that time to respond to Facebook posts and clear out my messages on the phone, as well as my email. But with that said, I do try to work a little on this every week.
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