Thursday, October 20, 2016

TGIFF: A finished BOM sampler

Welcome!  I'm Alla, and I'm so glad you are visiting.  I have been blogging about my creative passions since 2011; these days, it's pretty much all about the quilting.


Today's finish is a sampler quilt made from black-white-and-bright BOM blocks.  I hosted/taught this BOM last year (September 2015 - August 2016), and made a commitment to the students to stitch it up as soon as I could.


 New skills for me:

Wonky/twisted setting for blocks (based on tutorial found at About.com; click ahead to step 3).


Placing blocks in a non-grid pattern, which involved partial seams everywhere.


Curved piecing on some flying geese in the background (learning about/practicing my curves in this year's BOM).


Quick shot of the reverse, a giant B&W print from the stash of amazing art quilter Jonathan Shannon.

Not sure if the fabrics and the setting managed to break this traditionally-pieced sampler out of its stuffy past, but I like to think that 12-inch star blocks can aspire to a modern sensibility.

Thanks for reading about my quilt!


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13 comments:

  1. Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieDOctober 20, 2016 at 3:08 PM

    Love your offset blocks and what a great finish, worthy of all that piecing effort. Thanks for hosting TGIFF this week, Chris :D

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  2. IzzyOctober 20, 2016 at 6:05 PM

    What a great finish - I love how you decided to set the blocks. And thank you for hosting this week. :-)

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  3. Leanne ParsonsOctober 21, 2016 at 3:33 AM

    I love the setting for your blocks! Twisting them really added movement to the quilt. Thanks for hosting this week :)

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  4. Sarah @ Georgia Girl QuiltsOctober 21, 2016 at 5:53 AM

    This is fabulous! I love the wonky settings and all that yummy negative space. Great use of color and I love the smaller blocks you added to the neg. space. What a great quilt!

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  5. Val's Quilting StudioOctober 21, 2016 at 5:55 AM

    THanks for hosting!

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  6. SusanOctober 21, 2016 at 8:18 AM

    Alla, that is a fantastic setting for those blocks - well done!
    Thanks for hosting!

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  7. Cynthia Brunz DesignsOctober 21, 2016 at 8:39 AM

    Wonderful sampler finish. The wonky setting works really well. Thanks for hosting!

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  8. Yvonne from Quilting JetgirlOctober 21, 2016 at 4:50 PM

    What a fun way to display sampler blocks, I especially like how you used different colors to "twist" the blocks. Thank you so much for hosting TGIFF this week!

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  9. Anja @ Anja QuiltsOctober 21, 2016 at 6:06 PM

    I like the wonky offset of the blocks. It looks great.

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  10. Angie in SoCalOctober 21, 2016 at 9:15 PM

    What an interesting sampler. I like it!

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  11. Bernie KringelOctober 22, 2016 at 8:31 AM

    Black, white and bright - that is such a great idea for a scrappy palette. I think I may put that on my list of ideas for next year's scrappy projects - I do one or two each year. I really like the look of yours.

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  12. Celtic ThistleOctober 22, 2016 at 12:49 PM

    Fabulous finish Alla, and so many new powers to your quilting elbow :)

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  13. LauraOctober 31, 2016 at 5:58 AM

    thanks for hosting! I love how you've offset the blocks!

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