June BOTM (Finally!), 09/27/2021
Good afternoon! I FINALLY got my June block done for the quilt guild BOTM challenge!! So excited about it! I had conceived the idea back in June, but it did take some time to get my items to create it. That plus the decisions of how to implement the idea to a design I was happy with. So, here it is! This is for Fathers Day. This block consists of a men's long sleeve dress shirt and tie that I got at a thrift store. I had actually picked up a few ties so I could decide which would work better with my shirt. I had even did a simple knot to ensure that I would have the correct height and angle for the tie to lay. I laid the collar points off just a bit to have a more "dad" look to it. The block is 12.5 x 12.5. I've been kicking around ideas of how I will be finishing the quilt and will probably have borders around the blocks. I am thinking of even having the months sewn into those borders to add a little more to it. Okay, so on to July now. Will share as soon as I comple...