Guild BOTM 2022, 02/17/2022

Good morning all! We're into February, halfway through, and I JUST started to seriously get my blocks made. The BOTM program this year is that 2 patterns are given to you for the first few months, until you have all 12. Bonus block patterns are provided with the 2 in case you want to make a larger quilt. Sign up was in December for this and we were given our first set of patterns January. Each month, you have to take in or send pictures of the blocks to the person running the BOTM. Each block you don't have finished costs $1.00. (Sigh) guess who forked out $2.00?!? Okay, well, its not like I didn't make a stab at it. I kept misreading the patterns and making incorrect cuts. Then I walked away from it. This week, I was able to take some time to start working on them again. Which is kind of questionable, since I have a sinus infection and not feeling the best. Guess it is taking my mind off of it and the associated pain and discomfort. So, here is my first block. I haven't squared it up yet, but had to stop for a bit.



I know it looks a little odd to start, but the colors will come together. The feature fabric, down at the bottom right, is really nice and I think as we get into the other blocks the full fabric pattern will look nice. It's a garden shed with tools, flowers and bugs. I thought since Spring is just around the corner, it would be nice to have a throw to have out in the living room.

I am going to stop now and take a bit of a break. Going to take some more cold medicine, a small lunch and then back to the blocks. Depending on how long it takes, I may just post the next block here.

Have a great day and God Bless!

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