January BOMs

 I'm happy to report that I am caught up on my January BOMs. There are a couple more that I'm contemplating signing up for but I haven't made up my mind just yet.

First is the And Sew On BOM:

 

Such a cute block!  I will admit that I took the easy way out and drew the lines on my ruler with a fabric marker instead of embroidering them on...what can I say, I was in a hurry to get to the next block :)

 

Super Penguin QAL: 

 

 

This block is actually from last year but it is from the latest set that has been released.  I WOULD be caught up on this QAL now if it wasn't for the fact that I have decided that although I like my blocks individually, I HATE them together.  Therefore, I will be starting over using a white background on all blocks to make it have at least a somewhat unified look. 

 

Sugar Club BOM:

 

I'm digging into my Denise Schmidt stash for this one (gulp!)  I'm extremely happy with the way it came out and cannot wait for next month's pattern!

 

Lucky Stars BOM:

 

I have decided on this BOM I will be using black and gray as my background fabrics- alternating every other block.  When using black as the background I will use gray and one other color and when using gray as the background I will use black and one other color in the design (hopefully that makes sense).  Again, I'm really happy with this block!

 

Threadbias Pretty in Patchwork Holidays Sew Along: 

 

January's project is the cute little paper pieced polar bear.  I did make a smaller version of him along with is little penguin friends as a wall hanging to give to my dad for Christmas but this one is for my family.  The first Christmas item I have been able to make for our family-better late than never :)  I did change up the back and made it an envelope back instead of one with a zip closure.  The back is red with light green polka dots--LOVE IT!

 

 

OKC Modern Quilt Guild BOM:

 

 

These are the fabrics that I chose to use.  I did finish this block but the lighting was bad so the picture will have to wait.

 

Frosted Pumpkin Woodland Sampler:

 

 

Almost done!  Soooo cute!

 

Frosted Pumpkin Winter Wonderland Sampler:

 

 

Not much progress on this.  I'm kind of working on it in my spare time since there's nearly 11 months before it needs to be done.

 

And I finally got my fabrics from The Connecting Thread.  I went a little crazy with their end of year clearance.  The bottom left shows all of the fabrics together and the other pictures have them broken down into categories/collections - clockwise from top left:

 

Manly fabrics (brother approved) :P, Parlor Pets, Bookish, Soaked, nautical fabrics, and the whole order.

 

 

And I am extremely proud that I went to JoAnn's and came out with exactly what I needed, no more, no less.  I now have the white for the background of the new Super Penguin blocks, the black fabric for the backing of the Pervalong Wall Hanging (yes, I have finally decided !!!), the binding for the How Far Will You Go Quilt, the binding for the Pervalong, and some super cute fabric for a pair of pj pants for Squeak :)

 

 

Linking up to Let's Get Acquainted and BOMs Away Monday.