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I realized this week that I am in love with Block of the Months...or, for those of us in the know...BOMs. The reason being is if you are like me, a Smorgasbord Quilter...(which means you are not a purist who only does Modern or Art Quilts...or Civil War patterns or Wool or embroidery...but likes it all) there is no way you could have the money or the space for all the product to dive into it all. The BOM allows you to create a quilt even if you don't have the fabric in your stash because they send it to you monthly! And, they only send you enough to make the one block.

But, I realized this past week that I am in deep...as in too many BOM's and I need a plan of action. The "AH HA" moment came because of two different V8 moments. First, I called my dear friend Sylvia Pippen to finish the registration process for her latest BOM...which is absolutely gorgeous!!!! My two favorite things, Sashiko and Wool...how could I pass up that!

As I was chit chatting I said..."So I'll get my first block in January right."...NOT!!! No, no, no...this starts Oct. 1st!!! OMG...I will admit I have several BOMs living in my Bee Hive...they range from Wool to Appliqué, from Sashiko to Piecing...and now I have added another one!

This conversation was followed by a call from one of my favorite shops, Olde World Quilt Shoppe in Cave Creek, AZ. They were calling to let me know that block five of the Sue Spargo BOM Crimson Tweed, done in primitive colors, was missing a fabric and could they send it out in the next block or do I need it right away to complete the block?!!! Well...I wanted to say...send it Federal Express!!! I need it like yesterday because I am soooo caught up! But instead I said you can send it with the next block because the reality is I have not started it...oye vey!

These two conversations have led me to a plan and it might be helpful to those of you that have the same issues as me with BOMs/projects. I am going to try...as in TRY...to do one block a month from each of my BOM's...it may take me a year to get them done, but at least I will see progress. The key will be not to get distracted by other eye candy. It will be a challenge because basically all my BOMs are hand work, which are more time intensive. But, I am going to give it the old college try and then I will post them on both Instagram and Facebook with the hashtag...#BOMquiltchallenge. Feel free to also post to the hashtag!

Have a great week. We are hitting the road again looking for more quilting adventures!!

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