Welcome - this is a great place and I'm sure you will love the people here! I agree with Margo that of course, you should go ahead and get started. And in my opinion, there's no reason you have to finish in December. Take as long as you need, just be sure to download all the directions; because I'm sure there will be another BOM in 2010. And both Sue and Margo's tutorials have been extremely helpful. So please do join us and remember to post pictures of your progress in Show & Tell.

First of all, WigglyWoods, welcome to TQS!!! Also be sure to check the Member Blogs and Forum to learn more about our friendly community!
And about starting the BOM late? ABSOLUTELY!!
I dont' know how much time you have to devote to sewing, or how advanced your quilting skills are, but this project is well worth catching up, and if you order the kit you will know that you have enough fabric. You will be able to download the monthly instructions as they become available, and even if you don't finish by the end of the year, you will have what you need to get it done when you can!
Besides all of the information on the site, you may also find some of my tutorials helpful. I offer some alternative ways to do some of the monthly processes because there is always a different method to try until you find something that works for you.
Here is the first one. These are always available on my Webshots albums and you can get to them at any time by just clicking on my profile photo anywhere that you see it on the site, or just do a search for "Margo".
Again, welcome from across the pond!

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/569453221xrxRqK

Hello I stumbled across this fantastic website last week and have become thoroughly addicted since then. I've spent a lot of time watching Alex's excellent lessons in the classroom this week and also looking at the BOM lessons and videos...wow! what a fantastic resource this is. There's nowhere within driving distance of where I live that makes this sort of learning available.

I've fallen in love with the BOM quilt and would love to have a go at making one but am wondering if it's just too late in the process to get started now. I don't live anywhere near to a quilt shop with a wide selection of fabrics and don't have a sufficiently big enough stash to pull that amount of fabric from so I think I would need to order the kit if I do decide to start on this journey.

Is/has anbody else started on the BOM months after it began? It looks like such a wonderful learning experience.