Dude, where’s my BOM
February 2nd, 2010
Done.
D.O.N.E. Done.
Not that I didn’t enjoy every minute of making Anne Sutton’s adorable A Tisket, A Tasket BOM blocks - I couldn’t wait to finish it and get it set and quilt it. Setting is still in the audition progress as I’m playing with two setting ideas. A fun dilemma to have, for sure.
For an entire year I looked forward to the 5th of each month - and was sad when this last January 5th rolled around and there was nothing to download. And then to my surprise (Gomer: Surprise. Surprise. Surprise!), Anne started a brand new block of the month. Oh happy 5th day of the month! I loved seeing what all the other Tisket Tasketeers were doing too.
I had a big posting/making gap since June - my posts from the past: January, February, March, April and May & June. It feels so great to finally get caught up. Thank you thank you thank you, Anne!
Scenario I hope to never witness: The house is on fire. All people and pets are out, as well as important documents, photographs, kids artwork, clothes and fabric. The fire marshal says there’s just enough time to run in a grab ONE quilt. Once finished, this will no doubt be my fire quilt.
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Unsupervised quilting, crafting, mischief and absurdity from my teenie weenie tiny little studio in the woods on the North Oregon coast.
That is so cute. I love your yellow polka dot background with all the Sweet fabrics! So cute. I knew I should have joined in on that one! Dang it!
February 2nd, 2010Those blocks are adorable. I love the colors! Don’t tell any of the other Tisket Tasketeers, but I think yours are my favorite.
February 2nd, 2010How sweet!!! Extreme cuteness!!
February 2nd, 2010Liebe Monica,
das sieht so schön aus! Ich bin begeistert.
Have a nice day,
liebe Grüße
Sabine
So adorable. I love the background,all the bright colors, and the rick rack handles. I can see this being the fire quilt. Can’t wait to see how you set it.
February 2nd, 2010Love every block…yes….yours is my favorite!!!
February 2nd, 2010I love the polka dots everywhere. The animals are sweet too. Wonderful handiwork as usual. Can’t wait to see the finished project.
February 2nd, 2010How adorable! And everything just fits perfectly despite the completely varying colours.
February 2nd, 2010Good choice on this being the fire blanket. Looks like a lot of time and love has gone into it.
Another slack-jawed speechless comment from me, Natalie-In-Awe.
February 2nd, 2010It’s darling. Each block is a little piece of art.
February 2nd, 2010Ric-rac for the basket handles = brilliant!
February 2nd, 2010Lovely! They are all great, but I think Jan is my favorite block. The Gomer quote made my day!
February 2nd, 2010I love yours, and I loved making mine. I can’t wait to finish it.
February 2nd, 2010Its wonderful! The fabrics really make it perfect to me!
February 2nd, 2010they have turned out SOOOO great.
February 2nd, 2010I love the colors you chose-especially for the background. What a happy quilt!
Now for fire safety, I think you should keep the quilt at my house!
February 2nd, 2010Oh Wow! I LOVE your rendition — It’s definitely my favorite of them all. LOVE those buttery yellow polkies, the pretty colors and the ric rac - oh, the ric rac!!!
Now, just don’t go and do something goofy like use this cute quilt to cover up a scantily clad hubby — ’cause then we’d have to take it away from you!
February 2nd, 2010Hey now that IS A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E…..
February 2nd, 2010Oh.
My.
Gosh.
This is the epitome of perfection. Each square is more adorable than the next. Amazing composition… and SO, SO, SO happy!
February 2nd, 2010Anne’s design is so lovely. Andy our work is perfect. There is that buttery yellow dot for the background. Oh it sets those blocks off so well. Super super cute.
February 2nd, 2010You’re quilt is definitely one of my very favorites and now I regret not making one myself. I so dislike having to work. It keeps me from joining in on all this fun. I look forward to seeing the quilt when you’re done doing your magic.
February 2nd, 2010This is stinkin’ cute! Thanks for sharing, you do wonderful work!
February 2nd, 2010Were you ALWAYS the best in the class? I’m thinking you were…you just seem to have that in you ;-) This makes me OOOH and AAHHH. You are just SO GOOD!
February 2nd, 2010Your version just turned out waaaayyy too cute, dude!
February 2nd, 2010If I have a fire, then I’m running to your house for that quilt too! You absolutely chose the perfect fabrics, and recreated her blocks in such a bright and wonderful way! I love that each and every piece is definitely PURPOSEFULLY cut and placed. Bravo!!!
February 2nd, 2010Those are delightful! Can’t wait to see how you choose to finish it.
February 2nd, 2010I love all your bright colors! And all of your little extra trims that you included above the basket.
Can’t wait to see how you finish it all up.
SheilaC
February 2nd, 2010Oh my goodness! You have not disappointed me! Wow, your talent is beyond words! Thanks so much for posting your other blocks. This is one of the cutest quilts I have ever seen. Can’t wait to see your border choices!
February 2nd, 2010Yes…another darling quilt BOM to do this year. I will be anxiously waiting to see what you come up with.
Take Care!
CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!
February 2nd, 2010I didn’t think anyone could do better than Anne on this quilt, but I was sadly mistaken. Your sense of color and your ability to pick the right accents and little touches just make me say “awwww.” I wish I could add some witty little comment, but I’m too eaten up by jealousy! It’s beautiful.
February 2nd, 2010I love your fabric choices, especially the background. The ric rac handles look so cute. Wonderful work!
February 2nd, 2010That’s pretty cute for somebody who barely even sews.
Lost is totally freaking me out, dude. Will you explain it to me later, please?
February 2nd, 2010WOWZA!! Your interpretation is fantastic-love it!
February 2nd, 2010Geweldig!!! Love the backgroudn fabric you used to it!
February 3rd, 2010Your background fabric is so pretty, and all your blocks are darling. You are mentioned in the current Quiltmaker magazine…pretty cool, girl!
February 3rd, 2010Absolutely my favorite TAT quilt. I like it better than my own. I love October and July the most. No wonder why this is the fire quilt!!
February 3rd, 2010I squealed, hyperventilated, and fell out of my chair.The sheer cuteness of this is a bit overwhelming!
February 3rd, 2010The CUTEST one I’ve seen so far. ;o)
February 3rd, 2010Beautiful! I think it needs to be promoted to being rescued before clothing!
February 3rd, 2010I can totally see why this would be your fire quilt. It’s BE-YOO-TEE-FULLLLLL!
February 3rd, 2010Thank you for sharing. It is wonderful.
Could you please tell me what the pancakes are saying, though?
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February 3rd, 2010The pancakes say, “I’m a hot mess!” - it’s a bag I got at the Loyal Army store in Walnut Creek, CA. I love it! -m
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Monica, I’ve loved seeing your blocks and am sooo happy you finally finished all of them. How else was I going to shamelessly copy you if I had nothing to go by for the last six blocks???
February 3rd, 2010They’re amazingly wonderfully fantastically spectacular!!
love love love the blocks! now you make me want to start this BOM even more!
February 3rd, 2010BEAUTIFUL. I love it so much! It is killing me, I’m almost dead…..seriously I can’t stand it. kma x
February 3rd, 2010Lovely!
February 3rd, 2010Inspiring, adorable, I could go on and on gushing. I just spent a hour looking at the photos in Flickr. Beautiful.
February 3rd, 2010I can sure see why! Beautiful doesn’t even describe it! I’ve often thought that. What if I didn’t have time to grab all of my quilts? There are memories stitched into each one.
February 3rd, 2010Brenda
Happy, cheerful…omg, I love it! Thanks for making us all drool on the monitor.
February 3rd, 2010If my house is on fire, I’m running to your house to take this quilt. Or something. It is so CUTE!! I think I might have to do the snowman quilt. I ♥ snowmen. And in red and aqua no less. :)
February 3rd, 2010Adorable! Anne’s pastels are sure soft and pretty but I really like your pops of brights and big prints! It’s going to be so cute you’ll want to SQUEEZE it.
And what is that amazing looking mosaic-y thing on your design wall to the right of your tiskety taskety loveliness?
February 3rd, 2010Well Monica, Gomer and I think these are the cutest Tisket blocks in all of blogland!
February 3rd, 2010OMG! I have seen many of these blocks. And none of them hold a candle to yours!! I think Anne should give you her pink fridge as a prize! Thanks for the inspiration.
February 4th, 2010Ohhhhh McMonica you have done it again. I am loving your blocks. They are wonderful. I however have downloaded each and every pattern. Is that a start???
February 4th, 2010Thanks for sharing. There wonderful.
Absolutely beautiful Monica! Your handwork is so lovely and your color/fabric combinations are so pretty.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful project!
February 5th, 2010Oh! Swoon! Love! My heart skipped a beat when I saw your amazing version of Anne’s quilt! It’s so up my alley- the colors are spot on perfection! You so rock. :) (I just can’t add another exclamation point. The grammar police might come take me away.)
February 5th, 2010OMG!! You have a great eye for color. I so wish I could have just a pinch of your talent. I’m doing the redwork version and can’t wait to get mine done too.
February 5th, 2010Your stuff is always so cute. And I love your studio…I have never really been into bright colors, but your studio is making me a fan of aqua!
Linked to your site on my blog: see my website link above.
February 5th, 2010I absolutely loved doing this BOM! But your blocks were by far my favorites, (including mine) because I made the mistake of using more than one background. Definitely save it in the fire.
February 5th, 2010Love your blocks Monica,they stitched up so pretty. I must finish mine soon…. Thanks for showing us!
February 6th, 2010I wish my brain worked like yours! You can see things that I can’t even imagine. I love these fabrics and colors so much. Absolutely awesome. Can’t wait to see the finished quilt.
February 7th, 2010how do i love theee…I would totally grab this one too.
February 7th, 2010I can see why this would be the fire quilt! Amazing. Love.
February 7th, 2010Your blocks are beautiful . . . mine were done in redwork and on muslin . . . I must look to you for inspiration once again and think outside my small donut of a brain . . . you are awesome . . . always
February 8th, 2010Nancy in AZ
Monica, it would be my fire quilt, too. I just love the colors that you used!! (I am saying this with a thousand !!!!!!!!!!’s). It is just adorable. You are my hero…….
hugs,
February 9th, 2010becky
I love your colors and the cute little ghost. I started quilting my Tisket Tasket quilt and can’t wait to sew the biinding on. I will be making the Snowbound BOM, as well. :)
February 10th, 2010One of the very cutest I have seen…….love the colors you used. Very cheerful. It does deserve to be the fire quilt……..
February 10th, 2010Just adorable…I would run back into a burning house for this one too! My blocks are set together and bordered but now I have to figure out how to quilt it. I haven’t posted any of my blocks but it has been a lot of fun seeing all the other versions. I always looked forward to seeing your blocks because they are what I wished I had done–guess I could make another one–NOT! And I love your little ghost!
February 12th, 2010Karen in Breezy Point
I just love the finished blocks! I invite you to enter my Valentine giveaway. You could win a pink, bead-knitted purse, hand-knit by me, with a chocolate bar charm.
S.W.A.K.
February 12th, 2010Looks SO fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!! I want to make one. I almost promise not to put it at the end of the Make Me List. First I have to wrangle back my creative space. Got any dynamite???? Adult children, I’m discovering, are most tenacious!
February 13th, 2010Oh I love the way you used rick rack for the basket handles … very smart! Your colors are fabulous!
February 14th, 2010Happy Valentine’s Day Monica, I just love your Fire Quilt. It is a gift to all of us that you share your amazing talent! Thank you so much! Elizabeth
February 14th, 2010O M G……thanks all I can say. Your blocks are beautiful, but the entire quilt is well….O M G!!!! Would you be interested in a Barter????? Make me one and I’ll quilt yours? Serious!
February 14th, 2010It is beautiful! I have enjoyed seeing your blocks along the way. I love the fabrics you chose and that polka dot background is adorable!
February 14th, 2010oh man! it that ever cute!
February 15th, 2010Just stopping by for a colorful “pick-me-up” and visiting your quilt pic. So happy! So fresh and pretty!
Did you use a felt for some of the items in or around the basket? If so, what kind of felt and did you pre-wash it?
I’m working on an applique quilt and trying to decide if I could use felt on it. I guess, technically, one can do whatever one wants. But I was wondering about washing and the after effects. Thanks!
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Thank you for your kind words, Sharrie! I used a wool/acrylic blend felt. I think it’s 35% wool/65% acrylic. I don’t ever prewash - wool, fabric… nothing - everything is unwashed. Since this is a wall quilt, I don’t ever plan on washing it - so I’m not concerned about shrinkage (insert George Costanza joke here). - Monica
June 21st, 2010This quilt is just adorable. I do not quilt (future dream of mine, though) but, I do have lots of paper for cardmaking. I just made my own July Square by looking at your picture. I used paper, buttons, rickrack, and lace to make my own version. Thank you sooooo much for posting this beautiful quilt for all of us to enjoy and be inspired by. I feel very crafty today - and blessed, too!
July 2nd, 2010