How *could* I ?!?

[GuitarGramma]

Friends, I have really blown it.

I joined an embroidery Block of the Month class. Oh, I thought I was SEW clever. I went to the orientation, I heard that the quilt in question would have an average of SIXTEEN blocks per month. I said, "There's no way I have the bandwidth for 16 embroidery blocks per month." You'd be so proud of me--I said that, out loud, TO the teacher.

But by then they'd downloaded the introductory files onto a flash drive and written my name on it IN INK. And they showed me the "sampler" quilt that only needed four blocks per month. "Four blocks?" I thought, "I can do four blocks. And, besides, they wrote my name on that flash drive IN INK."

Foolish, foolish me. Do you know how long a single HoopSisters block takes to embroider? Like FOUR HOURS when you count all the trimming and fussing and folding, etc. etc. etc. Well, now you know--but I didn't.

And so I am now committed to this massive embroidery project. Granted, the blocks are beautiful. But what am I going to tell all the 2015 Finishing Club members when I can't get anything on my list done because of this BOM club?

[Susann]

But, it's sooooooo pretty! How could you NOT do it!?!?!?!?!

[MomGram]

Wow what an undertaking!! You can do it.

[Cathy F]

Beautiful block! By the way been there, done that. I still plugging away on my original embroidered block quilt! There was so much re- hooping on that one it is still not finished. I just started an embroidered Baltimore album quilt and already have 12 blocks done, no re- hooping!

What is the name of that hoop sisters project? My quilt store said they will be doing another Hoop Sisters project wonder if it's the same one.

[buckeyequilter]

Well you can list....work on embroidery squares for quilt, 12 times.

Good luck with your BOM project

[songbird857]

That block is beautiful! I do understand why people have one machine dedicated for embroidery - so they can get that going and still piece other things on a different machine.
You can do this - just enjoy the process; maybe have a laptop or tv nearby so when it is stitching a large part you can read or watch something (I have been known to throw loads of laundry in and get dinner started when a block is stitching out...)

[GuitarGramma]

Beautiful block! By the way been there, done that. I still plugging away on my original embroidered block quilt! There was so much re- hooping on that one it is still not finished. I just started an embroidered Baltimore album quilt and already have 12 blocks done, no re- hooping!

What is the name of that hoop sisters project? My quilt store said they will be doing another Hoop Sisters project wonder if it's the same one.

No re-hooping on this one! It's called Sewn Seeds. The Premier version is set on point, a first for Hoopsisters. As I said, on the premier quilt, you do an average of 16 blocks per month. It is amazingly beautiful. The sampler is nice, but nothing compared to the premier quilt.

I also chose my own colors. Hoopsisters suggested orange where I used pink, and red where I used purple. Now that I have this first block stitched, I feel really good about my choices.

[GuitarGramma]

Well you can list....work on embroidery squares for quilt, 12 times.

Good luck with your BOM project

Too funny!

But a really good suggestion.

[goofyizzy]

This is going to be so pretty. Please keep posting progress. We'll cheer you on.

[GuitarGramma]

That block is beautiful! I do understand why people have one machine dedicated for embroidery - so they can get that going and still piece other things on a different machine.
You can do this - just enjoy the process; maybe have a laptop or tv nearby so when it is stitching a large part you can read or watch something (I have been known to throw loads of laundry in and get dinner started when a block is stitching out...)

Each step is pretty quick, so I won't be vacuuming or ironing. But I did bring my Nook to the first class, and I always have Netflix running when I quilt.