Tag: Monique Dillard

Blogger Girls BOM Final Reveal

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 Hope you have had fun following along on the Blogger Girls BOM. 
I made my quilt into 2 wall hangings for Holiday presents.
To see every ones finished quilts visit 
Sherri from A Quilting Life – aquiltinglife.blogspot.com
JoAnne from  A Patriotic Qulter – http://thepatrioticquilter.blogspot.com/
Denise from Quilter’s Window ~ Quilterswindow.com/blog/
Jodi from Pleasant Home ~ www.pleasant-home.com/
 
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To download the patterns, visit Monique Dillard of Open Gate Quilts. 
Pattern are free for a little while on her site so download them now.
Sending my quilt tops to the quilter today. 
Can’t wait to see what magic happens with the quilting.
-modalissa

Blogger Girls Month 6 BOM

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 It is that time again for the Blogger Girls’ Block of the Month. The final month of free block patterns includes month 6 blocks.
Next month we will be showing the final quilt and the layout directions.
 

 Amazing how different these two blocks are using the same pattern. Can you spot the difference in how the templates were used?
Clue: top corner
Once you spot the difference you will also spot my mistake! I didn’t even notice it until just now! I guess it happens to all of us.

Some of the other blocks.

Be sure and stop by all the blogs for the Block of the Month.

Sherri from A Quilting Life – aquiltinglife.blogspot.com
JoAnne from  A Patriotic Quilter – http://thepatrioticquilter.blogspot.com/
Lissa from Moda Lissa ~ ModaLissa.blogspot.com
Denise from Quilter’s Window ~ Quilterswindow.com/blog/
Jodi from Pleasant Home ~ www.pleasant-home.com/
Monique from Open Gate Blog ~ http://opengatequilts.blogspot.com
The FREE patterns are available here.

Blogger Girls B.O.M year 2

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 Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions?
I don’t know if you can consider mine resolutions but I have 
agreed to several projects throughout 2014 which are commitments. Commitments, now that is
a word that is just as powerful as resolutions, right?
You may remember last year when Monique Dillard of Open Gate Quilts 
hosted a Blogger Girls Block of the Month. 
 a finished quilt from last year
 Well, today is January 1st so it is time once again  to start the year off
 with a bang 
and another quilt along. 
my first block from year 1 
This year the blocks are a dreamy 6 inches. 
For the next 6 months you will be making 2 of each of the 6 designs.
Your 2 blocks will look completely different due to color and fabric placement.
I have fallen in love with the newest group from Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts.
It is called Snowbird. Yes, there are print and batiks.

 

These fabrics will not be in the stores until later this year so you are
 getting a sneak peek at them here.

At 6″ these blocks are so darn cute.

Join us on the first of each month for more cuteness and 6″ blocks.
Sherri from A Quilting Life – aquiltinglife.blogspot.com
JoAnne from  A Patriotic Quilter – http://thepatrioticquilter.blogspot.com/
Lissa from Moda Lissa ~ ModaLissa.blogspot.com
Denise from Quilter’s Window ~ Quilterswindow.com/blog/
Jodi from Pleasant Home ~ www.pleasant-home.com/
Monique from Open Gate Blog ~ http://opengatequilts.blogspot.com
The FREE patterns are available here.

You are hearing it here first but 2014 is the year of the mini cuteness.
I hope each of you have a blessed and safe 2014.

-modalissa

Blogger Girls Month 5

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I can’t believe it has been a month since my last post.
Boo Hiss- I will make myself stand in the corner!
 I guess I have been in a funk.
Thank you to Monique because being a part of the
Blogger Girl’s Quilt Along
has made me have to hop on to my blog, hopefully ending the funk.

As you know from last month I had added some batiks.
Trying to break out of my predictable shell so I tried with several
color options for block 5. Disregard the digital lines.

Month 5 is my favorite block
 You all know that I love polka dots so I couldn’t help but throw in this brown and green polka dot from Paint Box by Laundry Basket. I love how strong and graphic 2 fabrics make this block.
 I wanted to see what this block would look like as a positive/negative colorway. I did change the center block out so the block is now 4 sawtooth stars.  
Changing 1 fabric color completely changes the block.
And finally, 

I think my favorite of the 3 blocks. A scrappy block made 

with a combination of prints and batiks.
 
Stop by and see the color options at the other blogger girls.
Monique From Open Gate Quilts – opengatequilts.blogspot.com/
Sherri from A Quilting Life – aquiltinglife.blogspot.com
Thelma from Cupcakes ‘n Daisies ~ cupcakesndaisies.blogspot.com
Lissa from Moda  Lissa  ~ ModaLissa.blogspot.com
Denise from Quilter’s  Window ~ Quilterswindow.com/blog/
Nicole from Sister’s Choice  ~  sisterschoice.typepad.com
Lisa from Stashmaster ~ The-Stashmaster.blogspot.com
Instructions for block 5 can be found at Open Gate.
 Don’t give up on me. 
It won’t be another month until my next blog post!!

BOM coming soon

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Blogger
Girls Block of the Month

I am super excited to be a part of a big event starting January 1st, 2013. Monique Dillard from Open Gate is doing her first ever online Block of the Month. 
 
Instead of BOM (block of the month) 
this should probably be
 BGBOM (blogger girls block of the month)
So here is the line-up.
Monique Dillard from Open Gate – opengate.blogspot.com
(instructions posted here on the first of each month)

Sherri from A Quilting Life – aquiltinglife.blogspot.com
Thelma
from Cupcakes ‘n Daisies ~ cupcakesndaisies.blogspot.com
Denise from
Quilter’s Window ~ Quilterswindow.com/blog/
Nicole
from Sister’s Choice ~ sisterschoice.typepad.com
Lisa
from Stashmaster ~ The-Stashmaster.blogspot.com
 and me
Lissa
from Moda Lissa ~ ModaLissa.blogspot.com

 

 
Each of us will be making the same block each month. We are all using different fabrics so this will really give you lots of color choices. There will be 6 blocks posted and you can make the
6 block quilt or make 2 of each block and make the 12 block quilt. There will also be a set of instructions with the finishing options to make either size quilt. 
The instructions will be on Monique’s blog until July 2013.
As soon as you have packed away all the Christmas goodies, get ready, pick your favorite signature fabric for borders and stay tuned for yardages posted soon.
 
 here is a sneak peek at Monique’s finished quilt
Stay tuned…..