If you're new to the quilting world you may have heard someone talking about a block of the month (BOM) and wondered what on earth it is. How does it work? What do I need to do?
In order to create some quilt patterns, you need to create a certain number of fabric squares, known commonly in quilting terms as blocks. They can be of varying sizes, shapes and patterns and created using different techniques. The overall quilt pattern will have a repeated block design or different block designs to make up the full finished quilt.
A BOM is simply a guided sew-along where you will make one or more blocks from the whole quilt pattern per month over a set period of time. It can vary in length, usually from 6 - 12 months, or sometimes even longer depending on the complexity of the quilt pattern. Joining a BOM is a really great way to learn or improve skills, meet new people and can also can help give you valuable support where needed. It's especially great for anyone getting into quilting and feel like they would like a little additional guidance too.
When you join a BOM you receive all the information to make a quilt and a nice structure to work through over a set period of time. It not only makes it feel less daunting as a project overall, but gives you a great sense of achievement once you've come to the end of the project!
