Want to join a BOM

:) Mayby I would have any suggestions if I would know what BOM stood for, in my language its a short for a woman who doesn't want to marry but does want to have children:)

rofl

Block Of the Month!!

Well, you can always join the RCTQ BOM! The current one running started in April, but you can join any time and make the blocks as you have time! The blocks start out fairly easy and increase with difficulty each month so that you can learn as you go.

I can always repost the list of blocks if you'd like!

Dannielle

Jacquel> I want to do a BOM for next year and am wondering if you all have any

Hahaha, thanks.......no I don't have any ideas yet, I'm still learning how to machinequilt....its tougher then I tought it would be, its easier by hand:)

Jacqueline

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Bewust Ongehuwde Moeder

Bewust = consciously Ongehuwde = unwed Moeder = mother

I think mayby you have also a word for such a woman ?

Our little quilt shop offered pre-cut fabric for a BOM using Eleanor Burns' Egg Money Quilt Book. In my opinion it is perfect for beginners (like me). It's not a big deal to cut the fabric either, you can do that yourself and do your own BOM. I enjoyed it so much I bought some different fabric and worked ahead, so now I have two quilts going. The book just makes it so easy, it seems to be written for people without a lot of experience. The only drawback is, I thought the book was kind of expensive ($27). But it includes punch-out templates that you can use again, 1930's trivia, recipes, apron patterns and such, so it's also a fun read in addition to the quilt patterns.

Sherry

Sherry

Sounds like single mother by choice.

Yep, that is right:)

Take the fun and a child, but not the dirty socks and the wet toiletfloor.......

Hmm, unmarried women we have also, but not all of them are that out of their own free will:) BOM women choose not te be in a relation, they get pregnant through a friend or a clinic.

My daughter didn't want to wear socks, the ones I forced upon her disappeared...:) And she never wet the floor in the toilet, mayby its different with boys..?:)

has some

I don't ebay at all, but if you do you might be lucky and get one a lot cheaper.

I have seen them around as cheap as $23US and overstock.com had it listed out-of-stock but for less than $18. Hunt around - you might be lucky next time.

"Cats" wrote in news:45170ba4$1 snipped-for-privacy@news.chariot.net.au:

This is the second time in a few weeks I've heard the term Egg Money Quilts... What are Egg Money Quilts? I know this is the title of a book, but are egg money quilts like nickel quilts where the fabric cost as much as you would spend on eggs?? (after re-reading this it sounds like a silly question, but I'm going to ask it anyway. I'll be back in the morning to find out... :o)

Emilia

selling eggs from a few chickens tended by the "lady of the house" was a common way for women to earn a little extra cash up to about WWII. Very common during the Depression.

So lots of quilts got made with fabrics bought from "egg money"

I just bought the book from Amazon for 18.45 plus since I needed another book for a Christmas present I just went on an ordered it and got free shipping too. I had checked ebay this morning and found some there but I am very particular with my books. Unless it is out of print and I can't find it anywhere else I prefer buying my books new. I know this is stupid but I also do not use library books, I think they are nasty.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

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Howdy!

Eleanor's site explains it pretty well:

"Before the 1940's, most eggs were produced on rural farms with small flocks that scratched their way around the barnyard. The farmer's wife was usually responsible for caring for her chickens and the money received from the sale of the eggs was hers. Surely, some fabric was purchased with this precious fund and from that came the quilt patterns uniquely associated with the Depression years of the 1930's. During a time of hardship in America, there were still many things for which to be thankful. Life was simple, people neighborly, and quilts not only useful but also an extraordinary expression of imagination. Journey back to the times when milk was 14 cents a quart and bread 9 cents a loaf."

When my husband was a teen-ager he raised chickens as a hobby and for the egg money; he re-invested his profits into more chicks and feed, and finally invested a larger sum in his parents' (they were school teachers first of all) small farm & cattle ranch in south Texas (54 acres, 45 head of cattle), specifically a registered poled (hornless) Santa Gertudis bull calf w/ bloodlines going back to the famous Texas King Ranch, which pretty well ate up his savings. He did learn a lot about running a small business, and he spent a bit of the money on whatever teen-age boys thought they must have "back then." He still admires the variety of fancy chickens and would like to have a small flock here at home-- I don't think so. However!!!! He never bought any quilting fabric, not even a spool of thread. LOL (He's laughing, too.)

By the way, speak> "Cats" wrote in news:45170ba4$1 snipped-for-privacy@news.chariot.net.au: >

Check out this link for BOM's:

I want to do a BOM for next year and am wondering if you all have any

rofl, i got one dd and two ds. the boys look out the window or somewhere other than at the toilet when using it. thats why it the floor is sometimes wet. argh. gotta love'em tho. eh cheers, jeanne

That's just the title of the book,and I guess it just refers to that specific quilt. You end up with 13 blocks, and each block is different. Each one is a pattern from the 1930's. There is Road to California, Dresden Plate, Peony, Wedding Ring, /Rocky Road to Kansas, Double /Axe Head, Old Maid's Puzzle, Christian Cross, Grandmother's Garden, Friendship Square, Rosebud, Garden Walk, Turkey Tracks. You sash them any way you want or add the scallopped border. I liked it because I didn't get bored making the same square over and over and I like the

1930s look. I will post a link to a picture of mine when I'm done if you all don't mind. I walked wide circles around it for 2 months and didn't start on it. I thought it would be beyond my capabilities as a beginner. But it was so easy, the instructions were so good. I look at the blocks now and can't believe I did them.

Sherry