I am now about to begin the 4th block of gail pan’s Christmas Wish BOM, and I’m so enjoying making them.  The three above are the ones I’ve completed up till now, and the one below is my most recent.   I didn’t think I’d enjoy embroidery as much as cross stitching but now I think I even prefer it.  Since starting these I have downloaded a number of other patterns to try and I have no idea what I’m going to do next.

There are now six blocks available so in just three months time I’ll have them all and can put them together into a quilt.  Can’t wait!

Related posts:

1. Tree Skirt Progress – 1 Week
2. Baby Bobble Afghan Progress
3. Quilt Sampler Cross Stitch Progress

I’ve been wanting to learn to do embroidery for a while and when I saw the Christmas Wish BOM over at gail pan designs I thought it was the perfect opportunity to teach myself.  So after a few online tutorials and YouTube videos I felt confident enough to give it a go.  It came out pretty well for my first try and wasn’t as difficult as I thought.  The stitches are basically the same as with cross stitching only without the spaces for counting stitches.

If you aren’t familiar with what a BOM is, it’s a ‘Block of the Month’, it’s most frequent with quilters.  A designer puts out one block design each month and after 9-12 months you have enough blocks to put together into a quilt.

This BOM is for a Christmas quilt.  Each block has a different word like Love, Merry, Joy etc.  I can’t wait to see the finished product!

Related posts:

1. Christmas Wish BOM Progress
2. Quilt Sampler Cross Stitch Progress
3. Only Three Months Till Christmas!