Red Delicious

the first BOM  

Launched on Nov 15, 2008, released over 12 months.

The Red Delicious BOM story

When I think back to the afternoon I sat in my sewing studio going through my fabric, I could not have envisaged the encouragement, support and enthusiasm I would encounter when I decided to turn my mountain of fabric into a stash busting quilt of original appliqué blocks. What a journey...thank you to everyone who took part. I learnt so much, and I feel so fortunate to have been able to share it with you.

For those of you who are new to the Red Delicious BOM, here is a quick rundown:

Why?

I had a stash of red fabric I wanted to do something with, it had to be a stash buster – I didn’t want to have to outlay on new fabrics. I had journals of sketching and designs I knew it was time to put to use and I thought it was about time I put my long standing ‘red quilt idea’ into action. Each block was inspired by the red things in life that I love and each design has a personal story behind it. I knew this was something I wanted to share – to give back- to a community that is so generous with its time and advice – this quilt was to be a BOM and it was going to be free to anyone who wanted to join in. In this way, it would be my contribution.

What?: Red Delicious is an original appliqué design wall hanging 50 x 52 inches

Mainly appliqué : It's design, innovative folk, made it traditionally appealing whilst remaining a little bit different

Red Delicious was complemented by ‘The Red Room’ which included: a table runner (Cherry Thieves) and 2 cushion designs.

The Quilters: Thank you to everyone who joined in. I know from the many quilts made, each quilter who came along for the BOM journey made this quilt their own through personal design embellishes and fabric choices.

Wow! The Scribd.com site where the Red Delicious blocks were first launched and made available each month received over 80,606 reads, since Nov 13, 2008. This figure does not include downloads made by Yahoo Group Members who accessed the block files via group access. 

Red Delicious Community: Why not join my BOM Yahoo Group? It’s a great place to celebrate, share and discuss Red Delicious and well as the current running BOM. It’s also a central place to access files quickly and easily as well as post photos and encourage one another.

Membership is, and always will be free.

Red Delicious

Complete Pattern

US $45 

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