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Cosmos BOM Month 1 Member Makes

Block of the Month Program· Modern Triangle Quilts· Sewing with Triangles· Uncategorized

2 Feb

Cosmos BOM Month 1 member makes are here!

We’ve been dreaming and planning for the ta-da’s and oooooo and aaaah’s.

Make Modern Triangles Club members are an excited bunch of quilters. In fact, they could hardly wait for Month 2. (Psssst: I release them a few days early before the first day of each month in case you’re itchin’ for stitchin’.)

I’m loving the Cosmos BOM Month 1 member makes! I’m so proud of you guys!

We’re off to an awesome start.

FReezer paper Fiesta!

This past month I’ve been hearing lots of cheering for the freezer paper piecing method. In fact, YOU could be cheering soon because there’s an updated, step-by-step photo tutorial and free downloadable guide on the blog. Click here to get yours.

Our sewjo is soaring because it’s easier than removing the little shreds of paper when you’re done. And the results are great! Gah!

Man, I’m so happy when I hear about these wins.

Yup, we’re feeling the maker’s high – progress, pride and confidence! And especially our members who are freezer paper piecing for the first time!

Members learn freezer paper piecing (FPP) inside the Make Modern Triangles club. Freezer paper piecing uses foundations but there’s no tedious ripping them off when you’re finished. Members are hooked! (attached? adhered?)

Block 47 is a perfect block for practicing freezer paper piecing. I design extra blocks and offer them to members in Expansion Packs. More, please!

PRACTICE AND PREP FOR COsmos BOM Month 1 MEMBER MAKES

Scrappy star block 47
Ann G. plans to make a quilt for her grandchild with Block 47.

TA DA! LET’S CELEBRATE COSMOS MONTH 1 MEMBER MAKES

You know that feeling (joy!) when you complete a set of blocks? Look no further than our gallery for instant joy. See a lovely Sparkler finish by Vickie O. and Bonnie M. is ready to assemble her blocks. And a bunch of Wildflower block beauties made by Carolinne C. and Sparkler month 4 by Barb M.

AND…more than 60 Cosmos BOM Month 1 member makes!

Sparkler BOM finish by Make Modern Triangles member.
Sparkler BOM quilt pieced by Make Modern Triangles member Vickie O.
Sparkler BOM finish by Make Modern Triangles member.
Sparkler BOM quilt pieced by Make Modern Triangles member Bonnie M.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in purple and orange print fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in teal and violet fabrics.
Rose Mary R. chose batik fabrics for her Sparkler BOM.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in red print fabrics.
Gayle K. makes #progress!
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in gray and neutral fabrics.
Bonnie M. loves prints – so pretty!
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in yellow and orange fabrics.
#progress! Corinne completed Month 1 and 2 blocks.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in dark magenta and black fabrics.
Julia W. shows her test block (top) and final Month 2 block at bottom.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in light blue batik fabrics.
Susan K.’s blocks are building!
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in bright green and multi-colored print fabrics.cor
Sue L. is bustin’ out the blocks in magenta.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in yellow and tan print fabrics.
Amy N.’s print mix and bright colors in Month 1 and 2 blocks. #progress!
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in multi-colored batik fabrics.
Judith B. goes bold, bold color! #progress!
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in navy and light tan fabrics.
Pat M. shows Month 1 and 2
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in navy and light print fabrics.
Cindy P. adds sparkle in her fabric choices for Sparkler BOM Month 1 and 2.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in multicolored calico and batik fabrics.
Carolyn K chose a one-color version of Sparkler BOM. Months 1 and 2 shown above.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in red and yellow fabrics.
Jeanette S. shows her completed Month 1 and 2 Sparkler BOM blocks. #progress!
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in blue and orange fabrics.
Jakki C. shows her Month 2 Sparkler progress (top) and Month 7 block progress on Wildflower.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in orange fabrics.
Amy W.s final Month 2 block.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in purple and black fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in coral and teal print fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in solid teal and white fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in solid red and black fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in solid pink fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in blue and yellow fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in solid red and yellow fabrics.
Cosmos BOM coloring page completed in bright colors by Make Modern Triangles member.
Cosmos BOM coloring pages completed in two colorways.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in solid teal and black fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in royal blue and neutral print fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in brown and yellow print fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in red and gray fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in yellow fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 and 2 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in blues and yellow.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in coral and green print batik fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in teal and dark print fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in yellow and gold fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in blue and white fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in red print fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in chartreuse and floral fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in dark blue fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in red and white print fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by Make Modern Triangles member in violet, yellow and green fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by member in neon yellow and red fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by member in multicolored fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by member in red and black fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by member in yellow and green batik fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by member in green print and black print fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed by member in teal and royal blue batik fabrics.
Cosmos BOM month 1 block completed by member in red and black fabrics.
Orange and tan Cosmos BOM month 1 blocks completed.

Stay tuned for Cosmos Month 2 Member Makes!

In the meantime, stay chill.

Yours in triangles,

Rebecca

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As a beginner quilter, you sometimes might be aski As a beginner quilter, you sometimes might be asking yourself when you are going to start feeling confident. 👇

And in all honesty, you’re not just going to wake up one day and start feeling confident. 

Most of the really talented quilters that you see on Pinterest and Instagram weren’t just automatically good at it, and I sure wasn’t either. 

For me, confidence wasn’t one big moment or a clear feeling one day. 

It comes project by project. And even now, every single quilt takes me on the same emotional roller coaster. 🎢

💭 “This is going to be beautiful.”
💭 “What was I thinking?”
💭 “I don’t think this is working.”
💭 “Wait... maybe this is working!”
💭 “Ahhhh... I love it.”

Sometimes confidence is trusting yourself enough to keep sewing anyway, and sometimes it looks like trusting yourself enough to walk away from a project that isn’t bringing you joy anymore.

Not every quilt has to be finished, and not every idea has to become your favorite, but every project teaches you something, whether it ends up on your bed, your wall, or back on the shelf.

So if you’re waiting to feel confident before you start your next quilt, just know that the confidence doesn’t come first. It comes from showing up, one project at a time, and just keep sewing. 😉

One thing that helped me build a lot of confidence is being around other quilters who can support you, cheer you on, and celebrate your wins with you, and that’s exactly why I started the Make Modern Triangles Club. 

Every year, we do a block of the month program together, month by month. There are always new members joining,  new projects starting, and others finishing. 

This year, we have TWO block of the month programs, but when you join the club, you get immediate access to the growing library of all of the previous block of the month quilts, along with tons of other resources, workshops, and patterns, so there’s always something to sew and build your confidence one project at a time. ✨

Comment ‘CLUB’ for details to join us. 💕

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I will never tell you that it is always going to b I will never tell you that it is always going to be easy, but I will tell you that it is always going to be worth it. ✨

Alchemy is my most challenging block of the month quilt yet, and I feel so lucky to see so many of them coming to life inside the Make Modern Triangles Club! 

We’re learning so much with this quilt, and It’s going to be worth every stitch in the end. 

If you’re on the hunt for a new hobby, something to do with your hands, a new skill to learn, or simply a way to get offline, take my free class and give quilting a try. 

Comment ‘FREE’ for the link to sign up. 💌

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
I will never tell you that it is always going to b I will never tell you that it is always going to be easy, but I will tell you that it is always going to be worth it. ✨

Alchemy is my most challenging block of the month quilt yet, and I feel so lucky to see so many of them coming to life inside the Make Modern Triangles Club! 

We’re learning so much with this quilt, and It’s going to be worth every stitch in the end. 

If you’re on the hunt for a new hobby, something to do with your hands, a new skill to learn, or simply a way to get offline, take my free class and give quilting a try. 

Comment ‘FREE’ for the link to sign up. 💌

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
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Every project starts with excitement, and then somewhere along the way I convince myself I’ve made terrible color choices, wonder if it’s ever going to come together, and seriously consider putting it back on the shelf. Then, almost without fail, there’s a moment where it all clicks, and the excitement returns. 

If you’ve ever felt this way, I hope you know you’re not doing anything wrong. You’re just making a quilt. 

Which part of the roller coaster are you on right now? Comment below! 👇

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Month Three already... can you believe it? 😅 This Month Three already... can you believe it? 😅

This is usually the point in a block of the month program where things start to shift. 

The blocks aren’t just individual blocks anymore. You’re beginning to see the design of the quilt come to life, your confidence is growing with every block, and suddenly the project that you once questions was possible starts to feel completely doable.

That’s one of my favorite things about Block of the Month quilts.

You don’t have to tackle the whole quilt at once.

You simply keep showing up, one month at a time, one block at a time, and one sewing session at a time, and you’ll have my tutorials and resources to guide you every stitch of the way.

Before you know it, you’ll have created your very own beautiful quilt! I can’t wait to see all of the Alchemy quilts being made inside the Make Modern Triangles Club keep coming to life. ✨

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There is more to learn than you imagined, things seem to take way longer than you expect, and let’s not even talk about how bad my fingers hurt from ripping paper bits out of my seams. 

I had gotten to a point where I just wanted to give up. I wasn’t enjoying quilting anymore. 

But I stayed the course and got introduced to freezer paper piecing. It saved me so much time and made life so much easier. 

It honestly made me fall in love with quilting again, and now I teach it to thousands of quilters, of all skill levels and experience. 

Comment ‘FREE’ to take my free class. 💕

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As a beginner quilter, you sometimes might be aski As a beginner quilter, you sometimes might be asking yourself when you are going to start feeling confident. 👇

And in all honesty, you’re not just going to wake up one day and start feeling confident. 

Most of the really talented quilters that you see on Pinterest and Instagram weren’t just automatically good at it, and I sure wasn’t either. 

For me, confidence wasn’t one big moment or a clear feeling one day. 

It comes project by project. And even now, every single quilt takes me on the same emotional roller coaster. 🎢

💭 “This is going to be beautiful.”
💭 “What was I thinking?”
💭 “I don’t think this is working.”
💭 “Wait... maybe this is working!”
💭 “Ahhhh... I love it.”

Sometimes confidence is trusting yourself enough to keep sewing anyway, and sometimes it looks like trusting yourself enough to walk away from a project that isn’t bringing you joy anymore.

Not every quilt has to be finished, and not every idea has to become your favorite, but every project teaches you something, whether it ends up on your bed, your wall, or back on the shelf.

So if you’re waiting to feel confident before you start your next quilt, just know that the confidence doesn’t come first. It comes from showing up, one project at a time, and just keep sewing. 😉

One thing that helped me build a lot of confidence is being around other quilters who can support you, cheer you on, and celebrate your wins with you, and that’s exactly why I started the Make Modern Triangles Club. 

Every year, we do a block of the month program together, month by month. There are always new members joining,  new projects starting, and others finishing. 

This year, we have TWO block of the month programs, but when you join the club, you get immediate access to the growing library of all of the previous block of the month quilts, along with tons of other resources, workshops, and patterns, so there’s always something to sew and build your confidence one project at a time. ✨

Comment ‘CLUB’ for details to join us. 💕

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
I will never tell you that it is always going to b I will never tell you that it is always going to be easy, but I will tell you that it is always going to be worth it. ✨

Alchemy is my most challenging block of the month quilt yet, and I feel so lucky to see so many of them coming to life inside the Make Modern Triangles Club! 

We’re learning so much with this quilt, and It’s going to be worth every stitch in the end. 

If you’re on the hunt for a new hobby, something to do with your hands, a new skill to learn, or simply a way to get offline, take my free class and give quilting a try. 

Comment ‘FREE’ for the link to sign up. 💌

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
I will never tell you that it is always going to b I will never tell you that it is always going to be easy, but I will tell you that it is always going to be worth it. ✨

Alchemy is my most challenging block of the month quilt yet, and I feel so lucky to see so many of them coming to life inside the Make Modern Triangles Club! 

We’re learning so much with this quilt, and It’s going to be worth every stitch in the end. 

If you’re on the hunt for a new hobby, something to do with your hands, a new skill to learn, or simply a way to get offline, take my free class and give quilting a try. 

Comment ‘FREE’ for the link to sign up. 💌

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
I’ve made enough quilts to know that I am NOT the I’ve made enough quilts to know that I am NOT the only one who has been riding this roller coaster. It’s just part of the creative process that every quilter will go through. 😅

Every project starts with excitement, and then somewhere along the way I convince myself I’ve made terrible color choices, wonder if it’s ever going to come together, and seriously consider putting it back on the shelf. Then, almost without fail, there’s a moment where it all clicks, and the excitement returns. 

If you’ve ever felt this way, I hope you know you’re not doing anything wrong. You’re just making a quilt. 

Which part of the roller coaster are you on right now? Comment below! 👇

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
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