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​Common Threads 2023 Block of the Month
Star Cluster
Borrowed from National Quilt Museum 2020 Quilt Along
Runs January to April

Schedule - Click on links below for the PDF Files
January – Center Star and Border 1
February – Borders 2 and 3
March – Borders 4 and 5
April – Border 6 and finishing
  • Instructions for the month will be emailed on or about the 1st of the month. Bring your project completed to date to that month’s meeting.
  • For each round completed you will receive an entry for cash prizes at the conclusion of the Quilt Along in April.
  • Post a picture of your progress on the guild’s Facebook page.
  • There are not a lot of rules! Choose your own fabric colors.
  • Just be sure to bring your block to the meeting for show and tell! If you get behind just bring it next month.

January
Star Center
Border 1
February
Border 2
Border 3
March   
Border 4
Border 5
April

Picture

Upcoming BOM - May - _________

The National Quilt Museum will launch the 2023 Block of the Month in May.

  • You will receive a link to the block instructions on the 1st of each month.
  • As in the Star Cluster Quilt Along bring your completed block to the monthly meeting and receive an entry in the cash prize drawings – quarterly prizes and at the conclusion. You must bring your block to the meeting to receive an entry.
  • At the conclusion of the BOM Quilt Along you can submit a picture of your completed quilt to the NQM to receive a label for your quilt from the Museum.
  • There is a Facebook page where you can post pictures of your blocks. Participants also post tips and feedback.
  • You can choose your own fabric or follow the guidelines in the instructions.
  • There is no charge to participate.
  • Check out previous Blocks of the Month on the NQM website quiltmuseum.org/blockofthemonth/ or the Facebook page “The National Quilt Museum Block of the Month Club”.