Welcome to AFTERNOON DELIGHT!

[bbquiltmaker]

The big reveal happened November 1 at International Quilt Festival in Houston. People really like it.

Here are some Details:

https://bbquiltmaker.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-big-reveal-afternoon-delight.html

We hope you will join us!

[HelenW]

Barbara,
You and your quilting friends did a wonderful job on Sue's Afternoon Delight. It is truly a delight that you will be holding our
hand every step of the way on this fun, fun, fun quilting journey, You are the perfect person to help Sue Garman's memory
stay alive and live on. HelenW

[bbquiltmaker]

Helen, thank you so much for your kind words. They really mean a lot.

[NanaPie]

I am so looking forward to making this quilt! A quilting bee at it's best - wonderful designer, your wonderful guidance. I know it will be a fun year ahead!

[ellenceleste]

It's been a while since I've done a BOM. This one speaks to me and I'm hoping to go through my stash and find the right fabrics to make it. Looking forward to getting started.

[JudithA]

Sue Garman was one of my very favorite quilt designers. Afternoon Delight has been in my bucket list for years. I am delighted with the choice of this year's BOM. I plan to do mine in reproduction fabrics.

Judy Austin

[Pemela]

I am so excited to start the 2020 BOM. I could hardly believe my eyes when I watched the reveal on Facebook, as this really is one of my favourite Sue Garman patterns. I'm still deciding on fabrics and probably wont make my final choice until we have the first pattern. Beverly you are right it will be a Quilting Bee at its best.

[radquilter]

I also want to congratulate Barbara and her talented sewing group for making a beautiful rendition of Afternoon Delight. This quilt has also been on my bucket list and I bought the pattern from Sue Garman a few years ago. This will give me incentive to finally make this quilt.
Thank you Barbara for all your help with all of the other BOM’s here at the Quilt Show. I love to read your blog and always look forward to it in my email.

[bbquiltmaker]

Radquilter--thank you, you just made my day!

[Patchworkjill]

Love love Sue Garmon and this will be my 4th quilt of hers, so excited that TQS has chosen this quilt, thank you everyone.

[betweens]

I am just thrilled about this block of month this truly was on my bucket list

[NanaPie]

Patchworkjill, LOVELY to see you on the forum again!!!

[Patchworkjill]

Hi, Beverly, it's great to be back, hope you are going well, I am looking forward to this quilt xx

[betweens]

I agree with you I got a thrill this is going to be a huge success!

[JudithA]

Barbara,
This is the first sewing project that has roused my interest in quite a while. My husband died unexpectedly this year and my son died of cancer 6 weeks later. I haven't sat down at my sewing machine since the night before my husband died. The 2020 BOM has got me interested in quilting again.
I thought I wanted to make Afternoon Delight from reproduction fabrics, but I am having second thoughts - mainly because I don't know how small the pieces are in Afternoon Delight. I like to use small scale fabrics in small pieces, because I like to clearly see the block designs. If I am going to put a lot of work into intricate sewing, I want to clearly see it. That is just me.
I ordered two fat quarter collections of reproduction prints. They arrived this week. One set has small motifs. The other set has larger motifs - not medium scale, but larger than small scale.
It would help me a lot in choosing fabrics to have an idea about the average size of the pieces and/or the blocks. For instance, are the finished nine patch blocks 3" or smaller? If the pieces are really small, maybe I would be happier making the quilt of fabrics that read as solids. Or maybe using batiks or hand-dyes? I do know for sure that I am not ready to sew with happy, cheerful fabric yet.
Judy