Quilt Block of the Month: January 2024 | A Quilting Life

[@kimpatterson2333]

I love that all the monthly blocks will be inside a star!! It’s perfect for the fabric that I chose! I’m using Urban Chik’s Christmas fabric from my stash and there’s nothing better than a star block for a Christmas quilt! ❤️🎄💚🎄❤️🎄💚

[@pattieverdecanna8984]

I completed my Jan block. Now I have to wait for block #2 ❤

[@sarahwatts817]

I'm too excited for the next block. I ended making two of this one because I couldn't wait! One pretty one and one Christmas!

[@pampeterson3092]

Thank you for your generosity of a free pattern. This will be a fun one. I like the look of a block inside a block and I love stars. Happy New Year.

[@das0421]

I am soooo happy you reminded me about the Doug Leko ruler! I've had it for a long time and never used it. But currently I'm working on snowballing charm pack squares and hitting that perfect line for sew & flip is tricky. So I pulled out that ruler and it's made the process so much better! Thank you!!😄

[@waikikialoha6300]

Sherri, this is a really pretty block and I think it’s the Strawberry Lemonade fabric that makes it so pretty. I love your fabric and color selection on the blocks.

[@brendasharp2937]

I really like this pattern. I finally got a iPad for Christmas and couldn’t wait to follow you…. I didn’t realize I’d have to give out my credit card info. I was so excited to join and learn from you. Disappointed that I won’t be able to😢 Ty for you videos you and your daughter make beautiful quilts!

[@CraftyRoxx]

I'm looking forward to this year's BOM. I love the vibrancy of the new fabric collection.

[@Quiltypickles68]

Thank you for a beautiful start to my year!

[@lynnettebelanger9697]

I soon love seeing the of together each week and I am looking this year

[@homebodypattyinmo4373]

Looking forward to this years A Quilting Life BOM, yours is always my favorite! Thank you for them. I would LOVE a setting option using both sizes.

[@patsyjennings2238]

I thoroughly enjoyed your design for the quilt block of the month for 2023. I’m the kind of person who likes to work on a project all at once so I downloaded each month for 2023 and I have the first 3 months done. I’m so excited. Can’t wait to see what you have in store for us this year. Happy quilting ❤

[@michellepolston9116]

I'm so excited for this quilt along and doubly so now I know it's a star quilt!!! Love your blog, videos and podcast!

[@manuelashannon1369]

Your tutorial on the Folded Corner really improved my work. It streamlined it and made it more accurate. I love that you taught us that. Then are so accurate. I love the 16 inch block. That’s fabulous.

[@patriciaguevara8793]

Happy New Year! I’m so excited to be doing this block of the month with all of you!

[@cartersanz8648]

Sheri the block is beautiful!! thanks for sharing.

[@lizreynolds4554]

This is so very cool. I'm just learning how to make HSTs. I'm excited to try THIS. Thank you for sharing this with us.😊

[@rachelgarner7338]

Happy New Year! I think I'll use Favorite Things to make this BOM. I like having a Christmas quilt at the end of the year. Thanks for another great pattern.

[@lyndasmith3478]

Hurrah! All systems go! Have my PDF downloaded and copied! Hats off to Billy!!!

[@JoanneBerndsen]

Happy New Year ! I love this bigger block size ! It's going to be a great year using those larger bigger bolder prints ! Have a great quilting 2024 !

[@rebeccaaguilar9550]

Thank You for making this block understandable. It’s beautiful. Happy New Year!

[@roseambrose7971]

Beautiful blocks. Thanks for sharing.

[@debbiehampton7524]

Happy New Year to you and your family!

[@debbierice1363]

Pattern was waiting for me this morning. Love that idea and not that costly. This is a great pattern. Didn’t know if I would make the quilt this year, but yes I will. I made 2 of the 2023 quilts for my 2 daughters and did get them ready for Christmas. They love them. Not sure about fabric yet.

[@Lonequilter22]

Happy New Year. Looking forward to sewing with you.

[@lthornb1]

Happy New Year!!! Can't wait to get started on the 2024 BOM!!

[@teresaericson6603]

Happy New Year to you and your family!!

[@irisgunn5304]

That is a unique element to your flying geese. 8 and 9 inch blocks are a good size for me. It's not too small and usually big enough pieces to use bigger scale prints. I would love to have a whole quilt with that 8" block with the greens and yellow-orange. I also like how the floral fabric looks in the outer star pieces in the larger block.

[@gailjarrell2889]

After your video about the simple folded corners ruler, I asked Santa for one for Christmas. I guess I was a good girl because I got one in my stocking! Can’t wait to use it! Thanks for showing all the uses for the ruler. Happy New Year!

[@carmenmaldonado2982]

Happy New Year and thank you. ❤️

[@tammyingle233]

Great video once again. The inner star is different but looks sharp. I love the bigger block sizes. Looking good for the start of 2024.

[@Auntie7024]

Very cute block!! I love the quilt block tracking sheet. Happy New Year. Wishing you good health and happiness. ❤😊

[@nnickerson7636]

Hi Sherri, Happy New Year. The blocks are beautiful. I really like the 2 color star points.

[@judyhawkins492]

Thank you Sherri! Looking forward to sewing with you in 2024! Love your Strawberry Lemonade fabric and can't wait to see your next collection.☺

[@debbierice1363]

Love this technique on the star points.

[@elsafischer3247]

I would follow this year thank yoi

[@idamaerypkema6252]

It printed fine for me

[@meganrusso9927]

Happy New Year! Love this block. The twist to the flying geese unit adds a lot of interest. Thanks for turning me on to the simple folded corners ruler. I saw you demo this on a previous video and I finally just recently purchased it. I find it works really well and I love it.

[@caroline-brisbane8577]

Gorgeous. Appreciate that there are options the flying geese. Love the complex one but as a beginner I will keep it simple. 😊

[@MsSluggoP]

You are always inspiring!

[@christinehl4310]

Happy New Year. I like the 16” size blocks. Still waiting on Strawberry Lemonade ti show up in the lqs.

[@nevaannegrant453]

I’m so excited about this block. I have your Home for the Holidays book and the flannel I’m going to use for your quilt in there that has some 16” blocks. Now some of those 16”squares will be stars. I’ve been following you for a couple of years now so am starting to regard us as best quilting buddies. Wishing you a blessed and prosperous new year. BTW that inner star is the Missouri star block, but you probably already knew that.

[@sandikae7682]

Thank you, Sherri, for the helpful tutorial. Can’t wait for Strawberry Lemonade to arrive at my doorstep.

[@silverraven2017]

Happy New Year Sherri!! Thank you for sharing!

[@rachelsummy4970]

Love making stars! This will be so much fun to stitch and follow along. Thanks Sherri!! Happy New Year 2024!!

[@traceyheinle]

Happy New Year 🥳 I’m looking forward to another beautiful BOM this year….and stars ✨ they are my favorite 😍 My mind is blown with these two tone flying geese units 🤯 I’ve never seen this done 🙌🏻 it’s so beautiful ❤ Sherri, I don’t know how you keep out-doing yourself each year…but you always do!!! Thank you for sharing your hard work with us!!! ❤❤❤

[@libertybuckeye9663]

Love this block ❤❤❤ It’s sew pretty with the “Strawberry Lemonade” fabric😊 Happy New Year and looking forward to the BOM’s!

[@Slay_slay13]

I’m going to use my 🍓 lemonade fabric to sew along, yay! I’m doing another SAL with my guild, so I’m happy for the block tracker- I know it’ll be awesome to look back on 2024 and how successful I was ❤ thanks!

[@cindybaker7543]

Love the block! So excited to work on this one. Thanks Sherri, and happy New year

[@chrismurrell747]

Finished block one.

[@Derf56]

Very excited about this BOM!

[@lewcreseshields3685]

I love the way you have changed it up this year!! Can't wait to get started!! Thanks!

[@melaniekey-k4o]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 happy new year I am waiting on my strawberry lemonade fabric I had preordered so hopefully it will be soon!!!! And thank you for the newsletter pattern fixing to head to my email hoping it is in there!!!!

[@TriersTreasures]

Sometimes it’s more economical and less tedious to use 4 at a time method for HSTs or Elinor Burns method for Flying Geese. These BOMs should be used to provide various methods for the same end products so people can decide which works best for them.

[@shannonphipps2]

Beautiful-can’t wait to get started. I hope you decide to design a setting that uses both sizes

[@fireflydreams1791]

I can't wait for my preorders of Strawberry Lemonade to get here. This BOM is going to be so fun. I like that you changed up the block sizes this year and look forward to the third setting option of combining them both. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

[@beckypetersen2680]

Thanks for showing using up those leftover pieces.! My first thought as well.--Don't want to waste those! Thanks for the tutorial I dint usually do BOM as I lost steam about month three but I might try this one

[@jeane.2722]

Thank you, beautiful.

[@judyolson8902]

Thank you🪡🧵

[@maryferguson6586]

According to the pattern you trim the HST to 1 1/2x 1 1/2 for the 8” block. 2 1/2 x 2 1/2” for the 8” block. In the video you said to trim the HST to 2 1/2” for the 8” and 4 1/2 for the 8”. Which is correct?

[@maureentaphouse5206]

I'm also getting an error message for the pattern link. maybe it hasn't been posted yet?

[@quiltnanny2011]

I love this block!

[@elizabethshultz33]

Error message when clicking on link. Beautiful fabric. Great block.

[@terrimccluskey1979]

Thank you for another year of BOM, The link above for the first block, is coming up as not found? I'll try again another time. Maybe a website cliche?

[@joanmcivor954]

This looks like it will be so beautiful. Would it be possible to do the 8.5 block with a layer cake and extra yardage?

[@kathleenmacdonald8426]

Yes, I can only get fabric requirements or error messages

[@dianechristenson9647]

Thanks for the video, but still unable to download pattern😮

[@stephaniemcclimon675]

Will the 24 fat quarter left overs work for scrappy star legs?

[@pattisuitter2255]

My pattern has a different measurement to trim to. 8 inch has me trim to 1 1/2 unit; 16 has me trim to 2 1/2 unit. Which is it? You said 2 1/2 and 4 1/2 in video.

[@idagatfield1618]

Wondering the same thing.

[@jennytobias6551]

Should i size up the block since i do not own the ruler you mentioned?

[@StAllynara]

Point 11:45 -> When you sew your red/red HST a little bit larger, you can use both of triangles for this block. Why do you accept "orphan blocks" when it's not necessary? 😲

[@pamelazimmerman7532]

When sewing what size is ur Aufil thread? What weight? 1:09

[@erids2004]

I would Love to know the pattern name for the quilt hanging on the door. I love it b

[@kutepookie]

I'm confused with the fabric requirements. Is all the background, inner border, outer border, and sashing are all different fabrics along with the cornerstones? Also, the 4 yards backing is also used int he blocks? I'm trying to get my fabrics together using your Strawberry Lemonade collections but not sure what I need to get. - Thanks 2 1⁄2 yards white background/tone-on-tone for blocks and inner border (1 1⁄2 for 8” Blocks) 1⁄2 yard sashing (1/4-yard for 8” blocks) 1/8-yard cornerstones (use scraps for the 8” block quilt) 1 1⁄4 yard outer border (1/2-yard for 8” blocks) 4 yards backing (1 1⁄2-yards for 8” blocks)

[@denisem6754]

There is an error when you click the link. I went to the blog homepage and still couldn’t pull up the pattern. But the QAL already looks fun.

[@christineproulx-sigounas3819]

Where can I find the measurements and cutting instructions for the Outer Star?

[@dalairem]

Happy New Year! 🥳 I'm looking forward to this fun BOTM! ETA: As soon as I finally decide on my fabrics (soooo much stash I want to play with), I'll go ahead and sew up the star border (which I LOVE--it's going to be so pretty in the end!), as well as the January block. I like to use the No-Waste Flying Geese method, particularly with fabrics I value. I'm not too much into scraps, so it works. ...Gosh, choosing the motif today is going to be quite the fun challenge! But I think I have an idea...

[@pennyj858]

Will charm packs also work for the 8” blocks for 2024?

[@kellyhamlet346]

Anyone else getting an error on the block link? Edited to add: working now!

[@KathyGuyton-e6s]

Yes 😢

[@patriciasanford2656]

Yes

[@beckyscheller9358]

Yea

[@janstewart2601]

I’m having trouble too. Says “404 Page Not Found”

[@sarahday656]

Same

[@cindyrickson8658]

Can you please direct me to the instructions for making the blocks? Thank you!

[@debbiehays9794]

Yes. I am too.

[@nelvabohannan1926]

Yes I am getting an error message as well. I got the fabric instructions, but the block page is showing an error.

[@sharonspencer6486]

I cannot down the fabric requirements for this quilt along with

[@lesliemcjunkin2832]

When I click on the blog page it says there is an error & the pattern is no longer available

[@cathihill4683]

How much fabric is required for the 2024 BOM?

[@dianadickson1663]

Where do i get the cutting intructions...please😢

[@debrat777]

Hi Sherri, for the 8 inch innermost block, will we need any special tools? It looks small.

[@juliemack6823]

I’ve ordered the half-yard bundle of Strawberry Lemonade and the Pinwheel 37675-31 Cloud White and Daisy 37677-11 Cloud for backgrounds. This is my first BOM and I’m struggling with what to order for the sashing and outer border. Any help is so appreciated!

[@angelastoutenger7944]

The block is not available for download. Keep getting an error message.

[@sueflowers5258]

Would love to do these,but I for one don't have printer I live on limited income. So I can't download the pattern .

[@perriannkaufman5864]

Love the block and your sewalongs. When I click the link it says your page no longer exists that it has been deleted.

[@karleenhoggan]

Can’t wait to bet started. I have two questions. The finished quilt is, I believe, 60 1/2 by 76? Is there a way to make it king size - closer to 90 or 96 wide and same length? This just has to adorn my bed. Also, when will I be able to purchased the strawberry lemonade fabrics? LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the collection.

[@momkelso]

Make extra blocks - duplicates or your own choice, add lots of borders until it’s the size you want it to be. Have fun creating!

[@ritaholverson5260]

Has the fabric requirements been posted for this 2024 sew along? Thank you!

[@mignonnerogers6848]

I am wondering the same! 😊

[@dottydillon7798]

What collection is the quilt hanging on the door? Thank you

[@tradergalsal6092]

The link above for the January block returns an error message.

[@mimiham6194]

Will there be any paper pieced blocks?

[@kimwhitson8446]

I'm looking for someone in my area who repairs quilts. I treasure the quilts my grandmother made me,some over 40 years. She just passed 2 years ago. Besides,she and all her quilting group of friends live in Ohio. Any ideas how I link up with some southern quilters?

[@robbynstocking5629]

I missed sign up for the block of the month. How do you sign up?

[@teresabaso323]

Yes. Just tried it to no avail.🙃

[@angiebolton8635]

Hi the download doesn't seem to be working