If you made and posted blocks in April, you should have received the mailing info from me earlier today. As usual, if you: should have received the email but didn’t; received the email but didn’t make and post blocks; or find a mistake in your information on the attached mailing info sheet … Let me know ASAP. Otherwise, please plan to mail your blocks in the next 2 weeks. Mr Zip and I thank...

This month, we’ll be making another lotto block from the past in a different size.  This time: an 8inch version of the Spokes block we made in July 2014. Once again, if possible (for me), I will replace this drawing with a photo of a real block, soon. And although this drawing is black and white, I am asking you to make colorful blocks in complementary colors as described in the Fabric guidelines below. You can find the directions for the...

I am sorry I have been so absent this month … unfortunately I don’t know how/if I will ever recover from the extreme exhaustion which is my life right now. I will try to get the May block posted later today, but in the meantime … the April Winners are: Marianne … who actually won twice and forced a second random draw will received 38 blocks and Kathie will win 37 blocks Marianne and Kathie, look for email from me later...

When Kathie spotted the mistake in the size of the background rectangles soon after the post with the link to the pattern was up, I corrected it and updated the link and thought I was quick enough … but, apparently, some of you were quicker. If you have downloaded the pattern, the name of the file should have “-CORRECTED” appended, if not, please go back to the Announcement post and download the corrected version from the...

If you made and posted Broken Dishes blocks in March, you should have email from me with the information you need to send them to one or both of the winners. If you should have received the mail and didn’t (or vice-versa) or if your number of blocks is incorrect on the info-sheet, please let me know...

This month, we’re making colorful, scrappy, traditional Cactus Pot blocks with yellow/gold backgrounds.   I hope to be able to replace this drawing with a photo of a real block, soon. You can find the directions for the block here: Cactus Pot – Block Pattern – CORRECTED IMPORTANT NOTE: The fabrics used in the sample block in the pattern do NOT follow this month’s fabric guidelines.  These in-progress photos are from...

The new block directions and guidelines will be available later today.  Here’s a peek at what we will be making and the fabric guidelines so you can get ready to sew: Fabric Guidelines: Background – Yellow or gold fabric that may be a solid, a tone-on-tone print, or a multicolor print that is predominately yellow or gold Cactus – Your choice of fabric in one or more bright color(s). Pot– Also your choice. The Pot fabric should either be...

March,  27 quilters made 97 of these 8 inch (finished size) blocks–a variation of the traditional Broken Dishes block, using lighter and darker blue fabrics combined with white. Peggy made this one. The blocks were won by Kathie and Barb P. Guidelines and the link to the block directions are in this post:   Blue Broken Dishes (Star) In March     The tag for ALL blog posts about this month’s block: dishes   This post...

The Bad News As some of you know I am struggling with an old health issue and just haven’t been able to keep up with life (or the Block Lotto) so I haven’t been updating things (like the Block directions for this month nor the Sneak Peek for April’s block).  I remain optimistic … but only time will tell. The Good News I updated the list on the at-a-glance page this morning, added some block photos that were emailed to me...

Moira and Celine were having problems posting their blocks and emailed the photos to me earlier this month.   Here they are. From Moira:   From...

A few years ago, I started making a scrappy version of blocks like ours in 6 colors for the Rainbow Scraps Challenge. It took a couple of years for me to make the 121 blocks in this quilt top, using only fabrics from my scrap bins–these blocks have 24-32 different fabrics in each block: The individual star blocks get a little bit lost, but I like the blendy effect. I am hoping to begin quilting it this month 😉 Last night, I saw this Broken...

I have sent the mailing info to everyone who made and posted Dutchman’s Puzzle blocks. If you should have received mail but didn’t–or vice-versa–be sure to let me know ASAP. Ditto if you check the mailing info sheet and find a mistake in your information. Mr Zip and I thank...