If you made and posted blocks in September, you should have received email from me earlier today with the mailing info sheet. This post brought to you by Alice’s white rabbit … because, I’m late, I’m late, I’m...

If you have been reading my comments or have reached out to me, you know that I had a worst ever reaction (to cleaning products) after my previous landlord decided to illegally storm my house before I was out, bring in a carpet cleaning company and–essentially–poison me.   I had just found enough energy last week to start seriously unpacking, including my computer, so I could plug in and start getting caught up with life (and the Block Lotto!)...

Sorry for the delay … My move is not going well … But thanks to a recharged phone I can tell you that the winners of our barn door blocks are … Teresa Julie W Barbara S We ended up with 147 blocks which means you will each receive 49. Details to follow when I am on the other side of this.

This post is a placeholder just in case I don’t get unpacked and settled into my new place quickly enough … or there are problems with internet access or … I am just utterly exhausted and too brain dead to do what I plan to do … In October, we’re making 6 inch Dresden Fans. There is no pattern written yet, but … here are the templates you’ll need, created by Robin: robins-adjusted-dresden-templates...

September Block: Barn Door In September, 29 quilters made 147 Barn Door blocks, which were won by: Julie W Theresa Barbara S. This post is our archive of the blocks made and who made them. Barb P made this one. Complete guidelines and links to the Barn Door block pattern are in this post:     Seeing Red in September     Tag for ALL blog posts about this block: Barn Door Blocks entered into Drawing:   Barbara S – 1...

There are a lot of new things going on in my life these days–most of it good but also way-too-stressful, and so if I am not as responsive as you expect for a while, that’s why.   I’ll share more later when the dust settles. In the meantime, I’ve been doing a little Block Lotto housekeeping. I’ve updated the in-progress layout for Old MacDonald’s Mystery Sampler quilt on the 2016 QAL page, adding the Barn Door...

In September, we are making 6 inch Barn Door blocks in red plus a contrasting fabric of your choice. Barb P made this one. You may make a maximum of 9 blocks  for chances in the drawing at the end of the month. The target set size for the winners will be 48 blocks. Caution Whenever we make lotto blocks from RED fabrics, it’s even more critical that every PRE-WASH their fabrics to ensure there will be no red dye bleeding in the winners...

In August, 21 quilters made 120 purple/gray/white Split 9-Patch blocks. Peggy made this one. Cathy, Laura and Kristin won them.  Congratulations! Complete guidelines and links to the block pattern are in this post: Purple Mountain Majesties in August   The tag for ALL blog posts about this month and this block: S9P The following list is the archive of the blocks made in August and who made them: Total Blocks: 120 Blocks entered into...

I am not sure how well posting from the iPhone app will work … so with my fingers crossed … the winners are: Cathy L – 48 blocks Laura R – 36 blocks Kristin – 36...

In case you were wondering … I’m not crazy and blame my frazzled state on how I could have jumped to thinking about the September block guidelines and pattern, to thinking we were already in September–a month with one less day than usual …  I have sent the sneak peek email to everyone who has made and posted AUGUST blocks. As usual, if you should have received the sneak peek and didn’t (or vice versa), be sure to let me...

Because September is a 30-day month, the deadline for the sneak peek is a little over 24 hours away.  If you have made blocks, but not yet posted them, be sure to post them before noon (on the US east coast) tomorrow if you want to receive the sneak peek email with the information about the September block. It is already starting to feel a lot like fall around Santa Fe … even though I am not yet ready to let go of...

“Purple Mountain Majesties” is a line from the song America the Beautiful, which most kids in the US learn to sing in school … so when I read that the Rainbow Scraps Challenge color for August was grayish purple with mountains as the inspiration, the association to this block stuck. In August, we will be making Split 9-Patch blocks in combinations of white and purple and/or gray. Peggy made this one. You may make a maximum of...