If you are making blocks for Old MacDonald’s Mystery Sampler (#OMMS), you probably noticed I neglected to mention yesterday how many blocks you’ll need this month … and a few of you were quick to ask me about it–which is a good thing, I think,  because it means you’re invested in playing along 😉 I have updated the June 1 post with that information and also updated the 2016 QAL page. I confess that I am playing catch-up a...

In June, we are making Improve Bullseye blocks in quarters.  Each quarter is a 6-inch (finished size) block These are the four blocks, sewn to form a bullseye that I made for my scrappy graduated sampler. 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.     Block Pattern   You can find the block pattern here: Improv Bullseye –...

In May, 27 quilters made 160 scrappy Green Leaf blocks (as 80 pairs), which were won by Karen N in South Africa, Wendy in Connecticut, USA and Barbara S., on the other side of the US in Oregon. These are the 4 pairs of blocks that I made. Complete guidelines and links to the block pattern are in this post: Green Leaves of May   The tag for ALL blog posts about this block is leaf.   This post will serve as the archive of blocks made,...

Sophie asked me to click the button for the Random Number Generator that chooses the winners of the May leaf blocks.  Ta-da! Karen N. will receive 56 blocks Wendy will receive 56 blocks Barbara S. will receive 48 blocks Congratulations, ladies.  (As per usual, Sophie will email the mailing instructions to everyone who made blocks for this month’s drawing. )

I have sent the numbered list of names and instructions for generating random numbers to Nann … who will be our Winner Picker this month. If you are in the drawing, it’s time to cross your fingers for luck. We ended with a total of 80 pairs of leaves (or 160 blocks), which means three winners, two of which will receive sets of 56 blocks, the third will receive...

If you are one of the 25 quilters who has made and posted Green Leaf Pairs this month, you should have email from me with a sneak peek at the guidelines and block directions for the June block. I just updated the list on the at-a-glance page and with 136 blocks (68 block pairs), we will have at least three winners. Speaking of the list, please DO take a moment to click over and make sure the number of block pairs I have for you is correct and...

Every month or so, I scan through all the new accounts that have been created and remove those that don’t look like real people. This morning, I deleted close to 900 accounts. One of the site plug-ins used to do a good job of auto-magically putting the spammer/hacker accounts into a special bucket … but apparently spam-bots and hackers are getting smarter, so now I have to scan through the list and manually delete anything that...

I’m sorry for the delay–it’s been a busy time for me (for no apparent reason, really). If you made Butterfly blocks for the Block Lotto last month, you should have email from me with information about which winner(s) to mail them.    

In May, we are making a 6-inch (finished size), scrappy Green Leaf block pairs. Teresa made this Green Leaf block. The block is made from four or more fabrics: at least 2 lights for the background, and at least 2 greens for the leaf. You may make a maximum of 5 block pairs (10 blocks) for chances in the drawing at the end of the month. The target set size for the winners will be 48 blocks.   Block Pattern   You can find the block...

It has not been a good day at Sophie Junction today.  The weather is lousy, though I did manage to take some “blocks in the wild” photos during the brief moments of sunshine we had this afternoon.   I also made some more May lotto blocks and took a bunch of good in-progress photos for the block pattern today. And then this happened.  I uploaded the photos from my camera (deleting them from the camera) to my computer … but...

In April, we made 6-inch paper-pieced Butterfly blocks. Susan made this one.  In total, 29 quilters made 75 blocks which were won by Elizabeth and Deborah. Complete guidelines and links to the block pattern are in this post: Orange You Going To Try Paper Piecing in April?  The Tag for ALL blog posts about this block is butterfly. Tips and alternatives for this block are in these posts: Notes and Options for Butterfly Blocks More Tips and...

I came up empty when trying to come up with something about butterfly nets and this month’s winners … but  nothing is coming, so I’ll just tell you that the two winners are: Elizabeth C – 40 blocks Deborah B – 35 blocks Congratulations to your both. The winners should look for email from me this morning … everyone else will hear about where to mail their blocks after I’ve heard back from the lucky...