I finished 2 more blocks to donate to add to the mix. Two cute groups of trick or treaters.  I will next update the block roster and post and update.  Get your blocks posted by noon eastern today to get in the drawing!  Happy Halloween! Last night my husband and I watched our Dallas Winds play a new score with the 1931 Frankenstein film.  It’s interesting how the Frankenstein monster can now become a cute little trick or treater today. ...

This is the running total of blocks posted for October. Toward the end of the month, double check to see that your name and the total blocks, donated and in the drawing, are included, just in case I miss someone!Running Total: October 31 – 73 Name of Maker Number of Blocks Made Number of Blocks donated Linda N. 5 5 Linda WOJ 6 0 Kathie 1 0 Margaret 4 4 Desert Sky 1 1 Jude 6 0 Cathy K. 2 2 Nann 3 3 Kathy S 9 0 Terry 3 0 Linda-Minnesota Karen...

I left the survey open longer than planned, hoping for more responses and just closed it.  We had 48 quilters respond–which is about half as many as last year.  You can see the results of the four multiple-choice questions and some of my thoughts here: 2019 Block Lotto Survey Results Based on your input and the suggestions you supplied, here are some of the highlights from my plan: There will be a theme and uniform size (6 inches) for all 2019...

We had a total of 56 blocks made this month, and ten were donated chances. 10 people made blocks and 3 people donated all their chances. That means seven people in the pot to win either a set of 30 blocks or a set of 26 blocks.   And the winners are … Which means Kathy S. (30) and Peggy (26)! Congratulations! Watch for the list from Sophie later on who sends what where. Kathy S. and Peggy, please let Sophie know if you are keeping...

I sent email to everyone who made California Poppy blocks on Sunday, but forgot to post about it. If you made blocks and didn’t receive email from me, let me know.  Ditto if you find a mistake in your information–there were three Linda’s who made blocks last month, so I was a little worried about their blocks in particular. … and while I have your attention, if you haven’t already done so, please take a few minutes...

Please take 2 minutes and complete this quick survey: Block Lotto 2019 Also feel free to leave more of your ideas, thoughts, criticisms in the comments of this post. Thanks.

Sophie put the post and the two sheets together in a .pdf you can download by clicking here. It doesn’t open another window, but will download to wherever you have told your computer to put downloads. Oh, wait, Sophie just told me that whether clicking the link opens the PDF in your browser or downloads it to your computer depends on what browser and the user’s browser settings. So keep that in mind, too. =) I have not checked that...

“first thing in the morning” sort of got away from me… sorry! There were 80 blocks in August — so 40 will go to each of the winners: Nann Cathy K   Congratulations!  I hope you enjoy your blocks.

This is the running total of blocks posted for September. Toward the end of the month, double check to see that your name and the total blocks, donated and in the drawing, are included, just in case I miss someone! Running Total: Sept. 13 – 42 Name of Maker Number of Blocks Made Number of Blocks donated Susan N. 4 4 Barbara P. 10 0 Kathie 4 0 Margaret R. 4 4 Nann 10 0 Robin 8 0 Cathy K. 2 2 Kathy S. 10 0 Peggy 2 0 Linda N. 2 0 Totals 56...

If you have questions about anything, please don’t hesitate to let me know. I may have over-explained in an effort to make sure everyone could follow the directions and the pictures. It’s a picture heavy post! Making the blocks is fast – less than half an hour yields two before you add appliqués to one. You ONLY add appliqués to the blue baskets. I ask that you read through the entire pattern and study the pictures before...

Please check my list, here: http://www.blocklotto.com/2018/08/august-blocks-tally-sheet/ and make sure that I didn’t miss your blocks or make a mistake in the number.  (Note that there are 2 Lindas — one without an initial — and a whole bunch of Cathy/Kathy/etc. variations!) There’s still a little time to post your blocks — I’ll plan to do the drawing early Saturday morning, PDT. Thanks,...

This is where I’ll keep track of the blocks that have been posted for August.  At the end of the month, I’ll ask everyone to double-check to make sure I haven’t missed anyone who should be included in the drawing.   Julie W – 4 (donated) Cathy L – 4 Barbara P – 9 (donated) Nann – 9 Margaret – 4 Cathy K – 8 Julie P – 4 Kathie L – 2 Linda W – 8 Peggy – 2 Robin...