If you made and posted string blocks in December, you should have received email from me with the mailing info for your blocks. I have updated the at-a-glance page with all the January information and the 38 blocks posted so far. And created my spreadsheet for tracking this year’s blocks to which quilters will be added when they post their first blocks of the year. I have also uploaded this month’s block pattern to Payhip–the...

  I was thinking about New Year’s Resolutions and thought how it seemed we mostly focus on negative things that we want to change to make better, rather than the positive things that, if we found a way to have more of in our lives, would make us even happier.  I was led me to the idea of making heart blocks this month after asking myself the question, What do you love? followed by, How can you have more of that in your life? Those...

In December, 29 quilters made 195 Cross-cut String blocks, which were won by: Lori Barb P Margaret Mary (AKA Needled Mom) Congratulations, again, to our winners. Complete guidelines and the block directions are in this post:   Cross-Cut Strings in December Tag for ALL blog posts about December’s block: strings   Here is the list of the 195 blocks made and posted who made them: Blocks entered into Drawing:   Barb P – 4...

Thanks to almost 30 blocks posted yesterday, we ended the month with a total of 195 blocks.  And the winners are:   Here are your winners: Lori – 49 blocks Barb P – 49 blocks Margaret – 49 blocks Mary – 48 blocks Congratulations to your all! Curiously both Lori and Mary also won blocks from the FIRST month of 2016. The winners should expect email from me later today, confirming their address and asking how many of...

Hi Sophie, Thanks for a great year of block making. I like the 6 1/2 inch size for postage ease. I have joined the mystery quilt making but I think it gets a bit big and I probably would not do another. Maybe your idea of a sampler would be better. I was considering taking that path next year anyway even if was not a stated block lotto plan. I joined in 2011, but lurked for a couple of years before then. It was the log cabin rose block that I...

For those looking for the block directions for the chicks in the Old MacDonald’s Mystery Sampler layout … here they are. These are traditionally pieced and although you start with quite a few pieces–some which are quite small, they go together quite quickly. All the triangle shapes are added using the technique I usually call “Snowball corners” (somehow appropriate because snow is starting to fall in Santa Fe).  You...

To finish our year of 6 inch (finished size) blocks. we will be making string blocks from quilter’s choice of fabrics and a few guidelines for the blocks to keep things interesting. Guidelines and directions for making the block appear below in this post. 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.   Tags and Categories Add the tag...

Sorry for the delay … The winner of our wild rooster blocks is … (my attempt to upload the Random applications result from my phone failed–but the number was 1) Barb P! Congratulations!!

In November, 14 quilters made 31 of these foundation paper-pieced rooster blocks, made in wild colors. They were won by Barb P. Complete guidelines and the abbreviated block directions are in this post:   Chickens Gone Wild in November     Blog posts about this month’s block are tagged with: rooster This post is our archive of how many blocks were made, who made them and who won them.   Blocks entered into Drawing:...

I will say now, this is NOT the hen block I designed for us, but given my lack of internet for two more weeks, my utter lack of energy and my generally frustrating life right now, I am linking to a pattern that is CLOSE enough to get us through. 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 This paper-pieced block pattern by...

In October–in spite of some sketchy directions–11 quilters made 54 Dresden Fan blocks, won by Margaret.  Congratulations, again to Margaret and my thanks to everyone who persevered and made blocks in spite of the circumstances. 4 Blocks make a 12 inch Dresden Plate, like these, made by Cathy. Complete guidelines and the abbreviated block directions are in this post: Dresden Fans in October   The t ag for ALL blog posts about this...

First the good news – the winner of all 54 Dresden fan blocks is … MARGARET! As soon as I confirm her mailing address, we will be sending all our blocks to her. The bad news is that my internet problemsare back and I will be without internet until my new provider comes out and installs the new service … in two weeks! I will do my best to work around the problem, but it is bound to be...