14 Spokes in complementary colors for my MOD MOD Quilt.     Cathy L in IA Sane, Crazy, Crumby Quilting...

Hi everyone, Here is an update on my sampler. My beads on a string are underway, just need to add the string. I still need to make one chain-star and one double chevron block plus the sunrise ones, so am not too far behind. Thanks...

  The alignment isn’t good, but all the blocks for the first six months of my Full/Queen-sized sampler are there, close to where they will be in the finished...

I groaned when I saw this block and found out I had to make 10 for my sampler. I also know myself well enough to know that if I didn’t get them made this month they would never get made and my sampler would go on the UFO pile.  I’m also one that doesn’t shy away from a challenge so I plunged in this weekend to get these made since I’ll be out of town at a family reunion next weekend. Surprise! They really aren’t...

After some trial-and-error I decided to stick with the white background for all my sampler blocks, rather than doing some as white-on-blue. Here are the subsections I made with the May blocks. It’s coming along…. PS. I have 3 May blocks I didn’t post that are white bars on a blue background. If any of the May winers would like them, respond to this post and I’ll mail them off to...

I need 6 sun blocks for my sampler. I did not have enough yellow, aqua and turquoise to make blocks for both the lotto and the sampler.  I decided to use different colors  for my sampler so I could contribute another block to this month’s lotto.  It was...

It has been six months since I joined Block Lotto and I am having a great time! I like the way my scrappy mod mod sampler is coming along.  Since I wanted to work with the fabric I have and not buy,  some of the colors or piecing changed a little. I was pleased to when I saw the June block had curved piecing. Learning to sew curved seams is on my to do list. Although it has been challenging,  it wasn’t as difficult as I thought.  I have a...

Since I made my bar blocks to look like a sun, decided to make my sun block look like a flower – a purple cornflower with the spindly petals. This was a challenge for me as I am not a fan of paper piecing, but I figured if I keep trying I’ll get better at it.  For the life of me I couldn’t sew that center circle, so I machine appliqued it.  This one is for my sampler.  One more to...

Here are at the 9 blocks I need for the queen-sized quilt. The color’s a bit off, but they’re blue-and-white. I’m waiting until Sophie posts the June block before I make the May blocks for this quilt, because I can’t decide if they should be blue-on-white or white-on-blue. Still having...

I’ve made the four for my sampler.  Wish now had used more white like Sophie’s. Next month, I’ll lay them out with the other 1/4 to see what to make them from as Sophie...

I cannot believe we’re almost half-way done … except for the putting it all together, deciding on a quilting design and quilting it, of course 😉 I learned from my mistake last month and pulled out everything I’ve done so far before choosing fabrics this month.  This time, I am second-guessing a choice I made in an earlier month and may still end up re-making blocks–I am reserving judgement for a couple more months to see what...

I am really liking how this is coming together! Sophie, do you think this quilt could be made as a quilt-as-you-go quilt? Would your design be messed up if these larger segments were to have a 1/2-inch sashing between them in final quilt? It’s just a thought…..I’ve seen several of them lately and was thinking about trying...