…to Debbie and Debra today. Expected delivery date in TX is 3/7.  Don’t know when they will arrive in Israel. Cathy L in IA  

I mailed my bead blocks to the five winners today, too. I hope you like mine and all the blocks you receive. Marie’s package also includes her next installment for the Cotton Robin. (Julie, if you are reading this, don’t be mad at me for mailing the round robin early.  It made sense to send the cotton robin and lotto blocks together and seemed more reasonable to me to mail the round rib early than the lotto blocks...

My 3 bead blocks have a long way to go from New Zealand to Israel. I dropped them in the mail today and hope they will arrive in 2 week’s time.

I made myself a big salad for lunch and lunched at my desk while I figured out the distribution of those 224 Bead-on-a-String blocks. If you made Bead Blocks, you should have email from me with the mailing info. If not, let me know ASAP and I’ll resend it to you individually. Please take a quick look at the sheet to make sure the number of blocks I have attributed to you is correct.  Let me know ASAP if I made an error in your information...

Hello Madison and Kate, Sorry to be so late on getting your blocks out.  I had medical problems and didn’t get to mail until Thursday.  You should receive them soon. Happy Sewing, Debra  

February 2014 – Bead on a String In February 36 quilters made 224 Bead on a Strip blocks, made from black, white and your choice of two: yellow, orange and maroon–a color-way suggested by Debbie. These blocks were won by Marie, Debbie, Ginny, Tracy and Debra. Here are the details for the month. Guidelines for February are here: Bead on a String is the February Block Tips for making this block are here: More Tips for Making the Bead on a String...

Random.org has chosen the winners of the Bead-on-a-String blocks in this order: Marie (48 blocks) Debbie (48 blocks) Ginny (48 blocks) Tracy  (48 blocks) Debra (32 blocks) Debbie and Tracy are both first time winners–Tracy made her first block last month and Debbie has been making blocks for years.  (Thank you random.org … this one was a long time in coming.) Marie is the lucky girl who has won 2 months in a row! Congrats to all of you....

Hello, I made Qty 9 bead blocks to enter in the lotto. Happy Sewing,...

Here are my six blocks for February.   I think I will be making more of these for...

Finally got one done….hopefully in time for the sneak peak!! This was my first attempt at appliqué (that you can really count anyway). I can’t believe how hard it was to make a perfect circle (but it may be just because it was my first attempt). I attempted the foil technique first because it looked easier. After a failed attempt I ended up lightly starching the sides and ironing over my template. It was really hard not having...

I missed participating in Block Lotto. This one was just too tempting not to try. Loved to research the different techniques and try. Thank you, Sophie! Christa in...

I have my 13 bead blocks made for the Full/Queen sized Mod Mod QAL.  I needed 4 strings of 3 beads plus a single bead.  I’m using scraps and making blocks in complementary colors.   I think this will be one wild quilt! It is so loud it may keep someone awake at night. Cathy L in IA Sane, Crazy, Crumby Quilting http://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/...