I mailed my arrow block to Dagmar today.

First, the embarrassing part.  I FINALLY mailed my double 9-Patch blocks from January YESTERDAY. My apologies to the January winners. Earlier today, I sent email to everyone who made blocks in February with the mailing info for those blocks.  (And now, I’m going to pack my Arrow block up, address the envelope and mail MUCH earlier this month.)

If you found the brief description a little confusing, here is more information about how to use paper-backed fusible to create a frame and just fuse the edges.  While it doesn’t matter much for this month’s Lotto block because we don’t have a lot of overlapping layers, if you are making something more complex and layered, it’s a good technique to know. Begin by tracing the appliqué shape on the paper side of the...

In March, we are making 9-inch square raw-edged fused appliqué Flower blocks in three variations. Helen  made this one. The directions for making this block (with the changes noted below) can be found in Michael Miller Fabric’s free quilt pattern: Bubbly Blooms We will be making these changes in the pattern for the Block Lotto 1. Fabrics for your lotto blocks should be: Background – cream/tan tone-on-tone fabrics or other low volume...

The block for February, 2015 was a 4/12 by 18-inch long rectangle (finished size) Arrow block. Margaret made these three arrow blocks. 33 quilters made a total of 132 blocks won by three winners: Dagmar, Kim and Jude. Complete guidelines and link to the pattern are in this post: Cupid’s Arrows will Fly in February Tag for ALL blog posts about this month’s block: Arrow   This post is our archive of the blocks made and who made...

And the winners of the arrow blocks, as determined by the random integer generator on random.org,  are: Dagmar Kim Jude Each will receive a total of 43 arrow blocks. Congratulations! Look for email from me later today verifying your mailing address and asking how many of your own blocks you’d like to keep.

I mentioned last month that I was also thinking of using January’s Double 9-Patch block in combination with some (very old) redwork squares … and this is the result. This quilt is 51 inches square. Both the redwork squares and the fabrics I had put aside to use with them are more than a decade old and so while the result might not look exactly like “me” … it is a reminder of a time and place and the quilter that...

My computer is in the shop–I finally gave up on figuring it out and took it to an expert, so I am now in wait and see mode. I’ve done my best without my usual tools to send out the sneak peek. If you should have received it, but didn’t (or vice-versa), please let me know.  

Ellen is having computer woes and asked me to pass on the news that her double 9-patch blocks were mailed to Laurie on Friday.  (I am still having computer woes of my own, so I wasn’t able to post for her right away.)

If you made and posted Double 9-Patch blocks in January, you should have received email from me with the mailing info. If not, please let me know ASAP. As always, if you can mail early, it is appreciated by the winners and also by me.

In February, I reveal the second block size we will be making this year: a long 4 1/2 by 18 inch (finished size) rectangle. I made this one. Looking forward, in 2015, there will be 8 square 9 inch blocks and 4 long rectangular blocks with these dimensions. This block offers the opportunity to work with skinny strips, make half-square triangles and use snowball corners to create angular shapes. The fabric guidelines and directions for making the...

The block for January, 2015 was a 9-inch square (finished size) Double 9-Patch block. Sharon made this one. 47 quilters made a total of 181 blocks in January, which were won by Elizabeth, Laurie, Marianne and Nann. Complete guidelines for this month and link to the pattern are here: New Year, New Block   This Month’s Tag Tag for ALL blog posts about the January block: Double 9 The Blocks and who made them Blocks entered into Drawing:...