Here’s the last Mod-Mod QAL update (and the only one you need to make the quilts). I have finished one of my quilts and will share a photo in a separate post.  I hope you will all fee free to look at my example–which is made as written and follows the layout example–to see what you like and don’t like and adjust as necessary to make your quilt one you will love.   How Many Blocks Here’s the updated chart how many blocks...

The block we are making in December is a big “hug” – a 14-inch (finished size) square “O” that is made from four different 7-inch quarter units. To make it quicker to make and easier/less expensive to mail, we’ll be counting the quarter-O units as one block/one chance in the drawing.  This photo shows what the block will look like after the winner puts 4 quarters together. Because we are counting it this way,...

In November, 38 quilters made 209 Easy X blocks. Karen made this one. The blocks were won by four quilters: Elizabeth, Jen, Julie and Nancy. Congratulations, again to all of you. The guidelines and link to the block pattern can be found in this post: X Marks the Jewel-Toned Spot in November In November, four NEW quilters joined the Block Lotto: Lori, Marianne Peg and Robin.  I hope you will stick around–everyone DOES win eventually 🙂   Tag...

Drumroll please … The November winners are:   Jen (56 blocks) Nancy (56 blocks) Elizabeth (49 blocks) Julie P (48 blocks)   Congratulations, ladies.  Look for email from me later today.

Robin (aka A.Lizard) has joined the block lotto … but is a little intimidated by the mechanism of creating a post. I’m posting her blocks for her this month and asking everyone to welcome her  … and convince her it is possible to get past the fear of the unknown and figure out the process for adding a post. Her blocks bring us to a total of 209 so far. Reminder: TOMORROW is the last day of the month and the deadline for...

  The author of the tutorial for this sweet tree quilt uses a completely different technique for making her little X blocks (AKA quilty cross stitch blocks), but look what she made from them … and think about what we could make from the Easy-X blocks! Find the tutorial here:  The Tree is Trimmed. If you used our 7 inch Easy X blocks in this layout, you’d have a bed quilt (70 by 84 inches) … wouldn’t it make a fun...

It might just be a side-effect of my long frustrating day, but I don’t recognize the name of the winner of our giveaway and I’m assuming she’s a Block Lotto lurker: MARTY ASKINS November 3, 2014 at 5:58 AM I not big on birthday celebrations, my husband took me out to a very nice dinner and surprised me that both of our sons & their girlfriends showed up. I hope you have a great birthday & enjoy whatever you want to do...

The deadline for entering the giveaway has passed, so if you posted a comment or sent me email because you couldn’t post a comment you are in. The drawing will be later today because I am following everyone’s advice and following up after my accident. After spending 2 hours on the phone with the insurance company who covered the car that hit me when walking across the street last week, I am now biding my time at an Urgent Care...

If you have made and posted Easy-X blocks for November, you should have received sneak peek email from me with the information for making the December block. If you have made blocks, but didn’t get the mail from me, let me know ASAP.  If you did NOT make and post blocks and got the mail by mistake, I’d also like to know about it (because it probably means I incorrectly gave you credit for someone else’s blocks). As usual, I...

I thought I’d make more … but LIFE intervened and so I’m going to let go of that idea and post the two blocks I’ve made. I’m donating the chances for these....

As usual, I’m seeing variations of our Easy X block everywhere.  Here are a couple I really like: Siggie squares made like one of the quarters in the Easy X (use the plain fabric for the X-fabric and sign it when you’re done. Which reminds me … would anyone be interested in a signature squares swap sometime next year? I always wanted to make one of these and would love to have signs from the Block Lotto community.  ...

I took my woven bars blocks for Debbie and Nancy to the post office yesterday. Work, weather and life conspired to make me later than I’d like this month … which always makes me feel like I’m telling you all, “do what I say, not what I do.”  I promise to be a better example next month. If you haven’t yet mailed your October blocks, please get them in the mail soon (unless, of course, you’ve been hit by...