I incorrectly attributed 2 Sunrise blocks way back in June … and only just discovered my goof when I asked someone when they had mailed their blocks only to discover that they didn’t make any.  I am thinking that I incorrectly added those two blocks to my spreadsheet, which has since been sorted and re-sorted, so I have no idea who made them … and haven’t found any clues in old email messages or posts. Can you help me...

I was going to hold off on posting my blocks until I had made some more, but I noticed this morning we have 98 blocks on the list and thought how if I added my 2 sample blocks that we’d have an even 100. These two will go into the donated...

It is time to wave bye-bye to your July blocks and send them to one or more of the lucky winners, Ginny, Julie and Laura. You should have email from me with the mailing info sheet, showing the number of blocks you made and where they need to go. Please check your information on the sheet and let me know ASAP if you find a mistake.   I put it together while sipping on my coffee this morning and I may not have been fully awake. Also let me know...

For the Block Lotto this month, the four small squares in the Little Windows block can be scrappy squares cut from multiple fabrics or fussy-cut motifs. And since it’s my personal belief that you can add black & white prints to almost anything, we’ll be using those for the frame around our Little Windows. Kate made this one. The directions for making the 7 inch (finished size) block are here:   Little Windows Quilt Block...

In July,  34 quilters made 148  is a 7-inch (finished size) square Spokes blocks.   These blocks were won by three winners: Julie P, Laura and Ginny. One new quilter joined us in July.  Welcome again to Jen. Our color guidelines for these blocks was monochromatic blocks in the quilter’s choice of color. Debbie made this one. Complete guidelines and link to the quilt block pattern is here: Monochrome Spokes Blocks in July   The tag...

When I saw this quilt design by Deb Grifka, called Holiday Sweater, I knew that personally, I would never do all that machine appliqué, but … I might make some spokes blocks, mostly white spokes on a given color, a few with the colors reversed, and run with the color/setting idea to create a holiday sweater quilt of my...

These are my 14 spokes blocks for my Mod-Mod Queen-size Sampler quilt. As I was making them, I put them up on the wall in an on-point orientation. Have you noticed that the spokes within the block looks the same whether they are in a straight set or on-point? The only difference is whether the touching spokes are vertical and horizontal or on the diagonal. If you look REALLY close, you might also notice that my set of 14 blocks has that one of...

Aaargh!  Because I just couldn’t get it together (read: stay awake late enough) to put next month’s pattern together for the sneak peek, it won’t be going out today and you can expect to see it sometime tomorrow.  I’m sorry. But, on the flip side, that means anyone who has made blocks and not yet posted them or has time to make some and post them today or tomorrow morning can get in on the August sneak...

Seeing some of the Spokes block on my blog prompted Carol to send me a photo the quilt she made from the liberated variation of this block which she won 4 years ago.     I called that block Fireworks because of our color way that month.  The width of the inserted fabric and the angle of the cuts across the background were each quilter’s choice for a liberated result.  This kind of setting would work well for this month’s...

While I was catching up on blog-reading this weekend, I came across the Point Me quilt tutorial that Jessica created for Julie’s Intrepid thread.  You can find the tutorial here: A Quilt Tutorial and a Sale If you have made this month’s block (or even just looked at the directions), you already know how these blocks are constructed–a diagonal cut through a background square and an inserted contrasting fabric. Pairs of blocks are...

This table topper, made by Nicole P, popped up on Flickr and even without the credit in the description (thanks, Nicole), I knew I recognized those Bead-on-a-String blocks.       I am sharing it here with Nicole’s...

The good news:  I’ve begun working on a short contract gig. The bad news:  It might take me a while to remember how to juggle Block Lotto deadlines with a (nearly) full time job.  Thanks, in advance, for your patience with me.   I’ve been stressing out about whether the contracts and scheduling would come together for the job and haven’t yet made any of my MMQA (Mod-Mod Quilt Along) blocks this month.  I am determined NOT to...