Pat also had some trouble posting.  Here are her 9 stripes blocks.  It looks like we’ll have enough blocks for 4 winners in...

Karen asked me to post these for...

If you made lotto blocks anytime in 2013, then you should have received email from me today with the slightly early January 2014 sneak peek and a bit of info about the blocks we’ll be making next year. 71 quilters have made more than 1600 blocks so far this year. Wow! If you didn’t receive the email, first check your spam folder–because the email went to a large list–then let me know and I’ll resend it to you. If you find...

I am planning to update the template for this site between now and the end of the year. So … if you have problems accessing the site, it’s likely me updating things and not you. This is also the time of year when all the fees to maintain this site are up for renewal, including things like: Domain Registration Site hosting Templates Linky Tool license For anyone who would like to help support the Block Lotto, I’ve created this...

Here’s the proof that I can screw up even the easiest block.  Or maybe it’s just an example of how easily distracted I am. 🙂 Whether this was a dyslexic thing or a distracted by the holidays thing, it happened. And I laughed so hard at myself when it did.  And then I took a picture, because it really is so unbelievable. So now you know why I am always asking you all to go to the at-a-glance page to make sure I haven’t goofed...

The older I get, the longer it takes for me to get in the mood for holiday decorating.  The wreath has been hanging on the door for about a week and I bought some frames at a thrift store with an idea how to use them, but aside from that, no decorating has been happening chez moi. Last night, I stitched down the binding on my little idea for our rectangular blocks.   Putting it on my small dining table this morning nudged me in the holiday...

It’s Kathy’s fault. When I saw the great photo of her Flying Geese quilt in the snow, I wondered if I could do something similar, given I have no quilt holders nor line on which to hang it. I decided my neighbor’s adobe wall might be interesting. Although the winds have died down considerably, they still managed to blow the heavy flannel quilt around a bit. Here’s how the whole thing looks, hanging in the studio....

I mailed my baskets to Cathy and Laura earlier today … I couldn’t believe it, there was NO line at the post office.  Yay! I hope you enjoy them.

Do you see what I see? When I saw Victoria Findley Wolfe’s blog post about her quilt, Quilter’s Cairns–it’s in the February issue of APQ–I immediately saw how you could do something very similar, starting with a stack of scrappy Stripes blocks.

Here are my 12 blocks for the Orphans & Duds lotto. From the top: My sample block for the scrappy version of the Oak Leaf (October, 2013). On the left, the 10-inch multicolor star is Marcia Hohn’s Whirling Star (November, 2003) On the right, one traditional, 6 inch square Boomer (July 2009) and beneath it, another traditional block, cactus pot (May, 2009). Two (mostly) red 8-inch scrappy 16-patch blocks (April 2008) Six 9-inch maple...

Here are my nine blocks. They go together so quickly, don’t be surprised if you end up making the maximum, too. I’m donating my chances in the drawing. After playing with my blocks on the wall and putting them into this arrangement … I couldn’t resist pulling some flannel fabrics from my stash and putting together a cuddly quilt.  (That’s where the directions for calculating yardage and using strip sets came from.)...

‘Tis the season for eating, so let’s blog about food in December.  Enter the link to your food-related blog post in the Linky Tool below. Some ideas for topics: Share a favorite cookie (or other) recipe Write about food you love (or hate) Blog about a family or regional food tradition Review a local restaurant Share a cooking disaster story … or a near-disaster with a happy ending Share your special occasion (or every day...