The results from the Random Integer Generator: #28 Kathie #51 Madison UPDATE: Because of a non-response from Madison, the alternate winner is Margaret.  Congratulations, Margaret.   We’ll split the 85 blocks so that Kathie receives 43 and Madison receives 42.  Congratulations!  Look for email from me soon to confirm your mailing address and asking how many of your own Boomer blocks you’d like to keep. And, after I have heard...

As everyone who has made and posted blocks for September should know, the sneak peek email was sent yesterday … with my apologies. If you have made and posted blocks, they should appear on the list on the at-a-glance page and you should have email from me.  If I’ve goofed in some way, please let me know about mistakes on the list or that you haven’t received your sneak peek ASAP.  Thanks. If you haven’t (yet?) made...

Mail your Tall Star blocks.   If you made tall stars with red skies and haven’t yet mailed them, please make an effort to do so as soon as you can.   In the ideal Block Lotto world in my head, winners will receive all their blocks from the previous month before the sneak peek email goes out for the next month.  I appreciate that it’s not always possible, but I think it’s a good goal. Speaking of mailing, I had planned to mail...

I told myself that I wouldn’t post my blocks until I had removed the paper foundations from the three blocks that were paper-pieced.  And that’s my first reminder for everyone–if you choose to paper piece, all that paper has to be removed before you send your blocks to the winner(s). The good news is that the paper came out pretty easily.  The not-so-good news for me is that when I sprayed a little starch and pressed one of those...

Where I grew up, I always went back to school in September, the day after Labor Day. This month we’ll be dressing a 6-by-9 inch variation of the traditional Oklahoma Boomer block in their back-to-school finest. My pattern for the block is here: Boomer Back-to-School Block If you prefer, you can use the foundations for paper piecing Boomer and Boomerette, created by Julie. Thanks Julie!  If you choose to paper piece, be sure to remove the...

The block for August was a 6-inch by 9-inch (finished size) Maverick Star block with a red background. Guidelines are here Red Skies and Tall Stars in August Congratulations, Winners 39 quilters made 212 tall star blocks.  We had four winners.  Congratulations again to Cathy L, Linda, Mary Jane and Sharon. Welcome Newbies! Five quilters joined the block lotto for the first time in August:  Bonita, Cathy A, Elizabeth C, Madison and Peggy....

The deadline for entering blocks into the drawing this week has passed and I’ve sent the list to Andi to choose the winners. If you’re in the drawing, you might want to cross your fingers. We made a total of 205 blocks this month which will be split among 4 winners.

The Weekend Update is CHANGING … beginning today, there will be a month-long linky party on a specific topic. In September, blog about color and share a link below. Possible color topics could include: Colors you love or hate … or are just tired of seeing everywhere What’s your “neutral?” I there a color that you can make go with anything? Challenge yourself with colors that are out of the box for you in a project...

Kim made star blocks for the virtual quilt, but forgot that she needed to post them in a separate blog post to be included in the drawing. She’s out-of-pocket now, so I’m posting these for her....

If you are one of the 29 quilters who have made and posted photos of their tall stars this month … you should have sneak peek email from me with the guidelines and directions for the September block. Let me know ASAP if you should have received the sneak peek but don’t have it. If you have received your sneak peek, great!  Don’t forget, it’s a secret until September 1. It’s also that time of the month when I ask...

The sunflowers outside my house are finally blooming … so the end of summer must be near. I don’t know if they were ever consciously planted here, I have volunteers everywhere along the path to my studio door.   They are so cheerful, I don’t want to pull any of them out … even this little guy that is clearly not growing where the sunflowers were meant to be. Are you wrapping up summer–or winter, for those south of the...

Just a friendly reminder … Tomorrow at noon (east coast US time) is the deadline for posting photos of your blocks if you want to receive the sneak peek email with info about the September block. That said, it will probably be later in the day before I can send out the email to everyone … It’s been a crazy week and I’m not as prepared as I would like to be.