101 blocks o’ fun! The “D” means “donate.” You have today and tomorrow to add to this list. [And let me know if I’ve forgotten anyone.] Barbara P  — D4Carol M3Cathy K — D3Cathy L4Elizabeth — D4Ginny2Jude5Julie P4Karen B.8Kathie 4Kathleen3Linda2Linda W9Margaret3Marsha1Myrna8Nann — D9Peggy5Robin6Sherry V2Su6Teresa —...

74 so far! If I have missed anyone, let me know. (D=donate) Barbara P — D — 4 Carol M 3 Cathy K — D — 3 Cathy L — 4 Julie P — 4 Kathie — 4 Kathleen — 3 Linda — 2 Linda W. — 9 Margaret — 3 Marsha — 1 MYRNA — 9 Nann — D– 9 Peggy — 5 Robin — 6 Teresa — D —...

Barbara P. — 4 donate Cathy L — 4 Nann — 9 donate Robin 6 Kathleen 3 Peggy 5 Marsha 1 Linda 2 Julie P. 4 Kathie 4 Margaret R 3

Here are my Wings of Spring for donation. (I will create a list of all the posts thus...

Raise your hand if you’re looking forward to springtime! Here in Chicagoland March is coming in like a lion with a rare below-zero low predicted this weekend. Meanwhile, our sewing rooms are nice and cozy. This month’s block is a little different (but still easy). Are they butterflies, birds, or hair bows? It’s up to you to decide. Pull out your scraps and have fun! Here’s the link to the file with the Block Guidelines...

It’s a flimsy! 58 x 80. You may recognize Lotto blocks — the Dresden Sunflowers are obvious, but can you find the California Poppies? (I had four of them. I sliced them diagonally to make square-in-a-square frames for the purple tree and the basket.) My recipe for Spare Parts quilts: Put blocks on design wall. Let them simmer. Stir. Sew a few together. Rip a little. Repeat. Eventually they gel into a...

I have a box of 3.5″ nine patches just waiting for designs like this. I also have some inky-dark fabrics that I have trouble incorporating into other projects. These are for donation. Nann’s...

Here are my January blocks.   (One of my resolutions is to keep up with monthly blocks — the Lotto, guild BOM, Rainbow Scrap Challenge — and I’m pleased to say that so far I’m...

I could have made blue stars, too, but the purple box took precedence.  Here are nine stars to...

I sent nine-patch star blocks to Teresa and Marcia on Saturday.

Thank you all for bearing with the corrections to the instructions for the November Nine-Patch Stars. 46 blocks were posted which means that two lucky winners will receive 23 blocks each. And those winners are . . . MARCIA and TERESA!  Congratulations to you both.  Stay tuned for Sophie’s mailing instructions.  

…you can’t hide from birthdays when you’re on Facebook…And that’s how I know that it’s Sophie’s birthday!  Hope your day’s been...