Mailing Info has been Sent
If you made and posted Broken Dishes blocks in March, you should have email from me with the information you need to send them to one or both of the winners. If you should have received the mail and didn’t (or vice-versa) or if your number of blocks is incorrect on the info-sheet, please let me know ASAP.
read moreColorful Cactus Pots in April
This month, we’re making colorful, scrappy, traditional Cactus Pot blocks with yellow/gold backgrounds. I hope to be able to replace this drawing with a photo of a real block, soon. You can find the directions for the block here: Cactus Pot – Block Pattern – CORRECTED IMPORTANT NOTE: The fabrics used in the sample block in the pattern do NOT follow this month’s fabric guidelines. These in-progress photos are from 2011, when we made this block in a different size and with different fabric rules. Fabric...
read moreComing Soon …
The new block directions and guidelines will be available later today. Here’s a peek at what we will be making and the fabric guidelines so you can get ready to sew: Fabric Guidelines: Background – Yellow or gold fabric that may be a solid, a tone-on-tone print, or a multicolor print that is predominately yellow or gold Cactus – Your choice of fabric in one or more bright color(s). Pot– Also your choice. The Pot fabric should either be the LIGHTEST or DARKEST fabric in your block. You can see a combination of Light and Dark...
read moreMarch 2017 Recap
March, 27 quilters made 97 of these 8 inch (finished size) blocks–a variation of the traditional Broken Dishes block, using lighter and darker blue fabrics combined with white. Peggy made this one. The blocks were won by Kathie and Barb P. Guidelines and the link to the block directions are in this post: Blue Broken Dishes (Star) In March The tag for ALL blog posts about this month’s block: dishes This post serves as our archive of the blocks made and who made them; Blocks entered into Drawing: ...
read moreAnd the Broken Dishes (blocks) Go To …
The Bad News As some of you know I am struggling with an old health issue and just haven’t been able to keep up with life (or the Block Lotto) so I haven’t been updating things (like the Block directions for this month nor the Sneak Peek for April’s block). I remain optimistic … but only time will tell. The Good News I updated the list on the at-a-glance page this morning, added some block photos that were emailed to me and, even with NO contribution from me, we made 97 blocks this month, which means TWO quilters will...
read moreBlocks from Moira and Celine
Moira and Celine were having problems posting their blocks and emailed the photos to me earlier this month. Here they are. From Moira: From...
read moreNine Sparkling Stars
I’m cutting it close, but this has been a rollercoaster month. These were really fun to put together, and I enjoyed digging through my 2.5″ strips bin to find interesting color...
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Three from me
Three Broken Dish Stars from me this month. All six blues used in the blocks are actually different fabrics, though it’s hard to tell in this photo. I did use the same WOW in all three, though. Made these on Sunday, but nearly forgot to post them in...
read moreOld MacDonald’s Farm E-I-E-I-O
My Old MacDonald Mystery Sampler is now a top! It’s pretty wild! I think I’ll have fun hand quilting this one!
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