I really intended to get some blocks done last month….but time got away from me and life got in the way.  My sewing room has not yet recovered from my daughter’s wedding.  We had to make an unplanned trip to Kentucky, as my FIL was not doing well at all.  He is 87 years old and we thought it might be too late if we waited until our planned trip at the end of this month.  He has improved, but it was good to get in a visit.   Life...

I sat out last month due to a really hectic month! But I love this month’s block andI have to join in. I have a general question concerning finding the block instructions each month. When I signed in a couple of times in june with the intention of making one or two schoolhouses, I happeded upon the instructions quite by accident and the other time I never found them again. Is there an easy way to get to the instructions for each month?...

I was just watching CNN interview a scientist about the discovery of the elusive Higgs boson particle.  The graphics look a lot like this block, and of course this is all tied up with “string theory”!  Well done , Sophie!  😉  

I am a little behind on my sampler quilt and failed to save the directions for past blocks.  Didn’t want to bug Sophie since she is still trying to get settle from her move.  I was wondering if anyone might know how to get to the patterns for the past blocks for this year….if I remember right February was quilter’s choice and I have June so I wouldn’t need those. Thank you 🙂 Helen Wahl in sweltering hot (104 F)...

Does anyone have the link for the school house instructions please. I know I don’t have much time left but would like to try and make at least one before the end of the month but cannot find the original email with the instructions link. Thanks. Jo

Since Sophie is on the road, I did a quick tally of submitted blocks. My UNofficial count is 60 schoolhouse blocks made by 16 quilters as of 6am on Monday June 25. I need to make a few this week, who’s with me??  Let’s get that total up to 100!!!   ~Andi in Arizona

Three blocks for June to give away.

Has anyone tried the paper-pieced pattern? I think it’s backwards, at least compared to how I would usually do paper piecing by sewing on the printed side. This would end up being the back of the block, in which case the pattern should be reversed. Does that make sense? I’ll give it a try and see how it comes out.

Sophie asked me to share my notes on the little red schoolhouses pattern. I had posted them on my blog http://christa-feelingblessed.blogspot.com. Happy to do so. Here it is:   Re-written cutting directions to make “Little Red School Houses” found here.  (I think it is a BOM project by AzPatch) Cut from white-on-white print – – – cut a strip 2 ¾ “ wide four 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ squares = A one 2 3/4″ x 2...

I finished my wedding sewing yesterday (actually wee hours of this morning)  I am really pleased with how the flower girl dress turned out…and after working with taffeta, organdy, netting and shantung/satin, I am really looking forward to being able to get back to working with quilting cottons and straight seams! 2 days until the wedding!

when putting my quilt top together, I had wished that the blocks were signed somehow – or that there were signature blocks to include in the quilt – that got me thinking………  What if we include a signature block to include with the blocks we send to winners each month – something that is a constant – like a 3.5” signature block like this?  That way, we can make a bunch in advance, then just send...

…fromMaree.  Thank you! After several days agonizing and several attempts at making something that actually fits me and total frustration,  DH and I made a last ditch shopping trip and found a gorgeous 2 piece floor length taffeta dress at Dillards.  Fit was decent, but neckline of the jacket was a bit low for my taste and comfort, and the invisible zipper was poorly finished at the end and formed a bulge (probably why the price was...