If you are logged in on the site before you leave a comment, you’ll see the form on the right–with your display name, instead of mine.  You won’t have to enter any additional info, just your comment. Your comment will be displayed immediately. If you are NOT logged into blocklotto.com when you leave a comment, you’ll see the form below, which requires you to enter you name, email and (optional) website before making your...

Categories are more than just a way to group posts.  The site uses them to define navigation areas, like Gallery and Help, and to pull in photos into the relevant areas of our Home page.  Featured photos from posts in the category  show and tell will be displayed in the slider at the top of the page. And the three most recent photos posted with the category blocks show up in the Recent Work section in the middle of the home page.  Since posting...

I  really DO appreciate when quilters who receive the sneak peek email find the time to make early blocks and send me photos.   And I know that after you make that effort, it’s frustrating if you don’t see your blocks in the virtual quilt that’s made from those photos. There are the four most common reasons why your blocks may not be included in the virtual quilt–as you can see, it’s all about me 😉 I misplace your...

Did you know there is a WordPress app for blogging? If you take block photos with your phone or use a tablet, you might want to check it out. I decided to test it out on the Guild Bus to the Dallas Quilt Show . . . In case you are wondering about the photo. It’s a cold, rainy day–I am glad someone else is doing the...

When you are posting your “I’ve sent your blocks” or “I’ve received your blocks” messages, be sure to choose the Category “sent and received.”  Since these posts generally do not have photos attached, you need to un-check the category “blocks”–which is used for post with block photos and adds a photo to the home page “recent work” section. Blocks is the default...

As a reminder of how things work. After the winners are randomly chosen, there are a few steps that happen before I can email everyone the mailing info: I email them, asking them to confirm that the name and address i have for them are current, correct and correctly formatted.  I also ask them how many of their own blocks they’d like to keep for themselves and send to the other winners. Each winner replies to my email. Winners must reply...

Follow along as I show you how our fictional tester “Jane.Doe” posted the Example Post. After you Login, the WordPress dashboard will be displayed.  In the left column, you’ll see these navigation options. Choose Posts > Add New. Your screen should look like this. Enter a title for your blog post and the text message. Position the cursor in the place you want to insert your photo. Then click the Upload/insert multimedia...

Here is one of the February blocks made by sophie and posted, for an example, by our test account, “Jane...

As we move into our new home at Blocklotto.com, you’ll notice a gentle tweaking of some of the ways things work with regard to access and author privileges. Usernames – I’m asking everyone to use the format <firstname><dot><lastname> for their username.  For example, my username is jeansophie.wood.  It does not need to be your “display name”–you can define that in your progile–but I...

If you made blocks in January, an author account will be created for you.  You will receive email like this one, for a fictional account for Jane Doe, that contains your user name, password and a link. In order for me to be able to connect accounts to the names and addresses, all usernames will be in the format firstname.lastname.  You will be able to use a nickname on the site–this is just for signing in. Highlight and COPY the password...

Andrews recent experience with his red and white blocks, my own experience of working with some (not from the lotto) swap blocks in making my Christmas quilt and a couple of emails from recent winners have reminded me to remind you of a couple of rules and explain why they matter. PRE-WASH ALL FABRICS YOU USE FOR LOTTO BLOCKS  I know many quilters trust in the quality of the fabrics they buy and don’t pre-wash for their own quilt...

First, I believe I have gone through all of the comments and emails telling me what I missed (or maybe didn’t receive.) Please check the list again and make sure you’re on it. If I failed to post photos of your blocks, please post them.  The assortment of fabrics already this month is amazing–I think I’ve only see two repeats in the 135 blocks made so far. Second, I just heard from Kathy B from Lubbock Texas and can now...