We’re kicking off 2015 with a classic: a 9-inch (finished size) Double 9-Patch, made from black and white prints combined with white or black. Sharon made this one. This block offers the opportunity to work with strip sets and to practice sewing consistent 1/4 – inch seams. The fabric guidelines and directions for making the block are here: Double 9-Patch Quilt Block Pattern Please pay careful attention to the rules for fabrics and...

The block for December was a 7-inch square (finished size) block that is one quarter of a 14-inch Big-O block. Debbie made these four Big-O quarters For the Block Lotto, 37 quilters made 292 blocks. We had six winners: Julianne, Peggy, Dena, Kathy, Sharon and Su. Complete guidelines and link to the pattern were published in this post: It’s Like a Big Hug The tag for ALL blog posts about this block: Big O   Here’s the list of...

My computer crashed tonight, so emails did not get sent to the winners and I wasn’t able to post the information foe January’s block. As soon as I can I will …

Which translates to winning numbers for: Julianne K Peggy M Dena W Kathy S Sharon K Su P Look for email from me later tonight to confirm your mailing address and ask how many of your own blocks you will be...

Deadline today At noon (on the US East Coast), I will be asking Mr. Random.org to choose our 6 winners of Big-O blocks.  If you have made blocks, but not yet posted them … you have about 3 hours to do so. Virtual blocks for the January Quilt For any of the sneak seekers who have made January blocks … it’s not too late to send me a photo to use for the virtual quilt.  I’ll be putting it together tonight. Thinking about...

If you have made and posted Big-O blocks, you should have received an email from me with the advance information, guidelines and block pattern for the January 2015 block. It is a black and white block that can be made in one of two combinations: Option 1 Light fabric is white solid or white-on-white (WOW) print Dark fabric is a black & white print that is more than 50% black Option 2 Light fabric is a black & white print that is more...

Mailing Info If you made and posted blocks in November, you should have just received email from me with the mailing info for your blocks. As always, I ask everyone to take a quick look–to make sure I haven’t made a mistake with your information–and to mail your blocks in the next two weeks. If you find a mistake or if you didn’t receive the update, please let me know ASAP.  I am heading back to the hotel soon, but should be able to...

Here’s the last Mod-Mod QAL update (and the only one you need to make the quilts). I have finished one of my quilts and will share a photo in a separate post.  I hope you will all fee free to look at my example–which is made as written and follows the layout example–to see what you like and don’t like and adjust as necessary to make your quilt one you will love.   How Many Blocks Here’s the updated chart how many blocks...

The block we are making in December is a big “hug” – a 14-inch (finished size) square “O” that is made from four different 7-inch quarter units. To make it quicker to make and easier/less expensive to mail, we’ll be counting the quarter-O units as one block/one chance in the drawing.  This photo shows what the block will look like after the winner puts 4 quarters together. Because we are counting it this way,...

In November, 38 quilters made 209 Easy X blocks. Karen made this one. The blocks were won by four quilters: Elizabeth, Jen, Julie and Nancy. Congratulations, again to all of you. The guidelines and link to the block pattern can be found in this post: X Marks the Jewel-Toned Spot in November In November, four NEW quilters joined the Block Lotto: Lori, Marianne Peg and Robin.  I hope you will stick around–everyone DOES win eventually 🙂   Tag...

Drumroll please … The November winners are:   Jen (56 blocks) Nancy (56 blocks) Elizabeth (49 blocks) Julie P (48 blocks)   Congratulations, ladies.  Look for email from me later today.

If you have made and posted Easy-X blocks for November, you should have received sneak peek email from me with the information for making the December block. If you have made blocks, but didn’t get the mail from me, let me know ASAP.  If you did NOT make and post blocks and got the mail by mistake, I’d also like to know about it (because it probably means I incorrectly gave you credit for someone else’s blocks). As usual, I...