Are you ready for a challenge? I truly believe this 7 by 14-inch (finished size) Sunrise block is SO much easier than it looks, but it might look a little scary to you.  Peggy made this one. Because of the larger size, you make make a maximum of SIX blocks to enter into the drawing. If you make multiple blocks, depending on the total number of blocks made (and number of winners we have), I may be asking you to mail a maximum of TWO to each of...

In May, 41 quilters made 205 lotto blocks.  They were won by Jude, Cathy, Debbie and Julianne.  This post is our archive of activity that month. The block was a 7-inch square (finished size) block called Diagonal Bars, made in true blues with cream/light tan. Here are four, made by Kim. Complete guidelines for the block and link to the directions are in this post: May’s Block is Diagonal Bars The tag for ALL blog posts about this block:...

It is a privilege to announce the winners of the May blocks: Jude Cathy L. Debbie M. Julianne Jude gets 56 blocks; the others get 49 blocks. Congratulations to you all — there should be some beautiful true-blue quilts coming...

The deadline for the drawing–NOON Eastern Daylight Time in the US–has passed and I’m working on the list, which I will be sending on to Elizabeth to choose the winners. She expects to be home and picking winners in a couple hours from now, so if you have your fingers crossed for luck … you might want to loosen them up a bit so nothing goes numb 🙂

If you have made and posted Diagonal Bars blocks, you should have received the very late and sketchy sneak peek from me … except for Barbara–I am getting a “closed account” message from the (old?) email address I have for you.  I’ll look for a different one … or you could reach out and touch me to make sure I have it. As always, this is a good time for everyone to check to make sure that I have attributed the...

I hurt my back yesterday and so I’m not quite ready to send out the sneak peek … and I’m moving very slowly this morning.  I’ll be sending it to everyone who has posted blocks so far as soon as I can. In the meantime, here’s what you need to know to start thinking about fabrics. The June block will be a rectangle,  7 1/2 by 14 1/2 inches, to finish at 7 by 14 inches when sewn into a quilt.  You will be able to make...

This month, we add Diagonal Bars blocks to our quilts. Small Crib Throw Twin F/Q King Diagonal Bars Blocks 4 4 8 12 12 20 Triangles-in-a-Square Blocks 3 3 6 9 9 12 Star Chain Blocks 1 2 2 3 4 5 Bead-on-a-String 3 6 7 10 13 17 Double Chevron Blocks 1 2 3 4 6 8   In all the quilts, this month’s block appears in groups of four sewn together as a 4-patch–the orientation of the bars is up to you.   Here are the quilt layouts for each...

For May,  we are making a 7-inch square block called Diagonal Bars in blue with cream. This is one of the  blocks that Debbie made as part of the sneak peek. The block pattern directions include a template for paper-piecing in addition to traditional rotary cut and sewn directions: Diagonal Bars Quilt Block Directions In May, you can make a maximum of 9 blocks to enter in the Block Lotto Drawing.   Tags   Add the tag bars to all your...

This post archives the details of the block for April 2014,  a 7-inch square (finished size)  block called Triangles in a Square, made in bright, uplifting colors with white. 41 quilters made 268 blocks, which were won by Maree, Peggy, Mariella, Julie P and Elizabeth. Two new quilters joined the Block Lotto in April.  Welcome again to Jenell (in Australia) and Nicole (in Canada). Guidelines for this month were published  here:...

Everyone* who made and posted April blocks should have email from me with the mailing info.   If you didn’t get it (or you see an error), let me know ASAP.   * Everyone except Barbara, because I wasn’t sure if she wanted to keep or send the block she posted after the deadline...

It was my privilege and pleasure to put the numbers into the Random Number Generator and determine the winners of the April blocks. MAREE will receive 56 blocks. PEGGY will receive 56 blocks. MARIELLA will receive 52 blocks. JULIE P. will receive 52 blocks. ELIZABETH C. will receive 52 blocks. Congratulations, ladies! Nann

I’ve just sent the list of names for the drawing to Nann, who will be our random number winner picker today. Cross your fingers …