If you have made and posted blocks this month, you should have received email from me with information about the November block. As usual, I’m asking everyone who has made blocks to make sure that the information I have for YOU and your blocks on the At-a-Glance page is correct. If you haven’t yet made and posted Oak Leaf blocks (or want to make more), you have ONE WEEK to do so.  The deadline for participating in the drawing is...

If you have made blocks this month and are in the drawing, are going to Houston for Quilt Market and/or Quilt Festival and may not be checking here (or checking your mail) on October 31, be sure to let me know so I’ll know what to do if you happen to win a set of the lovely Oak Leaf blocks everyone has made. … and while I have your attention, TOMORROW at noon on the US East Coast, is the deadline for posting your blocks if you want...

It’s time for the mid-month reminders: If you made Boomer blocks LAST month and haven’t yet mailed them … please do so ASAP. If you have made and posted Oak Leaf blocks, make sure they are accounted for correctly on the at-a-glance page and let me know if I’ve made a mistake. If you plan to make Oak Leaf blocks for the block lotto this month and want to qualify for the sneak peek, you have a little over a week to do so....

The mailing info for September’s Boomer blocks has been sent. It’s time to get out the envelopes and stamps and send them on their way to Kathie and/or Margaret. If you made blocks and didn’t receive the email from me or if you find an error on the mailing sheet, please let me know ASAP....

Two days have passed and I still haven’t heard from one of our winners, Madison.  I have randomly chosen an alternate winner–congratulations Margaret! Because Madison did not mail the star blocks she made in August, leaving three of the winners three blocks short, I’m asking for a couple volunteers to make a set of three of the Tall Stars and send them to one of the August winners. Because I have no way of knowing if we will ever...

 This month we are making this 6-by-9 inch (finished size) Oak Leaf block using batik fabrics of your choice for the leaf and stem and cream or tan tone-on-tone (TOT) prints for the background. Cathie L make this one. The block pattern directions are here: Oak Leaf Block Pattern The block pattern has been updated since it was sent out as part of the sneak peek and contains a bonus pattern for a scrappy version of this block.  The file is quite...

In September, 20 Quilters made 87 Boomer and Boomerette blocks. Our winners The winners for September 2013 were Kathie and Madison.  Because Madison did not reply within 2 days of my email notification to her, an alternate winner was selected – Margaret.  Because Madison did not mail her blocks from the previous month (her first lotto blocks), I didn’t have faith that she would mail these, either and removed them from the list....

The results from the Random Integer Generator: #28 Kathie #51 Madison UPDATE: Because of a non-response from Madison, the alternate winner is Margaret.  Congratulations, Margaret.   We’ll split the 85 blocks so that Kathie receives 43 and Madison receives 42.  Congratulations!  Look for email from me soon to confirm your mailing address and asking how many of your own Boomer blocks you’d like to keep. And, after I have heard...

As everyone who has made and posted blocks for September should know, the sneak peek email was sent yesterday … with my apologies. If you have made and posted blocks, they should appear on the list on the at-a-glance page and you should have email from me.  If I’ve goofed in some way, please let me know about mistakes on the list or that you haven’t received your sneak peek ASAP.  Thanks. If you haven’t (yet?) made...

Mail your Tall Star blocks.   If you made tall stars with red skies and haven’t yet mailed them, please make an effort to do so as soon as you can.   In the ideal Block Lotto world in my head, winners will receive all their blocks from the previous month before the sneak peek email goes out for the next month.  I appreciate that it’s not always possible, but I think it’s a good goal. Speaking of mailing, I had planned to mail...

Where I grew up, I always went back to school in September, the day after Labor Day. This month we’ll be dressing a 6-by-9 inch variation of the traditional Oklahoma Boomer block in their back-to-school finest. My pattern for the block is here: Boomer Back-to-School Block If you prefer, you can use the foundations for paper piecing Boomer and Boomerette, created by Julie. Thanks Julie!  If you choose to paper piece, be sure to remove the...

The block for August was a 6-inch by 9-inch (finished size) Maverick Star block with a red background. Guidelines are here Red Skies and Tall Stars in August Congratulations, Winners 39 quilters made 212 tall star blocks.  We had four winners.  Congratulations again to Cathy L, Linda, Mary Jane and Sharon. Welcome Newbies! Five quilters joined the block lotto for the first time in August:  Bonita, Cathy A, Elizabeth C, Madison and Peggy....