I made and sent you a picture of 1 yellow 3D flower back near the beginning of the month but don’t find it on the list of blocks made that you just posted  nor did I get a Sneak Peek yet for October. I’d hoped to make more as I love this block but LIFE got in the way … Karen

The sneak peek for October has been emailed to everyone who has made blocks and posted photos of them–it’s a pretty elite group this month of about a dozen quilters. If you have made and posted blocks, but did not receive email, please let me know ASAP. I’d also appreciate it if everyone would also sanity check the list on the At-a-Glance page to make sure that if you should be on the list, you are and the number of blocks is...

September is flying by for me.  I just realized that the sneak peek is TOMORROW.  I’ve been playing with block drawings and coloring sheets , but today I need to get serious about choosing fabrics, cutting and sewing blocks and writing directions so that some of you can choose to spend part of your Sunday checking out the new block. FYI, October’s block will be a more conventional block–in case you’ve been really hating these...

There are some updates available for our site template which I will be installing this month.  Because there is a fair level of customization in the code for the site, things may (temporarily) break.  If you have problems accessing the site or adding new post, don’t panic  …  it’s probably me updating and/or tinkering with things. When in doubt, always feel free to contact me via email.

If you made and posted blocks in August, you should have email from me with the mailing info.   All four of our winners were very quick to get in touch, making it possible for me to be quick, too, and put the mailing chart together pretty quickly this month. Remember there are tips for mailing under HELP, specifically in the Mailing Squishies post If you should have received the mailing info, but don’t have a message from me, let me know...

In August 2012,, 33 quilters made 183 Jacob’s Ladder blocks in cream + cool color combinations. Congratulations again to our winners, Christa, Margaret, Rachel and Sharon–three first-time winners and someone who hasn’t won since 2010. Christa offers proof that it really only does take ONE block to WIN. Welcome again to our August newbies, Dawna and Nann.  Welcome back Kim. Here’s the list of blocks we made this month:...

A little late due to busy things in my kitchen, but here they are – the lucky 4 winners of the August cool Jacob’s ladder blocks. Winner no 1 (a set of 48 blocks) – no 88 – Margaret Winner no 2 (a set of 48 blocks) – no 123 – Rachel Winner no 3 (a set of 48 blocks) – no 138 – Sharon Winner no 4 (a set of 39 blocks) – no 4 – Christa   Congratulations to you...

In 30 minutes, I’ll check for any last minute posts, then send the numbered list of names to Kate who will be doing the honors for us today and using the random number generator to determine who our FOUR WINNERS will be. At the moment, we have 183 blocks posted by 33 quilters, which means three winners will receive a set of 48 blocks and the fourth will receive 39 blocks. Good luck everyone. UPDATE: The deadline has passed and the list...

If you have made and posted Cool-colored Jacobs Ladder blocks this month, you should have email from me, reminding you to check the list on the At-a-Glance page to make sure your blocks are correctly listed and with info about the September block. If, like me, you haven’t yet made any Cool Ladders, you have until Friday at noon (on the US east coast) to be included in the drawing for these seriously cool blocks. If you’re curious...

I HOPE to be able to send out the sneak peek later tonight … but it might slip until tomorrow.  If you have posted your block photos by the time I am ready to send out the email, you will be included. This is a great time to check the list of blocks on the at-a-glance page to make sure I have the correct number attributed to you and that, if you chose to donate the blocks and not be part of the drawing this month, I have your blocks...

Forgot to indicate that my 2 Cool Ladder blocks are for donation.

I will be moving my internet service across town this week.  If I seem to get really quiet, that could be why.   Worst case, I’ll be connected by my phone … but I wanted to give you all a little warning in case things go sideways and I’m disconnected for a while. I couldn’t have known when I moved from Austin for the summer, that I would find another project and decide to stay, but … this makes the FIFTH move in...