Finally finished the first of two checkerboard quilts, made from blocks I won… two years ago?  I’m hoping to get the second one done this month, too, after a bit of vacation.Julie...

  These are the blocks I won during the Split Star month last year. That is our friend Dave sticking out from behind it. He is the owner of this quilt. He gets it because I had no white fabric when these were made. He was out shopping and brought me some. I promised that if I won, the quilt was his. And wouldn’t you know, I won. He loves this quilt. He loves that the blocks were made by quilters from all over. It was supposed to be...

The April 2013 Birds segued perfectly with the project I was working on- a block swap oh-so-loosely based on the Bird Trap quilt in the Belger Arts Center collection.  The completed quilt has been boxed & shipped to QuiltFest in Jacksonville but I had to do some pre-show sharing. Here are the birds in detail.  Some of them, anyhow.     & this is the whole megillah.  ...

I finished this one a little while ago but never posted it. This is the second quilt that I made with last April’s hot cross 9 patch blocks. See my blog for the complete...

Here’s what I created from some of the sailboats that I received from the June lotto. This is a commission quilt, and the sooner I finish and deliver it, the sooner I’ll get paid. I have 14 more sailboats in drydock (that is, in the still-full box of blocks). This is 58 x 69. I have a good idea of how I’ll quilt...

My sewing room has gotten out of control and I finally started to clean it up, at least the quilting fabric part of it. In the process of refolding, stacking and sorting yardage and scraps, I came across the remainder of the Wonky Churn Dash blocks I had won….when?… Anyway with one cabinet full of neatly folded and stacked fabric, and smaller pieces sorted into bins, one with long pieces that result from the excess backing needed to...

Finally finished the binding and label. Everyone that contributed is listed on the label. Now to wash it….I hope that everyone washed their fabric!!!...

From the heart blocks I recently won, I made two baby quilt tops – this one, which is a donation to my local library’s fundraising group – they are going to raffle it as part of their summer fair. (The other one I am keeping for upcoming baby events – the top is put together, but it’s not quilted yet.)   I just used a simple loop meander with some hearts thrown in.  ...

Here’s a photo of the quilt I made for my father from the step blocks I won a couple of months ago. Isn’t it great? I really think he’s going to love it. I’m going to give it to him tomorrow, so I snapped a photo today before it was too late. Thanks to all who contributed blocks—I’m really pleased with how they came...

Despite all the things gone wrong and Grace the cat’s interference help, late last night, I finished this doll quilt, made from 4-inch wonky fly blocks. We made a larger version of the Wonky Shoo Fly block for the lotto in April 2010. Way back when (3 years ago), I made the blocks from the small scraps left on my table after making those loving free-pieced words–some of which ended up in my quilt, Whole Lotta Love. The floral print is...

Being out of town with a dead phone and no other connectivity over the weekend I nearly missed out on being a winner!  When I got back, a number of patient emails were waiting from Sophie to let me know.  I needed to have replied to the first email confirming acceptance and posting details, and I should have let her know beforehand that I may not be available when the draw happened.  Lesson is, don’t think you won’t win!!  I only...

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