October Blue & Tan Blocks

Here are two blocks for the lotto this month.  I love this color combo Sophie!

Terri

Kim G's Choices for October

Each is done with a blue Morris design fabric (yeah for the fabric I had in storage).  Left to right they are - Birds in Flight, Bear Claw, and Spinning Spools. The spools are traditional NOT wonky - just a bad picture sorry!

Wild Geese Chase!

Here is my third block for the month.  This was my third attempt at making this block.  I'd never done paper piecing before and it is harder than it looks!!!  But I'm finally pleased with this one.  I am also donating this one.

October blocks

Here are my October sampler blocks.  I put these together as a last minute fallback entry.  I started with a couple of Sunbonnet Sue blocks, but I packed them up to work on in the car for our trip last weekend and I haven't seen them since.

My October blocks...

Laura Randolph

ljrandolph

Broken dishes & catch-up

I am so far behind on Block Lotto.  How far behind? 

Well, I would like to thank Andi in AZ, Belinda in TX, Cathi in Clare, Deana in UT, Jennifer in CA, & Shelley in ME for your August lotto blocks.  Yes August.  They all arrived ages ago but my kitchen was in boxes & then came out of boxes & then when two of the three new appliances FAILED & had to be replaced, a lot of things had to go back into boxes...well, it was a shambles.  I am sorry to take so long; your envelopes were among the things that had to be boxed so the repairman had room to...perform (work seems the wrong word somehow since he never fixed anything & actually broke other things while he was here).  All the violets are so wonderful & I cannot say thank you thank you thank you enough.

In other late, but not so late news my rails were mailed.  They were mailed so long ago they have probably been received.  Reading Block Lotto is a luxury & I have not had much time for that lately.  My choice yesterday was read Block Lotto or make the current block(s).

& so finally all caught up & here they are:  my October 2011 sampler blocks.  They are variations on the traditional block "broken dishes".  It seemed appropriate somehow.  Also I just love this block & used this same color scheme to make a broken dishes quilt for my step-father years (OMG it has been years!) ago.

These three are all to donate; I am still making offerings to the Block lotto Gods for my two wins this year.

two different blocks

Not sure why the strip pieced one looks so pink.  Misunderstanding between camera and me.  Liz

I missed the sneak peek by just a little bit.

But, I do have 3 blocks to enter in the lotto!

The block is called electric fan.

Julie P

5 sampler blocks

Got my act together this weekend and made a few blocks... I'm going to donate my chances this month.

Julie Wa

newby from Nashville, TN

Hello,

My name is Helen and I am Christa's (from Virginia) daughter. I have an 18 month old which doesn't leave much time for creative projects. I really enjoy seeing other peoples' blocks and felt like joining the fun this month. The pattern was adjusted to 8.5 inches per the rules. Despite the sewing machine being temperamental, it was my first ever quilt block and was a fun project. Best of all I got it done in my sons nap time! Thank you, Sophie.
 
- Helen W.

rho's Oct Block Lotto Block #1

this is my first (and maybe ONLY) block for October.

October Block from Kathy S.

Here's my first block for the October Block Lotto.  It's a sleeping Roly Poly Owl.  You can find the tutorial at:    http://tulip-patch.blogspot.com/2011/08/gobaby-tutorial-roly-poly-owl-block.html   It is made with Drunkard's Path blocks.

4 more sampler blocks

These are my final 4 blocks for the October blue and cream sampler. The cup is the mirror of the cup in my first batch. The other 3 blocks are taken from patterns in Debra Henninger's book, Hobo Quilts, 55+ Original Blocks based on the Secret Language of Riding the Rails. She adapted the chalk marks and other signs used by hobos in the 30s to mark locations for their fellow vagrants. I chose blocks for their ease (no applique!), and working with these colors. The top right is her "Anything Goes" block, the bottom left is the "Jail" block, and the bottom right is the "fake illness" block. Her patterns are for 6 1/2" blocks, so I had to do some math to adapt them to the 8.5 ". She has interesting quotations from the vagrants, as well as photos from the era, and photos of several quilts composed of the different blocks. I actually bought this through my paperback book club instead of in a quilt shop, although Amazon probably has it; just came out last year. the blocks would be interesting made up in work shirt fabric or denims, ginghams, or the homespun plaids.

Oct Blocks redux

I remade my blue rail block, so now I have THREE blocks for October.  Since my first post was not labelled correctly, I don't think Sophie has counted any of these yet.

Happy Stitching!
Andi in Arizona

2 sampler blocks

I finally got around getting my white/cream and blue scrap baskets out to try and make some "free form" blocks. I played with strips of various width to construct blocks made of 4 patches. I only made 2 blocks in the end because I didn't have that much variety of tone on tone blue fabrics.
So here are my 2 blocks, I guess the first one could be inspired from rail fence quilts

and the second could be a "H" block

Hope they fit this month theme and colours.
I would like to donate my chances this month.

Celine

Final Two For October

 

My October Block

I made this Block a while ago and haven't been able to get it posted until now. I even tried sending it to Sophie to post and kept waiting to see it.  Thank you Sophie for the new Invite.  It is nice to know there are so many of us who want to participate that if you miss a few months, you're off the Blog list.  I've been a little busy the past few months.

sampler blocks from CathyC in Australia

YAY ;-)  I have been able to make up another block - shown here in a new photo with my two previously submitted blocks

1 Disappearing 4 patch

1 Diamond Panes block

1 Pinwheel

Here are my three (3) blocks (to be donated)  I am hoping to get some more done, but hubby will be home for two weeks from 24th October and we are hoping to have a few days out and about and play tourist in our own city ;-)

7 October Blocks from Kristin

Here are my blocks for the month.

All but the bottom two blocks are made using the same 4 blocks.

The top three are exactly the same, except for placement.

The middle two are variations.

I can't decide which one I like better!  Which one do you like?

***edited to add - Check out my tutorial on a project using blocks like these!***

 - Kristin in Oregon

October 2011 blocks

My first three blocks to block lotto ever!! We live fulltime in our 40' fifth wheel trailer. We currently are in NY and getting ready to move. Since I was packing all my scraps I decided to get a few blocks made! You all are so talented and have enjoyed looking through the quilts made from the blocks. So wonderful! Next month our only daughter is getting married, so not sure if I will have any time to sew, but I wanted to get my feet wet!!

Janet H