My September blocks

Last minute stars

I have managed another 2 stars tonight but this will be all for me this month (4 in total with the 2 I had posted about a week or so ago).

Fingers crossed until tomorrow now!
Celine

Asian Stars

I was able to get 3 blocks done. I was hoping for more but who am I kidding! Just wanted to let whoever wins know that my blocks will be mailed Monday Oct 5th. I am having a baby on Thursday the 1st and wont be home until the weekend. Good Luck!

Shelley's nine Asian stars

Here are my nine blocks for this month. Why I wait till the end to start lately....aye yie yie! HOpe you had a fun weekend Sophie. THanks for all you do!

Shelley

Jana's Sept Blocks Part 2

My last three blocks for this month, making nine total. These were fun to make! I love Asian fabrics.

Two September Blocks

Here are my two blocks for September - I made them a week or so ago, and never got round to posting them. Hope I'm in time for the sneak peek...

Hand-pieced as usual - I have fabric for another block, but not sure I'll get time to put it together before the end of the month. Will post if so!

Louise

My first two blocks for September

I have finally made 2 blocks for this month. I hope I'll be able to make more but I am not sure. I love the fabrics and would be very happy to win a set this month, fingers crossed!

Thank you so much for the No Waste Geese method. It is great and I shall use it again in the future.
Good night for now.

Celine

September Blocks

One of my stars had an unfortunate encounter with my wonderfully creative, glue-stick-carrying, almost-4-year-old.  I made two new ones, which brings my total to 7.  I hope to make 2 more to bring my total to 9, but I'm not holding my breath.  These are photos of all 7.

Kristin

Ginny's September blocks

I meant to make 9 blocks, but when I went to take the photo I only had 8! Oh well. This was fun. I'd ever worked with Asian fabrics before so it was a change for me.

Jana's September Blocks

here are my first six blocks. I will definitely be making the last 3 for the lotto. In fact, based on the fabric I have already cut up, I will most likely be making 30 or 40 more blocks! lol... they are so cute!

MY ASIAN SQUARE & POINTS BLOCKS

Hi All,
After a brief hiatus this summer I am back to participate in block lotto. I love these little blocks they are so cute! I hope my good irish luck works this month. Thanks also to Sophie for managing this block lotto. I look so forward to it each month.

Jill

Debbie's September blocks

I made four blocks this month. All those blocks look like their going to make a great quilt! Can't wait to win. :)

5 blocks

I messed up my first batch by cutting the geese square 4 1/2 oops, the second batch had a few that were no good (not sure what went wrong but something sure did!) so here are 5. If I get to the fabric store soon I might try for the last 4, but I am not holding my breath.

I got blocks from everyone now....sad to know there's only junk and bills waiting for me.

September Asian Blocks

Hi Sophie Here are my 9 September Blocks realy enjoyed making them thank you Sophie for all the hard work you do in selecting the monthly blocks The photograph does not do justice to the colours and pattern never mind I only hope who ever wins like's them as much as I do



Sylvia

My Asian Blocks!

Hi Sophie,

Here are 8 blocks for this month, that's all I will have time for. I have received all my blocks from the Aug. Lotto. The last of the blocks arrived from Dianah, Joan, Linnea, & Terri. Thanx Ladies.

** Caroline **

Four More Blocks

Here are 4 more blocks for me, brings my total to 6.  Can you tell I like red?

Kristin

5 more blocks from rho

These are my next/last? 5 blocks for September.

rho's 1st four Asian Stars

These little stars were so easy to make with the faster method of making the flying geese. I wouldn't mind having these! Hopefully, I'll get to make more before the end of the month.

Kristin's Two Blocks for September

Here are two blocks for September.  School starts for my kids on the 9th, so if I get any more made, it will be closer to the end of the month.  I hope these fabrics are okay, My hubby has banned me from the fabric store, so I'm just using stuff from my stash.

Kristin

Asian Stars for September

Forgive me for choosing my personal "go to" block for our September Lotto Block.

Asian Fabrics scored high on our survey last year and I when I was thinking of blocks to showcase all the gorgeous fabrics that are available to quilters, I naturally kept coming back to this block, which–believe it or not–was originally published as a quilt block with a name without a "star" in sight.

I give you, Square and Points, first published with that name in the Kansas City Star in 1933. I think that big center square can be used to great advantage to fussy cut and showcase any fabric, but this month, make it an Asian/Chinese inspired print. For your background, use a coordinating tone-on-tone fabric in any color that works with your focus fabric.

The "points" of the Square and Points block are part of a Flying Geese unit, with the background TOT fabric as the "goose" and the Asian print as the "sky." If you have been around a while, you already know that I'm going to introduce you to my personal favorite way of making those, also known as "no waste geese." For directions for this block (and a link to the general directions for making no waste geese in any size), click here: Square & Points Quilt Block.

Kate made the beautiful example above, as well as 8 of the blocks below. Linnea made the ninth block. Hover over the blocks to see who made which or click on the image for a larger view of the beautiful examples of Asian fabrics.

If you make multiple blocks this month, you can repeat fabrics as long as you create a unique combination for each block, as you may notice Kate did for some of her blocks.

FYI, some of the many other names that have been found in publications for this block, according to according to Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns: Evening Star, Cluster of Stars, Austin, Optical Sawtooth, Sawtooth, Sawtooth Star and Nameless Star.