Last Checkerboards received!!

Got the mail today after being away for the weekend and my last two checkerboards have arrived! Now the real challenge begins! What can I make all of them?
Thanks to everyone for all the beautiful blocks!

rho has received all 48 Checkerboards for July 2011

Good Morning to all:

I received my last checkerboard squares from Cathi in Ireland last night. I'm complete - I've now rec'vd all 48 blocks of my July winnings. Thank you Cathi!

Thanks to all who participated and made blocks. They are all beautiful and unique.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, sew much fabric - so little time!

Last Blocks Received

I got my last block yesterday from Mary Jane C. Now to finish up some projects so I can make the awesome checkerboard quilt!

Checkerboards Recieved

Thank you Sophie for the last 2 blocks, and your letter. I have all the blocks now, but this was a pattern I made extras of, and so there are enough squares left over to make a a baby quilt, too.
Thanks everyone!
Happy Quilting,
Pokey

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Checkerboards are all in!

I received the last of the blocks from Linda W and Sharon, so now I'm setting up to get them sewn together...  I love that rainbow effect from a few days ago and might just have to play copycat.

Julie Wa

1 more checkerboard rec'vd today from Nan

Thank you. Now I have only one more block to receive to make my total winnings of 48 blocks complete! Thanks Nan, and thanks again to all who made blocks.

Blocks Received in the last week.

Hi, I have been away camping for the past week. Packages I received while I was away.

Sara H

Cathy Ann

Laura R

Toni M

Nancy D

Joan T

Thanks Ladies!

Checkerboards in the house!

My last three checkerboard blocks arrived this week.  We are still having internet problems completely unrelated to our kitchen remodel (why not roll the inconveniences all together, yes?).  Thank you very much Cheri in Illinois, Karen in Victoria, & Pokey in California.  Unfortunately, all the blocks are getting packed awy for a bit , but I promise I will put up pictures of what I got.

Thank you again!  Mb. in Florida.

More Checkerboards received....

I have received many packages over the last few weeks and my kids have been helping me open them! However, I have now lost track of those that have sent me blocks. In total I have received 46 blocks I am missing only two. Thank you to everyone, the blocks are beautiful and those who included notes of congratulations a wonderful touch! And Benta I love the little tags!! Now to start putting them all together!!

Checkerboards rec'vd by rho.....July Winnings!

Good Morning All:
I have received all but 2 of my beautiful checkerboard blocks. I have blocks from:
Sharon in WA
Benta in the UK
Laura R in GA
Kristakz in Canada
Quilter in Norway (sorry, don't know the name)
Michelle in OK
Siker in PA
Jo in Oman
Pat in the UK
Ginny in NY
June D. in CA
Kate N. in the UK
Pokey in Canada
and M Rogers - New Zealand.

Thank you all sewww much! They are all so lovely and all different. I'm lucky to have won.

Look! A Rainbow ~

My last 3 blocks came today from Sharon, thank you. I trimmed all of them to match at 8 1/4", made a few more, and laid them out on the bed. They sure make a pretty rainbow, don't you think? All planned, we'll see how long before they are sewn together....

Happy Quilting,

Pokey


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Checkerboards recieved

Hi, just want to say thank you to Cheryl from Champaign, IL, for the beautiful blocks, it was wonderful to come home yesterday and find the last set of four blocks for my quilt, I can't wait to get it started. Cheryl, the blocks are awesome, I love the colors you chose for them, Thanks again, Marie

Internet AT LAST

We have been without internet since Friday, except for a brief hour or so yesterday (which I did not catch until the last 15 minutes), so I am way way way behind in letting people know what has arrived here, July Block Lotto-wise so here it is:  I have received blocks from Belinda in Texas, Caroline in North Dakota, Ellie in Ohio, Janet in California, Julie in California, June in California, Kathy in Ohio, Laura in Georgia, LPB in North Carolina, Pat in Michigan, Sandi in Georgia, & Vickie in Alberta.

To all of you I owe a huge thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU!  This month has been well...odd & these blocks were really the high point.  & also thank you for the little gifts tucked in among so many of them!  I love the little squares of fabric & hallowe'en stuff & ,  & ,  & ..I am so overwhelmed I cannot remember it all now, but each envelope made me jump up & down.  No really.

In other news associated only by time, I managed to squeeze out seven (7) more violets for a total of nine (9).  Will the Block Lotto gods strike twice in a row?  Maybe if I explain to them how very insane it has been, ripping out my old kitchen (saying good-bye: I never loved that kitchen but I was very happy there), collecting for the Facebook Quilt Block Swap August 2011 swap from the largest group of new swappers since the group started in Feb 2009, classes starting next Monday, my husband (the professor) out of town until Tuesday....night & oh yea, contractors arriving a week early, just in time for me NOT to be able to board the dogs because it is a holiday week next week & the kennel has been booked for months!  That's right Block Lotto Gods, whatever you do don't let me win two months in a row...

What was that Sophie?  Do I want to donate my chances?  Uhm, no, no I don't!  I love this block!

lots of blocks

I haven't posted for a few days, but I now have checkerboard blocks from:
And, Brenda, Cathy, Cyndi, Janet, Julie P, Kathie, Linda N, Linnea, Marybeth, Ronda, and Vivi.  I think I'm only waiting for Linda W and Sharon...   Love them, ladies!

Julie Wa

Mail Call ~

Today's mail brought 3 blocks each from Cheri in Illinois and Karen in Australia. I think only one more package is to come, but it's sure been fun. Thank you, Ladies!

Happy Quilting,

Pokey

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Back in Town with Squshies Waiting for Me

Hello Ladies,
I've been out of town the past week and have been going nuts because every time I spoke to my husband on the phone he was telling me "You've got more of those packages today." and I couldn't wait to get home and open them all!
So when I got home I had quilt blocks waiting for me from.......
Kate N., Laurina, Ginny, Joan, Vivi, Coralie, Benta (LOVE the tags! TYVM), Tina, Cathy Ann S., Irene, Mary Jane, Krista, and Sara. So that is 13 out of 15!!!! WOW Ladies! I can't believe how fast I have got these in! :-D

Checkerboard recieved

Hi, just recieved my checkerboard blocks from L.P.B. in Madison, NC, thanks so much, they are beautiful, I love the colors you used,,nice and bright, just right for a checkerboard quilt,  Thanks again, Marie

More Checkerboards

I received blocks from Brenda B, Irene V and Kathie L, in today's mail. :)

Thank You, Block Friends!

Hi, we have been on the road for our longest trip from home in years, no kidding! I let Sophie know I'd be gone, and only was online to check emails. I was happy to hear I'd won this liberated checkerboard, but the best was coming home last night to open the wonderful squishy envelopes-!

~ Thank you ~

to Kim in N.Y.,
Kathy in Ohio,
Ellie in Ohio,
Toni in Oregon,
Pat in England,
Patricia in Michigan,
Jo in Oman (I don't know where Oman is, Jo!),
Michelle in Oklahoma,
Belinda in Texas ( I love your blog BTW, and thank you for the Halloween prints!)

and today, this one came from Maree in New Zealand!

There are 4 more coming, oh, boy! Also, Let me tell Rho and Marybeth that your blocks will be leaving California tomorrow, thank you for understanding.

Happy Quilting!
Pokey

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From Oman

Earlier this week I received my blocks from Jo, all the way from Oman!  Thanks so much...I have received all my blocks!