Status Updates

I've heard from three of our four winners.  SHELLEY, be sure to check for email from me and reply ASAP and confirm your mailing address and let me know how many of your own blocks you'd like to keep.

We will be moving to the new website and blog TOMORROW.  The February block will be posted on the new blog.  I also have a job interview tomorrow morning, so I may not be readily available to answer questions and resolve problems until the afternoon. Here are the three posts to help you get started:

Accounts and Author Privileges - If you didn't make blocks in January, you will need to request an account

First Things First - Setting a new password and updating your profile after your account is created

How to Post - A walk through the process of uploading photos and creating a blog post.

January 2012 Winners

And the winners of the January Block Lotto are.....

#1:  Linda N.
#2:  Kathy S.
#3:  Laura R.
#4:  Shelley

Congratulations ladies!  I can't wait to see how you put the blocks together!

2 Hour Warning

The deadline for the drawing is in two hours, which will be Noon in NYC, 9 AM in Los Angeles, 3 PM in Portugal, 2 AM (Tomorrow) in Sydney, Australia,

6 for Deana

The internet has been down so I had to run somewhere else this morn.  I love these blocks!

2 eclipse entries

The purple is a little brighter than the picture shows, so I hope this is okay. The curved technique came in handy on another project where there are dresden plate 1/4s being set in corner blocks, and the pattern didn't narrow them down enough at the corner so they need a little quarter circle. A bit tighter to sew in close quarters but it worked.
I'm blessed with a Pfaff quilt expressions 4.0, so the needle down option really helps to feed the fabric around the curves. I think it would have been more of a struggle on my old Kenmore.

My second eclipse

I saw this fabric and decided that I had to make another block this month. The bright purple was just too pretty. My sewing machine broke (why do I have such bad luck) so this is it until it gets repaired. Hoping I can participate in February!

Helen W

Nashville, TN

 

 

One for January!

I made two but one is wonky so I'm submitting just this one.  I liked the Blue paisley and had to use it.  I'm so glad to be back sewing it has been a long Month.  For those who don't read my BLOG regularly-- I had my Tonsil's out in December. As an "older" person it was the worst pain I've ever had to go through.  Not the surgery, but the recovery. It's been a very 5 weeks.  Nothing tasted good and I was soooo Hungry, but couldn't swallow.  Here's to a much better year!

One Eclipse Block Done!

Susan at desertsky.livejournal.com - my one block turned out easier to piece than I thought it would be!  I'm donating the chance, please.

Eclipse 2012 photos

Here are nine eclipse blocks for January. Good luck to everyone who has
made blocks this month.

Coralie in Canada

Five Eclipse Blocks from Kathy S. in Ohio

Here are five more eclipse blocks for the January Block Lotto from Kathy S. in Ohio:

Four Eclipse Blocks for Kathy S. in Ohio

Here are four eclipse blocks from Kathy S. in Ohio.  I love these blocks.  They are fun!

Here are 8 blocks from me for this month.  Sophie, I'd like to donate these blocks.  The hardest part for me was cutting out all the parts by hand since I don't have a small rotary cutter.

One eclipse for me

One eclipse from Kasey P.  It took forever for me to find fabric that I liked for this one, but digging through my stash is almost always half the fun!

6 Total Eclipse Blocks for rho

I made 4 more tonight + the 2 posted yesterday = 6 total blocks for January............................. so far...

January 2012 blocks - Eclipse

OMGoodness!  another circular block Arrrghh! 

But ............... In Sophie We Trust ;-)  so I gave it a go.

I had some 'issues' LOL with this block - if you are interested, see my post on my blog for full details.

I think I have produced two acceptable blocks - even these I am not completely confident about  ;-(

Sophie, these blocks will be donated - if you deem them acceptable ;-)

Michelle 5 eclipse blocks...

...for now.  I still hope to get more done, but things are interesting around here so they may not happen.  I wanted to be sure to be in time for the sneak peek.

Debbie's 3 Eclipses

Debbie M

rho's Eclipses for Jan '12

These were fun to make. It's a busy month for me, so this may be all that I'll have a chance to make this month. (rho)

Eclipse - Donate

Sophie - I made one block for the month, posted last week, but forgot to tell you that I would like to donate it.  Terri

6 more...

This will put my total at 7. I actually made 8, but trimmed one too small.

The lights look white, but they really do have color.

While sewing these up, I had an idea.

What if I take the scraps and use them??

This is what I came up with. I was going to have a circle in the middle and at the last minute changed it so they were all half circles. It is raw edge applique and I really should have spent more time sewing the arcs down. They are a little hairy on the edges. tsk tsk