My Cactus Pots

Here are my blocks for May. I didn't branch out too far huh? Since I've won two months in a row, I want to donate these between anyone that has been participating for a year and hasn't won. Are there any? Speak up! Sophie, do you keep records about our dedicated participants who keep coming back month after month without a win? I want to bless them this month!

Shelley

Edited by sophie to add . . .

After discussing this with Shelley, we've agreed that the guidelines for her donation will be:

1. participation for more than a year without winning
2. entering at least one block of your own this month

Of the regular suspects, I know that Wilma and Mary Jane are eligible if they make blocks this month . . . anyone else I'm missing? Even if you have won before, but it has been a year since . . . you are still eligible.

Thrifty blocks.

Here's my update on the blocks I've received so far. Beatrice, Carolyn, Kate, Laura, Mary Jane, Rho, Sandy and Terri your blocks made it here safely. Thank you ladies for the lovely blocks!

Shelley

more blocks

the blocks are coming fast and furious -- I have now received from Beatrice, Carolyn, Kate, Kathy, Laura, Rho, Sharon and Terri. It amuses me that so far, there are no repeats in the pink fabric!

Thanks to everyone for the beautiful blocks,

Julie

Received

So far I have received blocks from Laura in Georgia, Caroline in North Dakota, Rho in Texas, Virginia in New York and believe it or not Kate in the UK. How on earth did it get here so fast. Thank you all.

Barbara
www.zizzybob.etsy.com

I mailed Julies blocks last to her last week, but forgot to let her know. Hope they get there soon.
Sharon

May Cactus Pot

I have four to enter. They are some pretty funky colors as the flower fabrics I had were mostly older ones.

Sharon

Welcome Melissa V!

Melissa V, from Pennsylvania, has joined the Block Lotto and made this beautiful block.


Welcome, Melissa!

Her block brings our total for the month so far to 35 blocks.

Sylvia's Cactus Pot Blocks

Sylvia emailed me with this photo of her 9 blocks. Our new total-so-far this month is 43 blocks.



She also wanted the April winners to know that she has mailed (or perhaps posted would be the more proper English word) to them.

good & plenty

I can't remember who said that the April blocks reminded her of Good & Plenty candy -- but I agree! And they've started arriving already... envelopes came today from Rho, Kate, and Kathy. That was fast!

My blocks for Barbara will go in the mail tomorrow.

Julie

I mailed blocks to winners today

May blocks

Here are my four May lotto blocks. Love the scrappiness of everyone's blocks!

And, Julie, your April blocks are in the mail. Enjoy.

Debbie

Blocks are in the Mail!

Julie, Shelley and Barb,
I mailed blocks out today. Have fun with them. Congrats!

Ah Memories . . .

When Sharon posted the photos of her beautiful quilt made from 16-patch lotto blocks, I kept thinking of another, very different looking 16-patch quilt that I remembered Kate working on. I had some problems finding it and finally had to ask for some help from the quiltmaker/blogger, Kate, herself.

I mis-remembered that these 16-patch blocks were also from the block lotto . . . and when I was looking for the photo of Kate's quilt, I even went back and looked at the 2008 spreadsheet and saw that she was NOT one of the 4 winners of those lotto blocks in April 2008. I was really confused and questioning my memory of things.

Kate reminded me that the 16-patch blocks in her quilt are larger 8 inch, scrap buster blocks from a swap which, as I remember now, actually inspired my choice of that block for the lotto. So, even though they aren't the same, there's definitely a connection.

I think both Kate's black-on-black pieced sashing and borders and Sharon's blue and white Chicklet's quilt are wonderful setting ideas for the scrappy 16-patch blocks, don't you agree?

Block Lotto Quilt

I won the sixteen patch last year. Do you recognize any of your blocks on here? I had a fun time finding something to tie it all together with the blocks. I had to make more for the borders and to fill in, but had a great time doing that.

Sophie thinks this is call Chicklet? Does that sound right to any of you out there. I found the pattern somewhere, but can't remember. Anyway, thanks for all the beautiful blocks!


Here's another closer view. Click the photos for an even closer look.

Sharon

Your April Thrifty Blocks are Mailed!

Julie, Shelley, and Barbara ~ Congratulations again. Your blocks are on the way!

Happy Quilting!