boomer blocks

Hi here are my July Boomer blocks enjoyed making them never done this block before but I am sure I will use it again Thank you Sophie for the new ideas

more blocks

Hi more blocks arrived from Gail,Kathie and Marie Thank you ladies such great blocks this now makes a total of 29 received and evey one different looking forward to the postman calling again soon

More great blocks received!

Many thanks to Celine, Sophie and Gail. Wonderful blocks!

Ginny

Blocks mailed

Hi Sylvia -

I mailed your blocks on Wednesday so you should have them in about a week.

Terri

Mailed blocks

Sylvia...look for more blocks in the mail. I had company over the 4th of July, so cleaning and cooking came before getting to the post office. Sorry if they are a bit delayed. Enjoy! Sharon

June Blocks

I mailed my blocks to the winners today. Laura Randolph

6 July blocks from Ginny

Here are my blocks so far---I hope to make a few more before the end of the month. I'd like to donate my chances, as I just won the lotto in June!

Ginny

Wonderful blocks received!

I've received June blocks so far from Marie, Syliva, Kate and Kathie. Thanks so much! They are terrific!

Ginny

Sylvia's Blocks Received

I have received June blocks from the following people today

Barbara,Julie,Kate,Rho and Shelley thank you very much looking forward to recieving the rest and getting started on a quilt something to give me an incentive into quilting again

Blocks Mailed

Kathryn - I mailed your blocks yesterday. They might show up today since you are only in Allentown and I am in Kutztown!

Melissa

Blocks mailed

Ladies, congrats on your win! I have put your blocks (I am sending to all three winners) in the post yesterday. Sylvia, I expect you'll have yours today, the others, a few days longer...

June Blocks Mailed

Ginny and Kathryn - your blocks are going out with the afternoon mail. Sylvia, I need to go to the post office for over seas delivery and will do so before starting the full bore of work in the morning. Ladies, make something pretty.

Mary Jane

Blocks sent to Sylvia

My June blocks went out to Sylvia today. Enjoy them, Sylvia.

A few more 30's sampler blocks

Since I had some 30's fabrics out, I couldn't resist making a few more of my favorite lotto blocks in 30's repros . . . and appease my Hostess guilt over never making blocks last month.





I think I may have some sort of fabric addiction when it comes to 30's repros . . . it was really bugging me that I wasn't able to make blocks last month.

From left-to-right, top-to-bottom, the blocks are Stamp Basket, Julie's Boomerette, Ohio Star, my "Amish" House, Scrappy Heart, Oklahoma Boomer, Maple Leaf, Annie's Choice and Cactus Pot. I love remaking some of our favorites and "breaking" the original rules, like I did for the Ohio Star, Amish House and Cactus Pot . . . I'm such a rebel ;-)

I figure if I send these all to Ginny, she'll end up with a total one short of my target of a ideal set size of 48 blocks for each of our block lotto winners. Win-win and I've satisfied my 30's itch, too ;-)

Paper Piecing the Oklahoma Boomer Block

Thanks to Debbie for suggesting it and seeing how it could be done in two units and Julie for designing it, if you'd rather paper piece this month's lotto block, I have a foundation pattern for you. Just contact me by email and I'll send it (and Julie's Boomerette, too, if you want).

I tested the Boomer foundation pattern, as well as Julie's original "Boomerette" block, using some of the 30's repro's that I'm embarrassed to admit I never got around to using last month . . .



They're perfect!!

Since Ginny was the third winner last month and, as a result is receiving a smaller set of blocks, I'll be sending my Mr & Mrs Boomer blocks to her to add to her sampler set. Wouldn't a bunch of these in 30's repro's make a great baby quilt?

If you decide to paper piece your lotto blocks this month, here are a couple of tips you might want to consider:

1. As always, be sure that when you print, you are don't have any "resize to fit" options selected.
2. I still used my business card template to cut the triangle head (A) It worked perfectly.
3. I rounded up and cut the half-square triangles (HST) from background fabric on either side of the head (H) from a 2" square. By starting with a HST for those triangle pieces, you won't end up with stretching bias edges on the outside of your block and the final quilt assembly with be easier.

Also PLEASE REMEMBER, for the lotto, we are ONLY making the OKLAHOMA BOOMER block. Julie's Boomerette is charming, but she's not a traditional block and she's not a lotto block option this month (Sorry, Mrs. Boomer ;-)