June is my favorite month! Not just because it is my birthday (June 17th! You can send me cards at 104 Elm… …. Haha, Just kidding!). June is my favorite month because the daylight is long, summer officially begins, …. And June is LGBTQ+ Awareness and Pride month, so that means: RAINBOWS! Rainbows Everywhere! (Rainbow Happy Dance!). In celebration of my favorite color (Rainbow), for June Block Lotto 2022 we will do a Rainbow Log […]
Spring is here! Despite the current weather not feeling Spring-like (chilly & rainy), we all know the cliche that gives us HOPE: April showers bring May flowers! Let’s plan on warmer days full of colorful flowers with this month’s block lotto: Tulip Quilt Block from Kristina at Center Street Quilts. Remember that one block = one entry! The Winner will be randomly selected at the May MMQG meeting. Here are the parameters for this block: […]
I know I am not alone when I say I am horrified about what is happening in Ukraine and I somehow want to help. Thank you to MMQG member Misty for sharing the link which will be our Block Lotto for this month. Pat Sloan has created this page with the free block pattern (Star Within a Star) and also has created a specific link for donations to UNICEF that will go directly to children […]
Hi MMQG Friends! It was so great to “see” a bunch of you via Zoom at the meeting last week. I’m excited for this month’s SHAMROCK BLOCK! We will be making this fabulous shamrock block designed by Kelli Fannin (instructions below). Parameters: Green Fabric for the shamrock Blue background fabric This was a super fun block to make. I once again used my Pilot Frixion ball Erasable pen (disappears when ironed) to mark the back […]
Well November is here, and it’s time once again for the always popular chicken block lotto. This has become a tradition for the Mad Mod Quilt Guild, and it always brings out the competitive nature in many of our members! Originally posted on Quilty Love , It was designed by Vicki at Sew Inspired and there is a free tutorial from the designers website. You can find the tutorial HERE. It’s important to note that this block ends up 7″ x […]
Hello Mad Mod Quilters! Here is the block lotto I shared at our last meeting in October. Remember, we are building off of the “Sunflower Fiasco” this summer after Craftsy removed their free pattern. If you were one of the lucky few who were able to access the pattern and then make it, you can enter those blocks in this months block lotto. This block lotto is using the same color palette, but you have […]
So last month’s block lotto was berry, berry successful! By the time all was said and done we had 59 blocks, and the winner was Betty Slinger. Congrats Betty. We can’t wait to see how you jam these all together into a quilt! This month we are going to pay homage to summer again, with one of the favorite flowers of the season, the sunflower! We are going to keep things scrappy again this month, […]
Summer is here and it’s time for shorts, sunscreen and STRAWBERRIES!!! This time of year offers many wonderful things, but one of my favorites has to be fresh picked strawberries. I think they might also be one of Marian Stimson’s favorites too, because she sent me a link to a berry fun pattern! It’s a quilt designed by Elizabeth Hartman and the pattern can be downloaded for free on the Robert Kaufman site here. The […]
For the June meeting, our Block Lotto block will be the fun and dynamic Chain Link Block. The block comes together pretty quickly, and can efficiently chain pieced! We will be using up our remaining stash of Bella Solid Off White and Quotation Mark Plus – Ink which we have used in our previous two block lottos. This is a big block and it will finish at 14″ x 14″. The instructions this month come […]
Hi Friends! Thanks for hanging with me during these strangest of days. I have put together a block lotto for October! Included is an instruction sheet for what I hope is a fast fun block for you. Additionally, please get scrappy with this one. As the sheet explains, I chose the size to help you use up any jelly roll leftovers along with other things in your stash. Once you have made your block or […]