Category: Activities

Block Swap – Chevrons

This block is made with 4×4.5in Half Square Triangles and is 8.5in square unfinished. If you prefer to make flying geese, that is acceptable. Just make sure the block is 8.5in square. The chevron will be any bright/colored fabric (solids, prints or low volumes.) The background fabric should be any dark fabric that provides good contrast. Instructions for this block can be found here using this Missouri Star Quilt Company video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvlKs7sEAl0 Blocks are due at […]

Friendship Star Snowflakes Block Lotto

Concept: Snowy sky at night. All snowflakes will be based on a friendship Star with yourchoice of middle block. Size: 9.5 inches unfinished (9 inches finished)—> the friendship Star is a modified nine patch—> each of the nine squares of the block is 3.5 inches unfinished—> the middle star can be solid snowflake color or background, or make it your own. All snowflakes are unique! Snowflakes colors: white, off white, very low volume (remember, snowflakes […]

Spooky Scrappy Block Lotto

Due at October 9, 2025 MeetingBlocks must be present to be entered. Spooky ScrappyTwo different blocks – Make into one quilt or two! Block A – Black CatPattern: Gail (Sisterhood Sampler Block 16)Size: 6.5×6.5 inch (unfinished)Colors: Cat = black or black HalloweenBackground = orange, green, or purpleCat Pattern: Sisterhood Sampler Block 16 Block  B – Improv TriangleSize: 7 inch (unfinished) 60 degrees triangleColors: orange, black, purple, or greenTriangles should only be one colorTriangles should contain […]

Flying Geese Block Lotto

Block: Flying Geese Due: June 12, 2025 Size: 3 optionsA – finished 1.5”x3” (unfinished 2”x3.5”)B – finished 3”x6” (unfinished 3.5”x6.5”)C – finished 6”x12” (unfinished 6.5”x12.5”) Colors:background = light to medium bluegeese = all colors except blue Cutting instructions (if making one flying geese at a time)A – goose = 2”x3.5” rectangle in any color except bluebackground = 2”x2” square in light or medium blue B – goose = 3.5”x6.5” rectangle in any color except bluebackground […]

Block Lotto: Whirlwind Block

Our next Block Lotto block is a quick and easy Whirlwind block. The added beauty of this block is that you get two blocks for the price of one. Each strip set that you make creates two opposite colored blocks. Directions for how to make these blocks can be found on the attached PDF. While the instructions call for two WOF strips, you can use fat quarters to create your strips if you like.  The color scheme for these festive holiday blocks is any combination of red, […]

Welcome back Block Lotto! ROY G BIV Toadstools

Our new format for the Block Lotto is that we will give 2-3 months between explaining the block lotto and when the blocks are due. This session of blocks will be due at our May 9th guild meeting. This gives you two months to make as many blocks as you’d like. Another update to block lotto is that from now on, all the blocks need to be present at the guild meeting to be entered […]

Block Swap – Color Pop

We are starting this year off with a bright and colorful Block Swap. Block lotto will resume later in the year. The winning pattern is called Color Pop by Cluck Cluck Sew. Blue Bar Quilts has copies of the pattern in stock for you. The color scheme we’ve selected is bright rainbow colors – break out your warm and your cool colors in addition to your low volumes. This is a make-as-many-blocks-as-you-want-to-receive swap. If you […]

With a Cherry On Top!

(The drawing for the Cherry Block Lotto will be at the February meeting on 2/09/2023) Life is just a bowl of cherries (or…. is it: life is just a chair of bowlies?)  February is National Cherry Month! February serves to remind us that cherries can be enjoyed at any time of the year, in all their forms. 🤤 So for Block Lotto this month: we will be enjoying cherries in the quilt block form.  Let’s use the […]

Winter Is Coming! (Block Lotto for November & December 2022)

Winter is Coming! The Holidays are coming!  Does anyone else also have a relatively long list of things to make for loved ones in the next couple of months?  In addition to making a bunch of gifts, I’m committing to buying gifts from small/local businesses and/or businesses that are considerate of Mother Nature.  I love this time of year! For me, starting now until about December 18th, I will be very busy making gifts (holiday gifts and birthday […]

The Chicken Block is BAAAaaaack!! (October 2022 Block Lotto)

Back by popular demand, it’s: CHICKEN BLOCK LOTTO TIME! IMPORTANT TO NOTE! The UNFINISHED BLOCK is 7” x 8” (don’t be like Ellen and trim your unfinished block to 6.5” x 7.5” before reading this). Let’s HAVE FUN with this block:  for the body of the chicken: ANY FABRIC GOES!  background: low volume (white, cream, off white…) Beak: yellow or orange Reddish for the comb (you create the shape) Winner will be drawn at Mad Mod Quilt […]