Wow, Sue, those are great! I especially love the sunny lanes...I may have to participate in the lotto this year. :)

Great job!

Donna

Those are ALL great!! It encourages me to try to do more this year.

Good Job!

Already picking my fabrics (mentally).
Can i get Kona black online somewhere ?
Theresa

Theresa, Kona is a brand name and Kona black is sometimes called Amish black in other brands. Go to any quilt fabric online shop and put either in the search term and it will come up with something. It is a dense, solid color that is not mottled like a black batik.

Thanks Linda. I will do a search.
Theresa

Glad you are liking the blocks so far!

Theresa, Yes, just like Linda said, it is readily available. JoAnn's Fabrics carries Kona Black also.

Sue

Thanks for posting the 2015 blocks, Sue. They are great! Now if I can get my act together, I should be able to choose scraps from my stash, take them to Hawaii in January and work on them over the three months we'll be there. It would be the perfect, compact vacation project. Thanks to you and Linda for volunteering to keep the lotto going.

You ladies have been Busy....these look great! Nice cross selection of colors and blocks!
I so appreciate the early post; it's the perfect past time for January Snow days! ( at least for mid-Atlantic east coast folks...!)
Thanks so much for keeping the lotto rockin in 2015!
V.

Ditto my thanks. I was afraid Lotto might go away and I have really enjoyed participating when I could. I really like the blocks and agree January and February would be the perfect time to get some blocks made.

Totally beautiful!!! Every month is just great!! Exciting!

Wonderful variety of blocks and colors!!!! WooooHoooo! Really appreciate you making all the blocks and posting each month this early.

You girls have been busy while I've just been sitting at the hospital!

SharonG/FL

I just found this site and want to know if it is too late join the block lotto for 2015.

You have plenty of time. We post each month as a separate lotto. the block for January will be posted at the end of December. Just follow the instructions and you'll get the idea. And, welcome. You are more than welcome to join us. We are a friendly bunch!

Welcome to the forum, jendickson8. We are delighted to have a new member joining the lotto. It's a lot of fun, and you know what they say about beginner's luck.

Welcome, Jendickson8! The Block lotto is a great way to try new blocks and maybe you will be the lucky winner of some of the month's drawings. I will be posting the January block sign-up at the end of December. Most people make their blocks, post a picture of them, then they are mailed to Toolgranny. They need to arrive by the end of each month. Each person is assigned a number (randomly) by Toolgranny, then a number will be drawn, and that person receives all the blocks made for that month. If you make 1 block, you have 1 chance, 2 blocks, 2 chances, or 3 blocks, 3 chances. If you need Toolgranny's address, you can click on her name and send her an email.

This is a fun activity and we look forward to having you join the lottos!

Sue/polardream

Hi: I have just joined this group. Not sure how it all works but I do want to be sure I have not missed the sign up for January. Also, hope I didn't miss the requirements for the Januarys block either. Is there someone that can help me with the ins and outs........ Thanks

Hi Jen! Welcome to the block lotto. You have not missed it. Toolgranny (Linda) and I (Sue) will be doing the postings for the lotto. Blocks will be mailed to Linda and need to arrive by the last day of the month in order to be included in the drawing. If you click on her name, there is an option to send her an email and she can send you her mailing address. You need to include $1 with your block or up to 3 blocks (ONLY $1) to help cover the cost of mailing the blocks to the winner. On the last day of the month, or 1st of the next month, all of the entries are given random numbers & then we draw out the winner - or have someone online pick a number. As people complete their blocks, they post online that they are sending 1-3 blocks and often put a photo of their blocks on so everyone can see how great they will look together!

I am so glad you will be joining us. I will probably post the January lotto later this week. If you want to send me an email with your phone number, I can call you to answer any other questions. WELCOME ABOARD!!!

Sue

These are all beautiful selections!! Great job, already, Ladies!

I went through my scraps and found the perfect fabrics for January, February and March blocks. They're all cut and packed for the trip to Hawaii. I'll piece them there and send them on their way to Linda in California. They should be getting frequent flyer miles for all the travel they're doing.

Popping this up so that it's easier to find! I've invited a friend to take a look to see if she might join us for this year!!

Ready for a mailing address and it's not even half way thru January yet!!!!!!!

Beth - Send Linda a message at Linda at schultz-assoc.com and she can give you her mailing address.

Sue

Thanks, sue...Got it! Thanks, Linda!!

First attempt at the lotto blocks

Nicely done.
Theresa

This post will get unmanageably long by the end of the year. I suggest you post your monthly blocks to the specific month's posting from this point on.

Thanks.
Linda

I came back to this thread to check on the March/April lotto block and I can't see anything past the Feb block. Is it just me or does Houzz have a maximum length for each post. I do remember seeing blocks for all months on this thread.

Vasu (longtime GW member, new account on Houzz since it could not find my old one)

I found the same thing.

I wonder if it's just all those pictures. March block is Friendship Star with white background, black and white fabric star points and a bright color in center. April is Tippecanoe and Tyler too, white background with pastel pinks, yellow, peach, lavender, light blue and spring green. Both patterns are posted at Quilters Cache under those names.

When Sue gets back from her trip in April, maybe she can figure out how to post the year again in just a few months at a time. But, we always post the next month's month by month as well.

does anyone have the linky to post the instructions for these two?

Sorry...just saw to go to Quilters Cache for those blocks.

Friendship Star Block at Quilters Cache

Let's see how this linky thingy works. lol

PerFECT-0 Sharon!! mucho gracias!!

You're welcome! :-)

Super -- I'm so glad to see the full set of blocks show back up. I've copied and pasted it to my files this time and plan to get busy. We will do some traveling this spring and I'm gonna get a jump on the upcoming blocks.

A Bump-up for the April blocks!! How Easter-ish!

Well, I am back in the US but not back to Colorado until next week, but it appears that the post has fixed itself!!! If you click on the name of the block it will take you to the pattern page. Thank you everyone for your patience. Thank you Toolgranny for taking care of things while I was out of touch! Will get the April post started so we can get stitchin' on it, as well.

Bump!

I'm curious as to why the October block isn't requiring Kona black. I've been lurking here for awhile. I used to quilt and am hoping to get back into it and will probably be joining the block lotto.

Bump!

Carabubble - Good question!! I always use Kona black and didn't think when I wrote the instructions for the block to specify Kona black. I will make an edit and use your suggestion. THANKS!!!!! Sue/polardream

Wow...hard to believe it!! We are already half way thru the Lotto Block Year!! Took awhile to find this post, but maybe we can bump it up again! I was looking for it because I'm trying to figure fabrics for the next couple of months! Happy Quilting today, friends!

ok...another question. Please. So, I just went to my local quilt store and asked for Kona Black. (for the August block). They carry Kona Bay, and had black. However, is the Kona Black that is being requested for the August block a Kona black by Kaufman?? I'm more than willing to purchase whatever is required, but I guess I need more specific information!

It is my understanding that the "Kona black" fabric that is requested is from the Kona line of solid colored fabrics by Robert Kaufman.

It is my understanding that Kona Bay and Kona Cotton are not the same.

Lois is correct - it is the "Kona" fabric line by Robert Kaufman. They carry it at most JoAnn stores.

Found Kona Cotton - black at Joann's ...sure hope it's the right stuff, but there was no R Kaufman label on it.

That's where I get mine - should be fine!

Sue

Working on October and November blocks this weekend!