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Thank you to everyone!!!! You all did wonderful in your piecing and choosing your fabrics. These blocks will make some beautiful quilts.
CONGRATULATIONS to ALL the WINNER's!

VELDA (Rec) - VALERIE (Rec) - PURRFECTLADY(MARY)(sent to Maryq) - TERESA (Rec) - SALLY (Rec'd) - LISA (Rec'd)

Will be organizing the blocks as soon as I receive Marcia's.
85 blocks means 14 blocks each with the extra block going to Velda as the Hand of the Picker picked her name out of the 6 winners. He gives you all Kudos for the excellent poetic bribes.
Hope to see pictures of your layouts when you receive them.
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Hi Pals - Thank you ALL for such an awesome beginning of the year we had in January!!! I am THRILLED!!!!
February was a tough one to choose a block for. Sew many wonderful choices and suggestions. I had to put them in a jar and pick one.
We will be making The Disappearing "4" Patch. There are a number of tutorials out there but I like this one because it starts with a 7.5" square to make a 12.5+" block that will easily be squared up by the winners.

********* MODIFICATION to tutorial instructions because we all have different 1/4" seams I made a CHANGE to the tutorial:
When cutting your lines after sewing your 4 Patch ... Make your CUTS by placing the 1.75" line on your ruler on the CENTER LINE. Do this for each cut ... this way everyone's center 4 patch square will be the same 3.5" after all the cuts are made. Continue sewing with the rest of her tutorial instructions
********* You could also make your blocks 7.25". Make a sample one first just to make sure because of your 1/4" seam allowance.
http://chock-a-blockquiltblocks.blogspo ... patch.html

* Block size = 12.5"+ unfinished blocks - Do Not square up
* Fabrics are WASHED TOT's (Tone on Tones) and Prints
* Colors are any fabrics that say "Valentines Day". Hearts, Valentine Flowers in it plus, reds, pinks, whites, chocolates. I have even seen greens that have hearts in it.
* No Fabrics with a black background, Solids or Metalics
* Please MEASURE to check the block size BUT DO NOT SQUARE THEM UP
* Attach a name label to the upper FRONT corner of EACH SET of blocks
* This month you will SEND $2 to help with shipping to Winners
* Please have them to me by the LAST DAY of the month.

* 1 ticket = Signups by 1th of FEBRUARY (no commitment obligation)
* 1 ticket = for each block
* 1 ticket = for every block that has a heart of any kind in it
* 1 ticket = if your block reaches me by Thursday the 28th
* 1 ticket = for Poetic bribes

LET THE FUN BEGIN - "HAPPY STITCHIN"!!!!!!!!!!!
Purrfect-Lady - Mary ... 4 blocks ... Rec'd
Grannysparlor - Pat ... 5 blocks ... Rec'd
JGirlt2 - Jodie ... 4 blocks ... Rec'd
Oasis - Linda ... 4 blocks ... Rec'd
Kenderosa - Sue ... 6 blocks ... Rec'd
Shelly322002 - Jacquie ... 6 blocks ... Rec'd
QuiltGram8 - Velda ... 6 block made ... Rec'd
Gramajojo - Jo ... 5 blocks ... Rec'd
Sallyslim - Sally ... 3 blocks ... Rec'd
MsSewNSew - Debbie ... 4 blocks made ... Rec'd
Quilt4Fun61 - Lisa ... 7 blocks made ... Rec'd
Morgans4 - Joanne ... 15 blocks ... Rec'd
Maryq - Mary ... 4 blocks ... Rec'd
WeSignificant - Valerie ... 3 blocks ... Rec'd
TeresaK - Teresa ... 6 blocks ... Rec'd
Nurse - Marcia ... 4 blocks ... Rec'd

Here are some ideas of some fabrics and also some green fabrics and a peak at the brown. Any combination will work plus any fabrics you might have from your stash.

yeah!! i'm in!!!!
try and stop me!!!
xxx

I'm in!

I'm in.for Feb.

Here is my first one. WooHoo!!!! FUN!!!!! I did open my seams which made for a nice flat block. I also have a Janome 6600 and I set my seam at 6.1. I could cut the blocks at 7.25" and still have enough to square the block to 12.5". But don't take my word. Make a test block first as we all have different 1/4" seams. ENJOY!!!! P.S. The block is straight. The picture is crooked


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your block is lovely!! i really like the crispness of it!!

i have a question...
teresa, would you like us to keep to just 2 different fabrics for each 12.5" blocks like you have done. one white, one other colour...

the tutorial has used 3...


xxx

GIRLS!!!
before you make the blocks, please note above that teresa has made a MODIFICATION to tutorial instructions!!!
hugs!! xxx

ok, the pieces of fabric i got for this lotto are only big enough to get one 7.5" square out of each
therefore my blocks will be made up of 4 different types of fabric... hey ho...

xxx
here is my trial block finished... (i squared it up to 13", don't worry!!)

OK, I'm hooked!!! I have to try this one, too! I had a tutorial from the Missouri Quilt Co. that was a different "disappearing nine patch" made with a charm pack. Hmmmmm! this one is quite different. Must try this!! Actually, I am going to try both of them!!!

I just found out I have a project ahead. My sister told me yesterday, there is a baby shower in my future. She is going to be a Great-Grandma and I will be invited to the baby shower soon. Thought I might make a quilted changing pad that rolls up to stow in the purse or bag. uses velcro to secure it closed.

Oh what fun! I can make this block to enter and then buy more fabric for baby colors and stitch away on my gift. Sounds like fun!!!

Velda