OMQG Block of the Month Lives On!

Hi everyone! Leslie Stobbart here with a bit of Block of the Month/Block Lotto logistics for the upcoming OMQG season.

In the Beforetimes, we would all meet up at the Kanata Recreation Centre for our monthly guild meetings and folks would bring their block of the month entries, and then we'd do the draw (we might hug each other and share food and stand closely in a large group indoors), and then the winner would take their blocks home right away. Well, things are going to be a bit different this year. But we have a plan!

Here's how the draws will work:

• I will introduce the next month's block during our monthly online meetings. 
• Instructions will be posted on the OMQG blog on the day of the meeting.
• The blocks won't be complicated (I kind of feel like life is complicated enough as it is these days?) and you will have the month to make as many as you like. Post about them on social media if you want to share your progress (hashtag is #ottmqgBOM) 
• "Bring" your completed blocks to the monthly zoom meeting and I'll take notes on everyone's entries and will do the draw live during the meeting. 
• One block is one draw entry, and the winner gets all the blocks! 
• Instant quilt!

BUT THEN HOW DOES THE WINNER ACTUALLY GET THE BLOCKS IF WE'RE NOT MEETING IN PERSON???

Ah yes. Good point.

So here's where we've gotten creative. 

We've identified a few members' houses (one is east, one is south, one is central, one is west - actual addresses will be shared at our monthly meetings or via email) where you will be able to drop your completed blocks off in the week following the meeting.

You can also just pop them into an envelope and mail them to me if that's easier for you - I love getting mail!

Once everyone has dropped off their blocks, I'll zip around one evening after my kids are in bed to collect all the blocks from the drop off points.

Then, I'll deliver all the blocks to the winner's house. If the winner is rural, I'll probably just mail the blocks to you (see note above about my love for getting mail). But if you're in the city somewhere, I'll swing by your place to drop them off. Cool, hey? It's a bit more legwork, but I think it'll be worth it!

Anyway, we'll see how it all goes for September's meeting, and we can always tweak the process for October if it's a total mess. :)

Looking forward to seeing everyone at our first meeting on Monday!