Hello all, I will respond to all of your replies shortly. Thanks for the advice on providing better contact. The thing is, is that I have had privacy issues with stalkers in the past (ex boyfriends). Yes, I know sounds dramatic. But I guess that's one of the many perils of the internet these days. They've found that all they have to do is troll these boards, respond, get a response, and boom they have my email address. It gets annoying. So it's a little tricky.. Will change that, still. If you go to 'my page' you should be able to email/contact me directly now - the link is present. =) This post was edited by RiverNymph on Sun, Apr 7, 13 at 18:52

There's nothing quite as cool-looking(temperaturewise) as BLUE flowers. I grew Phacelia a few years ago, best blue i ever saw, next to cornflowers. The bell-shaped blue flowers with icy-white anthers were beautiful, and stirred up images of cooler weather. They do have a short bloom time, hot weather just about stops the show, cutting back helps somewhat. Give 'em a try, i believe there are 2 or 3 varieties. Good luck, and enjoy.

Hi, I am very interested in seeing the A x B and B x A crosses as I am still trying to find out if the pod and pollen parent gives certain characteristics to the offspring. I have heard that the face(ie flower form) comes from one parent and the plant structure comes from the other but I can't remember which way. Maybe you will see this in your seedlings, especially the ones that come from crosses done both ways. Lets see those photos! Debbie

Thank you, Hareball. I usually don't do scrappy. I started quilting last year so I don't really have a stash. However, I did have some red and blue left over from our July block last year. And when I bought polka dots for the May block I went with red and blue to cover both lotto blocks. The solids are just Kona cotton from Hobby Lobby. My Hobby Lobby will cut 1/8 yards (or 4.5" by wof), which works well for the lotto. When I started last year, it took me awhile to figure out how to economically get my hands on fabric for the lotto - - it's all a learning process! As far as the July lotto, here's how I constructed the block: 1) make my HST's 2) complete each row by sewing squares 1 and 2 together to make a 2 patch, then sew squares 3 and 4 together, then join the two 2 patches together to complete the row. 3) once all four rows are completed, I then join the top two rows together, then the bottom two rows, and lastly the final seam across the middle. I find this method works best for me. I also press and square up (if needed) between each step. Another method would be to make 4 four patches and then join together. I'm so glad you're doing the lotto, too! Can't wait to see your July blocks!