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RULES FOR THE ONGOING MONTHLY FQ LOTTERY HOSTED BY KC1930:

*** Rules for the 2012 Lottery Session***


PLEASE TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO CAREFULLY READ ALL THE RULES—IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE PM ME.

****ARE YOU READY FOR THE ‘TWISTS’????****

** If you plan to play the 2012 FQ lottery, contact me via PM with your email address. I will in turn email you a questionnaire for those of you that are new to fill out before playing. This information will be used for the “twist.”


**Those of you who played in the 2011 FQ lottery already have a great advantage! For instance, if you played in the June 2011 FQ lottery and play in the June 2012 FQ lottery, you will get a bonus ticket in the drawing for the twist!

**If you send in at least one (1) FQ for each month (total of 12 FQ’s) and your package is postmarked by 12.31.11, you will get a bonus coupon for each month for the twist! Be aware that your 12 FQ’s must meet the guidelines of the theme in order to be allowed.

**If you send in an incorrect fabric(s) for the specific month’s theme, I will not substitute fabric from my own stash as I have previously done. I can, however, either return back to you at your expense or enter them into the December Stashbuster lottery. Remember, if you send me the 12 fabrics as listed above they must meet the theme standard or the bonus ticket offer will NOT apply. So, please be certain they meet the guidelines before shipping! Questions? Just ask!

**If you send in a total of six (6) FQ’s in any combination of the month’s themes for ALL 12 months you will have a HUGE bonus advantage for the year-end blowout prize!

**Okay, okay, so what is the FIRST twist???

Each month we will have a surprise gift drawing—it might be a gift card, a quilting book, fabrics, sewing notions or a pattern—but it will be quilting related (does chocolate count???). Trust me when I say it will be worth the trouble! Now for the real fun! In order for you to get your FQ’s to me early, this drawing will be held at different times of the month. On the first day of each month, Mom will pick a random date from a hat and all the players with FQ’s in house (in transit doesn’t count!) will have a ticket (and any bonus tickets you have earned) put into a hat and a winner drawn. So, if Mom picks out the 15th, the winner will be drawn after the mail is delivered on the 15th!) This is an added incentive for you to ship your FQ’s in early. So, if you snooze, you lose! Once the winner is drawn, their name will be posted on the boards along with a picture of their prize and mailed out to the winner at my expense. In December, we will have our annual large prize drawing for a $50 JA gift card and some other special events sprinkled throughout the year (still working on some details!).

**SECOND twist**-It wouldn’t be fair for me to play, but some of your fabrics are just too yummy for me to resist! So, if I can’t live without it, it will go into my stash and I will replace it with a different print. And you will WIN too! You’ll get an extra bonus slip for the twist AND an extra slip for the FQ lottery! Just remember I am a BIG lover of black and white and 30’s repros, hint, hint!

Note: If you win the monthly FQ lottery, you are still eligible for the “twist” drawing (and visa-versa). We will have three winners in November (see special notes in theme description for more information.) And yes, you can win all three! WOW!!!

Again, and I cannot stress this enough, please contact me with any questions. In order to make this a smoothly run and fun-filled lottery, please follow all the rules and be fair to others.

Lastly, if adding these “twists” do not get you excited to play and increase our participants, it will be my last year as hostess of this lottery. Remember, all these bonuses are coming out of my own pocket and I cannot fathom the costs if we cannot get more people to play. So, sign up your secret sister or quilting friend (and yes, you can enter a non-HGTV player as long as you are responsible the shipping of the FQ lottery winnings). So, ladies, get those engines running and start shopping!

However, do want to thank those of you who have sent me goodies for the twister prize drawer. I really do appreciate it and I know the winners do too!

Here are the basic rules for the FQ lottery fabrics, shipping information and themes:

Use only good quality 100% cotton FQs are acceptable. No thinsies or lightly woven fabrics, please. Any fabrics not meeting the standards for quality will be returned back to you. And remember, NO SOLIDS-NO FLANNELS-NO GLITTER-NO HOMESPUN!

**If you are sending in fabrics for a TOT (tone on tone) selection, this is described as a “tone of one shade of the same color on top of another.” That is, a tone of red on red, blue on blue, etc. This doesn’t mean any additional color or a print with an added color. If you question your fabric, please let me know before mailing it to me.

A Fat Quarter (FQ) is 18 inches by half the Width of Fabric (from selvage to selvage), but must not be less than 20 inches nor more than 23 inches. Please be sure not to send in a short piece! Thank you!

Each FQ entered that month must be a different fabric.

Please, we prefer UNWASHED fabric. If the fabric is already washed, please place a sticky or pinned note on it so that the winner will know it’s been washed.

**The Lottery will have two separate collections subjects each month—one themed fabric and one color of tone on tone fabrics (except July). If you wish to enter only one, you can send from one to six (6) FQ's for that theme. If you want to send in for both themes, you can send in a total combination of up to six (6) FQ's from the two themes. There will be ONE winner per month for all the FQ’s received!

For each FQ sent, one slip of paper with your name will be put 'in the pot.' If you send six (6) FQ’s, you will have six (6) chances to win that month.

Send each month's FQ entries in one baggy with your name, address, and board name inside the baggie. You can send in more than one month's entries at a time. Just be sure to place each month’s FQ’s in separate bag and label it with the month and theme of the swap and quantity sent.

FQ’s must reach me before the last day of each featured month. In other words, December Lottery FQ’s must be in my hands by the last day of December.

Please notify me on this board or by PM or email when you mail your FQ’s so I can watch for them. I will acknowledge receipt of your FQ’s on this board and/or email.

Photos of the month's entries will be added to the album so everyone can see what's going to be in the drawing. The month's albums URL will be posted on the FQ Lottery thread each month. If you have any questions regarding a questionable fabric, contact me before mailing it out.

One name will be drawn the last day of each month. Winner will be announced later that day or on the following day, unless I am waiting for a delivery made late by the USPS. Under no circumstances will I wait longer than the 3rd of the following month. Save money and send in a group or all of your entries at once. You can then check off that project as “complete.”

**CHANGE** You do NOT have to play the minimum two months following a win.

Postage reimbursement plus confirmation cost by the winner will be expected by check or money order shortly after the winning fabric is received by the winner. You don't have to enter every month. If you like the fabrics that month, feel free to enter. If you don't, skip it!
Here are the May themes:

May-“Seeing Dots, Silly for Stripes and Mad for Plaid”—Bring on your polka dots, stripe and plaid fabrics! No solids and NO HOMESPUN!

May-“Give me a Squeeze”—Gosh, I’m getting corny! All shades of orange TOT (tone on tone) fabrics. No solids.

Here are our May players:

*Aliquilt-2
*LisaTX-6
*Sister Sue-6
*Royalboomer-6
*Char77-6
*cksvett-6
*Nancyc20-2
*Crazyboutquilting-6
*Fleur55-6
*Gonesewin-2
*Ajne-2
*Wiley-3
*Jayardi-6

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Ajne, your package arrived today. My camera is not available right now, so I will post the pictures later.

Would like to join in on the fun, but need a little help. Not sure how to send message via PM. Can you tell I'm a newbie to the board?

Fleur55, here is how you send a private message on the boards:

*At the top of any topic post, go to the top bar and click on the "Go" link.

*Select "Personal Zone", then Private Messaging

*Find new buddies

*Put in the board name of the person you are looking for, paying attention to caps and spaces.

*Type in KC1930 and click the search button. I should come up and you can check off the box to select and "add selected members"

*Close window, then it will bring you back to the private topic members. Highlight the person you want to send the message to and click the "add" button to invite the member to your discussion.

*Type your message, and don't forget to put something in the topic area. Just click "post now".

*When you have a private message, you will have a flashing "PM" on the top bar next to the tag. Just click on it and read your messages.

I'll be out all day so if you have any problems or questions, just holler out there and I'm sure one of the fantasic ladies will jump in to help!

Glad you are interested in our lottery--we think it's fun! In April, we had THREE winners--our traditional lottery, our twister AND a $50 JA gift card!

Welcome to the board and to the FQ Lottery, Fleur55. You'll have fun with us .

I am glad you found this post. We have lots of fun and laughs .Welcome to this swap and I am glad you joined. Sue

Ladies, our new friend, Fleur55, has mastered the art of PMing and I emailed her all the info she needs to join our little group!

I told her to post here if she has any questions. I'll be on day two of my "Wonderland Doll Tea" tomorrow, so I'll check back in tomorrow evening.

I'll have to post some pictures of our event. Nothing like three sessions totaling over 200 little girls and their moms, aunts and grandmothers sharing tea!

TTT!

Welcome Fleur55. Glad to have you on the board and in the lattery... Chris

KC,

FQ's for May - Dec are in the mail Looking forward to see what each month brings!

Great to have you join us, Fleur!

Fleur, I am glad you joined us and I know you will have fun with this swap. I just received my twister package yesterday. It was like opening gifts at Christmas. What a variety of quilting supplies. This is what I received-2 spools of thread, folding seam riper, pop up heart sewing case kit, get squared ruler, 4 by6 spiral note book, Cardinal pattern for a quilt , new quilting book (which I did not have) and 4 fat quarters. These are great gifts and I will share them with my sister, Patty j. She and I quilt often. So thanks again KC and I hope more join the May swap. Sue

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Fleur55, your photos are all posted on the Webshot photo album listed below. So glad you could join in the fun!

Oh, and thank you for the bonus fat quarters!

Yea, we are up to 50 FQs already. I'm just sure that there are other people on the board that would love a chance to win that much (or more ) fabric!

Remember, you can't win if you don't play!

A*men, sister! You pump those pom-poms! Go team go!

• • • I will be sending some in. Just not sure when I'll get to it.

You'd better get a move on or tater will be on your tail!

We have 50 fat quarters for the month of May. Who would like to join us and add to the pot. You might just win the drawing and increase your stash. LOL. Sue

Gosh, it's looking VERY cloudy here!

Ok. I can see an alligator on the lower left and Santa at the top (both in profile) and the rest is just whipped cream . What's with the avatarpalooza?!

mailed my package this afternoon.

KQ, your view is something else! I tried to remove my avatar, but it will not leave. I guess I'm in for a lot of cloudy days, lol!

Oh, come on, KC. With someone of your creativity, you don't see the alligator, Santa and whipped cream in the clouds of your avatar?!

I see a fluffy poodle with her mouth open and whiskers in the lower left-hand corner.

Wiley and Jayardi, your packages arrived and are posted. Jean, thanks for the $ for postage and the two FQ's!

• • • You are welcome KC. Did you count mine right? I thought I sent six, or did one not qualify?

Yes, you sent in six and the post has been corrected! Thanks for keeping me on my toes!

I am glad Wiley and Jayardi joined the swap. Soon it will be time for the drawing. I wonder who will win this month????? Sue

This month has just flew by! Who will win??? Since it is a holiday weekend, I think we need a game to win more points towards the twister gifts!

Keep coming back for your "test"!

Okay, are YOU ready??? You will get one extra ticket in the twister drawing for each one you answer correctly. Get them all correct and you get an extra 10 tickets!

Answer the BONUS question and get another 5 tickets. So, you can really rack up the points for our super duper drawing!

All the answers are on the Quilter's Cache website http://www.quilterscache.com/

Please do not post your answers here, but PM me your answers.

1. American - - - - - (CHAIN)

2. - - - - - - - - walk (SOLDIER'S)

3. - - - - - - - - - - - - pavements (PHILADELPHIA)

4. Americana - - - - - - - (CHARMER)

5. Liberty - - - - - - - - - - (STAR BASKET)

6. - - - - - - - - star (SCRAPPY)

7. The - - - - bastion of the - - - - - - - - (LAST) (REPUBLIC)

8. - - - - - - - star (RIPPLING)

9. - - - - - - - - - - puzzle (WASHINGTON)

10. S- - n--e- (SPANGLER)

Bonus:

T- - - - L- - - F- - - - - - (TULIP LADY FINGERS)

BTW, you have until MIDNIGHT Monday, May 28th (EST) to PM me your answers!

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We had four players and here are the results:

*Jayardi-seven correct plus the five for bonus

*Char77-seven correct plus the five for bonus

*Fleur55-eight correct plus the five for bonus

*Aliquilt-six correct plus the five for bonus

Thanks for playing!

OMG! What a bunch of thunderstorms and lighting last night. I can't begin to tell you the toll it has had on my beauty sleep!

So, the word T-H-U-N-D-E-R is our second twister this month. You have a point for each letter in the word posted next to your name. This will really shake up the game!

Rats! I missed the game . Guess I should have been on the board more this weekend.

Can't believe that May is almost over. Last day of school for the kiddos is approaching.

I also missed the game, but did receive more smiles. Can't wait to see who wins. Sue

Wow! Did better than I thought, now if I could only read the "stars" better. Thanks for the fun twister game.

Wow, I'm liking all those smiley faces!! The game was fun, and I found a couple ideas to use in one of the board challenges so it helped in 2 areas. Thanks!

Love you games. You have to remember to check to board regularly. One never knows when something will come up.

Does anyone have any FQ's in the mail to me?

Do we have a winner for the FQ's or the twister??? Waiting, waiting. Sue

Since no one is answering my question, I can only assume we are all set for the drawing!

Mom is out visiting my aunt, so when she returns we will have our two drawings!

Mom is apparently out for the rest of the evening, so the large purple arm will be pulling out the winners!

Now, let's pull the FQ winner...

...and the winner is...


***CBQ***

And for the TWISTER winner...

And the winner is...


***Fleur55***

And here are your goodies! The packages will be in the mail at the beginning of the week!

OH I'm so excited. I won May's FQ lottery. Thanks KC, ya gotta love that arm. Fleur55 congrats to you. You will love the twister goodies!

Congrats to Fleur and CBQ. I know you will both love the gifts and fat quarter. Have fun with them. Sue

Congrats to the winners. Enjoy.