Quilter's Block Party, the Cure For Boring Guild Meetings

My brilliant friend Terri of Purple Moose Designs has invented a new game for quilt gatherings, and none too soon, I might add. If someone made me play Quilt-o one more time I was going to have to scream. Those may have been my exact words when she told me about her Quilter's Block Party card and drawing game. I'm not one to mince words and I am so excited to have had the chance to try out the game. I promise you it is more rollicking than Quilt-O. I like rollicking on any given day, don't you? And what's more rollicking than a "pictionary-type" game where you get to draw quilt block names poorly and scream out random words? Pretty much nothing.

No buttons, pennies, or M&Ms needed. On second thought, M&Ms are always needed.

 I arranged for a girls game night at my home to try it out, and had a nice group of 5-6 ladies willing to give it a go. Then my daughters announced that the school talent show was the same night I'd planned for it. Momming. It gets in the way. So I had to reschedule, and unfortunately then just two other quilters were available for the new date, so the offending parties who made us reschedule in the first place, ie my two 13 year old daughters, were pressed into service. I didn't allow them to drink wine with us, but they were just as good at the game as we ladies were. Which is not to say any of us was great, but that's what makes it more entertaining, right?

We decided to bend the rules a little and just took turns drawing while everyone else got to guess. Whoever guessed got a point. We played to 8 and the big winner was Melissa Heys of The Completed Quilt, who happens to be my neighbor and friend. I run in famous circles for sure. I can confidently say that none of us, however, is going to win any awards for artistic ability in the drawing department.

Giving new meaning to chicken legs (Wild Goose Chase)

Dunce in the Box? No, it's Jack in the Box.

I'll admit, given my daughters' history with drawing accidental genitalia, the start of this one scared me. She redeemed herself with the flowery Propellers. Must be a plane headed for Hawaii.

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul, of course.

 For those concerned this game might be too easy, given that block names are pretty common, I promise you the block names in each deck are certainly not all ones you've even remotely heard of; Terri dug deep into the public domain to bring us such obscure blocks as Domino Chicken Foot.

We all agreed it sounded like a disease.

Terri's giving away a fabulous prize pack with all you need for a ladies night of your own. All you need to do is visit her blog and leave a comment for the grand prize!

I'd enter for the cheese board alone, but then again I already own the card game.

Thanks for stopping by! If you've never experienced my particular brand of weird, go right ahead and keep scrolling and read a few more of my posts at your peril! I'm currently running a QAL for my newest pattern, "Vinnie Loves Maude" all summer long -and really, the posts will be there always so join any time! It's a cool looking pattern and you'll find it has so many possibilities once you get into it! Way more than I could fit in an eight page pattern, hence the quiltalong!

All you need to join in and start your own romance between Vinnie and Maude is the pattern, which Terri actually carries in her store. So easy to find! We'd love to have you along for the fun!

To enter my giveaway for the game, and a couple of fun surprises from me, leave a comment telling me a great guild program you had in your own guild that was not Quilt-o as we have established that I don't enjoy that game, or if you aren't in a guild, just tell me something fun and non quilty that you like to do in your spare time. I'm always looking for ideas!

Thank you to Terri for designing such a great game, and for letting me in on the fun!