Battle of the Blocks 2020 – Round 2
It’s time for Round 2 of Battle of the Blocks. This week we’ve had a couple of players have to withdraw due to the “new normal” impacting on their abilities to get blocks done. It’s always sad to see players go, but especially hard when it’s due to impacts from the up’s and down’s of life at the moment. It just means that Round 2 is going to be extra punchy and we’ll see some great makers move on to the next round.
How to Vote
To vote on the players in this round you will need to head to the voting form. You can access the form by either clicking here or clicking on the button below.
Voting Opens: 27 April AEST
Voting Closes: 30 April AEST
A Note on the Administration
To make it fairer on all those involved I’ve had to limit it to one vote per email address which means to vote you’ll have to sign into a Google Account. I know it’s not the greatest solution for those that don’t want or have a Google Account, but it’s the best I’ve got right now. (If you know of another free option for hosting this kind of thing that can limit voters without having to sign into an account I’d love to know about it, so drop me a line!)
If you don’t have a Google Account (and you don’t want one) then you can send me a single email with all the votes you’d like to cast and I’ll add it into the final tally. Click here to drop me an email.
How Winners Will be Chosen
Players in the Battle of the Blocks 2020 Bracket will go head-to-head in a sudden death vote off. Voters will choose between 2 blocks with the winner progressing to another round.
Players in the Wild Card Draw will battle against each other with the block that receives the least amount of votes being removed from the competition. Wild Card players are playing for the chance to enter the bracket rounds.
Winners will be announced before the next round of voting opens. When winners are announced I will also publish the voting results for transparency.
Kinship: 100 Block Fusion Sampler
The following players are making Block 62 from Kinship: 100 Block Fusion Sampler.
R0201
https://forms.gle/KgPLqeitL3hFcQ3n9
R0202
R0203
R0204
R0205
R0206
R0207
WITHDRAWN
R0208
R0210
R0211
Make the Cut: 100 Block Pictorial Sampler
The following players are making Block 54 from Make the Cut: 100 Block Pictorial Sampler.
R0212
R0214
R0216
Wild Cards
There are no Wild Card Players this round.
General Information
The following information about the event has been provided to aid in transparency and understanding of how this event works.
- Players are allowed to use any fabrics, in any combination, in their blocks. The only rules they have for the blocks is that they must follow the block instructions as per the pattern. This means all seams are in the right place (blocks can be rotated in their presentation) and that they’re the same scale as the pattern.
- I have not edited any of the block submission photos. The photos are displayed exactly as they have been submitted. Players are allowed to style their photos in any way they like as long as it doesn’t identify them.
- All players must remain anonymous. Players have been allocated a code name (we went with something very generic for this to save on any additional drama that may have arisen out of using more colourful code names for people) to keep their identities safe. Code names have been developed with a Letter based on the pattern they nominated (K = Kinship, M = Make the Cut and W = Wild Card).
- Players have all been given the same amount of time to make and submit their blocks.
- Players nominated the pattern they wished to use to make their blocks. Where a match up occurs with players who have nominated different patterns the organiser will work with both players to decide on which pattern/block/theme combination will be used to make the playing field as fair as possible.
- Players will forfeit their position if they fail to submit their block on time, submit a block that does not adhere to the rules or are found to have revealed their identity to solicit votes. Organiser reserves the right to bring back a player, substitute a player or add a wild card player into a spot that has been forfeited.
- Games are given an identifier for ease of administration. They are based on the following convention R0101 = Round 01 [Game] 01
- The organiser will at times throw in a wild card challenge to keep things interesting. All players will be given ample notification of this happening and will be able to choose how they respond to it without detriment to their standing in the league.
Further information about the event can be found by clicking here.
Event Timetable
All players have been provided with the following information about the event to help them with their planning and for transparency. All dates and times are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).
Round 1 – 20 April 2020
- Block Due: Midday – 17 April 2020
- Pattern: Kinship: 100 Block Fusion Sampler
- Block to Make: #94
- Pattern: Make the Cut: 100 Block Pictorial Sampler
- Block to Make: #1
Round 2 – 27 April 2020
- Block Due: Midday – 24 April 2020
- Pattern: Kinship: 100 Block Fusion Sampler
- Block to Make: #62
- Pattern: Make the Cut: 100 Block Pictorial Sampler
- Block to Make: #54
Round 3 – 4 May 2020
- Block Due: Midday – 1 May 2020
- Pattern: Kinship: 100 Block Fusion Sampler
- Block to Make: #34
- Pattern: Make the Cut: 100 Block Pictorial Sampler
- Block to Make: #34
Round 4 – 11 May 2020
- Block Due: Midday – 8 May 2020
- Pattern: Kinship: 100 Block Fusion Sampler
- Block to Make: #26
- Pattern: Make the Cut: 100 Block Pictorial Sampler
- Block to Make: #75
Round 5 – 18 May 2020
- Block Due: Midday – 15 May 2020
- Pattern: Kinship: 100 Block Fusion Sampler
- Block to Make: #20
- Pattern: Make the Cut: 100 Block Pictorial Sampler
- Block to Make: #20
Round 6 – 25 May 2020
- Block Due: Midday – 22 May 2020
- Pattern: Kinship: 100 Block Fusion Sampler
- Block to Make: #35
- Pattern: Make the Cut: 100 Block Pictorial Sampler
- Block to Make: #35
Round 7 – 1 June 2020
- Block Due: Midday – 29 May 2020
- Pattern: Kinship: 100 Block Fusion Sampler
- Block to Make: #43
- Pattern: Make the Cut: 100 Block Pictorial Sampler
- Block to Make: #43
Round 8 – 8 June 2020
- Block Due: Midday – 5 June 2020
- Pattern: Kinship: 100 Block Fusion Sampler
- Block to Make: #57
- Pattern: Make the Cut: 100 Block Pictorial Sampler
- Block to Make: #57
Wild Card Round – 15 June 202
- Block Due: Midday – 12 June 2020
- Block to Make: #51
- Pattern: Make the Cut: 100 Block Pictorial Sampler
- Block to Make: #33
Round 9 – 22 June 2020
- Block Due: Midday – 19 June 2020
- Pattern: Kinship: 100 Block Fusion Sampler
- Block to Make: #100
- Pattern: Make the Cut: 100 Block Pictorial Sampler
- Block to Make: #100
Winner Announced – 30 June 2020
If you have any questions or would like to suggest something, please drop me an email and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
