Today is (blog) moving day. For information about the February block, visit the new Block Lotto blog:  Let’s Play Hearts Be sure to also check out the FQ bundle give away, sponsored by Julie D of The Intrepid Thread. (Yep, that’s a carrot and I’m hoping you’ll all follow us to...

I’ve heard from three of our four winners.  SHELLEY, be sure to check for email from me and reply ASAP and confirm your mailing address and let me know how many of your own blocks you’d like to keep. We will be moving to the new website and blog TOMORROW.  The February block will be posted on the new blog.  I also have a job interview tomorrow morning, so I may not be readily available to answer questions and resolve problems until...

And the winners of the January Block Lotto are….. #1:  Linda N.#2:  Kathy S.#3:  Laura R.#4:  Shelley Congratulations ladies!  I can’t wait to see how you put the blocks together!

I’ve sent the list of names for the drawing to Ellie.  We made a total of 178 blocks this month, so we’ll have 4 winners: two will receive 45 blocks and the other two will receive 44 blocks.  Good luck to everyone in the drawing. If you made blocks this month, you should receive email today from WordPress with the username and (computer generated) password for your new author account.  The first thing you’ll...

The deadline for the drawing is in two hours, which will be Noon in NYC, 9 AM in Los Angeles, 3 PM in Portugal, 2 AM (Tomorrow) in Sydney, Australia,

The internet has been down so I had to run somewhere else this morn.  I love these...

The purple is a little brighter than the picture shows, so I hope this is okay. The curved technique came in handy on another project where there are dresden plate 1/4s being set in corner blocks, and the pattern didn’t narrow them down enough at the corner so they need a little quarter circle. A bit tighter to sew in close quarters but it worked. I’m blessed with a Pfaff quilt expressions 4.0, so the needle down option really helps...

Made time today to sew up the second eclipse I’ve had cut out all month.  Adding that to the first one, and I’ve got a whopping two for the month. Please donate my chances this month! I’ve decided to make myself a Lotto Sampler using a layer cake I’ve been hoarding.  Should be...

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Here are 3 more blocks for January....

Copied and made my templates as soon as Sophie posted the information and then did nothing else until yesterday. With previous New York Beauty quilting experience, I was able to put together 12 blocks last evening. 9 for the lotto and 3 for my lotto scrap quilt , thanks again to Sophie and her great idea to keep all blocks the same size this year. Really enjoyed making these and here they are.The other 3 are similar to the 2 greens and another...

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