Eclipses for January
eclipse
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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eclipse
Hello, These are my nine blocks for the eclipse swap. Since I won the last swap I would like to donate the nine for this month. Happy Sewing,...
Read MoreLast year’s string hearts
While I did not win last year, I did at least have my 2 bonus hearts… they sat and sat, until this year, when I decided to make two more string hearts and their bonus hearts. Then, I laid them out, played with scrap pieces of black, and came up with this! Which then sat on my ironing board for another 2 weeks until I finally quilted it last night- nothing fancy, just in the ditch around the hearts (well, mostly- I had taken my contacts...
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Hello, These are my nine blocks for the eclipse swap. Since I won the last swap I would like to donate the nine for this month. Happy Sewing,...
Read MoreTransition Update and a Photo Challenge
Unfortunately, during the last week or so, while I wasn’t on top of the Block Lotto Blog, I ALSO wasn’t working on our new site … I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I’m still fighting with the template and the Home page format. I’m currently impatiently waiting for “support.” I’d like to pull it together in the next few days, but I don’t think it’s going to...
Read MoreWhat are we talking about?
I couldn’t resist creating our own word cloud, after seeing this on a couple of YOUR blogs 😉 Interesting, huh? You can play with your own words, shapes, fonts and other options at...
Read MoreMy second eclipse
I saw this fabric and decided that I had to make another block this month. The bright purple was just too pretty. My sewing machine broke (why do I have such bad luck) so this is it until it gets repaired. Hoping I can participate in February! Helen W Nashville,...
Read MoreTransition Update and a Photo Challenge
Unfortunately, during the last week or so, while I wasn’t on top of the Block Lotto Blog, I ALSO wasn’t working on our new site … I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I’m still fighting with the template and the Home page format. I’m currently impatiently waiting for “support.” I’d like to pull it together in the next few days, but I don’t think it’s going to...
Read MoreOne for January!
I made two but one is wonky so I’m submitting just this one. I liked the Blue paisley and had to use it. I’m so glad to be back sewing it has been a long Month. For those who don’t read my BLOG regularly– I had my Tonsil’s out in December. As an “older” person it was the worst pain I’ve ever had to go through. Not the surgery, but the recovery. It’s been a very 5...
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