Scrappy Trips received….

  Big mail day! My kids went to the mailbox and handed me the mail saying I had quilt blocks……..from Caroline, Janet, Julie P.,Kelly, Laura, and Sara. Thanks everyone.  The blocks are lovely! I let DS, age 11 open the mail and put the blocks up on the design wall….He is getting a scrappy trips quilt for Christmas, but not the lotto winnings.

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trips mailed

trips mailed

Congrats to the November winners!!  my trips are on their way to belinda in TX Benta in England cyndi in CA i also want to share my curved rail quilt. i liked the idea of the quilt so much , i made my own! i made the entire quilt (except the outer border) from my own batik stash….needless to say, i am a bit of a batik nut… it measures 104″ x 112″ and i named it “wiggles” shannon b in GApieceful...

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What if you could extend the virtual quilt?

Most months, I take the photos that I receive via email from the sneak peekers who make blocks early, crop them to create virtual blocks, upload them to Flickr and use them to make a virtual quilt, which is included in the first-of-the-month announcement post. What if non-early bird quilters could add their blocks to the pool of virtual blocks?  Here’s how this could work.  Anyone at anytime who makes lotto blocks could upload...

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trips mailed

Christmas Greetings to all. May your family and home be surrounded by peace and joy this Christmas Season. My trips were mailed today. Apologies to Benta. The Canada Post Office officials told me it could take up to 3 months to get there. Apparently they need to travel across the ocean by boat.Maybe with more parcels, etc things will happen a bit faster. Only time will tell.The USA mailings should move a lot faster.Happy quilting folks,...

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Pat’s Three Patch Rectangle Quilt Finished

Pat’s Three Patch Rectangle Quilt Finished

I have just finished this throw made up from the blocks I won in June.  I have backed it with purple fleece and it is a lovely and cosy – so much so that my husband has bagged it!  I’m really pleased as it is the first quilt he has actually wanted.  Maybe the fact that we have snow and no central heating at the moment has something to do with it……..   Edited by Sophie to add Pat’s name and a cropped photo for...

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