I have not made any January hearts yet, but I did finish my top using the 2016 blocks and Sophie’s Old MacDonald design. My changes included different butterflies, different spiky leaves and extra chickens and chicks … I really enjoyed making those birds, and didn’t submit any for the lotto because I wanted to keep them all. Thanks, Sophie for the cute design and a great year of...

I put barn door blocks in the mail for Barbara this morning. Hope you have fun creating with your lotto winnings! So glad you are feeling mostly back to normal, Sophie. Thanks for your tremendous efforts toward the smooth operations of the wonderful block lotto!

These barn door blocks are fun to make. These 3 are for the September...

I put my purple s9p blocks in the mail this morning to Cathy. Congrats to all the winners – have fun with the blocks!

After I finished making blocks for my Old MacDonald sampler, I made 4 split 9-patch blocks for the lotto this...

Our guild is having a “finish your UFOs” challenge this summer. When I won the May leaf pairs block lotto I was motivated to make them into a quilt rather than have them languish in my sewing room. I used Sophie’s flower idea on the top of my stacked leaves and lots of scrappy neutrals for the background. I only needed to make one more leaf pairs for my layout. Thank you to everyone who sent me blocks! One of our guild members...

I returned from vacation and found the last of my leaf blocks in my mailbox, from far away Australia (Margaret) and Israel (Debbie). Thank you so much! Now comes from the fun part of arranging. I put my bullseye blocks for Julie in the mail today. Congrats to the bullseye winners!

Thank you, Cathy, for the lovely leaves that arrived in my mailbox!

Thanks for the lovely leaf blocks from Su and Carol!

Many thanks to Glenna, Julie P., Laura and Maree for the beautiful leaf blocks! I love watching the leaf stalks grow on my design wall!

The last few days delivered leaves from Sophie, Robin and Kristin. Thank you so much! The blocks are terrific and the scrappy fabrics are wonderful.

I have been delighted to open my mailbox this week and find leaves from Nann, Kathy (OH) and Kathie (PA). Thank you so much, ladies, they are beautiful! Scrappy quilts are my favorite and I love looking at the fabrics you each chose. I pulled out my aqua and white fabrics and made four blocks for the lotto this month. They were fun and easy, and my daughter pointed out they go perfectly with her room color...