When I was making these, I never considered the “wide” horizontal orientation … until I received some sneak peek photos.   I think there could be some combinations of tall and wide that could be interesting.  ...

I love both the block selection and color selection this month.  The black and white adds just the right touch to the red and greens.  Thanks Sophie. Kathie L in...

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Welcome to the Block Lotto 2013, a year of rectangular blocks. All of our blocks this year will be 6-inch by 9-inch (finished size) rectangles. The block for January is a stretched variation of the traditional Shoo Fly block. Print-friendly (PDF format) directions for making the block are here: Tall Shoo Fly Block Directions If you want to try a different method for making those Half-Square triangle units in the corners, here’s the link...

This was quite an easy block. Nice Block. Thanks Sophie and Happy New Year 2013 to ALL!