I completed this cute crib quilt this month from the blocks I won from the lotto in December,...

I found a use for the orphan blocks that I won in February 2018. They made great centerpieces for placemats that I make each year for Meals on Wheels. Here are a few examples that will find their way onto tables this December. Thanks to all who participated that month. Kathie L in...

It’s a finish! I completed the red forest tree quilt top. I just love these blocks. Enjoyed using my domestic machine to quilt. These blocks were so much fun to put together. Thank you to everyone who participates in our Block Lotto Group!...

When I was testing out my instructions for this month’s Twin Sisters block, I used some of my brown scraps. I’ve put them together so that you can see what they look like. You can see the Twin Sister block and the pinwheel that is formed when the blocks are put together. I think as a blue and white scrappy quilt,...

FLY Every year the Minnesota Quilters’ President chooses a charity and a style or theme for the President’s Challenge. This year the challenge is Creative Edge, a baby quilt with fun, creative border and or bindings. One of my favorite binding tricks is adding rickrack. I didn’t win last month’s Block...

Well…many, many moons ago, I won a batch of bird blocks in the lotto (April 2013, to be precise). They sat around for a long time waiting for a “special occasion”. I pulled one out last year to use as a starting block for a round robin swap, but otherwise, nothing. But finally, I got around to using some of...

I don’t know how many quilters from 2010 are still here in the lotto, but if you are an old-timer, you may remember these wonky house blocks. When I won them, I immediately made a wall hanging that still hangs in my laundry room. I’ve loved its cheerfulness. When I read that a quilt shop in California was...