I’ve never received anything from So Africa before and this is a treat!  Karen N’s spooky ravens flew in today — Love them!   Karen

I learned something while making these blocks.  I was having difficulty getting them to size as well as having the star tips not being too close to the cut edge of the block.  Upon investigating and through several trials, found that I had to use Magic Sizing or some such on my fabrics before cutting so my cuts would truly be accurate and also to help keep the bias edges of the triangles from stretching even when sewing.  I had to make...

Barb K’s fun halloweens came today — love them! Karen B

Thanks to so many of you who’ve mailed your blocks so quickly as TONS of fun Halloween blocks have flown in !  Have received from all but both of our out of country girls ( Margaret and Karen N, and then Barb K in PA, Linda E in MN and Susan in TN). Need to tell you that these blocks are the cutest EVER and will be so much fun on my part  putting them into quilts for my grandsons as well as the excitement they will cause when those boys ...

Cathy K’s ghosties were  the FIRST to arrive yesterday.  Today brought several different halloween motif-ed blocks from Kathie L,Susan P and Sharon B.  This is SO much fun and the blocks are each clever, cute or appropriately spooky! I was so overwhelmed by Robin’s  generosity in suggesting to Jean Sophie that I should receive all the blocks.  Thank you thank you thank you, Robin!   I know some grandchildren who are going to love...

Managed to find 2 more good motifs for our blocks so made and adding 2 more blocks for the drawing bringing my chances up to 6.   Karen...

I didn’t see my earlier post so doing it again. Here are my 4 Halloweens for the drawing.  I loved doing these blocks and would be so happy to win a set of them — even my 49 year old DS said he’d like a quiltie from them!   Karen...

My poppies blocks left today on their way to Cathy. Karen B

Here are my 2 California Poppies for donation.  Was fun finding the colors in my stash for these.  ...

Here’s my 3 blocks I’m donating for the May drawing — thought I’d never get these posted — turns our my camera’s memory card was full and I also needed a new battery.  Done and we are finally good to go! Tried to keep my blues and greens rich mediums in coloring … they look darker in the picture.  Hope they are  bright/colorful enough. Karen B in...

Here are my 3 blocks made for March … dug around till I found what I thought was “S[ring Green”.  This was a neat block to make and will make a nice quilt.   I am donating my blocks this month.  ...

Finally was able to make these 4 blocks.  Am donating them for the drawing.  Emjpyed working with something a bit out of the ordinary (for me).  ...