Here is the quilt I assembled from the beautiful Easy X blocks. I had to make a few to complete some of the color areas, but it has all the blocks sent by you Block Lotto folks. I took it to the quilter yesterday and she will work her magic on it and I’ll post a picture of the finished quilt. It will be a graduation gift for the youngest daughter of a...

I received Charlene’s letter today, enclosing the double 9-patch block AND an extra. It was just what I needed. I’d decided to set the blocks 7 x 7, which meant I’d need to make that 49th block. Now I can proceed to put them together into a nice big wrap-around quilt. Thanks to everyone for making that possible. And I have to add that I didn’t have to wear boots and parka to go to the mailbox. Spring is making its way to...

Here are my seven for the pot — does that make it a flower...

I mailed two arrows to Dagmar in Germany today. I hope her weather is better than ours. With Lake Michigan now frozen across all 90 miles, I might as well be looking out my studio window at a white, bleak prairie. I’m so, so ready for springtime and COLOR!

Here are a couple of arrows to add to the pot. Maybe I’ll get to make more before this truncated month is over, but lots of other projects in the on-deck circle. And with the bitter cold and way, way too much snow, I want to just make soup, read books, and sleep the month away…… Why don’t we hibernate? Wouldn’t it make more sense in winters like...

Today I received blocks from Julie, Peggy, Celine, and Laura. Wonderful blocks and I appreciate everyone’s efforts in making them. I hope to do them justice.

Thanks to all you speedy mailers, I have beautiful 9-Patch blocks beginning to play with each other. I have received blocks from Barbara, Christa, Dena, Ginny, Helen, Jeanne, Kathie and Maria (all the way from Nova Scotia). You have blessed me with your careful work — I hope to turn them into a stunning quilt.

Here are the January blocks — my month was so busy, crazy, etc. that I could only get these done today (excuse me, tonight). Please put me in the drawing this month because I love these...

I just received three X’s from Capetown, South Africa. Now I have only one set out there somewhere. Thanks, Karen, for the beautifully pieced blocks. Posting this on a sunny weekend, as our snowbanks are melting — a little…

I received “X” blocks from Andi — thanks so much. And I mailed three blocks each to Su, Kathy, Peggy and Sharon. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them.

I have a new green mailbox. It replaces one that was smashed by a falling tree just before Thanksgiving — along with my lantern and part of the old stone wall. The stump is 15′ tall and I have a downy woodpecker and a pileated woodpecker making homes in it (a condo?). Oh, yes, and I had blocks from Maree, Gwen and Julianne. Thank you all for the beauties.

I’ve received X blocks from Pat K., Maria, Helen, Cathy, Laurie and Rho. Wow! I’m itching to put this quilt together. The jewel tones are amazing! You quilters are lifting my spirits in the dark of the year — and I thank you.