I hope to get one star posted later today, but I want to wish Happy Holidays, belated Happy Hannuka, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my BlockLotto friends.  And a special thank you to Sophie for inspiring us, coordinating us, prodding us, nagging us, and otherwise making this a great on-line community!  Thanks for all you do, and especially when you are having tough times, which I know happened in 2012.  Here’s a happy toast to...

Sorry to be late in posting and missing the sneak peak, as I had 2 of these in before the 1st of the month. Just didn’t get around to posting. ...

 These are my two for this month.  I love the diagonal effect.  I made my flying geese one at a time, and made “bonus” 2″ half-square triangles, which will work out to 1.5″ inch squares.  With 36 of them, I can make a 9.5 ” 36-patch...

These were fun to make and I’m keeping my fingers crossed.  I also made two in pink for my sampler for this year.  I hope I’m in time for the sneak peak! Linda...

I have the package ready and will drop it in the mail tomorrow to Laura.  Sorry for the delay, but I had to fix 2 of the blocks (the polka dots were running the wrong way), and one white block was too short.  I had my daughter’s wedding out of town earler this month, and a business trip last week, so just behind on everything.  Enjoy.

These were fun.  I also made one for my ongoing sampler, but using a white background (not shown).  These are on a pale pink solid...

I was just watching CNN interview a scientist about the discovery of the elusive Higgs boson particle.  The graphics look a lot like this block, and of course this is all tied up with “string theory”!  Well done , Sophie!  😉  

 As many have said, this was a fun block.  It gets easier once you have one made, because you can use it as a pattern and lay out the pieces of the next block on top of it, so it gets less confusing to figure out which piece goes where.  It would probably help to mark the 21/2 x 2 3/4 block  (that goes between the chimneys) some way to distinguish it from the 2 3/4 inch squares; they are the easiest to get mixed...

I mailed 4 blocks to Maree on Saturday.  On a personal note, my cousin just sent me two hand-pieced quilts that belonged to my aunt, and may have been made by my grandmother (I’m trying to get that confirmed).  They look like quilts that my mom and dad had when I was a child that were made by her, but have since been destroyed or discarded.    They appear to be 1930’s or 40’s era quilts; one is a grandmother’s flower...

 These are 3 and 4.  Total of 4 to...

 I’m having trouble posting so going to do this in 2 posts.  This is block 2...

This is one for now with 3 more to be posted on Monday.  Computer issues.  I hope I’m in time for the sneak...