Six scrappy stars for December
Here are my Six Scrappy stars for December. It has been a while since I used this colour combination and these blocks reminded me that the combination was one of my favourites. Several of the dark fabrics date back a very long time. Thanks Karen for a great block. Best wishes for upcoming Christmas and holiday season to all Block Lotto quilters. Hugs...
read moreDecember 2018 blocks made tracking list
These are the blocks posted for December. Please come back at the end of the month to double check to see that your name and the total blocks, donated and in the drawing, are included, just in case someone is missed! Total so far: December 31st 19:30 Central African Time – 81 For the Drawing: Carol.McNab 2 Cathy K 9 Cathy L in IA 9 Karen B 2 Kathie from Allentown 2 Kathy S 9 LindaWoj 6 Margaret.R 6 Nann 9 Peggy 2 Su 3 For Donating: Karen N 15 Robin 4 Teresa.D ...
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Wrapping up November 2018
Update: Information for a couple quilters was incorrect or omitted–If you made blocks in November, be sure to check the list and get back to me ASAP if your information is missing or somehow incorrect. This is the list of 50 blocks as of Friday, Dec 7: Teresa 8 Cathy K 2 Linda W 4 Margaret 4 Marcia 6 Nann 9 (donate) Karen B 4 Karen N 4 Barb K 1 (donate) Peggy 1 Cathy L 6 Carol 1 If there’s anyone not on the list or any problem with the numbers, please let me know ASAP. In the meantime, I have sent email to our two...
read moreNovember Lotto Winners
Thank you all for bearing with the corrections to the instructions for the November Nine-Patch Stars. 46 blocks were posted which means that two lucky winners will receive 23 blocks each. And those winners are . . . MARCIA and TERESA! Congratulations to you both. Stay tuned for Sophie’s mailing instructions.
read moreDecember – Scrappy Stars
Welcome to December! I am Karen N and I live in the suburbs of Cape Town in South Africa. This month we are making a fairly simple star block. I am very glad that I had the last month of the year, although Nann’s block is a hard act to follow! The block finishes at 6-inches square, in either scrappy blues or scrappy purples. You may make up to 9 blocks for the drawing. You will find the pdf pattern this link: Dec2018 Block Lotto Please use Scrappy Dec Stars as the tag for this month. Come back later in the month to see the...
read moreNovember stars
Finally able to get these 4 blocks made and posted. Putting up to 5 different fabrics together from what I had on hand so all contrasted well enough was a real learning experience. They were fun to make as didn’t use much of any 1 fabric so could work with my scraps. Karen...
read moreNov. block entry, four 9 patch star
Finally I finished a block and got the photo taken. Sorry it is not squared up but will do that before it is sent out to winner....
read moreHalloweens all in
Today brought the last of the Halloween blocks here Barb R’s cutsey critters and words arrived safe and sound — Extra special again, as have never received anything from Australia either! I am so tickled to have something from Australia and from S. Africa! Thanks to everyone for some really neat Halloween motifs and nice framing. Think I may need to make 2 smaller quilts from these but not to worry — have 2 grandsons and 4 granddaughters who will probably clamor to get one.
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