Karen’s cacti from South Africa complete my winnings
Karen, thanks for the final cacti from last month’s win. They are just lovely – with great colors. I can’t wait to put them all together. Kathie
read moreThree Opposite Spokes
The first one I pressed the seams towards the strips, finished too small. Second one I pressed seams away from strips, also too small. The third one press seams open and it worked out just fine – I don’t like pressing seams open! Made another two, and obviously not paying attention, also too small. Made a further two by cutting the initial square 9″, and the last two strips a little longer – trimmed finished blocks, perfect in size! So I get to keep four 7.5″ (finished) blocks and have three for the draw. ...
read moreMore cacti to give thanks for
I’d like to thank Cathy L, Julie P, Marsha, Michelle, and Susan for the cacti that have arrive in the past two weeks. That all the North American blocks, so I’m in good shape. Many thanks, Kathie
read moreblock lotto opposite spokes
Here are my three spokes for this month. I made several blocks but due to human error, like cutting blocks wrong size first two attempts. Then cutting spokes size incorrectly on third attempt. I have it now correctly done! Su, Quiltin’ in...
read moreAlmost, Very Nearly, Practically Perfect
Approaching this block with many misgivings, I set out to conquer it. After the first one came out a bit too small (1/16 is allowable), I increased the large square to 9″, drew horizontal and vertical lines on the back of the 9″ square with a permanent marker, marked the centers of the inserts in the seam allowances on the right side, and though all of them are acceptable, the 6th one was very nearly perfect. The complementary color scheme is stunning. I had fun figuring out how to make the patterns go in the same direction on the...
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Ahh Jeez!
Well, I was streaming Fargo and sewing at the same time so just so ya know that I made 4 of the cutest spoke blocks ya’d ever wanna see but wouldn’t it just frost ya, they squared up to 8 1/4″! Ya, I’ll try again, you bet.
read moreAlmost Done
Thanks to Susan N. for your nicely sewn blocks, and to Cathy K. and Teresa. I am just awaiting Margaret’s two from Australia, and one from Kathie received by mistake, and then I can start sewing.
read moreCactus Pots Mailed
My three Cactus Pot blocks were mailed to Kathie today. Look out for them in about 12-14 days! Karen in Cape Town.
read moreAn old block revamped
This was one of my first ever constructed Block Lotto blocks dating back to 2010, a log cabin rose. At the time I was lurker, not posting until 2012. This block became the basis for my contribution to our embroidery guild display to take place later in June which has a theme of chaos and order. All embellishments are hand embroidered or beaded. Thanks Sophie for this great start to my Block Lotto journey. Hugs...
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