These are my three blocks for the month. Thanks Sophie and other contributors for enabling the comeback of Block...

Hooray Block Lotto is back! I was one of the lucky quilters who spend the day and night at Elizabeth’s house sewing.  What a fun two days.  Here is my 4 block entry for the January 2018 Block Lotto...

I had four quilter friends spending my birthday with me yesterday (and most stayed overnight, too), so I finished 9 blocks for the draw. One friend discerned that the blocks was very conducive to strip-piecing. I made two strip sets — one 2-1/2″ white + 1-1/2″ black and one 1-1/2″ white + 1-1/2″ black — and put together the blocks very quickly. I’m hoping for the luck of the...

I was so excited last month when I happened to check the site and saw that you all are talking again.  I have missed Block Lotto.  Here are my 3 blocks to add to the pot. Sophie, so glad to see you, and a big Thank You to all of you who have stepped up to help.  Not sure how I can contribute right now, other than adding blocks to the draw.  Certainly my computer connection makes it doubtful that I could lead a month, but if there is some small...

Greetings from very very COLD north Iowa. These really go together quickly. I didn’t fall in love with this block until I had a bunch laid out together. My fingers are crossed. It’s nice to be posting blocks...

These are my three blocks for January and I enjoyed making them.  Curiously I initially thought the instructions were complicated, mainly as I did not notice the two small white areas in the pattern picture!  But once the pieces were cut the instructions become very clear!  These three for donation.  Karen N in a very dry Cape...

In May, 2017, A dozen quilters made 47 eight inch spokes blocks in complementary colors.  Margaret made this one. Jude was the winner this month. Congratulations, Jude!   Guidelines and the link to the block directions are in this post: Opposites Attract in May Tag for ALL blog posts about this month’s block: spokes     This post is the archive for the list of blocks made this month and who made them  Total : 47 Blocks...

Nothing like the tick tick tick of a deadline to get me busy on this months...

I managed to get 5 Asterisk blocks made.  Carefully attending to seam allowances and good pressing yielded the 8 1/2″ blocks.  If I make more, will cut at 9″ instead of 8 1/2″.   Hope to make more using different...

Like several others, I enlarged my initial block to 9″ to give me some wiggle room for trimming them down to 8.5″.  I’ve admired these blocks in the past and they went up fairly quickly.  I’m adding five for the drawing....

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,...

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...