I wanted to share a couple quilts I’ve found in blog-land and another one of mine that use flying geese that stuck to give you some ideas about the possibilities of our simple Trio of Geese blocks. I found this one on Anne Marie Horner’s blog. I like how the solid fabrics are used to create some space between the flying geese … and, of course, those tassels 😉 If you like this arrangement and win the geese lotto blocks,...

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I wasn’t kidding when I said I lovd those birds!!! Got carried away and made these, plus the 9 I entered in the Lotto!!! Still hoping to win more……like I told Sophie, I’m just being greedy!!!!...

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I am the comfort quilt coordinator for our guild, and we put together fabric kits for our members to make charity quilts. I am always on the lookout for simple patterns which utilize the donated fabric we receive. One of my favorite sources of fabric are the sales samples which a local fabric representative gives us at the end of each season. Using the disappearing four patch pattern from the March, 2011 block lotto, and starting with forty...

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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...

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Look what was posted on The Modern Quilt Guild blog today. Be sure to click over and read what Amy had to say about her quilt (and enjoy the detail photos.) I liked the triangles added to the border–an idea that would work with our scrappy blocks, too.

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