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...

I had fun making nine blocks for the...

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...

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...

Here is my November block for donation.  I’m looking forward to December’s...

I’ve never received anything from So Africa before and this is a treat!  Karen N’s spooky ravens flew in today — Love them!   Karen

Well my picture of the 8 didn’t show up- trying...

I love these blocks that Nann suggested for November- and made 8

Here is my block for November. I made another one but it didn’t come out right. Like how these blocks...

I learned something while making these blocks.  I was having difficulty getting them to size as well as having the star tips not being too close to the cut edge of the block.  Upon investigating and through several trials, found that I had to use Magic Sizing or some such on my fabrics before cutting so my cuts would truly be accurate and also to help keep the bias edges of the triangles from stretching even when sewing.  I had to make...

Barb K’s fun halloweens came today — love them! Karen B

  I made six stars for the drawing....