I love 30's fabrics. Unfortunately, I can't find the bin with them in it.

Theresa

Oh crrand1; you put me to shame.

I am so excited to try to join in the monthly group this year. I have just pulled the bin that holds my fat quarts out to begin picking fabrics...and your already sewing!

I love the tone-on-tone white background.

Oh no, Theresa! Definitely thought of you when picking this block out. Fingers crossed that the bin will surface and you can join. Still plenty of time!

crrand1, your blocks look awesome! My photo is overexposed, so the fabrics look washed out. They are actually darker than shown in the photo and will look great with yours.

Caroline, feel free to work ahead and combine blocks when mailing to save on postage! :-)

Your blocks look lovely! I hope to make mine this coming weekend,

Do feel free to mail a few months of blocks ahead of time if that is more convenient for you. I will hold until we are ready for the appropriate month. I'm looking forward to doing the Lotto again!

Valarie

I will be so happy when the basement gets repaired and everything that is now scattered all over the house can find their home. I have given up trying to find the lost.

latest word is work should start in early Jan.

Theresa

Has the address we mail to changed?

Never mind. I looked more carefully at 2018 Block Lotto At A Glance.

Hi, send me an email at vgmcneese@comcast.net, I'll email my address back to you.

Here are January blocks....

Fun to get back in the swing of sewing for the lotto again!

Valarie

Bumpity-Bump!

Bumpity-bump-bump..... :-)

I’m still in the game! I finally got into town, fighting 30 to 45 mph winds and a windchill temperature of minus -30, along with blowing snow, and slippery traffic! DH was driving.

I picked up a several fat-quarters in 1930s prints. (And had a nice dinner.)

I’m washing them tonight and hopefully ironing and cutting tomorrow.

Whoever wins my blocks will probably be able to feel the North Dakota winter freezing through each patch!

We were safe, but it was an adventure.

I sent my blocks on Friday and should arrive sometime this week.

Finished mine today! Heading out to mail right now. They should make it to you by Tuesday

Little Helen and All...

I am madly sewing on my three blocks at this very minute. I have all the pieces cut and have nearly finished sewing all the triangle sections.

I will have to call it a night soon. I cannot trim off the little triangle sections until in the morning - old eyes.

Our post office closes at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. I will not be able to mail these until Monday morning. If I send them by Priority Mail, can they still be included with the others?

I do not want my name in the hat, but I would love to have these block included. I’ve worked far too hard on them. :)

I’ll update tomorrow (later today!).

The colors are off; the white is really white. These fabrics were from JoAnn’s and an East Grand Forks, MN quilt shop.

I was very limited in 1930s choices.

There are two blocks with these colors.

And one block with these colors. Again, the white block is truly white!

Love those fabrics Caroline!

here's what we have thus far, I'll check the mail again when I get home tomorrow

I just checked the tracking number again. It shows my three blocks should be delivered “by 8 p.m.” Wednesday.

That will bring the total up to 14; I can’t wait to see the finished quilt!

Thanks for posting the group photo! Such sweet blocks!!!!

I did manage to find some fabrics and mailed three blocks off some time ago. I don't recognize any of the pictured ones as mine. And I forgot to take a picture.

Did they ever arrive Val? Or is Canada post having a feud with USPS? The long delivery time makes sending anything stateside a problem.

Theresa

Yes nannykins your blocks are here... so sorry, my error....I put them in a safe place and failed to pull them out when I did the photo!

Thanks Val. I was getting worried.

Theresa

Have my three blocks arrived? I just checked the tracking number again, and it still shows“out for delivery” and “scheduled for delivery on Jan. 31.”

All blocks have arrived safely.

Participants for January include: Carol from NV, Carol from ND, Christine from MN, Theresa from Ontario Can, Jennifer who I think is GA (hey Jen, did I get that right? ) and me in MD.

I want to thank everyone who participated...looking forward to February ...but now without further ado....

The winner of our January Lotto is Carol from NV !!! whohoo.... Congratulations !!!

Carol...I will do my best to get these mailed within the week.

Congratulations, Carol. Have fun with them!

Yes, Val, I'm in GA! :-)

Congrats, Carol. Such sweet blocks.

Thanks! So excited! I have Februaury and March cut out, just need to sew the blocks together! I'm looking forward to seeing all the blocks in person!

Great looking blocks......they look like snowballs which is right on for January! Good job, ladies.

Congatulations Carol. It will be a pretty quilt.

Theresa

Congrats, Carol! Nice block selection.

Hi Carol,

I shipped your winning blocks today, expected arrival is Monday.

Enjoy,

Valarie

All the blocks laid out together looks so very happy!

Enjoy them, Carol! I love the name, by the way! :)

These will make a very pretty quilt. Congrats, Carol!

A box of beautiful blocks arrived today, thanks everyone! Looking forward to putting them together.