Block Lotto
Block Lotto – July 2023
Wave Action Inspiration for this months block lotto comes from a photo of the waves of Long Beach on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The instructions provide guidelines on creating gentle, shallow curves to make piecing easy. Be warned stitching curves can become addictive. Download printable pdf instructions here: Block Lotto July 2023 –…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – June 2023
Flower Power This months block is inspired by spring flowers. Construction is similar to Diane’s Block Lotto from March 2023 – Improv Spinners. We are cutting the triangles “improv” style. (Note – If you hate improv, I have added the ‘snowball’ method at the end of this document as an option.) Download printable pdf instructions…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – May 2023
Building Blocks Finished block is 12 ½” square Fabric choice: Plain or printed Bright blue Light grey Dark grey White Cutting and Sewing Directions: Cut a strip of blue and a strip of light grey, each 18” long and 1½ wide. Stitch together along the long side, using a ¼” seam allowance. Press the seam…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – April 2023
Striped Quarter Log Cabin Block Finished block is 12 ½” square Fabric you will need: Black print on white background Red tone on tone Cutting Directions: Red two strips- 2″x 3 ½ “ two strips- 2″x 6 ½ “ two strips- 2″x 9 ½ “ one strip- 2″x 12 ½ “ Black on white two…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – March 2023
Improv Spinner 12 1/2″ square unfinished This scrappy block is made up of four units 6 1/2″ square. Secondary designs appear when the pieced blocks are joined together. Fabrics: White solid – four 6 1/2″ squares Assorted scraps, whatever you like – for the centre “spinner blades”, pieces approximately 3 1/2″ X 5″ and for…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – February 2023
Anita’s Arrowhead Unfinished 9″ X 9″ Fabrics – You will need two 8″ square coordinating fabrics with good contrast. Sewing and Cutting: Place the two squares right sides together. Mark 2″ down from the top right corner, and 2″ up from the bottom left corner. Stitch along the 1/4″ seam allowance between these markings. You…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – December 2022
Low Volume Charm Plus Unfinished size: 11 3/4″ square This month’s block utilizes low volume prints for the background, with a blue of your choice for the centre plus. If you need some inspiration for low volume prints, here is a link to check out: https://cluckclucksew.com/2018/06/choosing-low-volume-fabrics.html Fabrics: Eight DIFFERENT low volume prints PLEASE use DIFFERENT ones…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – September 2022
Hugs & Kisses block Unfinished size: 12 1/2″ x 12 1/2″ Pretty in pink! This easy block would make a lovely baby quilt. Think soft, baby pinks – no fuchsia, garnet, hot pink, or too orangey-peach. No batiks. We will make the “O” block only Fabrics: White solid background – cut eight 2 1/2″ squares.…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – August 2022
Christmas Tree Farm block Unfinished size 12 1/2″ X 8 1/2″ Christmas in August! Plenty of time to make up a cute quilt (or table runner?) for the holidays. This block uses a technique that may be new to some – the HRT or half rectangle triangle. Hope you give it a try! Fabrics: White…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – June 2022
Arrowhead Puzzle Unfinished size 10″ Dig into your scrap pile of your favourite colour to make this easy stash-buster block! And…While you have all your scraps out why not make two or three? Tone-on-tones are great, but you can sneak a bit of odd colour in for added interest. Avoid white backgrounds because they will…
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