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Block Lotto is back in October! We are thrilled to announce our October Block Lotto - Wonky Modern Trees. If you've been around for a while, you'll recall this is a guild favourite and was a popular block lotto back in 2017 and 2022. Pattern: We'll be following the free pattern by Amy Smart - Diary of a Quilter, and will be making the large trees. Click here to access the free pattern/tutorial. Each block should end up roughly 7.5" x 9.5", but could end up slightly lar

We're kicking off 2025 with a new block lotto! Slip Knot by Patchwork Square Pattern and Instructions: This month we will make the Slip...

Flying Geese blocks are a favourite among quilters. They are versatile, fun to make, and offer plenty of ways to piece together. For...

As the warm weather comes, we start to think about all the wonderful spring and summer activities: road trips, drinks on the patio,...

A-Tisket, A-Tasket, a lovely Easter basket! For this month's Block Lotto we will be drawing inspiration from a basket of pastel Easter...

Taking a page from February's focus on all things Valentine, we seek the key to your quilty heart with a variation of the keyhole block!...

We are kicking off 2024 with a fun transparency block as a block lotto! What is a transparency block? They are designs in which blocks of...

Wonky Curves Your next lotto block involves wonky curves, so relax, release those ruler restrictions and freely cut those curves without...

April Block Lotto "Plus Sign" block. This block is also known as a Cross block and is a part of the nine-patch family! Measurement &...

Let’s start off the New Year with a very cool block! This modern block is from one of the best resources included with your Calgary MQG...

It's also only the 2nd one for this year! :-) By special request, we are digging into the Calgary MQG Block Lotto archives from 2017,...

As I write this, we are in the middle of a heat wave, but the countdown is on. The weather will be cooling and the kids getting back to...