CathySews Bow Tie Blocks

Here are my six bow tie blocks for January.

These were fast and fun to make.

Please donate my chances this month :o)

Cathy

Mary Jane's blocks

Here are Mary Jane's 9 for January 2009.

Blocks from Kathie, Caroline, Gail, Barbara & Kris

These were posted on the forum, but not on the blog . . . remember anyone can sign up to be an author on our group blog and share their block photos directly. I will try to capture everyone's photos . . . but sometimes life–or the lack of a good internet connection–gets in my way.

From Kathie (kplaposta) - a newbie :-)



From Caroline (quiltermomma1):



From Gail (lvgg):



From Barbara (zizzybob):



And five of these from Kris (abxkris):



I can't believe how many different plaids we've seen so far.

Sylvia's Bow Tie Blocks

Sylvia (Imjin53) sent these 8 bow tie blocks to me this morning. Can you believe all the great plaids everyone has found this month?



Sylvia's blocks bring us to a total so far of 112 blocks.

Last Nine Blocks from rho for Jan

I think I've run my course for submissions. I'd better push on to something else. These, I believe, will be my final for the month of January.

It was fun. I hope that you'all enjoyed/are enjoying this month's block lotto as much as I have.

Little Deb's Jan. 09 Bow Tie Lotto Blocks

These are habit forming.

And so cute.

10 more Plaid Bow Ties.... rho

I've made 10 more - I'm just having so much fun making them. You can make a few in a very few minutes. It's almost ....... trance-like!

Attached here and in the forum for January, I've posted 3 different views of the same 10 blocks. It was amazing to see how different these can look. This will be a beautiful quilt for whoever wins.......

Thanks Sophie for picking such an easy block this month, with a 12" block option!

Melissa's Bow Ties

Here are my seven blocks for this month...I like them so much i'm making 12" ones and have already started a quilt top (:

5 more Plaid Bow Ties..... from rho

'Here are 5 more Plaid Bow Ties for January's Block Lotto.........

Béa's Bow Ties

Béatrice (Béapatch) was the first to post her lotto blocks on the forum . . . but apartment hunting slowed me down and I am playing catch-up on the blog. Here are her pretty blocks.

Fabric Poll Results

At the end of last year, 41 people responded to the Fabric poll. Before I remove the poll from the sidebar, I want to record the results.

30s Repros: 21 votes - 51%
Christmas Prints 18 votes - 43 %
Asian Prints - 17 votes - 41%
CW Repros: 14 votes - 34%
Kid Novelties 11 votes - 26 %
Flannels 11 votes - 26%
Homespun Plaids votes 9 - 21%
Adult Novelties 9 votes - 21 %
None of these please 3 votes - 7 %

Thanks to everyone who voted and participated in brainstorming discussion on the forum. I hope the block lotto continues to enjoy the amazing success we've had in the past few years.

Terri's January Bow Ties

Here are my 8 blocks for this month's lotto. I really enjoyed making them! Good choice Sophie!

Terri

rho's January Lotto Blocks - BowTie

Rho's blocks for Jan. 09.

Sandy's Four Blocks

Here are my blocks. I don't think I'll be making anymore this month.

Mad for Plaid Bow Tie Blocks

The January Lotto Block was originally called Neck Tie, in both versions we're making, but is now more commonly known as Bow Tie.




For links to the patterns, fabric guidelines and discussion, click over to the forum discussion on quilting.about.com.