If you clicked over from Facebook and wondered what happened to the group, we outgrew the limitation for authors on blogspot and moved to our own website and blog at Blocklotto.com
As for the Violet block pattern (and some others), I will be cleaning them up and removing anything that was specific for the block lotto, making them more useful to the rest of the quilting world. When they are ready for prime time, look for them on my personal blog, Sophie Junction and the Block Lotto site.
If you are wondering what we've been up to lately, here's the first blocks made for May--a liberated 5-Point Star