Sunday, January 8, 2017

Have You Heard About Block Lotto?


Crumb Hearts - 8 inch
Each block is a lotto ticket and  now I have six chances to win a pile of blocks. 
Actually you are never a loser at Block Lotto. Even if you don't win a pile of blocks you may be able get rid of your scraps and send them on disguised as blocks to other winners, or you may learn new techniques, or you may have a little fun. You may even end up with a few new quilts. 
No monthly commitment required. 


How did I make my hearts? 
I pulled out a few red scraps which means they are scraps that are odd sizes - bits and pieces that don't go into my more standard sized strip bins. I call them crumbs. (At this time I further sorted out the heart/star themed crumbs for crumb butterflies WIP and another pile for autumn colored Pumpkin Peel that takes a scrap at least 3.5 or so inches long. ) The instructions for the  hearts call for 5 1/2 inch pieces so I sewed my crumbs into a strip about six inches wide as you can see above. 

Each block takes an 8.5 x 5.5 and a 3.5 x 5.5 piece of fabric so...
 I cut that strip into an 8.5 inch piece, a 3.5 inch piece, an 8.5 inch pieces, a 3.5 inch piece and so on until I ran out of made fabric. 

I further trimmed up those pieces so they were nice and tidy.  And then I made six hearts.  What a fun way to use crumbs! 

10 comments:

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Those are fun! Thanks for explaining how you made them! I definitely have lots of those little bits and pieces that won't be used until I make some crumb blocks out of them.

sophie said...

Thanks for the kind words about the Block Lotto! I find most of my scrap bins are filled with small, odd-shaped pieces ... I see more crumb blocks in my future.

Jeanne said...

Fun advertisement for Block Lotto! Maybe I'll win some hearts :)

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

I love this little block. I don't always save crumbs but this tutorial is inspiring. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

Shelina said...

These are really cute. I haven't participated in the block lotto, but it does sound like fun. So many inspiring ideas!

Kathy S. said...

I love the Block Lotto!

gayle said...

Your hearts look like a lot of fun! (And make me want to play with crumbs!)

Joyce said...

Great heart blocks and use of scraps!

Karen in Breezy Point said...

Fun blocks--it looks like they are fun to make too!

Crystal_235 said...

Love the heart blocks, great way to use up scraps!