they do start in January of each year.
however, anybody who wants to can start playing along whenever they want to.
you can start wherever you want, whenever you want.
if you read the "rules" at the top of the section you will get a better picture of how it all works.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-841-1.htm
you can also see links to what we did in previous years.
personally, i'm still working on some from 2009. :lol: