So many blocks; so little time (unless you forgo house cleaning and your full time job . . .) New calendar not tied to any one year! I've been posting blocks from my calendar in the past several months. I've also shown quilts made from these blocks. My goal was NOT to give away the directions for each, but to show you how wonderful they are sewn up by my 13 Calendar Girl-friends. If I give away the directions, why would you want to buy the calendar? Yes, I put a few hundred hours into getting this published. My motivation was not only to give quilters lots of blocks to stitch, but as an author for 30+ years, this would be a revenue source for me to pay my bills! I have posted about and given away hundreds of patterns for blocks and quilts during that time. So, if you want some wonderful things to sew that don't cost you a cent, do a search here on my blog using the word "FREE" and you will be rewarded with lots. But, make sure you don't have to go anywhere fo...

Oh My Stars is today’s block. What a fun way to welcome 2026! And this is an 18" block, too. I used the blender collection from Benartex called Equinox. Oh, My Stars - January 1 block - 18" Don't you just love the diagonal row of red squares? And the red, white and blue is a wonderful combination - the block can be used even for the 4th of July! If you don't have your calendar yet: Check your local quilt shop for my calendar so you can have your own  Oh, My Stars   blocks. You can find my calendar here, also: on  Amazon at  C&T Publishing and in  Barnes & Noble  stores Of course, you may have received it for a Christmas or Hanukkah gift. What are you waiting for - go make your own Oh, My Stars block!

Today is the last day of 2025 and our block for today is NOT Happy New Year! It's Delectable Mountains, which is a vintage block. I changed it, however, in a variation that I've used for several years. First, here's the block as made by Leslie P., one of my Calendar Girls. She used the Noteworthy Collection by Windham Fabrics. Here is the calendar file: Delectable Mountains: 12" I made a quilt last year using a somewhat unorthodox method (not the patches you see here) and I rather enjoyed the variation. I can't describe it here, but it looks the same as my calendar block. The block as it appears in the quilt is turned 90 degrees. Delectable Mountains: 50" x 55" This is another block that "tessellates" with the interlocking of the patches. I used a constant dark print with several bright colors. This was donated to my local quilt guild for our charity outreaches. I'm sure it cheered someone up! Here is another Delectable Mountains quilt I mad...

One of my calendar girls sent me her November and December blocks last week and I wanted to share thhose here before the end of the year. Linda D made her November 27 Tic Tac Toe block using the Watermark and Insectarium collections (both by Windham Fabrics). Now let's see her lovely block. Yes, that's a santa hat in the background - Ho Ho Ho! Tic Tac Toe by Linda D. Tic Tac Toe is a 12" block. Not sure about the origin of this design, but someone was thinking "fun and games" when they put it together. And having little butterflies floating in the green fabrics is a sweet addition. Now, let's see the December 18 Berkeley block using the same fabric collections: December 18 Berkeley If you don't have your calendar yet: Check your local quilt shop for my calendar so you can have your own  Tic Tac Toe and Berkeley  blocks. You can find my calendar here, also: on  Amazon at  C&T Publishing and in  Barnes & Noble  stores

Today is December 29 and we are closing in on the end of 2025! Where did it go? I hope you have your copy of my Quilter's New Perpetual Block a Day Calendar so you can enjoy looking at (and sewing) a block every day of the year. (OK - maybe not sewing every one!) My Calendar Girl Barb R. stitched the Brick Road block for today. Here are the fabrics she was working with: Watermark Fabrics by Windham And here is her block: Brick Road by Barb R: 12" She also sent me a photo of the 7 blocks she's made so far in my Calendar Girls project. She had a bit of this delightful Insectarium Collection, too. 7 blocks so far created by Barb R. Isn't this going to be a happy quilt when she's done? Thank you, Barb! If you don't have your calendar yet: Check your local quilt shop for my calendar so you can have your own  Brick Road  blocks. You can find my calendar here, also: on  Amazon at  C&T Publishing and in  Barnes & Noble  stores

The block for today (December 26) is Star and Pine. You might remember that I put it into the center of a quilt I created for a Christmas in July post for Benartex Fabrics. Star and Pine block (renamed in the printed calendar) Here's the block as I made it using Jackie Robinson's wonderful collection called Winter's Day: Star and Pine Block: 18" My sister Janet G. also made a Star and Pine block (she's a Calendar Girl, too). Star and Pine by Janet G: 18" And here's the block as the center of my quilt. It's joined by 4 Yule Tree blocks from December 3. Chickadees in the Trees quilt If you don't have your calendar yet: Check your local quilt shop for my calendar so you can have your own Star and Pine  blocks. You can find my calendar here, also: on  Amazon at  C&T Publishing and in  Barnes & Noble  stores

Today is December 20 and only one more day until Winter Solstice and the days get longer! So, let's see some lovely blocks to brighten our weekend. My Calendar Girl, Diane L, pieced the Grecian Square block and staged it not once, not twice, but three different times with some holiday pretties. First, we see the block getting Santa's approval; it has mine! Grecian Square approved by Santa: 12" Next, we see a sweet pup giving his nod of approval and welcoming it to Diane's house: Grecian Square with an approving pup And the third photo is brightened up with a lovely tree decked out with tiny lights! Grecian Square under the Christmas tree Thank you, Diane, for making the block AND the three lovely ways to showcase in time for the holidays. If you don't have your calendar yet: Check your local quilt shop for my calendar so you can have your own Grecian Square  blocks. You can find my calendar here, also: on  Amazon at  C&T Publishing and in  Barnes & Noble ...