Such a funny name for a block, huh? But maybe not so funny to the man married to such a lady! Two Three  Four! of my Calendar Girlfriends chose to make this block for today. The 4th one came in yesterday and I am delighted to add it. And I actually have a digital quilt that uses it along with the block for tomorrow (Country Lanes), which I'll share tomorrow. Here is the block made by Kathy G using the Windham fabrics called Under the Canopy: Contrary Wife by Kathy G. - 12" And here's the block done by Julia R. with her fabulous Duchess Collection: Contrary Wife by Julia R. Kathy M. made her block using the Benartex Collection called Find Your Way: Contrary Wife by Kathy M. Diane L. made her Contrary Wife block using Windham's Grounded Collection: Contrary Wife by Diane L. Thank you, dear friends, for staying with me in this calendar journey. Most of my 12 Calendar Girls have stitched 12 blocks and so I eagerly wait to see how they want to put them together. I'll b...

Today is May 18 and our calendar block for today is Grandmother's Basket. It is 10" finished and you really have to pay attention to your 1/4" seam allowance. Here is a lovely block stitched by my Calendar Girl Karen B. She even stayed with the same colors in the printed calendar! Grandmother's Basket: 10"  She has been working with the Insectarium and Watermark Collections by Windham Fabrics: Thank you, Karen, for a lovely block. This is added to her other blocks: Can't wait to see how she puts these together into a quilt! There's still time to get that 15% coupon off the price of the calendar. It goes until the end of May. Of course, you will need your own copy of the  calendar  to know how to cut and stitch each of the 12 blocks. Remember, if you don't have yours yet, the 15% off coupon is still available until the end of this month (May).

More quilts to go with my 3 Colorburst Squares blocks in the calendar this week. The most recent was made using some Brandon Mably houses and some blenders called Bedrock from Windham Fabrics: Mabley's Houses: 40" x 50"  Here's the first quilt I made with this pattern using batiks Colorburst Squares: 62" x 72" Another one using a Windham collection from years past (Meadow Whispers): Meadow Whispers: 50" x 60" One more with the same fabrics! Yes, I squeezed a lot from that line. All these blocks are the same (from Wednesday - Blocl #1). And the last one is a digital image I did for a fabric company: Check out my pattern in my Etsy shop . And, don't forget to get your calendar (if you don't have one already) - C&T Publishing shop .

Today (Wednesday), Thursday and Friday I feature 3 blocks from a quilt I designed about 20 years ago. It was part of a series I called Magic Stax. I chose 10-1/2" squares of different prints (I started with batiks), put them in piles based on the number of patches the resulting block will have (ie, 2-5). I draw the cuts onto a 10-1/2" piece of freezer paper, iron it to the top of the pile and then using my ruler, slice into the pile along the lines. Then I shuffle the patches. Take a look here for my Stained Glass Pickup Stix : Magic Stax Pickup Sticks Let's see the blocks for THIS WEEK: Colorburst Squares quilt Block #1 made with a current Benartex collection:. Looks like a simple Cobblestone block. Colorburst Squares #1 - 10" Block #2 (comes tomorrow). Same size center square but the outer logs are irregular. Colorburst Squares #2 Block #3 (comes on Friday in the calendar). Only has strips on 3 sides of the center square And how do these look like in a quilt? I put...

This is block #12 in the Indigo Sampler. Today's calendar block is Yankee Puzzle. A very traditional block that's been around for a long time (and probably originated in America. First, a block taken from a finished quilt (though I can't remember from where!) Yankee Puzzle If you have the calendar, you have the cutting information. I gave the fabric supplies twice already. The finishing is pretty simple as those outside blocks (Castle Wall) were given a few days ago and you need to make 46! The corner blocks are also 6" and I will give that info at the end of this post. And here it is in the blues from the Indigo Sampler with those extra dark and light blue strips around the outside: Yankee Puzzle: 18" Here is the info for the four corner blocks in the Indigo Sampler: Make 4 Border Corner Blocks: 6" Of course, you will need your own copy of the  calendar  to know how to cut and stitch each of the 12 blocks. Remember, if you don't have yours yet, the 15% o...

 The calendar block for today is the School Girl Puzzle. Not sure where the name for that came from, but it's a simple block with basic shapes: School Girl Puzzle: 18" Big box stores don't carry this in stock other than online. I checked with my local Barnes and Noble. Of course, your local quilt shop should have it! Let them know that I post about the blocks several times a week and they can let their customers know. Here's my very first copy! Of course, you will need your own copy of the  calendar  to know how to cut and stitch each of the 12 blocks. Remember, if you don't have yours yet, the 15% off coupon is still available until the end of this month (May).

Peace and Plenty is our block for today (May 10).  Peace and Plenty: 18" Not a hard block to piece - all triangles. Two blues and a white. Big box stores don't carry this in stock other than online. I checked with my local Barnes and Noble. Of course, your local quilt shop should have it! Let them know that I post about the blocks several times a week and they can let their customers know. Here's my very first copy! Of course, you will need your own copy of the  calendar  to know how to cut and stitch each of the 12 blocks. Remember, if you don't have yours yet, the 15% off coupon is still available until the end of this month (May).