The Calendar is Coming!

Another year, another calendar. The newest perpetual calendar is due out in June, but it can be pre-ordered at Amazon. Just wanted to show that listing here!

Various books and calendars I've published

The new calendar by C&T is full of new blocks in a whole lot of sizes. What I also realized was that I have a few dozen quilts I've made over the past several years that utilize these blocks! I will be sharing them month by month as they relate to the corresponding dates in the calendar. IF you own the calendar, the patterns will make sense

For example, Underground Railroad (a 12" January block). . .

Underground Railroad: January 22 block in my calendar

. . . was used in a much smaller size in this mini from 20 years ago. These blocks are tiny, but I made them to surround the center panel.

Underground Railroad

Then there's a June block which I call "Glorious Blooms." 

Glorious Blooms: June 18 block

I've made this several times, with the most recent using a beautiful floral collection by Windham Fabrics. I think I've shared this before:

Glorious Blooms: 20" block

No templates. A perfect way to showcase a beautiful motif.

My idea is to share patterns for the quilts based on the blocks in the calendar. I did this with my Block a Day Calendar with Martingale. I did this in partnership with quilt shops. I had over 100 shops signed up to offer the quilt patterns FREE to their customers who owned copies of my calendar. I called the program "Calendar Girls." (guys were welcome, of course)

I'll keep you posted on how I think this can roll out. In the meantime, check out the Amazon listing for my calendar. It can be pre-ordered. I will be talking about it often throughout the Spring and will be sharing a few more quilt patterns made from some blocks.

Here's one more based on the vintage Souvenir block. 

My calendar block is 15". The quilt below was made 20 years ago and now lives with a sweet young girl.

Playtime Buddies

Check out the link for the calendar to see more blocks!