I came across a photo of a quilt I made in 2000 and had published in Quilt Magazine in 2001. It's the result of an AOL quilt bulletin board block swap! Do you remember those? I participated in several. House Sampler from 2001 You can see my house block in the center, 3 blocks down (it has my old address on it). I made 12 of these for the swap! I can hardly believe I did that! I think they were a uniform 12" x 12", though I have no way to know - I can't find the directions. I wanted something more than just setting the blocks in a 3 x 4 assembly. I had fun with that border, for sure! Stars at the top; trees on the sides (with some checkerboards); and mountains on the bottom (sort of hard to see in the photo). I gave this away LONG ago and  can't even remember to who; but I hope it is still bringing joy to them! My upcoming calendar has a lot of star blocks and a few tree blocks. One of the quilts a calendar owner made with my first perpetual calendar was made with...

I like to be challenged with limited amounts of fabric. Fat quarters. Jelly rolls. Charm squares. And even Layer Cakes. I was asked to work with "pre-cuts" for the new Benartex Collection by The Modern Quilt Studio called 2025 LTD . I chose a Layer Cake and some fabrics for borders. A set of 10" squares from the 2025 LTD collection I decided to make 3 blocks from my upcoming calendar , but I had to fudge on the size. But you never would know by looking at them. My upcoming Block a Day Calendar by C&T Publishing That's ok - like I said - challenges are fun! I call them Colorburst Squares (#1-3). The centers of these simple Cobblestone blocks move around based on how I cut the side fabrics. Block 1 is a simple Cobblestone block Here is Block 1 in the calendar. My blocks will be smaller than the calendar blocks (due to the seams). And Block 2 has that center square floating more toward the edge than Block 1. Colorburst Squares Block 2 And Block 3 has that center squ...

So many blocks. Not enough time to make them all - but we'll try, won't we?! How about selecting a few blocks and building quilts around them? Of course - let's go! Cover for the Quilter's New Perpetual Block-a-Day Calendar Let's begin with a few May blocks for one quilt idea.  Colorburst Squares 1, 2 and 3 are featured in these quilts. Yes, I've made this several times. I love these blocks because they're so simple and cause your eyes to swing back and forth because the center squares swing back and forth! This is a variation of the Cobblestone block (like the first round of a log cabin). Colorburst Squares with 16 blocks These appear on May 13, 14 and 15. They are 10" blocks. Here is a much larger quilt. Colorburst Squares with 30 blocks (10" size) How about some florals? And no borders - she's done when she's done! These use the Meadow Whispers Collection by Windham Fabrics. Colorburst Squares with 30 blocks in florals Here's one don...