Duck and Ducklings

Oh, this really quacks me up! (Sorry - I couldn't resist). Today is June 5 and the featured block in my new calendar is Duck and Ducklings, 15". Here is one done by Patricia Bryant of Australia from my 2007 Block a Day Calendar:

10" Duck and Ducklings

How about a vintage look at the pattern? Can you believe the templates? It's what we did before the magic of rotary cutting.

I asked my Calendar Girls to create monthly blocks from my new calendar using some beautiful, current collections from Windham Fabrics. Here's one made by Susan B. She used the Moonlit Collection.

Here is Susan's fat quarter collection:

13 fat quarters from the Moonlit Collection

And Susan's block:

Duck and Ducklings by Susan B.

Here's the one I made using Moonlit and Solstice. First, some of the group of 13 skus and their "partners."

My grouping

And now my block, Duck and Ducklings:

June 5 block: Duck and Ducklings, 15"

I still have lots of fat quarters remaining. Here they are before chopping them up.

13 fat quarters from the 24 in the Moonlit Collection

You can find my new calendar on Amazon, at my publisher's web site, or even better - check your local quilt shop! They will be thrilled to know you checked with them first.