The Comfort Block for October 2

I get most of my inspiration from vintage quilts. The Comfort Block is a perfect example. It is the September 6 block in my 2007 Quilting Calendar. Here it is as made by Patricia Bryant of Australia. She wanted to stay close to the colors I used in the digital version.

September 6: The Comfort Block

September 6: The Comfort Block, 9"

And it also appears in my newest Perpetual Quilter's Calendar for October 2. It is a nice, large 20"!! Let's see what you can do with this block.

Here's my own Comfort Quilt made 20 years ago with a lovely floral collection. This was published in one of our magazines.

The Comfort Quilt: 70" x 70"

Here it is as a flat shot before I had it quilted. I chose to cut out large flowers from one of the prints and appliqué them to the two opposing corners. This uses 18" blocks.

And one more made by my friend, Jean Ann Wright (who was my senior editor at Quilt Magazine for 14 years). She made this for my 2009 book, Supersize 'Em Quilts. It's an 18" block.

The Comfort Quilt by Jean Ann Wright: 95" x 95"

Just squares and rectangles made this a great way to showcase some lovely fabrics. If you have a copy of my Quilter's Block a Day Calendar by Martingale (now out of print), check out the September 6th block in the 9" size. 

It is a whopping 20" size in my NEW calendar. Do you have one yet? Maybe you can put it on your holiday wish list that you give to your kids and other loved ones!

Check out my calendar in quilt shops or these big retailers:

on Amazon

at C&T Publishing

and in Barnes & Noble stores