In 2022 we will continue our monthly charity block initiative. These blocks will be collected and made into community quilts.
Each month will feature a new modern block in a specific color palette. This is a fun way to try a new and modern technique without committing to a whole quilt.
The blocks can be made at any time throughout the year, not just the month they are introduced.
- Please drop off your block at a distribution hub.
- Remember to fill in the donation form.
Share your finished block on social media with the #svmqgcharity2022 tag, and send us a photo using the Charity Donation Form so we can highlight some at our meetings.
January | wonky STACK & WHACK
- Size: start with four 16” squares
- Color: same as in the photo
- Reference: follow these directions in Kati Spencer’s blog “from the blue chair”
Wonky Stack & Whack Tutorial - Trim your finished blocks to 12.5″ square
February | wonky HST
- Finished block size: 11.5”
- Color palette: Teal, blue, green, yellow-green, and white-ish/low volume. Solids or prints.
March | wonky TRIANGLES
- This month’s charity block, the Wonky Wonky Triangle, is very similar in construction to our January block, but instead of cutting squares/rectangles, we’ll cut triangles.
- Finished block size: 7.5″
April | Strip Scrappy Improv Block
- This month’s charity block, the Strip Scrappy Improv Block, comes to us from Andrea Haverinin.
- The color scheme is as pictured. Prints and/or solids.
- Finished size is 12 ½”
May | Courthouse Steps Scrappy Improv
- This month’s charity block, Courthouse Steps Scrappy Improv Block, comes to us from Andrea Haverinin.
- The color scheme is as pictured. Prints and/or solids.
- Finished size is 12 ½”
June | Use April or May Blocks
July/August | Wonky Houses
- This month’s block is Wonky Houses. You can use the tutorial by Jacqueline Steves of The Art of Home
- Color palette: any colors you want for the house and roof; very low volume or white for the background
- Finished block size: 12.5”
September/October | Wonky Trees
- It’s time for trees! This month’s block is Wonky Trees.
- Any colors, any style, any design, any season, any construction method
- Finished block size: 12.5”
November/December | Poppy Block
- It’s time for flowers! This month’s block is Poppy.
- Colors
- Instead of just reds, you may choose any flower color(s)
- In place of the white, use your choice of leaf green(s)
- For the center, use black, B&W, or black w/color
- Finished block size: 12.5”
- Block Instructions: Poppy Block Video