Hello and happy July! Today I’m sharing this month’s block patterns for my Quilting Life Quilt Block of the Month. We are now past the half-way point for this quilt along. There are fifteen blocks now. If you haven’t joined in yet, now is a good time to start sewing. Just start with this month’s blocks and then try to sew the blocks as they are released each month along with a month you missed from here on out!
These blocks are always so much fun for me to put together. I try to make my half-square triangles in batches and stay caught up. But this month I had to make some in a few colors so my mix would be scrappy enough. I think I have enough hst’s for next month’s blocks, so I may just make the August blocks in the next day or so.
This month’s blocks definitely have a pinwheel theme going on! The top left block might look a little familiar, but it is different than the similar block we did in May.
A Quilting Life Quilt Block of the Month July Links
- Download the PDF pattern for the July blocks here.
- Visit the A Quilting Life Block of the Month landing page (where you’ll find links to all of the previous blocks).
- Find the block construction and fabric requirements here.
- And see my method for making perfect half-square triangles here.
Thank you so much to everyone who is sewing along! It’s always so fun to see your quilt block of the month show up in my Instagram feed! There are so many different fabric combinations–please keep sharing!
Also, the Minis and More parade for the month of July will be held on Monday July 8th where we will be featuring your small gift idea projects. It’s not too late to join in. For more details, see this post. Happy quilting, and thanks so much for stopping by!
Kipi says
Love the pinwheels! I’ve used up most of the HSTs I had made up, too, so I’ll be pulling out my Cake Mix 3 to make more.
Janice says
This worked out well for me. I had 8 orphan pinwheel blocks leftover from two projects. All I had to do was stitch them together giving me 2 of the pinwheel blocks instead of 1. I’m working with leftover HSTs from the two red, white and blue quilts I made last year. I’m trying to see how many blocks I can make using only what I have on hand. So far, I’ve only had to make one or two HSTs, but my supply is getting low. We’ll see how far I can go.
Connie says
I really LIKE the variety of colors. Every month is cheery and bright. Think it would be great for those scraps from those cute scraps of.home made children clothes to summer scraps of ladies wear or……? How fun is that!
Rosemary says
Been an incredible year for me (not been able to quilt much) and I missed May and June. Unable to locate them … Help!! Thanks so much. I have this thing about half-square triangles and love messing with them.
Shirley Thomas says
I am trying to find May and June as well. A little late joining but I love, love, love Sherri’s fabrics!
Susan hartliep says
I just found your site and I’m very excited to catch up making the monthly blocks but I do have a couple questions. Where can I see the final project completed? Next when using up your stash for each block do you have a color theme when putting them together? I’m new to this so bear with me if the questions are dumb.
sherri McConnell says
Since it’s a mystery block of the month, I’ve not yet shown the final quilt. But I’ll be sharing setting options later this summer, and that will give you an idea of what it will look like up to that point.
I’m making the scrappy version and the red/green version. I just sort of lay out all of the blocks each month to make sure I’m getting a good mix of colors!
thank you for following!