{"id":72150,"date":"2026-08-30T10:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?page_id=72150"},"modified":"2026-08-30T10:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:28:15","slug":"sidewalk-quilts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/quilts-2\/series-quilts\/sidewalk-quilts\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidewalk Quilts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This quilt design has exploded out of my workroom after seeing something similar at the <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/new-donation-quilt-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonoma County Fair<\/a>. I made quite a few this year using different techniques for the 8.5 x 4.5 inch unit.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-72150 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/sidewalk-done\/20250612_181559_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250612_181559_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sidewalk donation top: done\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-66803\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-66803'>\n\t\t\t\tSidewalk donation top: done\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/about\/classes-offered\/20250704_182112_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250704_182112_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sidewalk #2 donation top: Blue Strips\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-67035\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-67035'>\n\t\t\t\tSidewalk #2 donation top: Blue Strips\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/sidewalk-3-finished\/20250727_161346_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250727_161346_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sidewalk #3 donation top\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-67358\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-67358'>\n\t\t\t\tSidewalk #3 donation top\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/finished-sidewalk-4\/20250920_1204380_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250920_1204380_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sidewalk #4 donation top\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68039\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68039'>\n\t\t\t\tSidewalk #4 donation top\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/26-projects-november-2025-11\/20251126_182525_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251126_182525_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sidewalk #5 top\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68899\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68899'>\n\t\t\t\tSidewalk #5 top\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/july-2026-donation-blocks-quilts\/20260709_141538_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260709_141538_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sidewalk #6: green - finished\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-71543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260709_141538_wm-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260709_141538_wm-sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260709_141538_wm-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260709_141538_wm-sm.jpg 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-71543'>\n\t\t\t\tSidewalk #6: green &#8211; finished\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/august-2026-donation-blocks-quilts\/20260829_163812_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260829_163812_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sidewalk #7: White Strip\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-72116\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-72116'>\n\t\t\t\tSidewalk #7: White Strip \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/sidewalk-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tutorial<\/a> also inspired others to make this design.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-72150 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/inspired-by-sidewalk\/img_8790_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8790_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sidewalk by LauraM\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-67453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8790_wm-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8790_wm-sm-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8790_wm-sm-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8790_wm-sm.jpg 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-67453'>\n\t\t\t\tSidewalk by LauraM\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/inspired-by-sidewalk\/img_8908_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_8908_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Green Sidewalk by LauraM\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-67454\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-67454'>\n\t\t\t\tGreen Sidewalk by LauraM\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Remember that I found a similar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penelopehandmade.com\/products\/dorothy-quilt-pattern?_pos=1&amp;_psq=doroth&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pattern<\/a> from Jennifer Jones of Penelope Handmade for the Dorothy Quilt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This quilt design has exploded out of my workroom after seeing something similar at the Sonoma County Fair. I made quite a few this year using different techniques for the 8.5 x 4.5 inch unit. &nbsp; This tutorial also inspired others to make this design. Remember that I found a similar pattern from Jennifer Jones &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/quilts-2\/series-quilts\/sidewalk-quilts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sidewalk Quilts&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":5312,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-72150","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72151,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72150\/revisions\/72151"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}