{"id":49408,"date":"2020-05-30T07:29:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T14:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=49408"},"modified":"2020-05-24T13:18:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T20:18:51","slug":"may-donation-blocks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/may-donation-blocks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"May Donation Blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I did <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/april-donation-blocks-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">last month<\/a> and for previous months, I made more donation blocks. After April&#8217;s work, I had a stack of 24 blocks. Now I have XX. Peggy, the community quilt organizer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bayareamodernquilting.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BAM<\/a>, I hope, will be happy.<\/p>\n<p>Sewing the Windmill means that I was also churning out donation blocks. Using leaders and enders between each Windmill piece generates a lot. I have to keep the Windmill pieces in order, thus so many donation blocks. I am thinking about making another Traffic Jam quilt instead of more of the 16 patch donation blocks, but we will see. Until I decide, there will be more 16 patches.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-49408 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/20200506_184553_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_184553_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Blue multi donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_184553_wm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_184553_wm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_184553_wm-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_184553_wm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_184553_wm-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_184553_wm-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_184553_wm-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" 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-1-49412'>\n\t\t\t\tBlue multi donation block\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\/20200506_181619_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_181619_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Blue multi donation block n.2\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_181619_wm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_181619_wm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_181619_wm-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_181619_wm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_181619_wm-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_181619_wm-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_181619_wm-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" 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-1-49410'>\n\t\t\t\tBlue multi donation block n.2\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\/20200506_133213_wm1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200506_133213_wm1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Blue multi donation block n.3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49409\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-49409'>\n\t\t\t\tBlue multi donation block n.3\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\/20200502_220855_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_220855_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bright yellow donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_220855_wm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_220855_wm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_220855_wm-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_220855_wm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_220855_wm-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_220855_wm-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_220855_wm-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" 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-1-49392'>\n\t\t\t\tBright yellow donation block\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\/20200502_222542_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_222542_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dull yellow donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_222542_wm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_222542_wm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_222542_wm-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_222542_wm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_222542_wm-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_222542_wm-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200502_222542_wm-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" 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-1-49391'>\n\t\t\t\tDull yellow donation block\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\/20200503_150115_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200503_150115_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Hansel &amp; Gretel donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49390\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-49390'>\n\t\t\t\tHansel &#038; Gretel donation block\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\/20200503_163611_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200503_163611_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Stripey donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200503_163611_wm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200503_163611_wm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200503_163611_wm-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200503_163611_wm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200503_163611_wm-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200503_163611_wm-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200503_163611_wm-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" 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-1-49387'>\n\t\t\t\tStripey donation block\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\/20200504_162534_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200504_162534_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red-violet donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49385\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-49385'>\n\t\t\t\tRed-violet donation block\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\/20200504_132856_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200504_132856_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mixed dots donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49383\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-49383'>\n\t\t\t\tMixed dots donation block\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\/20200503_183144_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200503_183144_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black &amp; white donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49382\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-49382'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack &#038; white donation block\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\/20200503_174637_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200503_174637_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black poppy donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49381\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-49381'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack poppy donation block\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\/20200508_132554_wm-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200508_132554_wm-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/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\/20200509_132336_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_132336_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Nosegay Background Donation Block n.1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_132336_wm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_132336_wm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_132336_wm-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_132336_wm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_132336_wm-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_132336_wm-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_132336_wm-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" 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-1-49431'>\n\t\t\t\tNosegay Background Donation Block n.1\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\/20200508_183343_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200508_183343_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Nosegay Background Donation Block n.2\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200508_183343_wm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200508_183343_wm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200508_183343_wm-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200508_183343_wm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200508_183343_wm-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200508_183343_wm-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200508_183343_wm-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" 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-1-49430'>\n\t\t\t\tNosegay Background Donation Block n.2\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\/20200509_161129_wm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_161129_wm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Amy Butler Donation Block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_161129_wm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_161129_wm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_161129_wm-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_161129_wm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_161129_wm-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_161129_wm-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200509_161129_wm-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" 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-1-49432'>\n\t\t\t\tAmy Butler Donation Block\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\/20200517_160909_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200517_160909_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Yellow Legs donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49506\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-49506'>\n\t\t\t\tYellow Legs donation block\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\/wp-1590173391431-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/wp-1590173391431-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Amy Butler Donation Block #2\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49536\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-49536'>\n\t\t\t\tAmy Butler Donation Block #2\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\/20200523_202112_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200523_202112_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Amy Butler Donation Block #3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-49573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200523_202112_wm-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200523_202112_wm-sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200523_202112_wm-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20200523_202112_wm-sm.jpg 824w\" 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-1-49573'>\n\t\t\t\tAmy Butler Donation Block #3\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I had to spend some time cutting scraps for new 2.5 inch squares as I was running out. You can see that some of the blocks don&#8217;t have a lot of contrast, use a &#8216;different&#8217; background or look unlike my normal meticulous monochromatic blocks. I guess I am making due. I didn&#8217;t really want to cut more foreground squares until I really need them.<\/p>\n<p>I am pretty fond of the red-violet block in the second row. The background is made from a <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/california-shirt-detail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shirt I made for DH<\/a> a few years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I did last month and for previous months, I made more donation blocks. After April&#8217;s work, I had a stack of 24 blocks. Now I have XX. Peggy, the community quilt organizer for BAM, I hope, will be happy. Sewing the Windmill means that I was also churning out donation blocks. Using leaders and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/may-donation-blocks-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;May Donation Blocks&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[486],"tags":[137,349,355],"class_list":["post-49408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-486","tag-bamqg","tag-blocks","tag-doing-good"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=49408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49408\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}