{"id":59660,"date":"2023-07-31T06:46:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=59660"},"modified":"2023-07-29T14:08:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T21:08:13","slug":"july-2023-donation-blocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/july-2023-donation-blocks\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2023 Donation Blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-59660 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\/20230703_183914_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230703_183914_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Charcoal text donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59651\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-59651'>\n\t\t\t\tCharcoal text 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\/20230702_155447_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230702_155447_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shell donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230702_155447_wm-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230702_155447_wm-sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230702_155447_wm-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230702_155447_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-1-59662'>\n\t\t\t\tShell 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\/20230704_155205_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230704_155205_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pink dot donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230704_155205_wm-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230704_155205_wm-sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230704_155205_wm-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230704_155205_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-1-59698'>\n\t\t\t\tPink dot 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\/20230705_165949_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230705_165949_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black and white donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59711\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-59711'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack 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src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230711_180537_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dark grey strip donation block #1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59758\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-59758'>\n\t\t\t\tDark grey strip donation block #1\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\/20230711_182756_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230711_182756_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dark grey strip donation block #2\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59757\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-59757'>\n\t\t\t\tDark grey strip 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\/20230715_231523_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230715_231523_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black aboriginal donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230715_231523_wm-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230715_231523_wm-sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230715_231523_wm-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230715_231523_wm-sm.jpg 800w\" 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-1-59755'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack aboriginal 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\/20230718_183600_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230718_183600_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Paint tube fabric\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59789\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-59789'>\n\t\t\t\tPaint tube fabric\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\/20230721_180122_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230721_180122_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Taupe &amp; Tube donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59820\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-59820'>\n\t\t\t\tTaupe &#038; Tube 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\/20230722_151220_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230722_151220_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sunshine and Brown donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59843\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-59843'>\n\t\t\t\tSunshine and Brown 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\/20230722_175726_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230722_175726_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Coffeehouse donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230722_175726_wm-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230722_175726_wm-sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230722_175726_wm-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230722_175726_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-1-59882'>\n\t\t\t\tCoffeehouse 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\/20230726_181633_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230726_181633_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Coffeehouse #2 donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59888\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-59888'>\n\t\t\t\tCoffeehouse #2 donation block\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/peggy-the-miracle-quilt-top-maker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seeing what Peggy did<\/a> with a few of my coordinated donation blocks from <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/june-2023-donation-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last month<\/a>, I decided to create some more for her to work with. Of course, that means going through my box and choosing the same colors. It doesn&#8217;t really matter to me which fabrics I use. It just matters that I use up the squares crammed in my little donation squares box. Black and grey blocks will be good for a boy.<\/p>\n<p>I am also starting to work on more color strip blocks in black and grey. First, I&#8217;ll make some for the rainbow version I am planning and then for a grey version alone. I have a lot to do on those quilts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After seeing what Peggy did with a few of my coordinated donation blocks from last month, I decided to create some more for her to work with. Of course, that means going through my box and choosing the same colors. It doesn&#8217;t really matter to me which fabrics I use. It just matters that I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/july-2023-donation-blocks\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;July 2023 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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[519],"tags":[137,349,355],"class_list":["post-59660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-519","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\/59660","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=59660"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59913,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59660\/revisions\/59913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}