{"id":69327,"date":"2026-02-27T07:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=69327"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T02:08:31","slug":"february-2026-donation-blocks-and-quilts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/february-2026-donation-blocks-and-quilts\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2026 Donation Blocks and Quilts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have decided to combine donation blocks and quilts into one monthly post. We&#8217;ll see how that works this year.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t make any donation blocks or quilts in January, so here we are in February.<\/p>\n<h4>Blocks<\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-69327 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\/20260209_154409_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260209_154409_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red and stripe donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69729\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69729'>\n\t\t\t\tRed and stripe 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\/20260211_130358_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260211_130358_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260211_130358_wm-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260211_130358_wm-sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260211_130358_wm-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260211_130358_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-1-69755'>\n\t\t\t\tRed 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\/20260210_165333_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260210_165333_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red with batik donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260210_165333_wm-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260210_165333_wm-sm-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260210_165333_wm-sm-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260210_165333_wm-sm.jpg 809w\" 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-1-69764'>\n\t\t\t\tRed with batik 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\/20260216_140651_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260216_140651_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black dot donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69820\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69820'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack dot 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\/20260212_193804_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260212_193804_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red, white and black donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69803\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69803'>\n\t\t\t\tRed, white and black 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\/20260219_101724_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260219_101724_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Small diamond donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260219_101724_wm-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260219_101724_wm-sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260219_101724_wm-sm-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260219_101724_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-1-69861'>\n\t\t\t\tSmall diamond 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\/20260218_170204_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260218_170204_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Large diamond+ donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69860\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69860'>\n\t\t\t\tLarge diamond+ 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\/20260219_133511_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260219_133511_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Large diamond+ #2 donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69857\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69857'>\n\t\t\t\tLarge diamond+ #2 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\/20260219_182122_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260219_182122_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sidewalk green solid donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69859\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69859'>\n\t\t\t\tSidewalk green solid 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\/20260220_134858_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260220_134858_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sidewalk green solid #2 donation block\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69858\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69858'>\n\t\t\t\tSidewalk green solid #2 donation block\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I am collecting black and red donation blocks to make another Quarter Square donation top for the guild donation project similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/qst-16-patch-4-blue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QST 16 Patch #4 Blue<\/a>. I have more green squares after a <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/sew-day-projects-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">couple of sessions of scrap processing<\/a>. I want to make another Sidewalk quilt, but I don&#8217;t have enough of the half blocks to make a green one yet. The blocks above are being added to the pile.<\/p>\n<h4>Quilts<\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-69327 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\/20260207_142120_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260207_142120_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Blue Improv #2 bound\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-69671\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-69671'>\n\t\t\t\tBlue Improv #2 bound\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\/02\/february-2026-donation-blocks-and-quilts\/20260219_144836_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260219_144836_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"White Strips #3 with red\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-69862\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-69862'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite Strips #3 with red\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I might have posted the *bound* Blue Improv before, but I don&#8217;t see it. It was getting folded up to be donated at Sew Day and I took a quick snap of the finished piece. More scraps off to do some good.<\/p>\n<p>I also finished White Strips #3 (with red) and handed it in at the meeting last weekend. It looks different than the other white strips quilts, but I like it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have decided to combine donation blocks and quilts into one monthly post. We&#8217;ll see how that works this year. I didn&#8217;t make any donation blocks or quilts in January, so here we are in February. Blocks I am collecting black and red donation blocks to make another Quarter Square donation top for the guild &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/february-2026-donation-blocks-and-quilts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;February 2026 Donation Blocks and Quilts&#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":[558],"tags":[137,355,72],"class_list":["post-69327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-558","tag-bamqg","tag-doing-good","tag-group-project"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69327","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=69327"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69863,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69327\/revisions\/69863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}