Color of the Month Block March Connection
We are joining in with Jen at Patterns By Jen for this monthly challenge. This is the first time we’ve participated in a monthly block, and it has been fun so far.
The color of the month for March is navy. I love that Jen has shared all of the colors by month at the start of the challenge. Her inspiration this month is Love in a Mist, a nice dark blue tending toward purple. This block like all of the blocks will finish at 12 inches.
Our Color Block
Jen shares the pattern for the current month at no cost. Thank you very much, Jen. Jen’s version used a navy blue with a medium blue that really sings the blues. We are using the same low volume background fabric that we introduced with the January block.
The March block features a center hourglass mini block similar to the one we made for February. The navy fabric is some that is left over from making a sweet airplane-inspired baby quilt for Grant. I didn’t notice that the fabric had a directional pattern until I looked at the photo above. Too late – it’s already sewn together. I wonder what the trick is for those two HSTs to turn out correctly?! Next time I’ll have to take note and figure it out first!
I am really happy with how the block turned out!
Three Months Worth of Blocks
Here are our January, February and March blocks together on the design wall.
The free block is available until March 31, 2019, so if you are interested hop on over now! To see blocks made by other quilters, be sure to use the hashtag #2019monthlycolorchallenge on social media. I am looking forward to seeing everyone’s blocks as the months progress, and to finish with a pretty quilt. Next month’s color is blue. I think that will look nice with the Sand dots, don’t you think?
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love your color choices. Directional fabric also frustrates me, but a lot of times I don’t realize it is directional until I go to put HST’s together…I feel your pain….it is still an amazing block and super cute!
Roseanne that block is perfect. I love the navy and white. Might need to do a navy and white quilt.
Love your blocks! It will be a great quilt!
Happy Quilting! 🙂
I personally love that the “direction” on the navy print is not all the same way. It’s good to mix it up a little! and what a gorgeous color! AND those background dots? Just brilliant! Before we know it the whole quilt will be done. have a wonderful weekend (kiss the littles for me!)
Hello Roseanne, I really like the way the block turned out and just do not understand what you mean about the half square triangles turning out correctly. They look correct to me, so please do explain. Only because, I am so curious as to what I am missing. LOL. If I did not have enough UFO projects to finish, which is my total goal for the year and I am doing Carole’s Mystery Minuet Quilt, I would go and start this BOM with you. Plus, we are going to be moving to another state before the end of summer, if all goes as planned. Thank you for sharing your block and by the way, I like the fabrics that you chose! Have a fantastic day!
Love that navy print! It is fun seeing them come together! I posted mine last night – we are both early birds this month.
That is an interesting block. I wonder what it would look like with more of the same. Have a great weekend!
Thanks for introducing me to Patterns by Jen. I like the idea of a quilt-along structured around color. Your first set of blocks are looking good!
It will be such a colorful project!!