Quilt Block Mania March 2024
Coffee Bean Block by Sewistry!
When the opportunity arose to join this year's #QuiltBlockMania block hop, I knew right away I wanted to be part of it! Each month, participating designers create a pattern for a 12" quilt block inspired by a particular theme selected by Carolina Moore. I'll be joining the block hop several times this year; I think it will be a fun creative challenge AND a way to give my newsletter subscribers a little something special ;-)
Read on to learn about my March offering, the #CoffeeBeanQuiltBlock, and to check out all the other blocks inspired by this month’s theme: Drinks!
For me, the choice was obvious when I read this prompt - COFFEE. True story: my husband and I met while working at a local coffee shop ☕️💜☕️
Our kids know that they wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for Cup A Joe, and we still get our freshly roasted & ground beans from there. Each day chez Marks starts with the magic bean juice, brewed in the Chemex (another block idea I’ve filed away…), always black*, piping hot in the cold months and over ice in the warmer ones.
So as an ode to this glorious bean, I give you: the Coffee Bean Quilt Block!
This block is traditionally pieced and comes together super quickly - I made mine from start to quilted finish in a day. It’s scrap-friendly and could make a cute trivet, mug/chemex/french press rug, wall hanging for your coffee nook, or even a pillow cover or tote bag panel. Of course, there are also some other coffee-themed blocks by my fellow block hoppers below…maybe an entire coffee quilt is in your future? I can’t wait to see what you create!
Check out all the other blocks below!
Champagne Quilt Block by Carolina Moore
Martini by Crafty Staci
You Shake Me Up
Scrappy Mug by Katie Mae Quilts
Pina Colada by Appliques Quilts and More
Cosmopolitan by Inquiring Quilter
Cups and Saucers
Bubble Tea by Inflorescence Designs
Beer Pong by Patti's Patchwork
Perfect Flying Geese
Bear Loves Cocoa by Colette Belt Designs
Coffee Bean by Sewistry
Sip & Stitch by Happy Hour Stitches
I'm a LIttle Teapot
Bit too Much by Epida Studio
Tupperware Pitcher by Cristy Fincher
Ice Cubes by Create with Claudia
Cherry by Slightly Biased Quilts
Tea for Me by Craftapalooza Designs
French Press by Oh Kaye Quilting
Sew Fresh FPP Block by San Diego Sewn
Cheerwine by Emerald Falls Quilts
Release the Kraken by Art Quilts by Design
But First Coffee by Paleofish Designs
Margarita by Sallys Sewing Circle
Iced Lemonade by Patchwork Breeze
*When asked how I like my coffee, my response is either “black as my soul,” or “same as I like my men: dark and bitter.” If you’ve ever met my husband, you know this is obviously a joke 🤣
