Tuesday, August 1, 2023

2023 August Monthly Color Challenge

 Bring on the "dog days" of summer. 




Remember last month when I said the block was easy peasy? What I meant was, THIS month would be easy peasy. Ha!


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This month our classic car color is brown.




Brown is such a comfy color. When I think of brown I think of logs on the fire and comfy sweaters. Which really doesn't work well in August. I'll have to do better next year.

This year Benartex is sponsoring the 2023 Monthly Color Challenge with their Basics Line, Cotton Shot. I am loving these fabrics. They are easy to work with and saturated with color.





The light brown is "Coffee" and the dark is "Chocolate." Two more reasons I love the color brown.




This year we are doing things differently with the bloggers. There will be just one quilter a month that will be featured. August's blogger is Kate.  I encourage you to grab your favorite cold (or hot if it's cold where you live) drink and stay awhile to check out what she's working on.


You can also find her on Instagram: KatieMaeQuilts


Ready for the block? Here it is! So simple, yet such a cool look. Make sure to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the instructions page for the link to the How To Video.




Join the Quilt and Learn with Patterns By Jen Facebook group (make sure to answer the questions so I know you are a real person 😉) where you will get a lot of support and questions answered! If you aren't on Facebook you can also follow Patterns By Jen on Instagram. Use #2023MonthlyColorChallenge when sharing so I can be sure to see your block.


I can't wait to see all of the different browns flood my world this month! It will get me ready for the cooler weather that we know will get here eventually.



Ready to get the pattern? Go to Payhip and download it now! The block is free for the month of August! Each set of instructions includes a "How To" video.

It's too late to receive the January and August instructions through email, but you can still sign up to have the September - December blocks (and the layout!) sent directly to your email. Sign up HERE.

Let's make something Extraordinary!

Jen


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