2026 Monthly Color Challenge Layout

It is here, the layout for the 2026 Monthly Color Challenge from Patterns By Jen. I am excited to share it with you and hear what you think. A few notes about the layout.

1) The layout instructions do not include the instructions for the blocks, those are separate. 

2) If you don't like this layout, every layout from the past 7 years of Monthly Color Challenges, will work with the Challenge blocks. You can find them in the PBJ Payhip Shop. Just choose the "Monthly Color Challenge Layouts" button at the top. Each one is just $1.

3) I upped the original fabric requirements for Colors 2 and 3 from 7/8 yard to 1 yard. You will still have enough fabric, but there was no room for error.

Here she is! Blocks that haven't been released yet and not included are not shown, you have to be patient! 😁

Get your set of layout instructions here.

My hope in giving the Monthly Color Challenge Layout in July is that you can work on it throughout the rest of the year and when the December block drops you can make it and pop it into your quilt.

Once your top is pieced I'd love for you to send a photo of it to jen@patternsbyjen(dot)com and I will include it in the quilt party in January 2027. It doesn't need to be quilted. If what you have is blocks and no quilt, I'll celebrate that with you, too, so send a photo of those.

Grab your Monthly Color Challenge Instructions here and if you haven't joined the Monthly Color Challenge yet, there is still time to get the August - December blocks sent to your inbox. January - July can be found in the Payhip Shop. Sign up here.

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