Knit 3 Quilt Blocks to Brighten Someone’s Day!

Ann Budd invites you to send some cheer in the mail with a set of three special handmade cards featuring tiny knitted quilt blocks. In the project instructions below, you’ll learn how to create all three blocks. These patterns don’t require much yarn or much time to complete, so they are great for stashbusting and as a quick evening project. Create one of these colorful cards to brighten a friend’s day or get creative with these knitted blocks and join several together to make a miniature quilt. Current PieceWork subscribers can instantly download the pattern below, or visit the library to learn more.

In this age of emails, cell phones, and text messages, a handwritten note is a welcome rarity. To add a personal touch, I decorated note cards with knitted quiltlike blocks. Using size 8 pearl cotton and size 0000 needles, I worked all of the blocks in garter stitch and changed the direction that the colors were worked so that the garter ridges would have different orientations. I mounted the blocks on prescored, acid- and lignin-free cards that I purchased in a craft store.