October Color of the Month Challenge 2026
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October Color of the Month Challenge 2026
The color for October is BROWN. I probably should have picked something like a rust to match the leaves that will be turning color soon. BROWN does make me think of Fall.
Brown Batiks
I looked through my batik stash for fabrics for my October blocks. These are my smaller pieces of brown batiks that I have. Some pieces are fat quarters, a couple might be larger and most are less than a fat quarter.
My Picks
Here are the two batiks that I chose for my quilt blocks.
Churn Dash Quilt Blocks
The first thing I did was make my Churn Dash quilt blocks. Many times I get asked about mixing batiks and regular quilt fabrics and yes, I do it all the time. The white I am using is a white premium muslin.
Many times I use the muslin on the back of my quilts and I cut up the leftovers for projects like this.
Download the Churn Dash Quilt Block Tutorial
You can download the free PDF for the block here.
Monthly Churn Dash Quilt Blocks
Here are all of the Churn Dash quilt blocks so far. I wonder what colors I should do for the last two months. Looks like I need some cool colors.
Morning Glory Quilt Blocks for October
I am also making the Morning Glory quilt blocks in brown.
You can find the tutorial here.
Morning Glory Quilt Blocks
I have all of the monthly colors of Morning Glory quilt blocks done. I need to start thinking of how I am going to use these in a quilt.
October Linky Party
I would love to see what quilt blocks or projects you are making this month with Brown. The Linky Party will open on the first of October.
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Looks like a great plan! I’m trying to finish a jelly roll but my math skills are really rusty! Might just set it aside – it’s a Christmas quilt – can’t believe I’m never made a “real” Christmas quilt only small wall hangings. Thanks for all the inspirations! Also getting the rain, luckily I live at the top of the hill. Rivulets running down the street! Thanks!
Hi Joan, would you believe the Lori Holt Christmas quilt was my first big Christmas quilt? I have tons of runners and things. Rain, I know we were dry for a long time but I am so over the rain. Our grass could be bailed and Rusty gets so dirty every time he goes out. Ugh.
So many pretty churn dash blocks in all the colors. I like the Morning Glory block too.
Thanks Sara, I can’t wait to put a quilt together!