2026 NZP Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series Kick Off and Gather Your Supplies
Announcing the NEW! 2026 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series! We’re kicking off our NEW! 2026 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series featuring the NEW! Documentaries Patriotic Fabric Collection by Kanvas Studio for Benartex Designer Fabrics, along with our No-Hassle Triangles Gauge & Ruler!
Though we won’t be sharing the blocks today, we will be posting a new quilt block tutorial starting on January 17! And on the third Saturday of each month in 2026. Today we’re excited to announce the BoM26 featured fabrics, NEW! Documentaries Patriotic Fat Quarter Pack by our friends at Benartex.
The NEW! Documentaries Patriotic Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle by Kanvas Studio for Benartex Designer Fabrics includes twenty-five 18″ x 21″ fabric rectangles. This stunning lineup is not just about color; it’s a tapestry of visual texture, featuring fireworks, vibrant dots, delightful swirls, patriotic stars, and classic basket weave patterns. These high-quality fabrics are carefully created in perfect colorful shades to evoke a sense of American pride and patriotism for this year’s Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series!
2026 NZP Mystery Block of the Month
Basic Supplies for NEW! 2026 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series!
All blocks will feature fabrics from the NEW! Documentaries Patriotic Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle
Finished quilt measures approximately 87” x 87″. For this quilt project, you will need:
- One NEW! Documentaries Patriotic Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle by Kanvas Studios for Benartex Designer Fabrics
- Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP
- No-Hassle Triangles Gauge by Nancy Zieman for Clover
- 2-1/2 yds. Block Background Fabric: White Print such as: Documentaries Patriotic Starburst Dots White Fabric by the Yard
- 5/8 yds. Binding Fabric: Navy or Blue Fabric such as: Documentaries Patriotic Herringbone Navy Fabric by the Yard, OR Documentaries Patriotic Herringbone Denim Blue Fabric
- 7-3/4 yds. of Backing Fabric: 43/44″ Wide Documentaries Fabric of your choice, OR 2-3/4 yd. 108″ Wide Banner Celebration Wide Back Fabric by the Yard, OR Patriotic Starlight White Wide Back Fabric by the Yard, OR other 108″ Wide Back of your choice
- 7/8 yds. Sashing Fabric: True Red or Claret Red Fabric such as: Documentaries Patriotic Starburst Dots True Red Fabric, Documentaries Patriotic Diamond Calico Caret Red Fabric, Documentaries Patriotic Herringbone Claret Red Fabric, Documentaries Patriotic Starburst Dots Claret Red Fabric
- 1-1/4 yds. Borders Fabric: Blue or Navy such as: Documentaries Patriotic Herringbone Navy Fabric
- June Tailor’s Starch Savvy
- 45 mm Rotary Cutter and Cutting Mat
- Frixion Marking Pen or Fine White Marking Pen by Clover
- Tailor’s Clapper or LauraStar Ironing System
- Fine Quilting Pins by Clover
- 1/4″ Quilting Presser Foot or 1/4″ Quilting Presser Foot with Guide
- Size 75 Schmetz Quilting Needles
- Silk Finish Cotton Quilting Thread for piecing
- Queen Size Pellon Nature’s Touch 80/20 Cotton Quilt Batting
- Optional: June Tailor’s Quilt Basting Spray
- Optional: Wonder Pins by Clover
- Optional: Ultimate Quilt ‘N Stitch Presser Foot by Team NZP for Clover for quilting
- Iron or LauraStar Ironing System
Sharpen Your Tools
Well, not really, but do make certain that you have a sharp blade in your rotary cutter, and gather your No-Hassle Triangles Ruler, rotary cutting mat and pressing notions. The main tools for our 2026 Block of the Month are our Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP and the No-Hassle Triangles Gauge by Nancy Zieman for Clover. You may have already guessed the blocks will be made with triangles! Great News! Half-Square Triangles are easy to create with our Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler and No-Hassle Triangles Gauge!
Get Started Today
Prepare for the NEW! 2026 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series by gathering and organizing your supplies. Organize your sewing space, and as soon as you have your fabrics, press & starch all Fat Quarters.
Hint from the Stitch it! Sisters: Pre-shrink quilt fabrics by steaming and pressing, and steaming and pressing a second time, and then press one more time using June Tailors Quilter’s Starch Savvy.
- 2026 NZP Mystery Block of the Month Sewing Tutorials begin on Saturday, February 17, 2026.
- As always, there’s no cost to join and no need to formally sign up.
- On the third Saturday of each month in 2026, we will be posting a new quilt block tutorial.
- Block designs will be stitched each month. Each month we will be stitching multiples of the same block design.
- 2026 NZP Block of the Month is fat quarter friendly.
- 2026 NZP Block of the Month project lasts 12 months.
Did you follow along with one or more of our previous NZP Block of the Month Series? If you finished part of all of the quilt blocks or the entire project, please share photos. We’d love to see and share them! Email your finished BoM quilt or quilt top photos to [email protected].
Find all the Supplies for NEW! 2026 Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com!
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Debbie
Is it possible to make this quilt narrower? Immediately I thought about a Quilt of Valor, but the average size is 60×80.
Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC
Hi Debbie, Sure thing! Mystery Tip: You may choose your finished quilt size. We’ll be sewing 16″ Blocks. More to come next week!