2024 AQS Christmas Countdown with Janome

This December, AQS invites you to celebrate the season with a quilting adventure like no other: the AQS Christmas Countdown with Janome! Beginning December 1, we’ll deliver a new quilt block pattern daily, wrapping up with the final block on Christmas Day. This free quilt-along is the perfect way to bring a little joy to your sewing space and connect with quilters from around the world in our Facebook AQS Christmas Countdown Group. Join the fun, share your progress, and find plenty of encouragement and support.

How It Works

• Starting December 1, visit this blog or the Facebook AQS Christmas Countdown Group daily for a new block pattern.
• Each block is named for the day it’s released, from Day One to Day Twenty-Five.
• Every pattern is free and easy to download, so check back daily to keep up with the fun!

Meet the Christmas Eve Quilt

This year’s quilt, Christmas Eve, is truly one of a kind! Mixing modern flair with traditional charm, the straight-set design is brought to life through a delightful combination of traditional piecing and foundation paper piecing.

The 6" finished blocks make it a wonderful project for using up your fabric scraps and are the ideal size to showcase fussy cutting with your favorite prints. The background fabric ties everything together—our sample showcases a clean white background that beautifully frames the pops of color. While we’ve opted for classic reds and greens, we encourage you to let your creativity shine and choose fabrics you love, whether they’re bold solids, festive prints, or whatever makes your heart sing.

34" x 34"

Fabric Requirements

Scrappy is a great option for this quilt. Collect your scraps for each color to make up the requested yardage amount.

Background Fabric (White): 1 1/2 yards

Light Red: 1/3 yard 

Dark Red: 3/4 yard

Light Green: 1/2 yard 

Medium Green: 1/3 yard

Dark Green: 3/4 yard

Binding: 1/3 yard

Blocks

The blocks are 6" x 6" finished (sewn into the quilt) and 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" unfinished (before they are sewn together into the quilt top). Measurements are given at each stage of the block pattern to help with accuracy.  

Each day, the block link is added. Click on the link to download the block pattern. Blocks are posted by 8 am CT each day and will always be available.

December 1: Click here for the Block One-revised Pattern

Click here to learn how to make a Half Square Triangle.

Click here to learn how to trim a Half Square Triangle to size.

December 2: Click here for the Block Two Pattern

Click here for the Block Two Foundation Paper Piecing Patterns

Click here to learn how to Foundation Paper Piece.

Click here for tips on Foundation Paper Piecing.

December 3: Click here for the Block Three Pattern

December 4: Click here for the Block Four Pattern

Click here for the Block Four Foundation Paper Piecing Patterns

December 5: Click here for the Block Five Pattern

December 6: Click here for the Block Six Pattern - revised

Click here for the Block Six Foundation Paper Piecing Patterns

December 7: Block Seven

December 8: Block Eight

December 9: Block Nine

December 10: Block Ten

December 11: Block Eleven

December 12: Block Twelve

December 13: Block Thirteen

December 14: Block Fourteen

December 15: Block Fifteen

December 16: Block Sixteen

December 17: Block Seventeen

December 18: Block Eighteen

December 19: Block Nineteen

December 20: Block Twenty

December 21: Block Twenty-One

December 22: Block Twenty-Two

December 23: Block Twenty-Three

December 24: Block Twenty-Four

December 25: Christmas Day: Block Twenty-Five

Join the Facebook AQS Christmas Countdown Group

This quilt-along is more than just stitching blocks—it’s about community, creativity, and connection. Join the Facebook AQS Christmas Countdown Group to share your progress, swap tips, and cheer each other on. You’ll find plenty of inspiration and support from quilters just like you.

Join here.

Let’s make this holiday season memorable with the 2024 AQS Christmas Countdown. We can’t wait to see your creations!