National Block Drive
Welcome to Quilts of Valor® Foundation’s 2026 National Block Drive! Your block donations help support our mission to cover every military veteran and active service member with a Quilt of Valor® made especially for them.
Echoes was selected as the 2026 Block of the Year and was designed and written by Nancy Cann.
Click here for instructions. An Echoes Tutorial is available to watch here where Nancy Cann demonstrates step-by-step instructions for creating the 2026 Block of the Year.
If you have any questions while working on your blocks, please email blockdrive@qovf.org.
Color Requirements: When choosing fabrics for your block donations, please use the guidelines given. This will ensure we are easily able to work with your donations into a quilt for a veteran. Use only red, white (cream), and blue fabrics. Please do not use floral fabrics. The center block is a great opportunity to incorporate those medium and large prints (including branch specific) that attract the eye. If choosing branch specific, represent only one military branch per block. The reds and blues to the upper left and lower right corners of the blocks should read as solids; only very small prints will work here. The whites and creams should also read as solids; prints larger than a pin dot are too overwhelming to the rest of the block.
Along with the Echoes Block Instructions, we are featuring six patterns to help you create your Echoes Quilts: Echoes – Flags, Echoes – Stamps, Echoes and Chisel Star, Echoes and Floating Pinwheel, Echoes and Puss in the Corner and Echoes and Wave.
You can mail your blocks to:
Nancy Cann
Quilt Block Drive
709 Lukie Drive
Nicholasville, KY 40356
Mailing Instructions:
1. If mailing ONE block, fold it carefully and mail in a standard business-size envelope with a “forever” stamp. It cannot be more than ¼” thick.
2. If mailing more than ONE block, use a manila envelope (remove the metal clasp, as that makes it non-machineable and costs more) and take it to the post office to have postage attached.
3. If sending a lot of blocks, place them in a Ziplock bag and put a label with your name and address in the bag.
4. If you want to be notified that your quilt block donation has been received, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope with a note enclosed stating your block donation in your block package with your name, email address, and/or cell phone number.
Reporting your Blocks:
We want to recognize these blocks as their own contribution, so please email your block counts to blockdrive@qovf.org. The purpose of the National Block Drive is to provide individuals or groups who wish to create just a few blocks, but not assemble an entire quilt, with the opportunity to have their block(s) included in Quilts of Valor made across the nation. These blocks may be assembled in a variety of ways to create a Quilt of Valor. They will assist State Coordinators, help fulfill requests not covered by local groups, and ease existing backlogs.