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Edited Mon., 2/15--I didn't get to link up for Stash Report Sunday yesterday, so this is going to be my Design Wall Monday post instead. Have you heard about the 365 Challenge, The Ultimate Sampler? It is a sampler quilt that is made by constructing one block every day. The project is headed up by Kathryn Kerr of Australia, and she posts the instructions for a new block every single day. Most of the blocks finish at either 3" or 6". At the end of the year, there will be 365 blocks, making a 90" square quilt. Here's the general layout planned for the quilt. Amazing, right? I first heard about this challenge right around the beginning of the year, which is when the first blocks were posted. I was very tempted to join in, but managed to resist for a whole month, partly because I couldn't come up with a color scheme I wanted to use. Then it was February and I could resist no longer. I decided to go with blue and orange/rust/gold. Yesterday I finished making all of the blocks from January. These blocks all finish at 3". I'm not used to working in such a small scale as these blocks use. Several of them include pieces that finish at only 1/2"! This will be a good test of my piecing accuracy. Here is one block with 1/2" squares in it. Those are some seriously small pieces! I used approximately 5/8 yard of fabric on my sampler blocks for January. This week I also used 1/2 yard for a set of blocks for the RSC 2016 Sampler Quilt. You can see those blocks in yesterday's post. No additions to my stash this week. STASH TOTALS: Used this week: 1.125 yards Used year to date: 13.375 yards Stashed this week: 0 yards Stashed year to date: 10.25 yards Net year to date: 3.125 yards used I am joining Kate at Life in Pieces in tracking the number of days each week that I spend at least 15 minutes quilting. The more days I quilt, the more quilts I can get done and the more fabric used. 15 Minute Challenge: February 7 - 13 6 for 7 days February total 11 for 13 days 350 Block Challenge at Prairie Moon Quilts: This week's block total: 24 Check out more design walls at Patchwork Times. Julie in GA
Well, here we are, the last block. I thought a 'star' block would be perfect for December's block. So I choose 'Aunt Eliza's Star' as the final block. For our BOM, I'm taking the liberty to rename it 'Christmas Eve'.... December is a very busy month for all of us, getting ready for Christmas. Our sewing machines are humming non-stop all getting ready for Christmas Eve... hence the name change for the block. Many of you are probably down to bits and pieces from your fabrics. This block can use either two colors up to four. I used four... let me show you how I completed the last block. It goes together pretty quickly. The printable pattern can be found Free HERE and on Craftsy. Past patterns can be found for a small $1.99 fee at my Etsy and Craftsy shops just in case you are just joining the BOM or have missed one. All past tutorials can be found listed above, just click the BOM tab. Here are the four fabrics that I choose for my block. Out of the background cream... cut 4 ~ 4 1/2" blocks and 1 ~ 5 1/4" block Cut the 5 1/4" block corner to corner, then corner to corner again to form 4 triangle blocks. From my red fabric I cut 2 ~ 5 1/4" squares (star points) Then I cut the square corner to corner, then cut corner to corner again to form 4 triangles from each square. From you other fabrics you will cut: 1 ~ 5 1/4" square (I used dark brown) Then cut the square corner to corner, then cut corner to corner again to form 4 triangles. 1 ~ 4 1/2" square (center square) I laid the block out to get ready to sew the block together. Sew the triangle sections together to form a 4 1/2 square. I like to chain sew things together.... My square is ironed, make sure to match up your seam. Sewing the final seam for the triangle block.... Here my 4 1/2" blocks are all laid out ready to sew the Christmas Eve Block together... Sewing away..... Christmas Eve The Quilt Doodle BOM 2013 I'm a little sad that the BOM 2013 is almost done. I have so enjoyed seeing everyone's progress so far. I want to keep the party going! Let's have a blog hop party in January to show off our blocks and/or pieced quilt tops! (Even if your quilt top isn't finished, please join and show off your blocks) Wouldn't that be fun. At the end of the hop I will announce the GRAND PRIZE winner for the BOM 2013. To join, please EMAIL ME your name and email your blog if you have one ( if you do not have a blog) I will host for you.. your url of your blog More details to follow soon! Remember to get your photos taken and posted in the flickr group for a chance to win the final monthly prize, which will be announced on December 15th. The GRAND PRIZE will also be announce, the winner for that will be chosen at the end of the Quilt Doodle BOM 2013 Blog Hop. Happy Quilting! Congratulations to this month's winner!!! phillyquilter! Our winner has won 3 PDF patterns of her choice from Quilt Doodle Designs!!!
Sisters Block of the Month QAL 2020 -Dimensions of the quilt, fabric requirements, and fabric sorting instructions Sisters BOM January – Instructions for 12″ and 6″ “Dutchma…
Hello and welcome to the Four Patch Fun - Quilt Along! I'm glad you're joining me making this vintage-inspired sampler quilt. Click here for more infos!
Sisters Block of the Month QAL 2020 -Dimensions of the quilt, fabric requirements, and fabric sorting instructions Sisters BOM January – Instructions for 12″ and 6″ “Dutchma…
Four Patch Fun - Quilt Along - Block #7 - a fun project for beginners and experienced quilters alike! Watch the full video tutorial on my Youtube Channel!
Hi! Welcome back. Did you get block 1 finished? We’re all set to make block 2—Village Square, block #967 from QM’s 100 Blocks, vol. 10, designed by Mickey Depre. As a refresher, here are the three ver
Each month we are moving along on the Starry Night Quilt Sampler and this month's block is Split Geese. Learn how to assemble and tips for sewing.
Hello and welcome to the Four Patch Fun - Quilt Along! I'm glad you're joining me making this vintage-inspired sampler quilt. Click here for more infos!
Four Patch Fun - Quilt Along - Block #2 - a fun project for beginners and experienced quilters alike! Watch the full video tutorial on my Youtube Channel!
This popular BOM Sampler is available as 1 of the 3 Sampler Quilts in my book, Sister Sampler Quilts. Check out the book details here . Of course, you may still purchase this pattern separately if you desire! ---------------------------------------------- Welcome to the Sister's Ten Modern B
Hi there! I am here to share Block 8 of the Moda Sampler Block Shuffle! This block was designed by: Little Miss Shabby This was a fun block to put together! I decided to do two different aquas instead of going with just one aqua and one red! You could go really scrappy and do the four patch with four different prints! I also love the different color options on this block - it was a tough decision to pick which one I wanted to do! I ended up doing the main color option for mine. Download PDF - Easy Corner Triangle Method - HERE Here are all 8 blocks! Looking at them all from this perspective has me thinking I need to do another pink and aqua block! Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7 If you are following along, I would love to see your progress! :) Use hashtag: sewingwithfwfabricstudio or email - [email protected] Talk to you soon!
Well, now, that's different! That is what I heard when I showed this year's new BOM to some friends. Yup, it is different! After 4 years of doing applique BOMs I promised my readers I would do a pieced one this year and here it is. The Seminole Sampler I have been teaching Seminole Patchwork for several years and thought it was time I designed an original sampler I could use as a teaching piece. So this does double duty! I will be offering a free row every month on my blog and in my newsletter. Subscribers will receive a bonus block, as always. Peggy from ConnectTheBlocks.com will be providing FABRIC KITS for this project, and I am thrilled to be able to offer these incredible kits to my readers. Last year's Deco Gardens kits were a huge success, so I am hoping that you will enjoy these fabulous batik beauties. Watch for the link coming January 8. In the meantime check out Peggy's amazing batiks and kits. Her yard cuts are 40" and shipping is free. Go to the new 2106 BOM tab at the top of this block to access the link for row 1, the Harlequin row. BIG NEWS, I am doing a monthly give-away on my blog for those who enter each month's contest. Each month will be something different to enter. This month all you have to do is leave a comment on the 2016 BOM Tab. WOW! Did you love all those Art Nouveau flower blocks? Well I did too, so I am still designing more of them. Click here to get this month's new block, the Daffodil.
This weeks gorgeous block is Tudor Rose. While researching the history of this traditional block, I found that it was attributed to Loretta Leitner, a daily columnist for the Chicago Tribune during the 1930's, who wrote under the pen name, Nancy Cabot. Every day Nancy shared a quilt block pattern which was available for readers to purchase and this was one of those blocks. I think its a lovely block and it will be a perfect addition to our sampler quilts. Unfortunately, this is another one of those blocks where the measurements should be taken to the nearest 1/16". To avoid doing that to you, I have taken them to the nearest 1/8" and you will have to trim back the centre square, just a smidgen, to achieve an accurate 6" finished block (this step is clearly marked in the pattern) To download this weeks free block pattern, just visit HERE. Also, a few people have asked how many blocks will be required for this quilt. I'll be sharing two layout options and some border options, in future posts. The on-point layout will require 83 blocks and the horizontal layout will require 80 blocks. Of course feel free to design your own, adding or reducing the number of blocks to suit. This is your quilt, so its all up to you; I'm just giving you some options and inspiration. Meanwhile, my little stack of gorgeous blocks will continue to grow, as we continue to sew: Happy sewing :)
The Quilt: Earlier this year I mentioned to Jess that I'd like to put a QAL together, and she said she'd love to do one together so we started planning. Jess came up with the fantastic layout for it, and we've been nailing the details over the last few months (getting confusing with the Jess's everywhere?) It is a sampler style quilt with three different block sizes, and a total of 18 different block types, so we're hoping it will be a bit of a skill builder as well. The quilt that we'll be making will look something like this: But as you can see it would be open to mix and match blocks around - so you could do more of some and less of others as you choose! We are also giving the option of making a smaller quilt or quilted item. For example, there will be: * a Mini Quilt or small quilted item category (ie a 30" mini quilt, a quilted cushion etc) * a Throw Quilt category (ie 45" x 50" throw quilt). * The full Twin size quilt category. We will be giving some ideas as to how you could put these together as well. There will be prizes for each of the three categories, so if you're time poor you can make something small and still enter to win! The Prizes: The Fat Quarter Shop have very generously offered to be our sole sponsor for this - and there is a whopping $250 worth of gift certificates for seven lucky people! There will be three categories in which you can enter. 1. Full Twin Quilt Category The main category will be for those who complete the Full Twin Sized quilt (65" x 80"). There will be TWO prizes of a $50 gift certificate for the Fat Quarter Shop, and one prize of a $25 gift certificate. 2. Throw Quilt (45" x 50") There will be one $50 voucher, and one $25 voucher in this category. 3. Mini Quilt or other quilted item There will be two $25 vouchers in this category. So the nitty gritty stuff. This QAL will run over 24 weeks. Yep, nearly 6 months! We will be presenting one tutorial each week, alternating between the two of us who does the tutorial. Then there will be a few weeks for finishing up blocks, quilting and binding - so we're giving you (and us!!) time to get it all done. TUTORIAL PLAN: The order for tutorials will be as follows: Week 1 - 27th July: Susannah (10”) – 2 blocks Week 2 - 3rd August: Weathervane (10”) – 1 block Week 3 - 10th August: Pieced star (10”) – 3 blocks Week 4 - 17th August: St Louis Star (10”) – 1 block Week 5 - 24th August: Jack in the box (10”) – 2 blocks Week 6 - 31st August: Windblown Square (10”) – 3 blocks Week 7 - 7th September: Another star (10”) – 1 block Week 8 - 14th September: See Saw (5”) – 4 blocks Week 9 - 21st September: Dutch Rose (20”) – 1 block Week 10 - 28th September: Clay’s choice (10”) – 2 blocks Week 11 - 5th October : Tippecanoe (5”) – 4 blocks Week 12 - 12th October: Tassel Flower (20”) – 1 block Week 13 - 19th October: Crazy Ann (10”) – 2 blocks Week 14 - 26th October: Farmer’s Daughter (10”) – 1 block Week 15 - 2nd November: Pinwheel skew (5”) – 2 blocks Week 16 - 9th November: Wandering Foot (20”) – 1 block Week 17 - 16th November: Arrowheads (20”) – 1 block Week 18 - 23rd November: Grandmother's Choice (10”) – 1 block At the conclusion of the series of tutorials, we will have a two week break to allow participants to catch up on making all of the blocks. Week 20 - 7th December: Piecing your quilt top together. Week 21 - 14th December: Ideas for quilting (with two weeks given for finishing the quilting) Week 24 - 4th January: Binding your quilt Week 24 - 11th January: Link up your finished quilt. Week 25 - 18th January: Prize winners announced. The prize winners will be randomly selected from all entries. FABRIC REQUIREMENTS: For the Full Twin quilt you will need: Background fabric - 3 yards Inner border fabric - 1/2 yard Outer border fabric - 1 5/8 yards Blocks - a total of about 5 yards of fabric (ie 20 fat quarters, or 10 half-yards or a combination) I will be using my stash of Heirloom by Joel Dewberry for my version - Jess is using Ruby along with some FMF. FLICKR GROUP: We've started up a Flickr group for you all to share your fabric choices and progress as we make the blocks. We'll also update the Flickr discussions as new tutorials become available.
This weeks lovely block is called Thrifty and its a pretty variation of the simple 9 Patch block. I chose this block for two reasons: its a quick and easy block to piece at this busy time of the year
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What a wonderful quilt along! This has been a great learning experience for me. I hope it has been for you too! How do you want to finish your quilt? On Point Setting Both of these quilt settings have the Stripe 3 Sashing with a 9 patch post. They can be completed different ways. You can have the white/background stripe in the center or on the outside. I have created two pictures so that you may see what you like best. Or you can make it scrappy and use up the rest of your fat quarters. I have seen this done with several quilts and I love it scrappy. It helps to squint a little when you look at the two quilts. I tried to omit the block outlines but many of the prints were washed away. As you can see in the above picture, I have created different posts so that you can see some different ideas. Below are instructions for the sashing and corner triangles. This quilt would measure approx 65" square without borders. You may want to add borders to your quilt. This width is up to you. What do you need the finished quilt measurement to be? I would recommend a border of at least 6 inches wide. The stop borders can be 1" - 1.5" wide. The above quilt would measure approx. 77.5" square if you use a 1" stop border and a 6" frame border. Maybe you would like to look through some Sampler Quilts for ideas. CLICK HERE for some google links. Did you see the one with the large Medallion Star Block in the center? It has 12 blocks surrounding the center star! Another great idea. Horizontal Setting of 12 Blocks I know there are 3 of you making your quilts into a horizontal arrangement. And some of you are using less blocks. You can make it with the same stripe sashing and 9 patch posts. Just add up how many of each you will need. You may wish to use a plain sashing. That would be great too. The 1st white border and the green border are 1" wide finished (That means you need to cut them 1.5" wide). I would use a width of about 6" for the outside border (Cut it 6.5" wide). Make the borders wider if you need to fit a certain bed size. The horizontal quilt above would measure 64.5" x 79.5" finished if you have the 3" sashing and 8 inches combined borders. If you want a queen or king size - you will need some more blocks. Sashing and Triangle Setting Instructions For the On Point Setting you will need: 36 sewn sashing strips of 3 stripes 12 of the full 9 patch posts 12 of the half 9 patch posts - on edges 4 corner setting triangles 8 setting triangles for sides Borders of your choosing For the Horizontal Setting you will need; 31 sashing strips with 3 stripes 20 of the 9 patch posts Borders of your choosing As you can see the sashing strips measure evenly with the blocks. Measure your blocks. They should all be within 1/8th of an inch of each other. Use that measurement for your sashing if they are all a little smaller or larger. If you have one block that is a little smaller - decide if you can fudge a little in the seam. It may be that the block needs a little pressing. Don't stretch it though! Make any corrections now if needed. A couple of my blocks were are just a smidgen less than 12 1/2". I will mark them with a pin so I can remember to correct my seam for that block. That means I need to watch my scant seams as I piece my blocks! These quilt along blocks can be great tattletales! 9 Patch Posts Color A is the Green Dot Color B is the white/background For each of the little 9 patch posts you will need 9 squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2". These will go much faster if you sew strips together and sub-cut them into 1 1/2" units. (You can get 28 units in one width of fabric) For both settings: Cut 5 strips 1 1/2" x WOF (width of fabric) for color A (green or your color). Cut 4 strips 1 1/2" x WOF for color B (white or your color). For the On Point Quilt: Sew one A-B-A strip together. Sub-cut into (24) 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" units. Cut 2 color B and one Color A strips to only 18" long. Sew one B-A-B strip together. Sub-cut into (12) 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" units. Save the remaining strips for the half 9 patches and follow the instructions below. For the Horizontal Quilt Setting; Sew one A-B-A strip together. Sub-cut into (28) 1 1/2" units. Repeat making another set of 3 stripes but these strips only need to be about 18" long. Sub-cut into (12) 1 1/2" x 3 1/2 " units. Sew one B-A-B strip together. Sub-cut into (20) 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" units. Sew the 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" units together forming a 9 patch. You will need 20 for the Horizontal Setting and 12 for the On Point Setting. Press the seams towards the white/background center square. Your sashing will be pressed towards the print and you want these to be opposite. Half 9 Patch blocks for the On Point setting only. Sew one 18" long A-B-A strip together. Sub-cut into (12) 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" units. Sew one 18" long B-A strip together. Sub-cut into (12) 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" units Cut (12) 1 1/2" A squares (Play like that is 12 in the picture and not 10) Sew one A-B-A unit to one B-A unit. Then sew on one A 1 1/2" square. Make a total of 12. They will resemble stairs. Click on the picture for a better look. Press the seams towards the center. Can you see the 1/4" line marking on the ruler is matched to each corner and the top of each white point? These blocks will need to be trimmed leaving a 1/4" seam. You can trim them now or later. I prefer to trim these when I true up the sides of the quilt. You may do it the way you prefer. Sashing Strips Yardage ( I believe I included this in the first lesson) For the On Point Setting - 1 yard plus a few inches in case you goof for the print (or outside stripes) and 1/2 yard for the center stripe. For the Horizontal Setting - 1 yard for the print and 1/2 yard for the center stripe. These are easy! You can get 3 sashing strips in one width of fabric. (12.5" x 3 = 37.5"). For the On Point Setting you will need 36 sashing strips. For the Horizontal Setting you will need 31 sashing strips. Cut 2 print strips 1 1/2" x WOF. Cut 1 white/background strip 1 1/2" x WOF. Sew the strips together as pictured. Press seams towards the outside or print stripe. Sub-cut into (3) 12 1/2" x 3 1/2" sashing strips. Repeat this for the number of sashing strips you need. On Point Setting Triangles Cut 2 squares measuring 9 3/8" square. Cut each one once diagonally making 4 triangles. These will be the corner triangles. Make sure that right angle is your quilt corner when you sew the quilt top together. Cut 2 squares measuring 18 1/8" square. Make two diagonal cuts. This will create 8 setting triangles for the sides and top/bottom. Arrange your quilt blocks with the sashing and setting triangles. YAY! We are arranging the quilt top and not the block! Separate the quilt into rows. With the On Point Setting you will sew the rows together on the diagonal. Make sure to get those triangles in the right direction. With the Horizontal Setting you will sew the blocks together in rows. I don't know what everyone is doing. If you need any help, feel free to email me! Some of my rows are sewn together. I hope to have the completed quilt top pictures for you soon. Only 3 more rows to go! I plan to add a border to my quilt also. Not sure about the color yet but I am leaning towards the white with the little cherries just because it is a nice quiet print. And here finally is the finished quilt... Now for the fun Congratulations again to ANSJE Winner of a $10 gift certificate to Sisters & Quilters! This is Ansje's final Lost Ship Block. Thanks Ansje for participating. We love the blocks you have made and can't wait to see the final quilt. Jeanenne has made every block I believe! Yay Jeanenne. She has chose the PB&J collection for her quilt blocks. We can 't wait to see your final quilt Jeanenne. Thanks for sending us your pictures each week. Happy Quilting!
Four Corners Quilt block is next up in the Starry Night Quilt Sampler. Increase your sewing skills with this block of the month easy sew series.
Over the last couple of weeks, I've been learning how to do needle turn applique; the second and third borders in the Midnight at the Oasis quilt involve a lot of applique, something I haven't done a lot of. I will be talking more about the different applique options in my QAL post this Friday, but this is a fairly long tutorial so I thought I'd dedicate a whole post to it :o) Needle turn applique (where you turn the raw edge of the applique piece under with your needle as you sew it to the foundation piece) seems to be the holy grail of applique techniques. Certainly with practice you can achieve some pretty remarkable results. For me, one of the gurus of needle turn is Sarah Fielke - and I am lucky enough to have a DVD (that came with an issue of Quilters Companion magazine) where Sarah demonstrates her technique. The technique for needle turn applique I'll demonstrate here is based pretty closely on Sarah's technique. I have Sarah's permission to share this here - but you can also learn this technique via Sarah's Craftsy class, or by purchasing the same DVD I have used through her website (you'll need to scroll down to the bottom of the linked page) (Disclaimer - I am not affiliated with Craftsy or with Sarah's store at all, I just wanted to let you know where you can learn more!) One of the brilliant things about this applique technique is that it takes very little preparation, and it is extremely portable. Making your Templates: The first thing you'll need to do is make templates of your applique shape. There are a few ways you can do this - trace the shape onto template plastic and cut it out. Or (as suggested by Sarah) use Quick Laminate sheets (available from office supply stores). I've been using these to make my templates for my hand-pieced Bring Me Flowers BOM blocks, and it is so quick and easy. You just peel back the top clear sticky layer, put your photocopy of the template on the bottom card sheet, smooth the sticky layer back over it and cut out your template. This is such a genius method! Preparing your Fabric: Once you've cut your background fabric to size, you'll need to mark both the diagonals on your fabric. To do this, you can use a dissolvable fabric marker, or a hera marker. To prepare your applique shape, you will need to trace around your prepared template onto the right side of your fabric. Sarah recommends using a silver gel pen for this - which is what I've been doing and it works brilliantly. It makes it easy to see your stitching line since it glitters slightly, and the gel inks sits on top of the fabric and mostly wears away as you're stitching around the shape. Any remaining pen should wash away when you wash the quilt (and honestly it's barely noticeable anyway.) Trim your fabric to a scant 1/4 inch around the edge of the shape. Once you're ready to start sewing, finger press around the line you've drawn onto your fabric shape - this will make it easier to turn the edge under when you are sewing it down. Needle Turn Applique: Find the centre on your background fabric, and pin the applique piece in place. I found by turning under one side of the centre point, I could pin it pretty close to the intended position. Line the other end up as well and pin in place. Use a thread that is matched to your applique piece, rather than the background. If you're stitching is a little off (like mine) it won't be nearly as noticable. I've been using Aurifil 50wt in colours that are reasonably close to the applique colours, and it's worked really well. To start, tie a knot in the end of your thread (I use this method). Take your needle up through the applique piece (not the background) right on your drawn line. Turn under the first little bit of the seam allowance with your needle, right where you've bought the needle through. For your first stitch, put the needle down into the background fabric right next to where you came through the applique piece, and travel a small way under the fabric before bringing your needle back through. Catch a few threads on the applique piece, and bring your needle all the way through, gently pulling the thread tight. Turn the next section of seam allowance under with your needle, and stitch down into the background right next to where you came through the applique piece. Again, travel a short distance (about 1/4") under the background, before bringing the needle back up through and catching a few threads of the applique piece. Continue stitching in this way around the edge of your applique piece until you get to the point. Bring your needle out right at the point. Make an extra stitch right at the point of your applique shape. Use your needle to turn in the seam allowance at the point - this is a little tricky to start with, but if you turn too much under you can gently tug on the thread to bring the point out again. Then, continue stitching around the applique piece. Once you've stitched all the way around, take your needle through to the back and either make a small knot, or do a couple of tiny stitches on top of each other to finish the thread. And that's it! My shapes aren't perfect, but I'm getting better with practice. I didn't think I'd enjoy this part all that much - but it is actually really relaxing. The more I do hand work the more I love it :o) Any questions please don't hesitate to ask! I'll be back on Friday with a few more ideas for applique techniques you could use. xx Jess
Using your block tool make the following 4" blocks Pinwheel 66 | Road to Oklahoma 74 | Dutchman's Puzzle 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bonus Block | Courthouse Steps Cutting dimensions from center out Red center | 1-1/4" square 1st step cut 2 | 1-1/4" square 2nd step cut 2 | 1-1/4" x 2-3/4" 3rd step cut 2 | 1-3/8" x 2-3/4" 4th step cut 2 |1-3/8" x 4-1/2"
the Fat Quarter Shop Piece & Plenty Mystery Quilt
This is a summary of the tutorials written by myself and Jess of Scrappy n Happy for the QAL we co-hosted. The finished quilt looked like this: Fabric requirements are: Background fabric - 3 yards Inner border fabric - 1/2 yard Outer border fabric - 1 5/8 yards Blocks - a total of about 5 yards of fabric (ie 20 fat quarters, or 10 half-yards or a combination) This is a list of links to all the tutorials needed to make the blocks: Susannah (10”) – 2 blocks Weathervane (10”) – 1 block Pieced star (10”) – 3 blocks St Louis Star (10”) – 1 block Jack in the box (10”) – 2 blocks Windblown Square (10”) – 3 blocks Another star (10”) – 1 block See Saw (5”) – 4 blocks Dutch Rose (20”) – 1 block Clay’s choice (10”) – 2 blocks Tippecanoe (5”) – 4 blocks Tassel Flower (20”) – 1 block Crazy Ann (10”) – 2 blocks Farmer’s Daughter (10”) – 1 block Pinwheel skew (5”) – 2 blocks Wandering Foot (20”) – 1 block Arrowheads (20”) – 1 block Grandmother's Choice (10”) – 1 block If you make anything using these tutorials we would love to see! We have a Flickr group if you would like to upload any photos there :o)
You should have everything you need to put this little cutie together. While I loved the quirky way the original quilt was set, I have changed things up a bit from the original to eliminate partial seams which would be almost impossible to explain to you here in this format. If you are missing any blocks you will need to scroll back through all the 1880 Sampler instructions.You can find all the posts here. If you would like to give the original setting a shot here is a great image for you to use as reference. 1880 Sampler Sew Along Finished Quilt | 30" x 40" To finish the quilt you will need to cut the following from setting fabric: 39 | 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles 4 | 2-1/2" x 42" strips | borders + + + + + + + You will notice that you are going to need three more half blocks. Sorry I miss counted. I made two crazy blocks and another one using leftover bits and pieces. + + + + + + + Add border using your quilts dimensions for length of 2-1/2" strips. Quilt as desired and bind.
This weeks lovely block is Grape Basket. There are many variations of the humble basket block, from the very basic to the more intricate and, of course, this version is my favorite. There is a bit of fiddling with smaller pieces, for this one and due to the colour combination I selected there is a "wastage" of a few triangles but I hope you forgive me for this and if not, you can always change the colours to suit :) I hope you enjoy this one; it is a pretty block and I think it will be perfect in our samplers. To download this weeks free pattern, just visit HERE. Happy sewing :)
The Dreamy Star Quilt Block is next up in the Starry Night Quilt Series. Sew along and increase your skill set while creating something fun.
The Feathered Star QAL is a go! I'll be your host and we'll be starting June 25th. I'll be "assigning" portions of the quilt weekly over the course of 9 weeks, but the pattern will have all pertinent information for finishing your top if you'd like to work ahead or play catch-up! Summertim
1880 Sampler Sew Along + + + + + + + + from green print cut 1 | 3" square from pink print cut 1 | 3" squares from 2 brown prints cut 2 | 3" squares Pair up squares and make half square triangles as follows: green | brown #1 pink | brown #2 Square each half square triangle to 2-1/2" (Here is a tutorial for our favorite technique) Layout and piece block using photo for placement. 1880 Sampler Sew Along + + + + + + + + from red and yellow print cut 2 | 3" squares Make 4 half square trianlges Square each half square triangle to 2-1/2" (Here is a tutorial for our favorite technique) Layout and piece block using photo for placement. You can find all the details for our 1880 Sampler Sew Along and a picture of the inspiration quilt here.
1880 Sampler Sew Along + + + + + + + + You will need to make a total of five crazy quilt blocks this week. This is a great opportunity to use up all your little bits. start by sewing your little bits together until you have a square a least 5" square. Trim block up to 4-1/2" Use a bitty block as your starting point for your crazy quilt block. from pink print cut the following: 2 | 1-1/2" squares 1 | 1" squares from blue print cut the following: 2 | 1-1/2" squares 4 | 1" squares Using pink and blue 1-1/2" squares make 4 half square triangles. Square up half square triangles to 1" Layout and piece bitty block using photo for placement. from pink print cut 2 | 1-3/4" squares from brown print cut 2 | 1-3/4" squares Using pink and brown 1-3/4" squares make 4 half square triangles. Square up half square triangles to 1-1/4" Layout and piece bitty block using photo for placement. from red print cut the following: 2 | 1-1/2" squares 1 | 1" squares from yellow print cut the following: 2 | 1-1/2" squares 4 | 1" squares Using red and yellow 1-1/2" squares make 4 half square triangles. Square up half square triangles to 1" Layout and piece bitty block using photo for placement. from pink print cut 5| 1-1/2" squares from blue print cut 4 | 1-1/2" squares Make 9-patch using pink and blue squares Add bits and pieces to 2 sides to make block at least 5" Square block to 4-1/2" You can find all the details for our 1880 Sampler Sew Along and a picture of the inspiration quilt here.
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Hi there! Wow! This quilt has been a long time in the making! I am excited to share my finished quilt top! This is the first Sampler Quilt I have ever finished! I have started several - but haven't ever finished one! I am so glad I stuck with this one and finished it! I'm not going to lie, I was really dreading the flying geese border. But honestly I think that's my favorite part of the whole quilt! My mom helped me out with sewing up all the flying geese - which helped me a ton! I love how it turned out and I'm glad I decided to do the border! I enjoyed the whole process of making this quilt! I have never really LOVED sampler quilts- but this quilt has changed my mind. I think the fact that it is on point and the way the blocks are set - makes this quilt really interesting to look at it and I wouldn't change a thing! I can't wait to get this quilted! I am definitely going to get it custom quilted and I will be sure to post pictures of it when I get that done! :) Thanks for joining me in this QAL and if you have pictures of your finished quilt top- please email them to me: [email protected] - I would love to see them! :) Here are all the blocks and instructions for the quilt: Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7 Block 8 Block 9 Block 10 Block 11 Block 12 Block 13 Block 14 Block 15 Block 16 Block 17 Block 18 Block 19 Block 20 Block 21 Block 22 Block 23 Block 24 Block 25 Block 26 Block 27 Block 28 Block 29 Block 30 Setting Instructions Flying Geese Border Finished Quilt
This is pretty much the half way week in the block tutorials! I'm amazed how quickly it's going - and how awesome everyone's blocks are looking. I will be doing a giveaway for everyone doing the QAL - probably through the Flickr page in the next week or so, I'll give you details once I've worked out what to give away - but it'll be yummy ;o) On to the tutorial! This week we'll be making the first 20" block (so 20 1/2" unfinished). There is only one of these in the quilt - and it did take me a fairly long time to make. If you've made a swoon block, it's pretty similar. The traditional Dutch Rose is made with true diamonds - and involves endless Y-seams. I've simplified it so we're not using true diamonds, and there is not a single Y seam :oD All seams are a scant 1/4" unless otherwise noted and I've pressed my seams open throughout the block. Cutting: I've broken down the cutting instructions a bit - there are a lot of pieces to this block. Background Fabric: You will need to cut: * Thirty two 3" squares * Eight 3" x 5.5" rectangles * Four 4" squares. This next diagram shows how we'll be splitting the block up to make it. The letters (A, B, C) refer to the units we'll be making (four each of A and C, and one B) and the L1, D1 etc refer to the fabrics I've used. The outer ring can be made using just two fabrics - and it's important to have a high contrast between these, either in value or in colour. I chose to make mine with two light and two dark fabrics - so I'll show you how to do that, but you can use as few or as many fabrics for the outer ring as you like! Cutting the Outer Ring Fabric: From the light fabrics, you'll need to cut: * Eight 3" x 5.5" rectangles (I cut four each from my two fabrics) * Two 4" squares (one each of two fabrics) * Four 3" squares (two each of two fabrics) From the Dark fabric, you'll need to cut: * Eight 3" x 5.5" rectangles (I cut four each from my two fabrics) * Two 4" squares (one each of two fabrics) * Four 3" squares (two each of two fabrics) Yes, these are identical, it just sounded so confusing when I tried to word it in one sentence ;o) Cutting the Inner 8-Point Star Fabric: I didn't plan my star fabrics especially well - more contrast between my fabrics would have been way more effective. You will need to cut four 4" squares from each of two different fabrics (for a total of eight squares). And that's all the cutting :o) Making the A Units I made two each of the above units because I was using two different light and two different dark fabrics. I've repeated them in the same order around the block - and I'll give instructions for how to do this. If you are only using one light and one dark, you'll make four identical Unit As. ** NOTE: I made mine using two 3" squares instead of a 3" x 5.5" rectangle of background fabric for the top left corner - you'll be using rectangles, which is way more sensible. Not sure where my brain was... ** For Unit A you'll need: * Four 3" x 5.5" background rectangles. * Sixteen 3" background squares. Dark print/s: * Four 3" x 5.5" rec * Two 4" squares * Four 3" squares Light print/s: * Four 3" x 5.5" rec * Two 4" squares * Four 3" squares First of all, take your 4" squares of light and dark fabric (two of each) and pair them up as shown. We'll be making half-square triangles from these. Take the light print from each pair and draw a diagonal line through the centre. Pair each of them with their dark partner and sew 1/4" either side of the line. Cut along this line, press your HSTs and trim them down to 3" square. You will have four dark/light HSTs. This next bit is just to make sure you get the correct placement of fabrics for the rest of the Unit A blocks. If you're only using two prints it is much easier - you'll have four identical Unit A blocks, with your light and dark fabrics alternating within the unit. Place your HST with the dark fabric toward the bottom as shown in the centre of these photos. Place a 3" x 5.5" light rectangle at the bottom of the block, and a 3" x 5.5" dark rectangle at the top right. Then place a 3" dark square and 3" light square on top of these as shown in the photo. Place a 3" square of background fabric at the bottom right and one midway up the left side, and a background 3" x 5.5" rectangle at the top left. If you are using four different fabrics, you'll end up with two different layouts: The reason for doing this laying out business, is that it makes the next step a lot less fraught with danger of stuffing up angles. Flip each of your 3" print squares over and draw a line diagonally through the centre. Place them back on their rectangle partner, making sure the line is at the correct angle to form diamond shapes as shown: Sew along the drawn line for each of your rectangle/square pairs (you should have eight total). Trim 1/4" away from the line, and press. I had two of each of these. Next take eight background 3" squares and draw a line diagonally through the centre. Place one of these on each of your print rectangles, making sure the line is at the same angle as the one you just sewed. Sew along this line, trim 1/4" away and press again. Arrange these rectangles back in the Unit A layouts. Now it's simply a matter of sewing the bits together. Start by sewing the HST to the background 3" square next to it. Then sew the 3" x 5.5" background rectangle on as shown: Next sew your unit sections into rows And finally, sew your rows together. These Unit A pieces should measure 8" square. Making Unit B Take your eight 4" squares of the 8 point star fabrics and four 4" background squares. We'll be making HSTs out of all of these squares. Pair up TWO of EACH of the print fabrics with the four background squares. Draw a line diagonally through the centre of the background squares. Pair up the remaining print pairs, so each pair has one of each print. Draw a line diagonally through the centre of the light fabrics. Sew 1/4" away from either side of the drawn line on each pair (six pairs total), cut along the line and press your seams. Trim these down to 3" square. You should have twelve HSTs total. Arrange your HSTs as shown, to create an eight pointed star: Take each of the pairs of star points, and sew them together. Press your seam - we'll be using these soon when we make the Unit Cs. It's useful to place them around the central pinwheel so you can be sure the fabrics are in the right place when the block goes together. Take the centre pinwheel HSTs and sew these into a four patch. This should measure 5.5" square, and it is Unit B in the block. Set this aside until later. Making Unit C We'll be making four of the above Unit C sections. You will need the remaining eight 3" x 5.5" print rectangles (four light, four dark), and sixteen 3" background squares. Draw a line diagonally through the centre of all sixteen background squares. Lay out your Unit A blocks with a space between them, and place a light and dark rectangle vertically between them as shown. This is especially useful if you're using two each of light and dark - you can see how the order will emerge, and make sure you pair up the correct fabrics. You'll have two pairs like this one, and two using your other light/dark pairs. If you're only using one light and one dark, you'll have four pairs the same - light on the left, dark on the right. Place a 3" background square at the top of each of your rectangles, with the lines angled as below (so they meet in a point at the top). Sew along this line on each of your eight rectangles, trim 1/4" away and press. Sew along this line on each of your eight rectangles, trim 1/4" away and press. Take the remaining eight 3" background squares and place them at the other end of the print rectangle, with the line at the same angle as the seam you just sewed. Again, sew along this line, trim 1/4" away and press. You'll end up with four pairs of light/dark diamonds. Sew each pair together, ensuring you pair up the correct fabrics if you're using the four fabric option. Press your seam. Finally, take the star points you sewed into pairs in Unit B, and sew one to the bottom of each of your Unit C pairs. Press. This unit should measure 5.5" x 8". Putting the Block Together: Lay out your block as shown below: Sew each of the units into rows, and then sew the rows together! You should end up with a 20 1/2" block. Please let me know if you have any questions with this tutorial. I'm not sure how clear my instructions are - if you are confused, just ask! It does take a fair while to make - maybe 4 hours or more? Have fun, and I hope everyone has a great weekend. xx Jess
1880 Sampler Sew Along + + + + + + + + This week we are making half blocks that will be used on the ends of a few of the rows. Finished blocks will be 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" Top block cut the following and sew strips together. 4 | 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" strips Middle block cut the following and sew together as diagrammed. If you have a few extra 1-1/2" half square triangles add them to make it a little quirky 8 | 1-1/2" squares. Bottom block make 2 half square triangles using 3" squares. Square to 2-1/2" (you might have a few leftovers you can use) Finishing instructions will be posted next week. You can find all the details for our 1880 Sampler Sew Along and a picture of the inspiration quilt here.
Block 2 of the 2023 Block Challenge
