Sampler quilts are a fun way to learn a variety of block designs, make the most of your scrap stash, and pace yourself for whatever timeline you wish. Here are a few sampler quilt designs we love, some have varied block sizes and some are uniform. Before you get overwhelmed with a sampler quilt design, […]
The Twinkle Sampler Quilt is a great pattern with nine different star quilt blocks. There are three different size and layout variations.
The Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilts are iconic bucket list quilts in the quilting community. They’re a great introduction to traditional...
Fall Sampler Quilt Sew Along - Week 6: Today I'm showing you the Puppy / Dog quilt block and I'm sharing the finishing instructions!
Well, my Farm Girl Vintage sampler quilt is almost finished. Here are all 48 of the 6 l/2" blocks, stacked in a pile. It doesn't look like much, but as you know, it represents a lot of time, and thread! I like this placement of the blocks. I've sort of placed them by theme, according to how my mind works.... The cherry pie is beside the canning jars, the mixing bowls are beside the milking can and the cow, the chicken is by the barn and the barn cat, the farmhouse is by the American flag and watermelon, and the honey bee is by the zinnia flower. You get the idea, lol! Other than that, the blocks are randomly placed, according to color. I took a black and white photo to make sure the color values were even, and I think they are. Progress, I sewed the blocks together with the sashing. I'm auditioning fabric for the outside border. I was going to use the polka dot, but I like the checked fabric better. I like how it's offset. I've got these fabrics that may work for the border too. I love the yellow! I'm using these stars in the outside corners of the quilt. I chose the sayings especially for Kennedy. Kennedy is my 9 year old grand daughter, and I'm making this quilt for her 10th birthday. Ssssshhhhhh, don't tell her! I sent the photos of the borders to my daughter, and she said that Kennedy would like this one the best! I'll show you the finished quilt top next week.... Thanks for your patience and stay tuned!
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Fall Sampler Quilt Sew Along - Week 6: Today I'm showing you the Puppy / Dog quilt block and I'm sharing the finishing instructions!
Making the Australian Quilt at the NGV
Not counting the project I started already, here are a few quilts that have made it onto the contenders list for 2015. I have...
Happy Birthday Mom! Mom's Birthday was earlier this week and one of the things that we did to celebrate was to go to Quilt Festival Chicago last weekend. They had a fabulous exhibit of quilts by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts. This one is my favorite. I would love to do this pattern with wool applique... Those blues and creams! *sigh* They were all so lovely! We also had a chance to visit a few quilts made by the friend of one of the Bittersweet Stitching Sisters. So very talented And the absolute best in the Primitive Quilts section! Love the free bag we received from Rainbow fabrics! I tried so hard to be good and limit my purchases. ( I am after all trying to Stitch from my Stash!) I think that I was pretty good. I did buy two new wool patterns. Love the Clipboard Quilt Series! Mom bought one too. Lori Smith had a booth and let me just say that these are even more gorgeous in person! I love Kai scissors so much that I decided to try one of their rotary cutters. I liked the small size of this one. Rag Spun Studio had the best buttons! Can you believe that the buttons on top are made of leather?! How cool is that?! I had two favorite booths at the show. The first was Brooklyn Haberdashery They go around the world to find the best artisan made notions. The pins above are blown glass with tiny flowers - made in Japan. The teeny scissors were made in Italy. I love Japanese packaging! And what was inside? Traditional Japanese pottery The spool is a magnetic needle/pin holder. (And perfect for my new scissors!) And the little button is also a magnetic needle holder. I used my hand to show their small size. Aren't they sew sweet? Mom bought a spool as well. Our other favorite booth was Epicurean Boutique. I think we could have spent all day in their booth! I was good and didn't buy anything, just enjoyed the inspiration. Unfortunately I didn't take pictures of Mom's purchases there. But let me just say their booth was amazing! I sure enjoyed Mom's birthday ;) and hope that she did too! My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved. Psalm 62:5-6 Blessings, Patti
Here are the last 3 blocks in my quilt guild's Block of the Month. These blocks make up the bottom row of the pattern, Jeni Baker's Half Square Triangle Sampler: Now I need to choose a background. I wanted to go with a colored fabric, rather than the white as shown in the pattern, and I thought I had found the perfect green: I put the first 9 blocks against the green background and lived with it for a while as I made the last 3 blocks. I began to think that although the green was a perfect match, it was overpowering the blocks. These blocks are only 6 inches, so the background has a bigger impact. I went back to the drawing board and found a lighter, less saturated green and tried again: It's a subtle difference, but I think the second choice helps the blocks stand out a little more. Here are the two fabrics side by side: And here are the 12 finished blocks, with the darker green background under the top 6 and the lighter green background under the bottom 6: This has been a lot of fun seeing how much variety can be achieved with just 16 Half Square Triangle blocks.
Discover your most soothing sewing yet! How one designer created a beautiful Spoondrift series of quilt blocks to capture her love of the ocean...
I am so happy to be to introducing a new series of Petit Four blocks to you, inspired by wonderful memories of seaside holidays. When I designed the blocks for the Spellbound Sampler, I had a vague idea of creating a series of sampler quilts inspired by the seasons. So if the Spellbound Sampler represents autumn, then the clear, clean colours of the Sailing By Sampler signal spring and the sense of adventure evoked by brighter weather and a sparkling sea stretching to the horizon. With that in
May is here and finally is is nice to be outside. Our weather has gone from 40's to 70's in a matter of 2 weeks. It's pretty nice out there. But, I am stuck inside for a few more weeks, at least mos
4-patch textured quilt Textured quilt You can buy the quilt tutorials in one single PDF document. The document contains a step by step instructions with colour photos in a 60+ page booklet each. F…
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Think about you, quilting. Pair that image with your wildest, most wouldn’t-it-be-amazing dream. What does your marvel of a quilting experience look like? For astronaut Karen Nyberg, her quilting adventure was a literal out-of-this world event: making a quilt block in orbit, on the International Space Station. Wow! Inspiration doesn’t come on a scale much …
Dutchman's Puzzle Quilt Block - Step-by-Step DIY sewing Instructions
I think this was in the Traditional category.
Learn about different color possibilities for your next Traverse quilt!
Today's post is the last of the McTavishing Monday series. I will continue with these link parties each Monday as "Free Motion Monday Quilt-along" I finished my McTavishing sampler and shot another video. Yes, another video. On McTavishing. Is that overkill? I did this McTavishing a bit different by making it smaller. I started off with the big swooshy lines at the same scale I had been doing, but then filled in with "micro-mctavishing". Now I can add the sampler to my pile of "needs to be bound" projects. It will be part of my FMQ classes from now on. All the quilting done in my favorite Glide thread. [Edited to remove older obsolete content.] I'm also giving my Free Motion Quilting Reference Guide to 3 folks who left comments that indicated they were beginners at FMQ. This is a handout I created for my classes on free motion quilting. It's laminated and the back side is mostly blank so you can doodle designs on it with a dry-erase marker. It's a list of tips and ideas for FMQ that is easy to keep right at your machine. It's still a work in progress so I'd appreciate some feedback from those who get it. If you've been wondering if we'll ever get to Spring, you'll enjoy our new design. I wanted to do something that is approachable for both beginners and those that are more advanced. So let's explore ways to make flowers that work well as a filler and also as an all-over design. I've got a few other ideas and possible giveaways to coordinate with the other designs that I mentioned last week. So a little extra time to plan that will be needed. So next week I'll post a tutorial on the design and some examples. Then you'll have a week to link up, if you wish, with drawings or your own quilted versions. I hope you've had a chance to do some McTavishing this week and are ready to link up your post featuring your work on this great design. Feel free to post a drawing if you are new to this design: drawing the design really helps! Post a sample piece or even a finished work. Treat last week as a base line and see if you've improved! If this is your first McTavishing Monday, you can find the first of this series at Week One. [Older obsolete content removed] Don't forget to bookmark this blog, follow, or sign it up in your favorite feed reader. Like the facebook page (I do post some short things on it pretty regularly), or even check out my Pinterest boards. I'll be visiting you too!
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