Remember the Fair Isle quilt? It began in January, as a collaborative quilt with Comfort circle of do. Good Stitches. I received all the blocks in February, quilted it before moving and just put the binding on it just this week.
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This edition is all about quilting Penny Sampler quilts! Lucky me, I’ve been invited to quilt several amazing Penny Samplers. Of course, each one is different - with different blocks and different themes.
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Wow, what a journey it’s been! From my first stitches a year ago to sewing the final zigzag binding over last weekend - the Penny Sampler quilt has punctuated my year 2020 with many bright spots of creativity.
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We have our fingers and toes crossed that we’ll get snow this year! These last few Penny Sampler blocks are like sewing a wish. Come see my almost-finished quilt top!
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Did you receive the November issue of the Penny Sampler club? It was released yesterday! My Dutch-inspired Penny Sampler has three teacup blocks. It’s one of my favorite and one of my first paper piecing patterns.
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The Penny Sampler Pattern Club has punctuated this crazy year with predictable monthly deliveries of quilty sampler goodness. If you’ve been sewing along, are you eager to see it all come together? I am!
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Do you want to sew a windmill? Of course you do, haha! Doesn’t everyone? Well, those in the Penny Sampler Pattern Club are finally having their chance. We’ve had lots of practice and built up our skills gradually. Let’s celebrate some of your wonderful windmills today!
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September is nearly upon us. I’m pondering sewing Rora a long-sleeve dress and dreaming about all that autumn could offer. I do so love the change of seasons! Here are two new blocks for Penny Sampler Pattern Club.
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Hello, friends! Ok are you ready to see the whole quilt? Today is big finish day. Yippee! I’m so glad to bring you my completed Seafarers quilt and the pattern too.
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Do you enjoy the final steps of quilt-making? Basting. Quilting. Binding. I used to dread attaching the binding on quilts. I tried hand-sewing, but it was too slow for my tastes. The next project beckoned!
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My feet are sore, but my heart is happy! This weekend I spent a lot of time standing beside my longarm quilting machine, working on one of my own projects - Seafarers quilt. I’m so excited with how it’s coming out.
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Sometimes it feels so good to rediscover a project that’s been stored away. It can be exciting to get all the blocks out again and take stock of the bigger picture! That’s how I felt when I pulled out my Penny Sampler Club blocks yesterday.
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This weekend I got really excited about my Seafarers quilt. I love it so much, I think I’m going to have to offer it as a stand-along pattern! Let’s catch up on that progress.
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Sampler quilts are so interesting to sew, kind of like a choose-your-own-adventure book. It’s hard to see at the beginning where it is all headed, but with a little luck, by the end of the journey, the cumulative effect is quite exciting!
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Say “hello” to Tulip Crown! Of course my Dutch-inspired Penny Sampler needed some tulips and why not a quartet? Here I’ve made the block four times over for the Seafarers quilt, an extra quilt pattern included with Penny Sampler Pattern Club.
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Even building fabric neighborhoods takes time. I paper pieced fifteen houses total in May. Phew! Good thing my work is also my play. Now they’re done and so is the Seafarers quilt pattern! Hooray!
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I’ve been wanting to sew this block since I saw a friend making it at a sewing retreat in 2012. Isn’t that funny? How did it take me this long? The paper piecing pattern I’ve developed for this block can be used to make a braid of any length desired!
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When I sketched these buildings I was inspired by photos of waterfront architecture in Amsterdam. If you’ve visited The Netherlands, maybe you recognize the step-shaped roofline and diverse facades, always with lots of windows.
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