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How to Make This Sampler Quilt – a Free Tutorial

    When I shared this Sampler quilt with my email list, they wanted to know which blocks I used. So this tutorial will go through each of the 12 blocks and the sashing and borders. (Please excuse the less-than-perfect picture of the finished top as I’m working in a temporary sewing room and it’s been too rainy to get an outside picture.)

    sampler quilt

    You’ll notice that some of the following tutorials are for 9″ blocks instead of 12″. I “reimagined” these smaller blocks and have a link to that tutorial at the end.

    Pink & Green Sampler Quilt:

    We’re going to start with the top row and work from left to right.

    Castle Tower

    This is one I reimagined.

    castle tower quilt top

    Wheel of Fortune

    wheel of fortune tutorial

    Strips and Squares

    This block was also reimagined.

    strips and squares block

    Starshadow

    starshadow quilt block

    Card Basket

    Another one that got reimagined.

    card basket block

    Merry Kite

    merry kite quilt block

    Cobwebs

    Another one that got reimagined.

    cobwebs quilt block

    Pinwheels and Sawtooth

    pinwheels and sawtooth quilt block

    Poinsettia

    This one got changed up as well.

    poinsettia quilt block

     

    Hopscotch

    hopscotch quilt block

    Eight Pointed Star

    Another block that got reimagined.

    eight pointed star quilt block

    Continental

    Here’s another one that got reimagined.

    continental quilt block

    Reimagined Blocks Tutorial

    And here’s a link to the blog post where I showed how I reimagined those blocks that weren’t fitting in: Reimagined Blocks

    reimagined blocks

     

    Sashing and Cornerstones:

    After much consternation I settled on doing a basic 2″ wide sashing with cornerstones. 

    • Sashing (Cream): 17 – 2.5″ x 12.5″ rectangles
    • Cornerstones (Green): 6 – 2.5″ squares

    Borders:

    • Inner Border (Cream): 5 – 2.5″ x width of fabric strips
    • Outer Border (Assorted Prints): 220 – 2.5″ squares

    I cut up a bunch of 2.5″ squares from the scraps from these blocks. 220 to be exact. From there I sewed together two Two Patch units and the rest became Four Patch blocks.

    For each of the side borders, you’ll need 14 Four Patch blocks and one Two Patch unit. Simply sew them into long strips and sew to the left and right side of the quilt top. Press the seam allowance toward the Inner Border.

    For the top and bottom borders, you’ll use 13 Four Patch blocks in each strip. And then sew the strips to the top and bottom of the quilt top. Press the seam allowance toward the Inner Border.