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!

We’re coming into the home stretch, with new blocks to sew in October and November and then quilt assembly in December. I guess assembly can feel like a chore, but I’m actually SO looking forward to that! At this point we have oodles of blocks floating around. It will be nice to put them in order and have them stay that way.

October’s club delivery will be emailed out later this week. Stay tuned!

Meanwhile, here’s a peak at two out of the five blocks included in October’s materials.

Do you recognize this block? It’s kaleidoscope. I’ve not yet sewn a kaleidoscope quilt, so I’m fooling around with the idea of doing a scrappy version with yellow solid “background” fabrics.

I didn’t need another 6” block for my Penny Sampler, so this one is just scrap play.

I’ve long wanted to sew a yellow-background scrap quilt. I’m sure it will be very happy-cheery. Though, maybe I will wait until summer to go down this particular rabbit hole? Yellow + bright scraps does feel rather summery. Hmm.

Anyhoo, with all those angles, kaleidoscope is a convenient patchwork classic to foundation paper piece. It’s also practical to sew traditionally, without paper. I suppose it’s a choice between working with paper or cutting/sewing accurate angular pieces. Really, my preference depends upon my mood!

This next one is definitely going into my Penny Sampler quilt. I love, love the colors and fabrics!

The floral here is a Rifle Paper Fabric Co. print, and I’m just smitten with it. I think this Denyse Schmidt Chicopee teal geometric sets it off beautifully. My choice of fabric for the corner squares is meant to help this block tie in well with my sampler.

This 12” finished pineapple block has large corner triangles to give it a rounded appearance. If you use the pineapple block pattern for a classic pineapple quilt, the large corner triangles will create on point squares at the corners of the blocks. I’ve seen it done really well in super scrappy fabrics with dark value on point squares to provide rhythm and rest.

Ok, that’s all for today. I hope your week is off to a peaceful beginning.

Blessings,

Rachel