Do you know what’s really fun to sew? A teapot. Oh, and teacups! But we haven’t gotten to those yet. Come see my third rendition of the Penny Sampler teapot block. It’s warm and toasty!
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I have to admit that I find my February Penny Sampler blocks a little humdrum. They’ll serve the overall composition of the sampler quilt, but as stand alone blocks they’re just not that exciting. Which makes it even more fun is it to see yours!
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Stitch, trim, press and repeat. Here comes a quartet of Double Diamonds, one of February’s blocks in this modern sampler quilt. Today I finished my sewing for the February edition of the Penny Sampler pattern club.
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Here’s my easy-peasy Ribbon Square block for my Penny Sampler. It almost feels like cheating to sew it this way, because it’s SOOOOO much easier than the way we did it using traditional HST blocks for the first Penny Sampler. So quick and accurate. Hooray!
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Happy Friday, friends! There are just two days left to join the Penny Sampler Pattern Club at the kick-off discount. If you’re on the fence, I thought you might be nervous about the machine paper piecing. Let’s talk more about that.
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What is choosing fabrics? For me it is the moment when a quilt transforms from concept to concrete. The idea comes alive in colors and patterns that pull me in and onward. Discover prints, solids + giveaways for the Penny Sampler.
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It’s time, friends! Welcome to the kick-off of our Penny Sampler Pattern Club! You can register today and immediately receive the Penny Sampler Prelude - a welcome pack with quilt design color sheets and a generous helping of advice for planning your color and fabric choices. Yahoo!
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What will you sew in 2020? A fresh new year is almost upon us, and with it comes choices and challenges and so many possibilities. Let 2020 be the year you make time to create with your hands, whatever form that takes for you.
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Thanks so much for your interest in the Penny Sampler Pattern Club for 2020! It’s always a little magical to discover that an idea I’ve dreamed up is also inspiring to you. Today I’m sharing a quintessential Dutch block - the windmill.
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What is the difference between foundation piecing, paper piecing (machine paper piecing?) and English paper piecing? I had to sort it out for myself this week when I shared a sketch of my 2020 Pattern Club!
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It's not often that I revisit a pattern. But, I'm proud to say, The Penny Sampler was worth revisiting. It is a complex quilt, both the sewing and the fabric selections. Meeting that challenge
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I'm a little giddy this morning because my design wall is naked! All year long my Penny Sampler has been filling up that wall, growing more and more detailed...
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It's June, the very last month in the 6-month Penny Sampler. This month I have a few paper pieced blocks to make and then the final assembly!!!
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You'd think I'd be tired of paper piecing, six-months into my Facing East Journey and all, but apparently not. Instead I was somewhat surprised
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I'm back at work on my Penny Sampler. The final segment of the quilt is mostly paper piecing. I jumped ahead to the tea pot block, eager to put some color in the center of my quilt!
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I chose to replace Hourglass Stacked with another house like those from the Little Village block. I absolutely love how it came out!
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As you can see, I've completed a few more Penny Sampler blocks: Snowflake and Stacked Pine. These belong in the darker "border" area of my quilt, so I chose
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My Penny Sampler quilt is nearly halfway done! With this month's blocks the momentum is building. I've just completed my Hanging Diamonds
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