With limited sewing time this week, I focused on finishing our quilt group project. We meet weekly, in person or via FaceTime, & each sew the same quilt in our own color palettes. One member loves samplers, so we often do a sampler quilt where we are sewing 2 or 3 different blocks each week. We worked together on the sashings between the four-patched blocks, then started on the larger double sashing between the blocks. This week we met in person for lunch & a gift exchange, so last week at our final 2024 meeting we decided to finish our rows on our own. That became my only sewing this week & since it’s my least favorite part of quilting, I’m really glad it’s over & maybe I can get in some peaceful soul-filling sewing tucked in between Christmas activities.
For those who like to know, this is from the book “Sampler Spree: 100+ Fresh & Fun Quilt Blocks” by Susan Ache, published by Martingale. We left off one column for a smaller lap size, so made 80-6.5″ blocks. I went with a cool palette of blues, greens, & purples because I think the blocks in a sampler are so busy, it’s nice to have a limited palette to rest the eye. It all came from my stash & the ice blue grunge was leftover sides from a backing. I had just enough! This was a gift from one member & for Christmas 2023 I gave us all the Wholehearted pattern by A Bright Corner as our next project. This one has taken us so long that Wholehearted will be our project beginning January 2025! Life!
Your layout is awesome. Really lets the pretty blocks shine.
That’s a pretty one, Sue! And sewing with the group like that really sounds fun!
Congratulations on your completed quilt top, Sue! Off to have a look at the next group quilt project…
Beautiful, love the soft colours.
Lovely sampler! Great job getting something done in this busy season. I like your idea about focusing on two main colors when making so many different blocks.
Congrats on the finished top! It’s beautiful! I love the colors, they are good for the eye and not too busy. Perfect! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!