Sampler quilts

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.)

Sampler quilts are a fun way to learn a variety of block designs, make the most of your scrap stash, and pace yourself for whatever timeline you wish. Here are a few sampler quilt designs we love, some have varied block sizes and some are uniform. Before you get overwhelmed with a sampler quilt design, […]

Discover sampler quilt patterns for all skill levels! Explore a variety of block designs and create a unique and personalized masterpiece.

The Twinkle Sampler Quilt is a great pattern with nine different star quilt blocks. There are three different size and layout variations.

Free Sampler quilt tutorial from Amy Smart - Diary of a Quilter - featuring the the Meet the Maker quilt block patterns from Riley Blake Designs.

Red White and Blue quilt blocks from 2023 Riley Blake Quilt Block Sampler

Good Morning! A couple weeks ago, I shared the sampler quilt from my new book, A Very Coriander Christmas, mocked up using Apricot & Ash over on Instagram.

Moda Blockheads 4: Details & More - A Quilting Life

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Hola! The block of the month is wrapped up and as you are all working on finishing your 12 or 13 blocks I want to share a few layouts that I created while considering how to finish my own quilt. If…

A variety of scrappy sampler quilt layout ideas + tutorial using traditional 6" and 12" quilt blocks by Amy Smart and other popular quilters featuring fabric from Riley Blake Designs.

Hello and happy Thursday! While doing a little cleaning in my sewing room this week I happened upon my stash of orphan blocks. Orphan blocks are extra blocks made to test block patterns or blocks that were made for quilts or projects that never got used. As I was sorting through my found “treasures” I […]

Here are the last 3 blocks in my quilt guild's Block of the Month. These blocks make up the bottom row of the pattern, Jeni Baker's Half Square Triangle Sampler: Now I need to choose a background. I wanted to go with a colored fabric, rather than the white as shown in the pattern, and I thought I had found the perfect green: I put the first 9 blocks against the green background and lived with it for a while as I made the last 3 blocks. I began to think that although the green was a perfect…

Click on the image to be taken to the blog post for each block description and links to the block patterns.

Quite some time ago a couple of lovely ladies and I were chatting on Instagram and thought it would be fun to do a sampler project together. We decided to take turns choosing and posting blocks so that other quilters could join in if they wanted too. Corinna and Anna are still posting blocks every so often

How blocks are laid out greatly affects the appearance of the finished quilt. Some blocks form secondary patterns when they are side by side, creating another layer of visual interest. Some blocks …

Free paper-piecing quilt block pattern. Part of the Splendid Sampler hosted by Jane Davidson and Pat Sloan. A year of free quilt block patterns.

The Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilts are iconic bucket list quilts in the quilting community. They’re a great introduction to traditional...