Tag: Sampler Quilt

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Our Wedding Quilt

Aug
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For our wedding, my mom made this beautiful quilt.

It is a sampler using traditional Amish-style blocks.

Thimbles or Bow Ties.

Butterflies.

Appliqued flowers.

Log Cabin stars.

My bed is a queen, but this quilt is a monster king size with three boarders. The better to snuggle you with, my dear.

Oh! And baskets… See them there over the pillows? I forgot to take a close up of that. I’m sure that’s the first thing your eye went to in this picture.
I love this quilt. It took my mom about four years to make, but I anticipate it will last a lifetime. It is incredibly warm and comfortable and I am so happy that all her work went into something that I use and appreciate every single day.
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Dear Jane Workshop

Apr
No Comments   Posted by Katie |  Category:quilting, workshops

I signed up for the Dear Jane workshop at City Quilter this summer. Dear Jane is a sampler quilt and the book has 225 patterns from 1863. The workshop meets just one Monday evening per month from May through August and we will learn a different sewing technique, such as paper piecing or applique, at each class. At home, we can choose patterns from the book that use that technique and practice making a few blocks. The blocks are small- just four and a half inches. From what I understand, the patterns are pretty tedious to work with, but I think this is a great way to get a lot of practice.

Here is a beautiful example from Bridgett’s photostream:

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