Summer Sampler 2019 Blocks 3 and 4: Improv piecing and seam nesting
Summer Sampler 2019: Piecing Bootcamp keeps rolling on! Here are the latest blocks we've made:
First, Curious Crossing by Krista Hennebury of Poppyprint. This was last week's block, and the skill in our Summer Sampler: Piecing Bootcamp theme: Improv! If you've followed me for any length of time, you probably know I have a complicated relationship with improv. When things aren't carefully planned out for me, I freak out a little. 😂But Krista's "Improv Under the Influence" technique actually made this block so darn easy! I didn't panic in the least! Yay!!
And you guys. Ombre Confetti Dot prints in a block like this? So, so yummy. I am seriously in love with this block.
Next up, for this week's block, we're tackling seam-nesting with Block 4, Victorian Tile by Lynne Goldsworthy of Lily's Quilts.
For those who aren't familiar, "seam nesting" means pressing adjoining seams in opposite directions, allowing the seams to lock together and giving you better accuracy as a result. And this block gives you LOTS of chances to nest seams! I usually like to press my seams open, but I decided to go all-in on this week's lesson and give side-pressing a shot. And it did work out very nicely! Nice, clean, pretty seam intersections. I'll probably go back to pressing my seams open on the next block, but I'm glad I tried something different.
Hey, want to join Summer Sampler 2019: Piecing Bootcamp? Each block tackles a new piecing skill or technique. Join us to up your quilting game, and you'll get immediate access to all 21 sampler block patterns, plus finishing instructions for two different layout options. Click here to join!
The Summer Sampler 2019: Piecing Bootcamp pattern includes:
• Fully-tested instructions for 21 gorgeous blocks (12" finished size)
• Complete finishing instructions to make an 80" x 92" sampler quilt
• Instructions for two layout options—you get both! No need to choose!
• All fabric requirements and suggested Moda Bella Solids colors (YES! There are fabric kits available from Sewtopia and Canadian shop Mad About Patchwork)
• Quilt mock-up coloring sheet for planning
• Access to an exclusive subscriber-only Facebook group to ask questions, get advice, and interact with the designers and a community of other quilters
The Summer Sampler 2019 designers are: Top to Bottom, Left to Right
Row 1: Heather Black @Quiltachusetts, Krista Hennebury @poppyprint, Lynne Goldsworthy @lilysquilts, Lee Heinrich @lee.a.heinrich, Krystina Hopkins @khquilts
Row 2: Andrea Tsang Jackson @3rdstoryworkshop, Jemima Flendt @tiedwitharibbon, Faith Jones @freshlemonsquilts, Kitty Wilkin @nightquilter, Yvonne Fuchs @quiltingjetgirl
Row 3: Lynn Carson Harris @lynncarsonharris, Stephanie Zacharer Ruyle @spontaneousthreads
Row 4: Jen Carlton Bailly @bettycrockerass, Amy Friend @duringquiettime, Justin Stafford @keatonquilts, Katie Blakesley @swimbikequilt, Jo Avery @mybearpaw