Floret block from the Summer Sampler 2021 www.swimbikequilt.com

Today is the day! I’m so excited to share my completed Summer Sampler 2021 Quilt Block! It was a weird summer for me, and I didn’t blog about this quilt very much [as in I skipped 11/13 of the blocks]. If you are on instagram, you can see all of my blocks here. I even have my own Summer Sampler hashtag (I’ve made a lot of blocks over the years)

Summer Sampler Quit Top by Katie Blakesley swimbikequilt.com

Sewing a Summer Sampler Block is the only thing that has kept my plants in my sewing room alive this summer, lol. Other wise I don’t think I would have remembered to water them at all, since it was a decidedly sewing-free summer, otherwise.

I think I am going to bind this quilt in black and white stripes, since I liked how the striped tape looked with it. I’m going to back it in minky, drop it off to get long armed, and gift it to some people I love, hopefully sooner rather than later.

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I loved how all of these blocks looked together!

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Want to Make Your Own Summer Sampler Quilt

For $34.99 total (a one-time charge), you'll receive:
• 13 fully-tested quilt block patterns, with tips and tricks for success
• A Welcome PDF with fabric requirements and suggested colors (see below for info about fabric bundles available from online fabric shops)
• Complete finishing instructions to make an 68" x 68" sampler quilt
• Coloring sheets for planning
• Access to a private Facebook group ask questions, get advice, and connect with the designers and a community of other quilters

Quilt-along runs: June 7-September 6, 2021. Subscribers will receive a new block pattern via email each Monday during the quilt-along, with finishing instructions sent on Sept. 6. Since the quilt along is technically over, you will receive access to all patterns at once.

Block sizes: 12-1/2" x 12-1/2" (12" x 12" finished), plus one super-sized 28-1/2" x 28-1/2" block

Finished quilt size: Approximately 68" x 68"

Skill level: Confident Beginner. We assume you have basic quilting knowledge such as general fabric cutting and pressing knowledge, the ability to sew a consistent 1/4" seam, and familiarity with the terminology used in quilt patterns.

Block construction: 12 of the 13 blocks use basic (traditional) piecing techniques. 1 block uses foundation paper-piecing. (If you have never paper-pieced before, our "Beginner's Guide to Paper-Piecing" is included with purchase.) 4 blocks use curved piecing. There is no appliqué in this sampler pattern.

Finished Summer Sampler 2021 Quilt Top

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