Well this one's been a process that's for sure! Begun last spring , it was a block a week for months, a break before the blocks cam...

So it's taken me a while to pick up my Summer Sampler blocks and continue on to the setting blocks. The quiltalong had a stunning layou...

The Summertide Star designed by Faith / Fresh Lemons Quilts  was the perfect final block for the  Summer Sampler , especially since I actual...

Half-rectangle triangles have always been a bit of an enigma for me. I mean I've done them, but trimming has always held some uncertaint...

So I'm back! Still adjusting to reality after a great time away, but looking forward to catching up. After all the fun of the Summer Sam...

Oh yay. This week in the  Summer Sampler , we're sewing two kinds of  hourglass units, something I'm always happy to face.  Katie / ...

I'll confess that I took one look at this week's  Summer Sampler  block, saw that it was made of  half-hexagons, and audibly sighed,...

When this week's  Summer Sampler  pattern came through in my email and I saw the design up close, I was totally surprised to find that i...

This week's  Summer Sampler  block is all about using color and fabric placement. Designed by Krystina Hopkins / KH Quilts , you can see...

This week's Summer Sampler block was designed by Jo Avery / My Bear Paw , and was an engaging combination of freehand(!) foundation pie...

Andrea Tsang Jackson / 3rd Story Workshop 's "Altitude" block was another one I'd had my eye on from the very beginning of...

Considering the overarching theme of this year's Summer Sampler is "Piecing Bootcamp," I was a tad dubious when I saw the ski...

Ya know, when I first saw the  Summer Sampler  announced, this block was one of the ones that I was really anxious to make. Designed by  Hea...

This wee k's Summer Sampler technique is Partial Seams, and they were definitely the easiest part of this block for me. It seems the la...

OH. my. goodness! This week's Summer Sampler   theme  is Inset Pieced Circle, and it's a doozy. In the best way possible, that is! ...