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 over on Instagram with the hashtag #simplesixinchsampler if you want to check it out. I decided to stop at 25 so that I could complete a quilt to gift to my husbands Grandparents for their 65th wedding anniversary last month.
A free project sheet with directions for both 6″ and 9″ blocks is available to download here.
Many of the blocks used in this quilt can be found in the Quick & Easy Block Tool by C&T Publishing. It’s a great little tool to have on hand and includes so many great quilt blocks, if you haven’t already, its worth downloading a copy to your iPad or mobile device.
There are also blocks like the Old Grey Goose by Nancy Cabot. Nancy Cabot is one of my quilty hero’s so I couldn’t resist including a couple of her blocks in the quilt.
I quilted the sampler on my home machine using alternate diagonal lines on each block after setting the blocks with a 1″ finished sashing. The entire quilt is only 42″ x 42″ square. Turns out that’s the perfect size for my husbands Grandparents dining table!
I’m linking up with Amy’s Creative Side Blogger’s Quilt Festival and entering this sampler into the Small Quilts Category. Good luck to everyone joining in with the festival.
Tomorrow I will have a tutorial up for my Lickety Split Modern Chevron quilt if you want to come back and check it out.
Until then Happy Quilting
Looks gorgeous Peta! It reminds me I need to get a wriggle on and finish mine! Lovely quilt xx
This is so pretty, Peta! I love the alternate diagonal quilting and how it forms on point boxes across the blocks. Good luck with the Festival! x
This is fabulous. Thanks for sharing the free pattern so we can make our own versions. Love your colour palette for this too!
This is gorgeous! I’m thinking it could be perfect for a Christmas Quilt!
Thanks for that, Peta! I am only 4 blocks away from the number I need, and was just thinking about sashing and borders. This will be so helpful 🙂
THIS is OUTSTANDING !!
This is a beautiful quilt. Love the blues
I love the colors that you use.
Thanks Mary that’s very sweet of you.
I’ve been working through these blocks in the 9″ block size. There are a few errors in the cutting instructions and I’m wondering if you have produced an updated pattern to correct these?
Thanks!
I love this quilt and just got to block five. However the blocks range from 8.5” to 10” in size. We also corrected some of the piece sizing for individual blocks. Do you have any suggestions or an updated download?
Hi Pamela, it might be worth having another read through the download information and making sure you have read it in its entirety because all of the blocks are definitely 6.5″ finished 🙂
Hi Peta,
I’m making the 9 in blocks and noticed nlock A1 says make 4 hst just as block A3, then trim to 4.5 “ then add a 3.5” block to the middle. The picture shows we need 8 hst. If the center block is 3.5″ then would we trim to 3.5″? Block C5 is the same.
Hi Melissa, thanks for the message. You are correct! I’ve updated the pattern sheet so you can re download it with the correct measurements for block A1.
Thank you so much!!
Hi, This is the first quilt I’ve made on my own, no lessons, no teacher. I’m having a go with the sampler quilt and I’m making 9 inch blocks. I’m halfway through making Block E4 and can see that the smaller HST’s are going to be smaller than the larger two when joined together. Each smaller HST is trimmed to 2.25 and the larger one to 4.5. Where am I going wrong? I would be grateful for some help.