2018 - A Look Back - Part III

2018 was the year I finally completed my Splendid Sampler (from 2016). I fell behind and lost the directions to some blocks, so I ended up with a 64 block quilt, but I actually think 100 blocks might have been too big.
The original reason for the "shadows" was that my blocks were not all exactly the same size (I really need to work on accuracy). This allowed me to fudge a little.

I'm so happy with it!

Striped binding is the best!

How to Foundation Piece Splendid Sampler Block 46

My Splendid Sampler blocks are coming along nicely. I've actually managed to stay mostly up to date. (Be sure to check my Instagram feed if you'd like to see all of them.)

Ever since I started working on my Baby Jane quilt, I tend to always check whether block instructions can be converted to foundation piecing.

When I saw The Splendid Sampler Block 46, "Twirl Time", by Sarah J. Maxwell, I knew this one would be quicker to paper piece than rotary cut. One caveat: as with applique, paper pieced blocks will turn out to be a mirror image of the pattern. I keep forgetting this. Sometimes it works out well, sometimes it doesn't. This time it did. Phew! The block is a mirror image but it's still a twirly whirly and I'm OK with that.

If you're interested, here's my numbering for the block:

Cut it into the four sections and foundation piece. I almost always use the freezer paper method. The link to my tutorial is in the sidebar.

Here's the back after piecing and trimming:

And the front:

All sewn together:

Happy Accidents

As I've posted before, I'm making Splendid Sampler blocks along with thousands of other quilters and loving it!

Sunday's block is really cute!

I was a little weary of all the tiny pieces, so I decided foundation piecing was the way to go. I figured out the numbering, printed the diagram, and made the sections. When it came to assembly, I realized I hadn't mirrored the diagram. Rookie mistake!

Since I'd already made everything, I decided to see if it'll be OK if the block was a little "twisted".

Then anal retentive me looked at the design and realized that a tape measure will not look like that when folded in that way.

This actually played in my favor because my block was turned around.

The words, however, were not going to fit as designed. Another happy accident however!

Here's my block:

Different, but I like it.

If you haven't made the block yet and would like to try foundation piecing it, my numbering was as follows:

Just remember that you'll have to mirror the diagram, which I didn't. The numbering will still work.