Red Sampler Quilt Along - Week Three!!

 

Hello peeps and happy Monday!

It's already time 

for week three in the 

Red Sampler Quilt Along

And I'm having sew much fun!!

Are you ready to add 

three more blocks this week?

This week I worked 

from two of my books...

For the 12" Block I made my 

Cozy Star Block on page 24 

of my book Vintage Christmas.

I added my Bee Backgrounds Penmanship 

print into this block and 

used my Farm Girl Vintage gingham:)

As usual I'll be using it 

a lot because it works so well!

I made two 6" blocks from my 

Farm Girl Vintage 2 Book.

New Baby Quilt Block is on page 103

and

Starry Nights Block is on page 126.

I'm not sure if you have been

 watching my Sew Your Stash Series

 tutorials on my YouTube Channel...

 but you may find them very helpful 

as I show my tips and tricks 

on making my blocks accurately

 when small pieces are involved.

I seriously love how my 

Red Sampler Blocks 

are looking together:)

By the time I'm finished 

I will have made 

20 - 12" Blocks and 

30 - 6" blocks 

for the Farm Girl Vintage 2 Sampler 

quilt setting that I am using.

 But just remember...

like I told you

 in my week one blog post:

 If you are not comfortable with 

making both 6" and 12" blocks 

you can always make all of 

your blocks in my 12"size and

 then use any of the settings

 in my books for 12" blocks only:)

"You're the BOSS of your own quilt!"

I really enjoy the process of 

choosing red fabrics for each block.

Most of the fabrics are my designs 

but I throw in others here and there

 because I have those in my stash too!

 I sure do love using the

 fabrics in my scrappy stash baskets...

and because of this sew along

I've taken the opportunity

to add a few more

 red prints to my baskets:)

I had an idea to show you 

a picture or two from the

 different photo shoots from my books.

All of the photography 

takes place here in my home.

Kimberly and the crew from 

It's Sew Emma come here to 

Salt Lake for a week 

and take as many pictures as they can

 while I style the photos:)

This one above is from my 

first Farm Girl Vintage Book

 and I loved it so much 

that I chose it for the back cover:)

I'm sure that you can 

figure out all on your own 

that this one is from my 

Vintage Christmas Book.

It's my Christmas Eve Quilt

 on page 168 and it's one 

that I put on my bed 

each year for Christmas.

It's made from 

25 - of my 12" Blocks.

This is just one of many 

12" Block setting options in my books

 and I hope all of these settings 

provide you with inspiration

for a very long time:)

Well that's it for today folks!

I've shown you my blocks...

now it's time for you to show me yours!

Go ahead and use the hashtag

 #RedSamplerQuiltAlong

when posting on your social media:)

I'll meet you right back here 

next week with 3 more blocks!

xx

Lori

P.S. Here is a list of 

each week's blog post 

for this sew along so far:

Click on the week 

that you would like to visit!

 Week One

 Week Two

Red Sampler Quilt Along - Week Two!!

Good morning all and Happy Monday!

This is week two of the 

Red Sampler Quilt Along

This week I made one 

12" block and two 6" blocks

 just like I did last week:)

For the 12" Block...

I used my first 

Farm Girl Vintage Book 

and chose my 

Summer Star Block on page 63.

Did you notice that I 

got a little bit fancy by 

using 2 different backgrounds?

LOL

I thought that it would be fun

 to have my honeycomb print 

surrounding the center square.

I do often use two backgrounds

 in a block or a quilt.

I think it adds texture 

and even more interest

 in this star block!

I added a one yard cut of my

 Red Honeycomb Bee Background 

to my other Bee Backgrounds

 to use for my Red Sampler Quilt.

Because the setting that I am using 

requires each block to have a 

background border...

 I'll be using all of these

 for that as well.

I'll talk about adding those borders

 in a few weeks just in case you are

 doing the same setting that I am:)

The first 6" block that I chose

 for this week is my 

Reindeer Hooves Block on page 80

 of my book Vintage Christmas.

In the book...each "hoof" is a 

different fabric but for my Red Sampler 

I used 2 contrasting fabrics 

and placed them opposite of each other.

I think this block 

turned out really cute.

Gingham always goes well with

 another print that reads almost solid.

It's a classic combo!

I made my 6" Lazy Daisy Block

 from my book Farm Girl Vintage 2.

The directions are on page 81:)

*Take note that in the book 

2 different prints are used to make

 the flower petals 

but I chose to use 

just one print from my stash

for all four of the petals.

I liked how it contrasted

 with the barn red center square

 from my PRIM fabric collection.

This block would also be 

really nice with a light center

 such as the gingham 

and then darker petals:)

*My Trim-It Rulers are my 

best little buddies when 

I'm piecing my blocks.

I used these three sizes 

when sewing this weeks blocks:

2 1/2" - 3 1/2" - 4 1/2"

If you have been following my 

"Sew Your Stash Series"

 that I am doing on my 

YouTube Channel...

then you already know 

all about my Trim -It Rulers.

If not...

I thought I would quickly 

explain why I use them.

Here we go!...

So in the book during the 

step by step instructions...

when you have finished piecing a segment

 I tell you what it should measure

 so that if needed...

you can check it and trim it up 

to the correct size 

before sewing your segments 

together to form the block.

When making the 12" Summer Star Block

 each of the 9 segments should measure

 4 1/2" square and so that is the

 size ruler that I use for that step.

Notice that on my Trim-It Rulers

 They have diagonal lines 

going both ways as well as center lines.

These lines are to make it easy peasy

 to center your blocks by lining up

 your seam lines onto 

the lines of the rulers.

The aqua outside of the ruler 

represents the 1/4" seam allowance 

and inside that window you will sew

 exactly what your block will look like 

after it is sewn into your quilt.

WHEW!

That was kind of a long explanation!

I used my 3 1/2" Trim-It Ruler

 when sewing the Reindeer Hooves Block

 because each hoof should measure

 3 1/2" square before you 

sew the block together:)

For the Lazy Daisy Block

 I used my 2 1/2" size because...

you guessed it!

 The 9 segments in this block 

should measure 2 1/2" each 

before sewing the block together.

I hope this info helps you out!

And just like that...

 I have 3 more super cute 

Red Sampler Blocks for my quilt.

These blocks were really fun to make 

and I just know that I'm going to 

love each and every step 

of making blocks for this quilt along:)

Here's how all six of my blocks 

that I've made so far look together.

They make me happy and I hope 

that they make you happy too!

Thank's so much for all of the

enthusiasm about my 

Red Sampler Quilt Along.

I have seen so many of you jump right in

 and start sewing and 

posting your blocks onto 

Instagram

YaY!...they are sew fun to see!

Keep them coming and I'll be 

right back here next week:) 

xx

Lori

Click below to visit week one:

 Week One

FlossTube No.9 - Show Notes!

 

Hello!

I have something fun and 

what I hope will be helpful 

for you that I will be posting

 monthly here on my blog.

As you know I have a new 

YouTube Channel 

and each month I film 

a new episode of FlossTube.

Within each of those episodes

 I show my cross stitching 

that I have been doing that

 month and tell all about it.

I have a lot of color changes 

that I do so that my stitches

 match my decor style and many of you

 have been asking if I would 

share those color conversions.

So each month I'll be doing

 "show notes" 

and sharing my colors on

 each "finished" piece that I 

have shown in that particular episode.

Last night I filmed FlossTube No. 9 

and here are my show notes.

The Milk & Cream Company

Vintage Cloth used:

 25 Count FARMHOUSE Luagana

Stitched with 2 threads over two.

Chart is by Plum Street Samplers

My Color Conversion:

Called for is listed first-

 following is what I used:)

Classic Colorworks Black Coffee - same

Gentle Arts Tin Bucket - WDW Galvanized

CC Frosted Sage - same

DMC 632 - CC Deep Fennel

DMC 640 - CC Cherry Tomato

CC Prairie Grass - same

CC Eggshell - WDW Parchment

DMC 950 - CC Country Lane

CC Pine Needles - GA Chives

CC Joshua Tree - GA Green Apple

WDW Bark - same

DMC 3371 - CC Blackbird

DMC 3779 - CC Blushing Beauty

DMC 3857 - GA Ruby Slipper

WDW Baked Apple - CC Cherry Tomato 

DMC 3865 - WDW Whitewash

Note that these are the colors

 that I used but placed them 

differently within the 

milkmaids clothing:) 

Bushel and a Peck

Linen used: 36 count Beach Brew

Stitched with 1 strand of floss over 2.

Chart is by Notforgotten Farm

My color conversion:

Called for is DMC followed by my choice:

782 - Weeks Dye Works Chickpea

3021 - WDW Flatfish

3828 - didn't use

3852 - didn't use

732 - WDW Oscar

400 - Gentle Arts Pomegranate

733 - GA Chives

830 - WDW Teal Frost

975 - GA Mountain Mist

3829 - GA Harvest Basket

433 GA Apple Cider

Friendship Sampler

Linen used: 

36 count Tycho by Picture this Plus

Stitched with one strand floss over two

Chart is by Moira Blackburn

My color conversion:

(called for is DMC and is listed first 

and following is what I used)

839 - I didn't use this because 

I didn't stitch the border

642 - 3813

3012 - 3012

926 - 3816

730 - 730

407 - 347 

and 

3779 for the robins breast

3022 - 07

613 - 3813

829 - 08

I also finished my Prim and Proper!

I show and tell many more projects

 and talk about my Red Samplers.

CLICK HERE

to watch my FlossTube No.9

You are welcome to use my 

color conversions and in exchange 

I would

 really appreciate that you 

give me credit when doing so.

xx

Lori