Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along – Week Four

Welcome back everyone! Here you will find instructions for Week Four of Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along 2010.

Both versions of the Summer Star Sampler have the same 12 basic blocks. For the first six weeks, everyone will have the same instructions for making blocks.

Here are the fabric requirements in case you missed it.

Download Advanced Fabric Requirements (Advanced w/large center block) Download Advanced Fabric Requirements
Here’s another look at the finished Advanced Summer Sampler

Download Beginner Fabric Requirements (Beginner without center block) Download Beginner Fabric Requirements
Here’s another look at the finished Beginner Summer Sampler

Week One – blocks one and two.
Week Two – blocks three and four.
Week Three – blocks five and six.
Week Four – blocks seven and eight.
Week Five – blocks nine and ten.
Week Six – blocks eleven and twelve.
Week Seven… The advanced quilt version will make the center medallion block in week seven, and the beginners will have a week off or to catch up.
Week eight… brings squaring blocks and putting them together with sashings.
Week nine… will be the borders.

Please use this pattern only for your very own personal use. 🙂
If you own a quilt shop or would like to use these patterns in some other way, they will be available for sale very soon. Contact me if you are interested.

Feel free to join the Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along 2010 Flickr group and share your fabrics and progress! I would LOVE to see what you have created!! You can find the Flickr group here.

Back to Week One – Blocks 1 and 2

Block Seven

Cutting Directions for Block Seven

Apple Green Sprinkles – Cut FOUR squares (3 1/2) X (3 1/2) inches. Cut FOUR squares (3 7/8) X (3 7/8) inches.

Chantily Cream Tone on tone – Cut FOUR squares (3 7/8) X (3 7/8) inches.

Rose Sprinkles – Cut FOUR squares (3 7/8) X (3 7/8) inches.

Piecing Block Seven

The first step is to create the center pinwheel using half square triangles. Fabrics needed for this step are: TWO (3 7/8) X (3 7/8) inch squares of chantilly cream, and TWO (3 7/8) X (3 7/8) inch squares of Rose Sprinkles. Mark a diagonal line on the back of the two chantilly squares, and place right sides facing with the two rose squares. Stitch a quarter inch on each side of the marked line, and cut apart using the marked line. Press seam towards to rose fabric.

Layout the patches as shown in the picture and stitch the center pinwheel together.

Now to make the star points from half square triangles. Fabrics needed for this step are: TWO (3 7/8) X (3 7/8) inch squares of chantilly cream, TWO (3 7/8) X (3 7/8) inch squares of Rose Sprinkles, and FOUR (3 7/8) X (3 7/8) inch squares of Apple Green Sprinkles. Mark a diagonal line on the back of the rose and chantilly squares. Match the rose and chantilly squares both with apple green squares and stitch on either side of the diagonal line. Cut on the marked line and press.

	To make the star points, sew a rose half square triangle together with a chantilly half square triangle as shown in the picture.
	Layout the patches as shown and sew together in rows. Stitch the rows together to finish the block.
	Block Seven is complete!

Block EIGHT

Cutting Instructions for Block Eight

Apple Green Medallions – Cut ONE square (4 1/2) X (4 1/2) inches.

Apple Green Sprinkles – Cut FOUR squares (2 7/8) X (2 7/8) inches.

	Chantily Cream Tone on tone – Cut FOUR squares (2 1/2) X (2 1/2) inches. Cut ONE square (5 1/4) X (5 1/4) inches.
	Rose Tiny Floral – Cut EIGHT squares (2 1/2) X (2 1/2) inches.
	Custard Tone on tone – Cut FOUR rectangles (8 1/2) X (2 1/2) inches. Cut FOUR squares (2 1/2) X (2 1/2) inches.

Piecing Instructions for Block Eight

The first step is to make four flying geese. Fabrics needed for this step are: ONE (5 1/4) X (5 1/4) inch square chantilly cream, and FOUR (2 7/8) X (2 7/8) inch squares of Apple Green Sprinkles. Find my tutorial for making flying geese units here.

Next step is to make the center star. You will need the (4 1/2) X (4 1/2) inch square of apple green medallion fabric, and the FOUR (2 1/2) X (2 1/2) inch squares of chantilly cream. Layout your patches as shown, and sew the star together in rows. Stitch the rows together.

To create the star points in the outer ring of the block, you will the following fabrics: FOUR (8 1/2) X (2 1/2) inch rectangles of Custard Tone on tone, and the EIGHT (2 1/2) X (2 1/2) inch squares of rose tiny floral. Mark a diagonal line on the back of the rose squares. Lay one rose square on each end of a custard rectangle as shown. NOTE: The angle is very important, so be sure it is accurate. Stitch on the marked line. Trim off the outer corner, leaving a quarter inch seam allowance, and press seams outwards.

Trim off the outer corner, leaving a quarter inch seam allowance, and press seams outwards.

To finish the block, layout the patches as shown in picture. Sew together in rows, and sew the rows together.

You have finished Block Eight!

Please send me any questions you may have regarding this quilt along. I would love to hear your comments and suggestions!

A very special and HUGE thank you goes out to FatQuarterShop.Com for their enthusiasm and support of this project!

Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along 2010 Week Three

Welcome back everyone! Here you will find instructions for Week Three of Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along 2010.

Both versions of the Summer Star Sampler have the same 12 basic blocks. For the first six weeks, everyone will have the same instructions for making blocks.

Here are the fabric requirements in case you missed it.

Download Advanced Fabric Requirements (Advanced w/large center block) Download Advanced Fabric Requirements
Here’s another look at the finished Advanced Summer Sampler

Download Beginner Fabric Requirements (Beginner without center block) Download Beginner Fabric Requirements
Here’s another look at the finished Beginner Summer Sampler

Week One – blocks one and two.
Week Two – blocks three and four.
Week Three – blocks five and six.
Week Four – blocks seven and eight.
Week Five – blocks nine and ten.
Week Six – blocks eleven and twelve.
Week Seven… The advanced quilt version will make the center medallion block in week seven, and the beginners will have a week off or to catch up.
Week eight… brings squaring blocks and putting them together with sashings.
Week nine… will be the borders.

Please use this pattern only for your very own personal use. 🙂
If you own a quilt shop or would like to use these patterns in some other way, they will be available for sale very soon. Contact me if you are interested.

Feel free to join the Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along 2010 Flickr group and share your fabrics and progress! I would LOVE to see what you have created!! You can find the Flickr group here.

Back to Week One – Blocks 1 and 2

Block Five

Cutting Directions for Block Five

Apple Green Sprinkles – Cut ONE square measuring (6 1/2) X (6 1/2) inches.

Sea Glass Green Ticking – Cut EIGHT squares measuring (3 1/2) X (3 1/2) inches. Cut ONE square measuring (7 1/4) X (7 1/4) inches.

Rose Large Floral- Cut FOUR squares measuring (3 7/8) X (3 7/8) inches.

Piecing Block Five

The first step is to make the center snowball block. These are the two fabrics you will use to make the center block.. ONE square Apple Green Sprinkles measuring (6 1/2) X (6 1/2) inches FOUR squares Sea Glass Green Ticking measuring (3 1/2) X (3 1/2) inches.

Mark a diagonal line on the back of the sea glass (3 1/2) inch squares. Place a sea glass square in one corner of the apple green square. Sew directly on the marked line.

Place a second sea glass square in the opposite corner and stitch again on the marked line.

	Trim away the outer corners leaving a quarter inch seam allowance. Press seams towards center.
	Repeat with the remaining squares in the two remaining corners. Trim the outer corners and press seams towards the center of the block.
	The next step is to make four Flying geese for the star points. These are the two fabrics you will need. ONE square Sea Glass Green Ticking measuring (7 1/4) X (7 1/4) inches. & FOUR squares Rose Large Floral measuring (3 7/8) X (3 7/8) inches. Find my tutorial for making flying geese units here.
	Now to finish up the block you will need the remaining FOUR squares of Sea Glass Green Ticking measuring (3 1/2) X (3 1/2) inches. Lay out the block as shown, and sew together in three rows.
	Block Five is finished!

Block SIX

Cutting Instructions for Block Six

Custard Sprinkles – Cut ONE strip measuring (1 3/4) X (12) inches. Cut ONE strip measuring (2 7/8) X (8) inches. Cut FOUR rectangles measuring (1 3/4) X (5 1/4) inches.

Brown suede Large Floral -Cut SIX squares measuring (3 1/4) X (3 1/4) inches.

	Chantilly Cream Tone on tone -Cut TWO squares measuring (3 1/4) X (3 1/4) inches. Cut ONE square measuring (6) X (6) inches. Cut ONE strip measuring (2 7/8) X (12) inches.
	Brown Suede Tone on tone -Cut ONE strip measuring (1 3/4) X (8) inches.

Piecing Instructions for Block Six

The first step is to make the center pinwheel. These are the two fabrics you will use to make the center square. TWO squares of Chantilly Cream Tone on tone measuring (3 1/4) X (3 1/4) inches. & TWO squares Brown suede Large Floral measuring (3 1/4) X (3 1/4) inches.

The center pinwheel is made of four Half Square Triangle units. Mark a diagonal line on the back of the two chantilly cream squares. Place a cream square face to face with a brown square, and stitch a quarter inch to the left, and a quarter inch to the right of the marked line. Cut the HST apart using the marked line. Repeat with the remaining cream and brown squares.

Press seams towards the darker fabric. Trim away the tiny triangles to reduce bulk in your seams.

Lay out the HST as shown in the picture. Stitch the four HST together to complete the center pinwheel for block six.

The next step is to make strip sets for the outer corners of the blocks. These are the fabrics needed for this step. ONE strip Custard Sprinkles measuring (2 7/8) X (8) inches. & ONE strip of Brown Suede Tone on tone measuring (1 3/4) X (8) inches. Stitch these two strips together and press towards the brown fabric. From this strip set , sub cut sections (1 3/4) inches wide.

	The second strip set needs the following fabrics: ONE strip of Custard Sprinkles measuring (1 3/4) X (12) inches. ONE strip of Chantilly Cream Tone on tone measuring (2 7/8) X (12) inches. Stitch these two strips together and press towards the cream fabric. From this strip set , sub cut sections (2 7/8) inches wide.
	The next step is to stitch the flying geese for the star points. These are the two fabrics needed for this step: FOUR squares Brown suede Large Floral measuring (3 1/4) X (3 1/4) inches. ONE square of Chantilly Cream measuring (6) X (6) inches. Make four flying geese using my tutorial which you can find here.
	Next you will attach a strip to each flying geese unit. Fabric needed is: FOUR rectangles of Custard Sprinkles measuring (1 3/4) X (5 1/4) inches. Layout the patches like you see in the photo. Stitch the rectangles to the flying geese units. Press towards the flying geese.
	After all that hard work, it is time to put block six together!!! Layout the patches you have created like you see in the photo. Stitch together in three rows.
	The finished block. Two more blocks DONE!! We are officially half way through the smaller blocks!

Please send me any questions you may have regarding this quilt along. I would love to hear your comments and suggestions!

A very special and HUGE thank you goes out to FatQuarterShop.Com for their enthusiasm and support of this project!

Coming Soon!!

Summer Star Sampler Block 5

Hello my Quilty Friends!
As you can see from the picture, I have almost got everything ready for this week’s tutorial. Tune back in at 5 pm and you will find the instructions for week three of the summer star sampler quilt along! Thanks for your patience. 🙂

Quilty Hugs,
Bradie

Week Two Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along 2010

Welcome back everyone! Here you will find instructions for Week Two of Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along 2010.

Both versions of the Summer Star Sampler have the same 12 basic blocks. For the first six weeks, everyone will have the same instructions for making blocks.

Here are the fabric requirements in case you missed it.

Download Advanced Fabric Requirements (Advanced w/large center block) Download Advanced Fabric Requirements
Here’s another look at the finished Advanced Summer Sampler

Download Beginner Fabric Requirements (Beginner without center block) Download Beginner Fabric Requirements
Here’s another look at the finished Beginner Summer Sampler

Week One – blocks one and two.
Week Two – blocks three and four.
Week Three – blocks five and six.
Week Four – blocks seven and eight.
Week Five – blocks nine and ten.
Week Six – blocks eleven and twelve.
Week Seven… The advanced quilt version will make the center medallion block in week seven, and the beginners will have a week off or to catch up.
Week eight… brings squaring blocks and putting them together with sashings.
Week nine… will be the borders.

Please use this pattern only for your very own personal use. 🙂
If you own a quilt shop or would like to use these patterns in some other way, they will be available for sale very soon. Contact me if you are interested.

Feel free to join the Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along 2010 Flickr group and share your fabrics and progress! I would LOVE to see what you have created!! You can find the Flickr group here.

Back to Week One – Blocks 1 and 2

Block Three

Cutting Directions for Block Three

Brown Suede – Cut FOUR squares measuring (4 1/2) X (4 1/2) inches. Cut TWO squares (5) X (5) inches.

Sea Glass Green – Cut TWO squares measuring (5) X (5) inches.

Rose – Cut ONE square measuring (4 1/2) X (4 1/2) inches.

Piecing Block Three

The first step is to make four half square triangles. These are the two fabrics you will use to make half square triangle units. TWO squares of Brown Suede measuring (5) X (5) inches & TWO squares of Sea Glass Green measuring (5) X (5) inches.

Mark a diagonal line on the back of the sea glass 5 inch squares. Match, right sides facing with the brown suede 5 inch squares. Sew a quarter inch to the left and right of the diagonal line.

Cut on the diagonal to create two half square triangle units. You will make four in total. Press seams towards darker fabric.

	Trim the small triangles from the ends of the seams. Squre these patches to measure (4 1/2) X (4 1/2) inches.
	Lay out block as shown, and sew together in rows.
	Block Three Complete!

Block FOUR

Cutting Instructions for Block Four

Brown Suede – Cut TWO squares measuring (4 7/8) X (4 7/8) inches. Cut each square once diagonally to yield FOUR triangles. Cut FOUR squares measuring (2 3/4) X (2 3/4) inches.

Chantilly Cream -Cut ONE square measuring (4 1/2) X (4 1/2) inches.

	Chantilly Cream Floral -Cut ONE square measuring (5 1/4) X (5 1/4) inches. Cut twice diagonally to yield FOUR triangles. Cut FOUR squares measuring (4 1/2) X (4 1/2) inches.
	Apple Green -Cut ONE square measuring (5 1/4) X (5 1/4) inches. Cut twice diagonally to yield FOUR triangles.

Piecing Instructions for Block Four

The first step is to make the center square in a square. These are the two fabrics you will use to make the center square. Chantilly Cream – ONE square measuring (4 1/2) X (4 1/2) inches. & Brown Suede – FOUR squares measuring (2 3/4) X (2 3/4) inches.

Mark a diagonal line on the back of the four brown squares.

Stitch a brown square in two opposite corners of the chantilly square. Stitch directly on the marked diagonal line.

Trim the outer corners leaving a quarter inch seam. Press seams towards darker fabric.

Stitch the remaining two brown squares in the last two corners of the chantilly square.

	Trim the outer corners leaving a quarter inch seam and press the seams towards the darker fabric. This is the center block complete.
	The next step is to create the two colored triangles. These are the two fabrics needed for this step: FOUR triangles of Chantilly Cream Floral cut from the (5 1/4) inch square, & FOUR triangles of Apple Green cut from the (5 1/4) inch square. Lay out the triangles as shown and sew together to yield FOUR two colored triangles.
	Now to attach the two colored triangle to a large brown triangle. Fabric needed is: FOUR triangles of brown suede cut from the (4 7/8) inch square. Layout the patches like you see in the photo. Stitch the brown triangle to the two colored triangle. Press towards the darker fabric.
	Time to put Block Four together! Layout the patches you have created like you see in the photo. Stitch together in three rows. Press the top and bottom rows towards the center. Press the center row outwards. Stitch the top and bottom rows to the middle row, and press the last two seams towards center.
	The finished block. Two more blocks DONE!!

Please send me any questions you may have regarding this quilt along. I would love to hear your comments and suggestions!

A very special and HUGE thank you goes out to FatQuarterShop.Com for their enthusiasm and support of this project!

Summer Star Sneak Peek Blocks 3 and 4

I am overwhelmed at the response I’ve had to the Summer Star Sampler. Hundreds of quilters are now quilting along using all sorts of different fabric lines. It’s so exciting every time I check my computer and see photos that you guys and gals have added to the Summer Star Quilt Sampler Group on Flickr.

Here is a little Summer Star Sneak Peek of Blocks 3 and 4. Complete instructions will be posted at 5am Tuesday morning. 🙂

Block 4 - Summer Stars Sampler

Block 3 - Summer Stars Sampler

Week One – Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along 2010

Hello all my Quilty Friends!
Finally the day has come, to begin the Summer Quilt Along! I am super excited and I hope you all have loads of fun quilting through the HOT summer months. 🙂 Now for a few important notes….
Both versions of the Summer Star Sampler have the same 12 basic blocks. For the first six weeks, everyone will have the same instructions for making blocks.

Here are the fabric requirements in case you missed it.

Download Advanced Fabric Requirements (Advanced w/large center block) Download Advanced Fabric Requirements
Here’s another look at the finished Advanced Summer Sampler

Download Beginner Fabric Requirements (Beginner without center block) Download Beginner Fabric Requirements
Here’s another look at the finished Beginner Summer Sampler

Week One – blocks one and two.
Week Two – blocks three and four.
Week Three – blocks five and six.
Week Four – blocks seven and eight.
Week Five – blocks nine and ten.
Week Six – blocks eleven and twelve.
Week Seven… The advanced quilt version will make the center medallion block in week seven, and the beginners will have a week off or to catch up.
Week eight… brings squaring blocks and putting them together with sashings.
Week nine… will be the borders.

Please use this pattern only for your very own personal use. 🙂 If you own a quilt shop or would like to use these patterns in some other way, they will be available for sale very soon. Contact me if you are interested.

Feel free to join the Summer Star Sampler Quilt Along 2010 Flickr group and share your fabrics and progress! I would LOVE to see what you have created!! You can find the Flickr group here.

Block One

Block One.

Cutting Directions for Block One

Brown Suede – Cut ONE square measuring (6 1/2) X (6 1/2) inches.

Sea Glass Green – Cut FOUR squares measuring (3 7/8) X (3 7/8) inches.

Apple Green – Cut ONE square measuring (7 1/4) X (7 1/4) inches. Cut FOUR squares 3 1/2 X 3 1/2 inches.

Piecing Block One

The fabrics used to make the flying geese units in block one.

The first step is to make four flying geese units for the star points. These are the two fabrics you will use to make flying geese units. FOUR squares of Sea Glass Green measuring 3 7/8 X 3 7/8 inches ONE square of apple green measuring 7 1/4 X 7 1/4 inches. You can find my tutorial for making flying geese here. Press seams towards the smaller triangles.

Make four Flying Geese units.

Trim the flying geese units to remove the bulky little triangles. They should measure 3.5 X 6.5 inches.

Sew the patches together in 3 rows.

Lay out your patches as shown in the photo. Sew patches together in three rows. Press the top and bottom rows outwards. Press the middle row towards the middle. Finish by stitching the top and bottom rows to the middle section.

The completed Block One.

Press the final two seams towards the center of the block. There! Finished block one…. Isn’t it pretty? 🙂

Block Two

Block two.

Cutting Instructions for Block Two

Chantilly Cream – Cut ONE square measuring (5 1/4) X (5 1/4) inches. Cut FOUR rectangles measuring (4 1/2) X (2 1/2) inches.

Sea Glass Green – Cut TEN squares measuring (2 1/2) X (2 1/2) inches.

Apple Green – Cut TWO squares measuring (2 1/2) X (2 1/2) inches. Cut FOUR squares measuring (2 7/8) X (2 7/8) inches.

Rose – Cut EIGHT squares measuring (2 1/2) X (2 1/2) inches.

Piecing Instructions for Block Two

The fabrics used for the flying geese in block two.

The first step is to make four flying geese units for the star points. These are the two fabrics you will use to make flying geese units. Chantilly Cream – ONE square measuring (5 1/4) X (5 1/4) inches & Apple Green – FOUR squares measuring (2 7/8) X (2 7/8) inches. You can find my tutorial for making flying geese here. Press seams towards the smaller triangles.

Attach a flying geese unit to a background rectangle.

Trim the corners off the four flying geese. Fabrics used for this step are: Chantilly Cream -FOUR rectangles measuring (4 1/2) X (2 1/2) inches. Attach one rectangle to each of the four flying geese, as shown in the picture.

The center four patch sewn together.

Now to make the center four patch. Fabrics used for this step are: Sea Glass Green – TWO squares measuring (2 1/2) X (2 1/2) inches & Apple Green – TWO squares measuring (2 1/2) X (2 1/2) inches. For instructions on how to make a four patch, you can see my Nesting Seams in a Four Patch tutorial here.

The outer corners of the block.

Now to make FOUR more four patches which will be the outer corners of the block. Fabrics needed for this step are: Sea Glass Green – squares measuring (2 1/2) X (2 1/2) inches & Rose – Cut EIGHT squares measuring (2 1/2) X (2 1/2) inches. For instructions on how to make a four patch, you can see my Nesting Seams in a Four Patch tutorial here.

Sew the block together in 3 rows.

Time to put Block Two together! Layout the patches you have created like you see in the photo. Stitch together in three rows. Press the top and bottom rows towards the center. Press the center row outwards. Stitch the top and bottom rows to the middle row, and press the last two seams towards center.

The finished block two.

Well there you have it! Two blocks down!

Please send me any questions you may have regarding this quilt along. I would love to hear your comments and suggestions!

A very special an HUGE thank you goes out to FatQuarterShop.Com for their enthusiasm and support of this project!

Need Fabric? Shop Fat Quarter Shop!!

Summer Quilt Along Q & A

Hi ya’!
There have been many questions about the Summer Stars Sampler Quilt Along. Many, many questions. 🙂 That is the reason for this incredibly, informative post which hopefully will clear up all questions, and concerns you may have!

1)Q. Where can I buy a kit for this quilt?
A. There are NO kits available for this quilt. The Fat Quarter Shop carries this specific fabric line, but they are unable to kit these. You must download the fabric requirements and shop for each fabric individually.

2) Q. Is this quilt along free?
A. Yes! These free patterns will be available until the end of September!

3) Q. May I use fabrics from my stash for this quilt?
A. Of course! I would love to see your version of this quilt!!

4) Q. Any chance we will cut cutting instructions beforehand so we can be ready to go on July 6th?
A. Nope! 🙂

5) Q. Will a beginner be able to handle it, or would this be considered an intermediate or higher project?
A. I would consider this quilt to be intermediate. The good news is, that I have also planned a beginner friendly version, and you can find more info in yesterday’s post. 🙂

6) Q. When the fabric requirements say 1/4 yard, will a Fat Quarter work or does it need to be a width of fabric cut?
A. Excellent question! A fat quarter will work perfectly.

Thanks to all of you for your questions! Please leave any other questions you may have and I will be happy to answer ASAP!

Quilty Hugs,
Bradie