Good morning! Are you guys ready to do some tiny piecing this week? I mean, REALLY teeny tiny?
This week’s block is Fierce by Kitty Wilkin of Night Quilter. When it comes to tiny piecing (this week’s focus skill), Kitty is the expert for sure! Her Sew Tiny Sampler pattern is adorably eensy. So who better to ask to design this week’s block? Yes, that tiny star in the center measures 1-1/3″ square when finished. That’s small, you guys. LOL.
But wait! Don’t freak out! You guys, it’s just paper-piecing. And you’ve already done two paper-pieced blocks, including last week’s, which was super challenging. So if you haven’t done tiny piecing yet, I promise you can handle it. Once you get paper-piecing down as a technique, it legit doesn’t matter how big or small the design is that you’re working on. That, my friends, is the beauty of paper-piecing. And you get to try that out for yourself this week with Fierce, which is one of the coolest star blocks I’ve done in a long time.
Want to make the Fierce block yourself? It’s not too late to join us in the Summer Sampler 2019: Piecing Bootcamp quilt-along! Subscribers get a new quilt block pattern each week, and each block tackles a new piecing skill or technique. Join us to up your quilting game, and you’ll get immediate access to all of the blocks that have already been released (seven already – wow)! Click here to join!
Summer Sampler 2019 includes:
• Fully-tested instructions for 21 gorgeous blocks—a new 12″ (finished) block delivered to your email inbox each week, beginning May 20 and running through October 7
• Complete finishing instructions to make an 80″ x 92″ sampler quilt (delivered October 14)
• Two layout options for finishing instructions (all subscribers receive both – no need to choose!)
• All fabric requirements and suggested Moda Bella Solids colors (YES! There are fabric kits! Available from Sewtopia and Canadian shop Mad About Patchwork)
• Quilt mock-up coloring sheet for planning
• Access to a subscriber-only Facebook group to interact with other quilters and the designers
• Weekly newsletter subscription with insider info
The Summer Sampler 2019 designers are:
Top to Bottom, Left to Right
Row 1: Heather Black @Quiltachusetts, Krista Hennebury @poppyprint, Lynne Goldsworthy @lilysquilts, Lee Heinrich @lee.a.heinrich, Krystina Hopkins @khquilts
Row 2: Andrea Tsang Jackson @3rdstoryworkshop, Jemima Flendt @tiedwitharibbon,Faith Jones @freshlemonsquilts, Kitty Wilkin @nightquilter, Yvonne Fuchs @quiltingjetgirl
Row 3: Lynn Carson Harris @lynncarsonharris, Stephanie Zacharer Ruyle @spontaneousthreads
Row 4: Jen Carlton Bailly @bettycrockerass, Amy Friend @duringquiettime, Justin Stafford @keatonquilts, Katie Blakesley @swimbikequilt, Jo Avery @mybearpaw