Sister Sampler Quilts by AnneMarie Chany
Sister Sampler Quilts by AnneMarie Chany : Fresh Lemons Quilts
It's probably no secret that I love seeing fresh designs made with vintage blocks. When AnneMarie Chany of Gen X Quilters asked if I would like to check out her new book, Sister Sampler Quilts: 3 Modern Sampler Quilts with Paired Sister Blocks, I was thrilled to say yes!
Sister Sampler Quilts by AnneMarie Chany : Fresh Lemons Quilts
Sister Sampler Quilts is 127 pages filled with 25 blocks, each with 9" and 12" options. The block designs are paired with "sister" versions. In the case of the block I stitched up, Capital T, the sister block was the inverse of the color layout that I made. You can see my block below, and the sister block option in the book photo.
Sister Sampler Quilts by AnneMarie Chany : Fresh Lemons Quilts
In addition to the 25 quilt blocks, AnneMarie provides instruction to make three different modern sampler layouts.
The Sisters' Ten Sampler:
Sister Sampler Quilts by AnneMarie Chany : Fresh Lemons Quilts
The Vice Versa Sampler:
Sister Sampler Quilts by AnneMarie Chany : Fresh Lemons Quilts
The Bonfire Sampler:
Sister Sampler Quilts by AnneMarie Chany : Fresh Lemons Quilts
The last 20 pages of the book offer tutorials on achieving accurate seam allowances, half-square triangles, quarter-square triangles, flying geese, curves, string blocks and binding.
If you love a good block reference book and are looking for creative layouts for your samplers, be sure to check this book out!
You can find out more about Sister Sampler Quilts by following along on the blog hop:
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Monday, January 18 AnneMarie Chany / Gen X Quilters - Introduction Sara Lawson / Sew Sweetness
Tuesday, January 19 Leah Day / Free Motion Project Brenda Ratliff / Just A Bit Frayed
Wednesday, January 20 Faith Jones / Fresh Lemons Quilts - Me! Angela Pingel / Cut To Pieces
Thursday, January 21 Lynne Goldsworthy / Lily's Quilts Amy Friend / During Quiet Time
Friday, January 22 Christa Watson / Christa QuiltsViolet Craft
Monday, January 25 Lee Heinrich / Freshly Pieced Melissa Corry / Happy Quilting
Tuesday, January 26 Karen Lewis / Karen Lewis Textiles Amy Gibson / Stitchery Dickory Dock
Wednesday, January 27 Sherri McConnell / A Quilting Life Melissa Mortensen / Polka Dot Chair
Thursday, January 28 Amy Ellis / Amy's Creative Side Heather Valentine / The Sewing Loft
Friday, January 29 Cindy Wiens / Live A Colorful Life AnneMarie Chany / Gen X Quilters - Wrap Up