The Sampler Has Been Liberated
My Liberated Sampler is complete! As I mentioned in my original post, I decided to make a small sampler of “liberated” or “wonky” quilt blocks as an example of a specific type of modern quilting for a presentation I’m giving next week. I think the final quilt came pretty darn close to the Photoshop mockup I created. This wonky churn dash is one of my favorites.
I have received a lot of comments and emails about this quilt in the last week, most asking for a pattern. Well…I don’t have a pattern – at least not at the moment. It is something I am considering, but I just made these blocks up as I went. But I don’t want to leave you all with nothing, so I did some Googling (is that a word?) and have some tutorial links for you.
· Wonky Star Tutorial by Silly BooDilly
· Wonky String Block by Malka Dubrawsky
· Nine Patch using “Map of the States” technique by Oh, Fransson
· Churn Dash by Sew JOY Creations
· Cross Blocks by Lollyquiltz
· Square in Square by Quilt Dad
I decided to quilt my sampler using randomly angled horizontal lines. I think it put a nice finishing touch on the quilt. The binding is scrappy.
If you make your own liberated sampler, I’d love to see it in the Fresh Lemons Quilts group on Flickr.
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Tagged as: Liberated · modern quilt · Sampler · straight line quilting · Wonky
So pretty!, I love the shapes, the use of solids, and the quilting is fantastic!. Another masterpiece Faith!
I love your liberated sampler! The colors really compliment the wonky blocks. You may have started a new style of quilting
ACK! Faith, this is just gorgeous. I love the bright colors, I love the major wonkiness, I love the whole thing!
It’s beautiful! So bright and happy and I love the lined quilting.
It’s darling! I like it so much!!
Wonky = Jan Mullen of Star-Gazey Designs. Have had her book for years and just love it! My style exactly. BUT, your take with solids, bright solids, is awesome!
This is a great little quilt, Faith. Such fun and happy colors!
What a lovely little sampler! It really does a great job of summing up this aspect of contemporary quilting!
Wow, just gorgeous.
Thinking outside the box – excellent!
Faith! I love this SO MUCH! Great colors, and great job on the wonkiness.
Mmm.. they’re all great, but you’re right about the churn dash. Awesome! Perfect way to quilt it!
love it! Bright and happy colors! Way to go, girl!
I love it, Faith! It is the kind of quilt that makes people smile. That’s a very good thing! Thanks for sharing the links, too!
Love this quilt! I’ve been considering doing something similar for a while, and I love the results.
Can I ask: what colors did you use for your quilts? Was it a bundle of solids, or did you pick and choose? I’d love to find out the names of your fabric choices…they’re so fun!
Hi Nicole! Many of the colors are Art Gallery Pure Elements solids. If you get a bundle of them, you won’t be disappointed. Great fabric and beautiful saturated colors.
I like that the binding is also “wonky”. Great little quilt.
Gorgeous finish!! Can’t go wrong with the Pure Elements, and they pop so beautifully against the white!
I just love this quilt, the blocks are great and I love how you quilted it. The binding is inspired!
Thanks so much for this great group of links! Your use of solids is fabulous! Deb.
Loving your liberated sampler, so bright and cheery
wahoo! it’s so beautiful faith.
LOVE this Faith!!
Oh, I LOVE!!!!! this quilt. It’s so pretty, and fresh, and modern, and liberated. That churn dash is my favorite block, too.
So modern and fresh! And the solids set the blocks off brilliantly! Lovely! Jxo
Refreshing, keep up the good original work.
This quilt is AWE-SOME!!!
love the colors, the quilting and the free spirit of this quilt
This is awesome, the bright solids are not usually my cup of tea, but this really calls to me… Do you think it wants to come and live at my house?!
This is awesome, the bright solids are not usually my cup of tea, but this really calls to me… Do you think it wants to come and live at my house?!
I love this! I’m having so much fun with the Summer Sampler Series blocks, and I can’t wait to do the solstice ones. This modern take on traditional blocks is way fun!
I really love this quilt. Thanks for sharing.
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Please, please, please make a pattern for this! I love it! I am just a beginner but I think I could do this with a pattern. What size is the finished quilt?