Summer Sampler 2019 Block 12: Fussy Love

It’s August! How is it August already?! I feel like summer has barely started, and now the girls are just one month from being back to school. But at least another week gone by means another Summer Sampler block! We’re on Block #12 already!

This is Fussy Love by Justin Stafford of Keaton Quilts. First of all, if you’re not familiar with Justin, you have to head to his website or Instagram to check out his company’s “CEO,” Diane Keaton. You can thank me later, after you’ve enjoyed that cuteness.

This week’s Piecing Bootcamp skill? Fussy-cutting! The funny thing is, I’ve basically been fussy-cutting every block of this sampler, since I’m using Ombré Confetti Dots. I’ve been attempting to use particular shades from the ombré, and in some cases when larger pieces were called for, I’ve incorporated the gradations into the block design. So while my version of Fussy Love may not look fussy-cut, it most certainly is!

I’ve found that while fussy-cutting ombrés may not be the most efficient use of fabric, it’s really gratifying to have that level of color flexibility and to be able to add that extra layer of design thinking to my blocks. So as you’re looking to fussy-cut this week’s block, you don’t have to think purely along the lines of cutting out a particular print design. Another option is to check out your ombrés or large-scale prints and see if there’s something more abstract you might be able to do.

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