Summer Sampler 2020 Catch-Up

Oh, guess what? It must officially be fall, because the final Summer Sampler 2020 block has been released! Here’s a round-up of all the blocks that have been released since my last post for our annual summer quilt-along. (Want to get the Summer Sampler 2020 pattern? Click here!)

Block 7: Diverge by Nicole Neblett of Mama Love Quilts
This is such a fun block and gives you a great opportunity to use lots of colors and prints. Really the only tricky thing about this block is keeping track of where the colors go as you make your Flying Geese units.

Block 8: Direction by Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life
This seems to have been the most difficult block in the quilt-along for many people, due to lining up the stripes. But I love the effect!

Block 9: Midsummer by Megan Pitz of Canoe Ridge Creations
This breezy block has so much movement! Trimming the pinwheel units tripped up some people, but just pay close attention to the diagram in the instructions to avoid headaches.

Block 10: Zephyr by Katie Blakesley of Swim Bike Quilt
Deceptively easy, especially since you’ve already tackled curves on Block 5! And these are such nice, big, gentle curves—just the way I like them!

Block 11: Swamp Rabbit Trail by Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs
This block looks like it would be paper-pieced, right? Nope, it’s not! It’s surprisingly simple and fun, and such an unusual design. Like so many of these, it would like great repeated for an entire quilt.

Block 12: Orbit by Erica Jackman of Kitchen Table Quilting
A delight of a block! It looks complex, but it’s really just simple piecing building-blocks.

Block 13: Glimpse by Faith Jones of Fresh Lemons Quilts
Looks complex, but Faith has plenty of tricks for you to simplify this design. Love the effect.

Block 14: Like a Butterfly by Carolina Oneto
Final curves of the quilt-along! Lots of people in the quilt-along Facebook group weren’t sure about this one going into it, but it ended up being a crowd favorite! And it is so easy!

Block 15: Flux by Stefanie Satterwhite of Satterwhite Quilts
Another one that looks crazy complex, but in reality, it’s just simple piecing units that add up to so much more! And there’s like a gazillion design possibilities with this one just by changing up the colors and values.

Block 16: Daylily by me!
I’m bringing up the rear with this block, which is literally just HSTs and rectangles for a super quick, easy, fun sew to round out the quilt-along.

Finishing instructions for putting all of these blocks together into one beautiful quilt will be released to subscribers on Monday, Sept. 21. (Click here to subscribe.) And then we’re done! Where did this summer go? But it’s been such a fun quilt-along and I have absolutely loved seeing the growth and camaraderie in our subscriber-only Facebook group! I’ll post my finished quilt very soon!