Pat Sloan's thirty-fourth book is The Splendid Sampler, a collection of 100 blocks from 80 designers. The 6" blocks employ varied techniques, including patchwork, applique', paper piecing, hand and machine embroidery, English Paper Piecing, and mixed techniques. Many are new, original blocks.
Beginning February 14, 2016, the blocks were featured for free online, two a week, at her website found here.
A year ago I was able to see Pat at a local quilt guild. My post with photos of Pat's quilts can be found at https://theliteratequilter.blogspot.com/2016/03/pat-sloan-visits-town.html.
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| Great Lakes Heritage Quilters members Splendid Sampler blocks |
Lucy from my weekly quilt group has made some of the blocks, including this embroidered block.
Martindale's That Patchwork Place gave me a free ebook of The Splendid Sampler in exchange for an unbiased review.
Why, you may ask, should you buy the book when the blocks were free online?
A well illustrated, comprehensive Quilting Basics offers all the great information you need for every technique, including hints such as how to avoid a 'shadow' under light applique pieces, pressing small pieces, preparing circles for applique, marking for embroidery, and how to make foundation papers easier to remove.
The blocks are arranged by technique: Patchwork, Applique, Foundation-Pieced, and Embroidered.
Each block pattern designer offers an artist's statement about her block.
Each block has a full-color photograph of the designer's completed block, supplies needed, and step-by-step, illustrated assembly instructions including hints for success.
Alternate colorways are often included and suggestions on fussy cutting and color choice.
I appreciated the construction illustrations showing how to sew rows to complete the pieced block.
There is a quilt gallery of completed sampler quilts in different settings and layouts and an alphabetical Block Index by the block's pattern name.
All patterns in the ebook have links to a PDF file for downloading.
80 designer's worth of inspiration, advice, and creativity in one book! Designers include:- Co-authors Jane Davidson and Pat Sloan
- Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill
- Lynette Anderson
- Laurie Simpson of Minick & Simpson
- Joanne Figueroa of Fig Tree Quilts
- Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings
- Victoria Findlay Wolfe
- Jackie Kunkel of Canton Village Quilt Works
Every quilter, beginner or advanced, will find something to inspire them in The Splendid Sampler.
I received a free ebook from the publisher through Edelweiss in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.
Publication date is April 4, 2017.
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