Please feel free to post your pictures of the quilt blocks in progress or when they are done. This is for all the weeks of the Sampler. Thanks everyone for sharing your progress on your Sampler!!

I'll move the three I've alread done to this thread so they can all be together. This is so great. I have one block turned wrong, so I have to change it, but won't bother changing the picture. We'll see how many people find it.

well I didn't notice the block turned wrong til you mentioned it! I usually see those things but this one didn't jump out at me! LOL

Such beautiful blocks!! Can't wait to see more.

It didn't jump out at me until I was cutting some 2 1/2 in strips last night and it just punched me in the face. Btw, I got your templates today, thank you so much!!!! Now I can try some star and wing blocks too. Katie

I had one just like that I did in a hotpad. It was in a pinwheel and the one that was wrong was very apparent but not til I had made the whole thing and had quilted it and was totally done! I was selling my stuff to Joette in Kalona at the time and I took it and showed it to her. She bought it anyway and it sold!!! Either they didn't know what they were looking at or they didn't care. It looked like a glaring error to me! The pattern was broken but someone took it anyway!! LOL

Can you see the backwards HST?

hehehe second row left...correct. But if you wouldn't have said anything, I wouldn't have noticed. I made a test block that I was going to use for a small table topper for a lamp in my sewing room. A friend came over and wanted me to make her one. I had two blocks that were backwards. She couldn't find it, so she took that one. I made another one, with no mistakes for myself. It's really easy to do a small block backwards. I just finish cutting out week 11 Bella. I thought I had it all done until I went to lay it out. I keep forgetting that the blocks have to reverse. ie: top row blocks 3 and 4, so had to make 4 more sets of block 4. But I am saving ALL my mistakes like that and see what I can come up with some day. Maybe nothing, maybe something super special. Going to cut out another block. I like to have 2 or 3 to sew together at one time.

Love these blocks, do we need to buy the download book in order to do them? Am anxious to see more of them, beautiful!

No these are not in the ebooks. These are in the Sampler Quilt Along. I post 3 quilt blocks each Sunday and you can pick and choose which ones you like. I offer free templates so you can make the quilt blocks in either a 6 1/2" size or 12 1/2" size.

Here are the links:
Rhonda's Blocks
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual...jsp?vsnum=1020

Rhonda's Sampler Quiltalong
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual...jsp?vsnum=1017

Very nice pictures.

Rhonda, thank you, good to know! I will be checking out the links you posted for me!

You're welcome Here are all of my links if you want to check them out.

If you haven't seen these here are my links for the info I have available:



My Quilting Board Virtual Sections

Rhonda's Blocks
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual...jsp?vsnum=1020

Rhonda's Sampler Quiltalong
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual...jsp?vsnum=1017

Rhonda's Workshops and classes
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual...jsp?vsnum=1010



My free tutorials on the Quilted Paradise Newsletter

http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/230-jzl.jsp ---cell phone case
http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/231-uzl.jsp -- bookmarks
http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/232-uid.jsp -- softbox pincushion 1st half
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http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-37915-1.htm - Easy Half Square Triangles
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-36995-1.htm - Butterflys
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-38879-1.htm - Boston Blocks
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-30920-1.htm - Confusion Crazy Quilting
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-23252-1.htm - Tips for HSTs
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-53469-1.htm - Sunbonnet Sue Magnets
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-46365-1.htm - Easy Way to Piece this HST Quilt Block



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http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/995-owz.jsp -Star Point Block
http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/822.jsp -----Bed Quilts Blocks and Borders with Wings Blocks

Had to look hard but found it in number three :D

It's fixed now. :) This afternoon I plan on sewing another one or two together.

I really would like to see everyone elses blocks too! I have my sister interested in these blocks too, she's not on the board yet, but I'm nudging her with the pictures of mine and sent her the web pages. She's the one that got me into quilting 30 years ago, and now it's my turn to get her addicted to these blocks.

I'm so glad you enjoy the quilt blocks. I have soooo much fun playing on my EQ5. I love designing probably more than any other part of quilting other than seeing the finished product.

This Sampler is the best of both worlds for me!!
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: I get to design and see the end result in your pics!! Love it!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Here are the two I put together today. The wk 3, Cassandra block was my first Kansas Dugout Block.

They look terrific KL!! What did you think of the processes? My mom didn't like the look of where the Kansas Dugouts stop and start between the blocks(Where the points meet). Her eye was looking for a solid line there. But that defeats the purpose of using KDs.

Oh, I had fun with it. I thought it was going to be harder, but it wasn't. So I'll be making some more of those. And I liked the points. Tonight I cut our my first Star Point Block. If I have time tomorrow I'll be sewing it together. I do have to clean one of these days. I could be comsumed doing these blocks 24 hrs. a day. LOL But I love them.

Your blocks are beautiful, even the one with the block turned wrong. Waiting for the rest!

I think it is too obvious not to do something about it - unless you are going with the idea of one imperfect block in a quilt to satisfy the religious idea...
I like your choice of colour.

I had already fixed it shortly after I realized it was wrong. That would have driven me nuts. So here's the fixed block

Still very beautiful! Thanks for the update picture.

Ok, here are a couple more. I must slow down a little because I'm not getting my points as perfect as I'd like. The first one is my first Star Point Block Wk 10 Lavena. That was a bit challenging at first, but I got the swing of it. So I want to make more with better points. The second is from Wk 11 Bella. And the third is actually like the bottom left block on my avatar. I made that about 11 years ago with Thangles. I've always like that block so decided to make one the Rhonda way. It took half the time to make. Hope you enjoy.

Also, I have not squared up any block. I like to wait until I actually put the sashing on.

They all look terrific! I think you did a good job on the points. We are always our own worst critic. But I know what you mean. I strive to do the best I can but sometimes they just don't want to play nice no matter how hard I try.

I love that you took my method and applied it to another quilt block. That is what I try to get across is my methods can be used for alot of traditional quilt blocks.

Y'all's blocks are so pretty. Keep up the good work. I am drooling!

Thanks Rhonda. I am really having fun with these. Now I'll have to get a few more cut out before I get a few more pictures up. I am also working on a block from the Fons and Porter show. I wanted to try it because they made it look so easy. NOT...then I'll see if I can do it your method. That will take me a while because I don't want to spend all my time trying to get a block together. When I know I can get several done in the same amount of time. And will probably look better.

Thanks Bj, we are kind of neighbors. Just a two hour drive!Are their nice quilting stores in Lubbock? I don't get there very often.

Wow wow wow!!! Your blocks are georgious. Fabulous colors.

Thank you! Where are your blocks. I thought you were making some. I'd love to see everyone elses blocks, not just mine.

I haven't had time to work on them. I got 2 really big projects that I am working my butt off to get done, as soon as I am done I will start on my blocks. I can hear Rhonda's tut screaming at me to start. LOL.

Two more.... the first one is from wk 14 Neva..however my four dark fabrics, came up with a little extra wing on it. Not sure why, but I liked it. The other is wk 8 Amelia. These are such fun!!!

Very nice!! I got one block ready to be sewn.

I forgot that block does that. Some of them need an odd number for the angle and I didn't want to send out a differant angle. sorry about that. I went back through my files and chose this one on EQ and forot the angle issue. it does look good tho. You might get this on some of the other Star Points too if I forgot to mark them.

Here is lilly from week 13, she is not finished yet but thought I would share because I don't know when I will have time to finish. Not sure I like the colors.

It looks good cjomomma you might like it better if you have a stronger contrast in your colors. But this one is just fine the way it is!

Super, can't wait to see it. And be sure to put the week and name if you know it. I love working on these blocks.

Opps I just saw the last two posts. Yeah it looks great. If you are going to make a sampler, it will blend in. I have one block I made before I started these, and I like the block, very simple one, but when I put it with the first couple of these, I didn't like it. Now that I have a bunch done. It blends right in.

Thank you. This one is Lilly from week 13. I have to get some blenders so I can have more contrast in my blocks.

That's ok, I kind of like the little extra wings. Makes the block look a little hard than it is. Although there sure were alot of points. It took longer to do, but worth it. And I'm not in a hurry. I just love doing them.

I understand that, my wk 8 Amelia that I just posted, I wish the light pink would have been a little darker. But I still like it. Most of my stash are a little darker in color, so I've got some lighter and different fabrics ordered from one of the companies that had a good sale that was posted on here. Just waiting for it to arrive.

Here are a couple more. Now I'm starting to think about what color sashing since all these are the colors the rest of them will be. I wonder if it should be a light sashing lt. green or beige, or dark sashing, like dk. green or black. It will still be a whilte before I get around to putting the sashing on, but when I'm ready to start, quilting as I go, I'd like to have the material ready.

OOhh I love the colors in Verna! She was my grandmother by the way. She did alot of embroidery work on quilts. She would have loved this one.

I'm curious. Are you doing these in 6 1/2" or 12 1/2"? How many do you think you will use?

I'm making 12" squares. Making a coverlet for my day bed. I plan on having the top as a rectangle, like the matress, then at each end a separate rectangle attached to the top, and the same, separate rectangle for the front. In other words, instead of making just a square and throwing it on the bed, the two front corners will be open because the frame has front post. so the quilt shows more. I'm not sure how many I'll need, kind of measure as I go. I have 12 done, and probably 20-25-30 to go. LOL