Thanks to Amy for organizing an online Quilt Festival!It was easy for me to figure out which is my favorite quilt. It's my Alphabet Sampler Quilt. I had been making Tonya's free pieced letters so much, I decided I needed to make an alphabet for myself as a reference, so wouldn't have to keep looking at the instructions whenever I wanted to make a letter.
I knew I wanted both upper and lower case letters. Somewhere along the line I decided to add numbers. I wasn't sure how I wanted to arrange them, so I stared looking at early American cross-stitch samplers. Then I decided to add my house, and sign the quilt along with the date.
I needed some elements to fill empty spaces, so I added hearts, flowers, butterflies, the spools of thread and finally, my own hand.
I'm really thrilled with the way it turned out.
Check out the other quiltmakers who are participating in this Blogging Quilt Festival here.
omg...this is too cute for words.
ReplyDeleteyou did a great, great job!!!
Great quilt! I love the sampler look.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quilt!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job of replicating Americana samplers with the quilt. I particularly like the stack of spools you added beside the house -- very informative about what sort of "housework" goes on :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific quilt!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing. I always wanted to do something similar to this. It's so creative.
ReplyDeleteI am stunned with this! Really amazing...
ReplyDeleteFabulous I've loved the letters too but what sure where they came from. I even used them but can't remember...oh yes, a baby quilt for Austin. I love the sampler look.
ReplyDeleteYou go girl! You really outdid yourself on this quilt! It is truly one of a kind, and FUN!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen anything like this! It's so cool!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen anything like this, but I think it's wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun quilt! Great idea for remembering how to make each letter block.
ReplyDeleteI love those spools!
ReplyDeleteI love the nod to the past even though it isn't traditional in feel. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic quilt! Thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteThe bright colors and the funky shapes of the letters are really great. I'd love to make a quilt like this for my daughter who teaches kindergarten to hang in her classroom. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and useful quilt. Way to go! Piece...
ReplyDeleteAmazing sampler!!! So colorful and your extra elements really add so much! what an accomplishment :)
ReplyDeleteDo you have it hanging somewhere for reference?
What a neat way to do a sampler! I love the spools!
ReplyDeleteReally gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWhat are you using it for now?
Fantastic! Love your quilt. Gives me ideas, it does. Hope I can get back to quilting soon. Love reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! This would make a great baby blanket.
ReplyDeletefabulous. A modern take on the traditional needlepoint sampler.
ReplyDeleteI absolutly love it! Great idea. My favorite so far!
ReplyDeleteTerrific idea. Love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful quilt!! I've never seen anything like this before, a great original idea!!
ReplyDeleteCrispy
This is amazing!
ReplyDeleteLove the quilted take on an old fashioned sampler! And the colors are great -- very happy :-) Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteoh, my!! i love this!! such a fun quilt!! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, wow! I've never seen anything quite like this in quilt form. So very cool! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteTonya and Bonnie two of my fav's - both of them would be so pleased to see your quilt. LOVe. It.
ReplyDeleteOoh I need to try some of the those letters! Great quilt.
ReplyDeleteI've always loved this one. The more I see it, the more it really does remind me of an antique sampler.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI tried to make free pieced letters, but I didn’t succeed!
You should be VERY pleased with how it turned out, Millie! Love it! I used to do cross stitch (before quilting took over my life) and your quilt is just such a perfect sampler. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteso colorful, I bet you were glad how it turned out.
ReplyDeleteKaren
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Great sampler quilt. I love the brilliant colors. One of my favorites so far.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quilt. The colors are great. Very unusual. I really love the design.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic sampler quilt! I especially like how you added your house and hand. Nice touches!
ReplyDeletegood work,I have tried a little free piecing & your quilt makes me want to go back there!
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful quilt! And great Idea for haveing a refrence to glance at instead of the instructions. I know I have to page through all the pages I printed off when looking for a certain letter. lol
ReplyDeleteand thrilled you should be! It is most Excellent!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely stunning.
ReplyDeletestill one of my favorite quilts of yours
ReplyDeleteWow -- what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteA super quilt; fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute quilt! The house on the front almost looks like mine!
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt. What a great way to showcase all the wonky letters. It is so cool that you based in on a traditional sampler pattern -- wonky and traditional fused into one.
ReplyDeleteLove this!
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt. You did an amazing job. I loved following your progress when you made it. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great quilt, Lynne, and a fantastic reference tool too!
ReplyDeleteOh, another NH quilter - love that this reminds me of the samplers we used to embroider or cross stitch.
ReplyDeletegreat quilt!
this is soo interesting! great work!
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific way to use Tonya-esque letters
ReplyDeletewow! love the letters and numbers.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun, fun quilt! Very vibrant and full of color.
ReplyDeleteCathy ♥
those spools are so cute! love this quilt, thanks for sharing! xxx
ReplyDeleteI really love your hand on it. What a fun quilt!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful alphabet sampler quilt - very creative!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. I do like the sampler. The alphabet looks such fun.
ReplyDeleteSo bright and cheery- a perfect way to show all the things you love and are good at!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea.
ReplyDeletethis is a wonderful quilt. i just love it. i found you through the quilt festival and am so happy i did
ReplyDeleteNow how cute is that! I love it. You are very creative.
ReplyDeleteIt is so cool! Thanks for the link on the tutorial too!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely and colorful! I said WOW when I first opened your page!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful idea, a colorful lovely sampler quilt!
ReplyDeleteReally gorgeous! Polly :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and visiting my blog! Your quilt is beautiful and I love your blog. I will definitely be back. From one fellow New Englander to another.
ReplyDeleteI've not seen that many sampler quilt. Cute idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea, and a GREAT quilt. So cute!
ReplyDeleteSomething old, something new...very artistic, thank you for the view.
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