Sew-a-long with Cecile and Corinne

 I am once again participating in Cecile (Patchwork Inspirations) and Corinne’s annual sew-a-long. This year’s theme is “Sampler Quilts”. The rules are that it has to be 50% pieced and 50% appliqued and you need to make a minimum of 16 blocks.

Now the first thing that comes to mind when I hear “sampler” is of course, “Whitman’s Sampler”. In fact, most things in my life relate to food of come sort and especially chocolate! I researched the boxes and found that I was in pretty good company! 

 I started playing around and found that the appliqued blocks would be simple florals based on the flowers on the sampler boxes. The pieced blocks posed more of a challenge. I fiddled around for days trying to get my pieced blocks to look like cross stitch. Since I wanted my blocks to be small (5” finished), I couldn’t settle on anything that would look right with the appliques.

So... my pieced blocks will be different baskets.

Sort of like a basket of candy. Well, that was my thought anyway. I've only pieced a few but I think they will work out fine – if I don’t eat them first, that yellow is so delicious! It is a vintage feedsack and I have just enough for 8 pieced and 8 appliqued blocks. I haven't decided on orientation or layout yet. At any rate, I am having fun and that is what it is all about!

 You can visit their Facebook page (here) to see all the wonderful creations. People are so clever!