About this pattern
This patchwork quilt sampler cross stitch pattern is sixteen classic quilt blocks in a sashed frame, made to stitch one block at a time. I love a slow winter project: stitch a block, color it in, and come back next week for the next.
What's inside
- The full sampler chart (120 x 120 stitches, 8 colors) plus every block as its own one-page chart: log cabin, Ohio star, nine-patch, flying geese, sweetheart, churn dash, pinwheel, bear's paw, sawtooth star, friendship star, shoo-fly, pine tree, rail fence, courthouse steps, hourglass and little hearts
- Color, black & white and large print PDFs, plus Pattern Keeper and OXS files
- A "one block at a time" plan with where each block starts on the full chart, and a block tracker to color in
- 4 colorways: Winter indigo, Scrappy, Red & cream and Sage farmhouse
- Floss key with skein amounts, a real-size page and a progress tracker
Sizes The finished sampler is about 8.6 x 8.6 inches on 14 count, 7.5 inches on 16 count or 6.7 inches on 18 count. Each block chart is 32 x 32 stitches with its sashing (2.3 inches on 14 count); the block inside is 24 x 24.
Stitch time Each block takes about 1 to 3 hours (2 to 4 with the sashing around it) and the whole sampler about 40 hours, so one block a week sees you through to spring. That's estimated at about 200 stitches an hour; your pace may vary.
It's a lovely pick for quilters who stitch and anyone wanting a calm new-year project. Full stitches only, no backstitch. I'd use white 14 count Aida, or oatmeal for the Sage colorway.
Plus our free beginner cheat sheet and bonus minis with every order.
