Category Archives: Free Patterns

QuiltSewGo Beginners’ Sampler Quilt: Block 10: Poppy

Welcome everyone, I hope by now you are gaining in confidence in using different skills and techniques in your quilt making and it doesn’t seem as daunting as you first thought. The remaining blocks in this series will use a variety of the techniques in the previous blocks you’ve made so you can see just…

QuiltSewGo Beginners’ Sampler Quilt Block 9: Shoofly

Block 9 is: Shoofly The Shoofly block is made up of Half Square Triangles (HSTs) and squares and is from the 9-patch family of blocks. Traditionally only two colours are used in this block. I love the simplicity of this block and it comes together easily. Like so many quilt blocks, this also dates back…

QuiltSewGo Beginners’ Sampler Quilt Block 8: Flying Geese

Block 8: Flying Geese These blocks have been around since the 1860’s and folklore suggests they were used in the quilt code to help escaping slaves. They are made using rectangles and overlapping the squares to create the ‘inner’ triangle and very versatile in making many quilt pattern variations, and, of course, to build your…

QuiltSewGo Beginners’ Sampler Quilt Block 7: Hatchet Block

Block 7: Hatchet Block This block is also known as Kansas Dugout, Indian Hatchet and Road to Tennessee and has been around since the 1820’s. It was often made by young girls as a starter block to practice their quilting. This block is made up using only squares to create ‘Connector Corners’. You can create…

QuiltSewGo Beginners’ Sampler Quilt – Block 5 Cabin in the Cotton

Block 5: Cabin in the Cotton  A third of the way through for making the blocks for your Sampler Quilt. I just love a Log Cabin block. There are so any variations of the Log Cabin block, and this is just one of them. Deceptively simple, this block will help you to build up your accuracy…

QuiltSewGo Beginners’ Sampler Quilt Block 4 Woven Ribbons

Block 4 is: Woven Ribbons There are many variations of the Woven Ribbons quilt block, and like many others, it has been around since the 1800’s. It is made up of squares and rectangular strips and only has one specific matching point, but it will help with getting those pesky quarter inch seams on track!…

QuiltSewGo Beginners’ Sampler Quilt Block 3: Confetti

Welcome to Block 3: Confetti of your Sampler Quilt. http://www.pieceandquilt.com/2015/01/how-to-confetti-quilt-block-30-days-of.html This modern block is made up of squares and rectangular strips and will help you to gain accuracy in cutting, matching at seam points and sewing your 0.25” (¼”) seams. There are lots of images in this block and I’ve shortened the instructions too. Don’t…

Block 1: 9-PATCH: QuiltSewGo Beginners’ Sampler Quilt

Hello and welcome to the first block in the QuiltSewGo Beginners’ Sampler Quilt. Once you get to the ukqu.co.uk website the homepage will show you a list of options and, to make it easier Sylvia has very kindly arranged for these to be found in one place. – on the HOMEPAGE look for the Quilting…

quiltsewgo Beginners’ Sampler Quilt: Introduction 

Want to learn to quilt but not sure where to start or what to make? You can quilt but want to build up your confidence to try something more challenging? A sampler quilt is an ideal place to start! Welcome to the quiltsewgo (QSG) Beginners’ Sampler Quilt! I started my quilting journey about six years ago…