Learning to Quilt: ‘Learner’s Quilt’ Sampler

I’ve been calling it my ‘learner’s quilt’. It is essentially a sampler quilt but as I’ve been learning to quilt I’ve just been finding tutorials or patterns for different blocks or techniques and trying them out as I go.

Churn Dash BlockCover

I choose to do a Churn Dash Block because it is such a traditional feeling block but I of course gravitated towards this scrappy version using 1″ strips from Patchwork Facil.

Flying Geese attempt #2

I think it turned out pretty well. It was my first paper pieced pattern that was made up of more than one section and I was pretty pleased with the outcome.

Flying Geese attempt #3

So on the back of my successful Circle of Geese attempt, I decided to try another paper pieced flying geese block for some geese in a row.

This first one is an Economy Block and it was paper pieced using freezer paper. I didn’t do it perfectly but it still came out fairly well.

Economy Block

Exploding Block

The Exploding Blocks method is so much easier though…so weighing it all up I have to say I probably prefer the Exploding Blocks method.

It wasn’t as fast as the original strip tube method but it resulted in much better results! I made this cute Pinwheel Block out of the ones made with this method.

Half Square Triangles & Pinweel

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