5 Modern Sampler Quilt Patterns
Patterns
Posted on 23rd September 2022
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Aurora
A Modern Star Sampler Quilt
Aurora was the very first sampler quilt pattern featured in Make Modern and is one for the starry quilt lovers out there! It makes the most of alternative grid work (quilts that don’t follow the traditional grid layout for quilt blocks) to show off a variety of star quilt block patterns, finishing at 60″ x 72″. This quilt is also a great skill builder for those wanting to try a variety of ways of creating triangles in quilting, using techniques from half-square triangles to flying geese to improv and more.
Get the pattern: Issues 1-6 of Make Modern magazine.
Designer: Alyce Blyth – Blossom Heart Quilts
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Kaleidoscope
A Quilt Block Medallion Sampler Quilt
Kaleidoscope is a sampler quilt that uses various-sized quilt blocks to create a modern twist on the classic medallion quilt. Traditionally, medallion quilts feature clear, linear borders, but any quilt that you build from the centre out with rows of blocks qualifies as a medallion quilt too. And finishing at 89″ x 89″, it’s the kind of quilt you could proudly show off on your bed! Or fit all of your family under on the sofa.
Get the pattern: Issues 7-12 of Make Modern magazine.
Designer: Lori Hartman – Lori Hartman Designs
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Twist On Tradition
A Modern Sampler Quilt
Some other the key features of modern quilts are improvisational work, negative space, and playing on classic quilt blocks. Twist On Tradition is a great example of all of this… hence the name! There’s also a variety of skills – applique, half-square triangles, improv piecing, foundation paper piecing, and more. And finishing at 60″ x 72″, it’s perfect for a child or throwing on the sofa.
Get the pattern: Issues 13-18 of Make Modern magazine.
Designer: Susan Emory – Swirly Girls
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Mini Wonders
A Mini Sampler Quilt
Forget fiddly templates, foundation piecing and y-seams! This mini sampler quilt will make you a pro at working with a 60 degree grid. What’s that, you might be asking? Regular quilting works on a square grid, but Mini Wonders uses an equilateral triangle grid. The pattern includes paper templates, but you might like to invest in a 60 degree acrylic ruler to make your life so much easier. This table runner finishes at 18 ½” x 48″.
Get the pattern: Issues 19-24 of Make Modern magazine.
Designer: Sheila Christensen – Mystery Quilter
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Medley Medallion
A Modern Medallion Sampler Quilt
One could say that Medley Medallion is the final crescendo of all the sampler quilts in Make Modern. Finishing at 98″ x 98″ and using some more advanced techniques like Y-seams and curved piecing, this is one masterpiece you’ll definitely be proud of accomplishing upon finishing that last seam! The pattern also includes a colouring page, so you can really dive into colour play and make your quilt shine.
Get the pattern: Issues 25-30 of Make Modern magazine.
Designer: Cathy Victor – @CateQuilter
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Alyce loves to design quilts, make quilts, teach quilts, and write about quilts… all the quilt things! You can find her own blog with tutorials and more, plus her quilt patterns, book, and other goodies at Blossom Heart Quilts.
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