Modern Plus Sampler ++ Parade and Prizes!

Welcome to the Modern Plus Sampler Quilt Along Parade! We had 12 wonderful finishes so everyone that participated won a prize.  Congrats to everyone!!

Just as a reminder, you can start the sampler at any time.  You can find a copy of the book, Modern Plus Sign Quilts on Amazon and a full version of the quilt along instructions (book required) here.

Without further ado...here are the Modern Plus Sampler Mystery Quilt finishes!

Fonda B. from Smoky Lake, Alberta, Canada

@QuiltedFawn

Fonda wins a 6 month subscription to Make Modern and 

2 digital pdf patterns from Meadow Mist Designs!

Wendy O. from Guelph, Ontario, Canada

@oskamwendy

Wendy wins a $100 gift certificate to The Fat Quarter Shop!

Rochelle S.

Rochelle wins two digital quilt patterns from Quilting Jetgirl 

and three digital quilt patterns from Sew Fresh Quilts!

Barb M.

Barb wins two digital quilt patterns from Quilting Jetgirl 

and two digital quilt patterns from Cooking Up Quilts!

Yvonne F. from Tehachapi, CA

Quilting Jetgirl blog post

@QuiltingJetgirl

Yvonne wins a 6 month subscription to Make Modern 

and the paper pieced Stained Glass Flower set from Whims and Fancies !

Heide D.

Heide's Quilty Hugs blog

@heidedro

Heide wins a $60 gift certificate to BackSide Fabrics!

Isabelle D. from Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

@izzyquilter

Isabelle wins a digital quilt pattern from Tish N Wonderland 

and 2 digital quilt patterns from Meadow Mist Designs!

Suzy K. from Yorkville IL

Suzy wins a $25 gift certificate to Busy Hands Quilts!

Cheryl C.

@seattlesewist

Cheryl wins a $20 gift certificate from Needle & Foot!

Karen V. from Tilbury, Ontario, Canada

Karen wins a digital quilt pattern from Tish N Wonderland 

and the paper pieced Stained Glass Flower set from Whims and Fancies !

Ramona Johnson

@johnsonramonak

Ramona wins Kona yardage from Honey, Bunny, and Doll Patterns!

Anja C. from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Anja Quilts blog post

@anjaquilts

Anja wins a 12 piece large spool collection from Aurifil!

Paige A. with her second Modern Plus Sampler 

using the Fandangle fabric line by Christa Watson for Benartex.  

Thanks Christa for letting us create with your fabrics!

Once again, many thanks to our generous sponsors!!

Honey, Bunny, and Doll | Sew Fresh Quilts | Make Modern | Aurifil

Cooking Up Quilts | Quilting Jetgirl | Quilter's Planner

Needle & Foot | Fat Quarter Shop | BackSide Fabrics | Whims and Fancies

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Modern Plus Sampler ++ Full Pattern and Parade Reminder

There are no instructions this month for the Modern Plus Sampler so that you have additional time to finish your quilt tops and quilts. 

IMPORTANT DATES

March 28th - Submissions to the quilt parade due (quilt tops or completed quilts)
April 4th - Sampler Quilt reveal parade 

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR QUILT & BE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES

• E-mail a picture of the quilt top or finished quilt by Thursday March 28th.
• Address e-mail to MMDmysteryquilts@gmail.com
• Name your photo with your name as the file name, if possible, such as "Cheryl Brickey.jpg".
• (optional) Include in your e-mail your location (city, state and/or country) and/or a web address for any related blog posts you would like linked to.
• Prizes will be randomly awarded to those that participate in the parade.

We have tons of prizes, we are looking forward to seeing your versions of the Sampler!  You can find all of the prizes here.


FULL SAMPLER PATTERN

Now that all of the instructions have been posted, if you would like the instructions for the Sampler together in one pdf file you can download it right here:

Modern Plus Sampler - Full Pattern

Many thanks to the generous sponsors of the Modern Plus Sampler!

Honey, Bunny, and Doll | Sew Fresh Quilts | Make Modern | Aurifil

Cooking Up Quilts | Quilting Jetgirl | Quilter's Planner

Needle & Foot | Fat Quarter Shop | BackSide Fabrics | Whims and Fancies

Meadow Mist Designs | Tish's Adventures in Wonderland | Busy Hands Quilts | C&T Publishing

Modern Plus Sampler ++ Quilt Top Assembly

We made it!  Here are the quilt top assembly instructions for the Modern Plus Sampler!  

Now that the quilt top instructions are posted, you will have almost two months to complete your quilt tops and/or quilts.  The reveal parade will be on Thursday, April 4th.

IMPORTANT DATES
March 28th - Submissions to the quilt parade due (quilt tops or completed quilts)
April 4th - Sampler Quilt reveal parade 

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR QUILT & BE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES
E-mail a picture of the quilt top or finished quilt by Thursday March 28th.
Address e-mail to MMDmysteryquilts@gmail.com
Name your photo with your name as the file name, if possible, such as "Cheryl Brickey.jpg".
(optional) Include in your e-mail your location (city, state and/or country) and/or a web address for any related blog posts you would like linked to.

Prizes will be randomly awarded to those that participate in the parade.

Here are the instructions in an easy to print pdf format:

Modern Plus Sampler - Quilt Top Assembly

 Additionally, the directions and all of the other information related to the sampler quilt along can always be found on the Modern Plus Sampler Page.

Please share your pics on social media with the hashtag #ModernPlusSamplerQuilt and tag me at @MeadowMistDesigns.

Quilt Top Assembly

You can cut the fabric A rectangles for the first through third sections from 1 strip 5" x WOF and 1 strip 7" x WOF.


FIRST SECTION
Sew together the following blocks and pieces to make a first section 18 ½" x 63".

     2 rick rack blocks
     1 first partial tribal row
     1 second partial tribal row
     1 kaleidoscope block
     17 small plus blocks

     2 fabric A rectangles 5" x 7"

SECOND SECTION
Sew together the following blocks and pieces to make a second section 14" x 63".

     1 transparency plus block
     1 petal block
     1 faceted rings block
     6 small plus blocks

     2 fabric A rectangles 7" x 14"

THIRD SECTION
Sew together the following blocks and pieces to make a third section 18 ½" x 63".

     2 rick rack blocks
     1 button block
     1 first partial tribal row
     1 second partial tribal row
     17 small plus blocks

     2 fabric A rectangles 5" x 7"

BORDERS
1. Cut and sew together 2 fabric A strips 4 ½" x WOF end-to-end and trim to the width of the quilt top (approximately 63"). Repeat to make a total of 2 border pieces. 


ASSEMBLE THE QUILT TOP
Sew the sections together to make the plus sign sampler quilt top, 63" x 78". 

Finishing

1.  Make backing:  Remove selvages from backing fabric (4 ⅞ yards), cut into 2 pieces (approx. 87" x WOF) and sew backing pieces together along the trimmed selvage edges using a ½” seam, pressing the seam open.  Trim backing to approx. 72" x 87".

2.  Layer the quilt top, batting, and backing.  Baste and quilt as desired.

3.  Cut the binding fabric (¾ yard) into 8 strips 2 ½” x WOF.  Trim off selvages and sew together end-to-end to make the binding.  Bind and enjoy your quilt!

Many thanks to the generous sponsors of the Modern Plus Sampler!

Honey, Bunny, and Doll | Sew Fresh Quilts | Make Modern | Aurifil

Cooking Up Quilts | Quilting Jetgirl | Quilter's Planner

Needle & Foot | Fat Quarter Shop | BackSide Fabrics | Whims and Fancies

Meadow Mist Designs | Tish's Adventures in Wonderland | Busy Hands Quilts | C&T Publishing

Modern Plus Sampler Quilt ++ My Paper Pieced Areas

January's instructions for the Modern Plus Sampler were the Paper Pieced Areas, based on the Kaleidoscope Plus and Faceted Rings quilts, two of my favorites from the Modern Plus Sign Quilts book. 

I do love sewing paper pieced blocks and creating designs with such interesting angles compared to what is possible with traditional piecing.

There have been some wonderful blocks posted on the Facebook Group and on Instagram (#ModernPlusSamplerQuilt).  If you have a chance, please check them out :)

You can find the Paper Pieced Area instructions for January here and find out all about the quilt along here.

Image by Amy Garro of Quilt Photography Co.

Also, I also wanted to highlight a project that Carole from My Carolina Home has been organizing, the Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project. The project is to collect new and nearly new bed size quilts for the victims of Hurricane Florence and Michael on the North Carolina coast.

The project will go through the summer and completed quilts are needed as well as help making quilt tops and quilting the quilts. More information and updates can be found on Carole’s Blog and the Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project post.

Modern Plus Sampler ++ Paper Pieced Areas

Happy New Year and welcome to the January instructions for the Modern Plus Sampler!  

Just a look ahead...this is the last month of instructions for new blocks.  February will be the quilt top assembly instructions and then the parade will be in April (March will not have any instructions to give you a full two months to finish your quilt tops/quilts).  To enter into the parade you need either a finished quilt top or finished quilt.

This month's instructions are the Paper Pieced Areas within the large plus sign.  Remember, if you would rather not do any paper piecing for the quilt top, we have other options here.

Modern Plus Sampler

About the sampler - the Modern Plus Sampler started in July 2018 and will run through April 2019 with a set of directions revealed the first Thursday of every month. The quilt is a large lap sized quilt finishing at about 63" x 78".

Here are the instructions in an easy to print pdf format:

Modern Plus Sampler - Paper Pieced Areas

 Additionally, the directions and all of the other information related to the sampler quilt along can always be found on the Modern Plus Sampler Page.

Facebook Group 

I encourage you to join the Meadow Mist Designs Facebook Group (if you have not already).  We now have over 3,200 members in the group and I am so excited to see your progress!

If you want some feedback on possible fabric choices or have any questions during the quilt along, the Facebook is an excellent resource.  You can find the Facebook Group right here.  Please share your progress pics on social media with the hashtag #ModernPlusSamplerQuilt and tag me at @MeadowMistDesigns.

Paper Pieced Areas

Cutting Instructions for both blocks

FABRIC A

Cut 1 strip 2 ½" × WOF.  Sub-cut as indicated in book patterns.

FABRIC B

Cut 1 strip 2 ½" × WOF.  Sub-cut as indicated in book patterns.



FABRIC D

Cut 1 strip of 4" x WOF and 3 ¼" x WOF, and 2 strips of 3" x WOF.
     Sub-cut each as indicted in the book patterns.
Cut 2 strips 2 ¾" x WOF.
     Sub-cut into 2 pieces 2 ¾" x 14" and 2 pieces 2 ¾" x 9 ½".
Cut 2 strips 1 ¼" x WOF.
     Sub-cut into 2 pieces 1 ¼" x 14" and 2 pieces 1 ¼" x 12 ½".

FABRIC E

Cut 1 strip 4 ¾" × WOF.  Sub-cut as indicated in book patterns.

FABRIC F

Cut 1 strip 6" × WOF.  Sub-cut as indicated in book patterns.



Kaleidoscope Block

Use the Kaleidoscope Plus pattern on pages 68-73, the kaleidoscope plus foundation A pattern on page 107, and the foundation paper piecing instructions on pages 12-13.

1. Foundation paper piece two kaleidoscope plus foundation A patterns using the following fabrics for each segment:

2. Sew the two foundation A pieces together to make one full kaleidoscope block 9 ½" x 9 ½".

3. Sew a fabric D piece 2 ¾" x 9 ½" onto the right and left sides of the full kaleidoscope block. Sew a fabric D piece 2 ¾" x 14" onto the top and bottom of the block to make a kaleidoscope block 14" x 14".

Faceted Rings Block

Use the Faceted Rings pattern on pages 30-35, the faceted rings foundation A and B patterns on page 105-106, and the foundation paper piecing instructions on pages 12-13.

1. Foundation paper piece four each of the faceted rings foundation A and B patterns using the following fabrics for each segment:

2. Sew the eight foundation pieces (4 of foundation A and four of foundation B) together to make one block 12 ½" x 12 ½".

3. Sew a fabric D piece 1 ¼" x 12 ½" onto the right and left sides of the full kaleidoscope block. Sew a fabric D piece 1 ¼" x 14" onto the top and bottom of the block to make a kaleidoscope block 14" x 14".

Many thanks to the generous sponsors of the Modern Plus Sampler!

Honey, Bunny, and Doll | Sew Fresh Quilts | Make Modern | Aurifil

Cooking Up Quilts | Quilting Jetgirl | Quilter's Planner

Needle & Foot | Fat Quarter Shop | BackSide Fabrics | Whims and Fancies

Meadow Mist Designs | Tish's Adventures in Wonderland | Busy Hands Quilts | C&T Publishing

The next set of instructions will be published on the first Thursday of February (the 7th).

Modern Plus Sampler Quilt ++ My Applique Areas

December's instructions for the Modern Plus Sampler were the Applique areas, based on the Petal Plus and Cute as a Button patterns in the Modern Plus Sign Quilts book. 

Applique is not my favorite quilting technique, but it was only two blocks and I think that they turned out pretty well.

There have been some wonderful blocks posted on the Facebook Group and on Instagram (#ModernPlusSamplerQuilt).  If you have a chance, please check them out :)

You can find the Applique Area instructions for December here and find out all about the quilt along here.

Image by Amy Garro of Quilt Photography Co.

The next set of instructions will be posted on Thursday, January 3rd.