Hexie Snowflake Sampler ++ 2019 Quilter's Planner

I'm very excited to be kicking off the 2019 Quilter's Planner - Blog Hop!  On this first stop of the hop, I am showing the Hexie Snowflake Sampler quilt that I designed for next year's planner.

As you might remember, I had designed the sampler for the 2018 planner and was honored to be asked to contribute another sampler for 2019.  I checked and you can actually still purchase the 2018 Planner Magazine which includes 14 patterns including the sampler pattern for only $7 now.

When I spoke with Stephanie about the upcoming 2019 Sampler design we came up with a list of requirements:

1. Different looking sampler, beyond a traditional grid layout.
2. Beginner friendly, using some basic traditional piecing techniques.
3. Have enough blocks to be able to fill an entire year.
4. Look great in Bonnie & Camille's new fabric line.

I went to work and luckily created a design that Stephanie liked :)  The Hexie Snowflake sampler contains many different blocks with different shapes and sizes, all combined into a hexagon shape to make a lap sized quilt.

I designed the quilt, but due to my book being published at the beginning of the year, I was not able to make the quilt.  Sue Bishop pieced and quilted the quilt and she did a fabulous job.  Check out her ghost blocks she quilted into the background. 

Kitty of Night Quilter once again produced all of the photography for the planner in the beautiful wilderness of Maine including all of the photographs in this post.

Remember, you can pre-order your planner right here (affiliate link), the planners are shipping in September this year so you can get a jump start on your planning for next year!  (And if you pre-order, you get to choose your cover while supplies last.  The orange peel version is my favorite.)




Here is the full 2019 Quilter's Planner Share the Love Schedule

Monday, July 23 Cheryl Brickey Meadow Mist Designs @meadowmistdesigns
Wednesday, July 25 Karen Lewis Karen Lewis Textiles @karenlewistextiles
Friday, July 27 Karie Jewell Two Kwik Quilters @karie_twokwikquilters

Monday, July 30 Mandy Leins Mandalei Quilts @mandaleiquilts
Wednesday, August 1 Megan Fisher @ayragon
Friday, August 3 Andrea Tsang Jackson 3rd Story Workshop @3rdstoryworkshop

Monday, August 6 Trinia Braughton Penguin Feats @penquinfeats
Wednesday, August 8 Yvonne Fuchs Quilting Jetgirl @quiltingjetgirl
Friday, August 10 Kitty Wilkin Night Quilter @nightquilter

Monday, August 13 Isabelle Selak South Bay Bella Studio @southbaybella
Wednesday, August 15 Sylvia Schaefer Flying Parrot Quilts @flyingparrotquilts
Friday, August 17 Lee Monrow May Chappell @maychappell

Monday, August 20 Kate Colleran Seams Like a Dream @seamslikeadreamquilts
Wednesday, August 22 Shannon Fraser Shannon Fraser Designs @shannonfraserdesigns
Friday, August 24 Kerry Goulder Kid Giddy @kidgiddy

Monday, August 27 Kitty Wilkin Night Quilter @nightquilter

Quilter's Planner - Sampler Quilt

I have another fun secret sewing project to share today...

You know that I designed a quilt pattern for the 2018 Quilter's Planner from my post last week, this week I get to show you another new feature for the 2018 Quilter's Planner, a full sampler quilt pattern that I designed!  You can find out more about the planner and all of the other wonderful new additions here (affiliate link).

When Stephanie approached me about possibly designing a sampler for the Quilter's Planner I said "Yes!" right away.  I love designing quilt alongs and loved the challenge to create a fun and easy paced quilt along with a modern and fresh feel to it (along with an alternative more traditional layout).

The sampler quilt contains instructions for 12 different blocks and two quilt top layouts, a more modern on point version and a more traditional version.  I am planning on sewing along next year to make the on point version with some of my Bonnie and Camille fabrics.

I designed the quilts and wrote the instructions, Susan Bishop (@suebquilts) pieced the quilts and Mandy (@mandaleiquilts, Mandalei Quilts) quilted the quilts.  They both did such a beautiful job!

Here are some pictures of the finished quilts...

Photograph by Kitty Wilkin @nightquilter, taken for The Quilter's Planner 2018 @thequiltersplanner

Photograph by Kitty Wilkin @nightquilter, taken for The Quilter's Planner 2018 @thequiltersplanner

Photograph by Kitty Wilkin @nightquilter, taken for The Quilter's Planner 2018 @thequiltersplanner

Photograph by Kitty Wilkin @nightquilter, taken for The Quilter's Planner 2018 @thequiltersplanner

Photograph by Kitty Wilkin @nightquilter, taken for The Quilter's Planner 2018 @thequiltersplanner

Just remember, you can now pre-order your Quilter's Planner 2018 right here and the bundle right here (and you can learn about all of the other new features and my other pattern I have in the planner in my blog post from last week).

Which is your favorite version - the more modern or traditional?  Are you thinking about joining in?