Super Simple Sampler in Blue

My final finish for 2019 is this Super Simple Sampler in Blue quilt.

 

I pieced it in early 2017 when this pattern Simple Sampler by Thangles was brand new.  I can indeed verify that this is a super simple pattern to stitch together, especially since it uses the Thangles method. The pattern and Thangles to make it are available for purchase by clicking here. As you can see by their sample, that I reversed the colors: using white in the blocks and a blue batik for the background. I love it!

While the piecing was fast and easy, it took another year (or year and a half!) to deliver it to a quilter. First I had to decide on a backing fabric, opting to stitch one made of a patchwork back of blues from my fabric collection (P. S. I am a quilter who loves to quilt-by-check any of the large bed size quilt tops that I stitch up).

In summer of 2018, I had this quilt quilted by one of the local long armers whom I frequent. Jenn Saxena did a wonderful job at quilting this top using a doodle flowers pattern.  .... then at long last in December of 2019, I stitched on the binding. Now it is complete!

Oh, wait, I may still need to add a label to it!  Guess it will be officially finished in 2020?

So many tiny log cabins

 

Stars and Stripes by Amy Pabst

One of my favorite quilts on display at the 2019 International Quilt Festival is this one.

Stars and Stripes is an original design using 5,480 individual pieces.

There are 100,000 pieces in this series.

signage from the 2019 Quilt Festival

Sawtooth Star by Amy Pabst

 Love this red-and-white log cabins in this quilt.

Sawtooth Star is a design from Log Cabin Star by Elaine Poplin.

3,600 pieces in this quilt.

Ultra Violet by Amy Pabst

Ultra Violet's design is Baby Quilt #5 by Ann Brooks.

3,600 pieces 

 

   

Marching Elephants by Amy Pabst

Marching Elephants is a design from an unfinished quilt top dated 1881.

2,750 pieces

 

Milk and Honey by Amy Pabst

 Milk and Honey has 8,700 pieces.

Fever Dream by Amy Pabst

 Fever Dream's design was inspired by the quilt Japonism by Yumi Hatori.

6,411 pieces in this one.

Off-Center Barn Raising by Amy Pabst

 Off-Center Barn Raising is a design from Four Patch Charm by Kathy Schwartz.

2,730 pieces.

A Long Way Home by Amy Pabst

A Long Way Home is a design from Classic and Cool by Caroline Wilkinson.

3,024 pieces

Barn Doors by Amy Pabst

Barn Doors is a design from a log cabin quilt, circa 1880-1910.

3,000 pieces

Absolutely beautiful!

These intricately pieced quilts are all small in size.

Every log cabin is teeny-tiny

Mini Log Cabins pieces with tiny tiny tiny slivers of fabric.

Wow!

I wonder if Amy went cross-eyed after awhile? 

Amy Pabst is from El Roy, West Virginia.