Quilt Sampler Spring - Summer 2018

Hop in—let’s go for a ride! No matter if you prefer to ramble along country roads, cruise down the highway, plan a meticulous route, or venture out on an impromptu day of exploring (and shopping!), there’s something special about a good old-fashioned road trip. Pack your vehicle full of friends, and then let someone else take the wheel so you can get lost in these inspiring pages featuring 10 destination quilt shops. Be sure to check out the magazine-exclusive project from each shop. In addition to designing and making a project for this issue, each shop is taking out the guesswork of choosing fabrics by offering a kit for its project. Share your stories from the road and your at-home sewing progress on Instagram with #quiltsamplermagazine.…

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location: Lawrenceburg, Indiana established: 2012 size: 1,870 square feet At Quilters Garden in Lawrenceburg, Indiana (27 miles west of Cincinnati), shop owner Vicki Reiter follows two commandments: “I treat people how I want to be treated, and I listen to my customers.” Doing right is a logical extension of the shop’s physical space in a transformed Baptist church. Cathedral ceilings, exposed wood beams, and tall, arched windows—once synonymous with worship—now inspire faithful quilters who find sanctuary in fabric. “If the building couldn’t be a church, then it was meant to be a quilt shop,” Vicki says. Homey bedroom and living room vignettes overlook thousands of bolts of colorful fabric, which stand in place of pews. The focus is bright and modern with a modest offering of reproduction fabrics. Tapping into creative sources, Vicki seeks out…

exclusive design from: Quilters Garden designer: Vicki Reiter Finished quilt: 77" square Finished block: 8½" square MATERIALS Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width. □ 17—18×21" pieces (fat quarters) assorted cream prints (triangle-squares, blocks, border) □ 19—18×21" pieces (fat quarters) assorted bright prints (triangle-squares, blocks) □ ⅔ yard green print (binding) □ 7⅛ yards backing fabric □ 85" square batting Fabrics are from the Bee Basics and Bee Backgrounds collections by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs (rileyblakedesigns.com). kit To order a kit of fabrics for quilt top and binding for $129 ppd. in continental U.S., contact Quilters Garden, 812/539-4939; quiltersgarden.net. CUT FABRICS Cut pieces in the following order. Designer Vicki Reiter prefers to make triangle-squares larger than necessary, then trim them to size. To use this method, cut 10" squares instead of the 9 ⅜" squares listed in the instructions. From…

location: Issaquah, Washington established: 2013 size: 2,900 square feet Seattle may have a reputation as the cloudiest city in the United States, but everything is sunny and bright inside Gossypium Quilt Shop in Issaquah, Washington (17 miles east of Seattle). Owners Lynette and Norton Smallwood describe their store as “immersion color therapy” because of the boisterous, brilliant colors that spring from every corner and seem to chase away gray days. In fact, bringing brightness and cheer into this small corner of the city was a big reason for opening the store. “All the patterns, vibrancy, and being surrounded by that warmth—we really try to make the shop look inviting,” Lynette says. Gossypium—the scientific name for the cotton genus—is warm and welcoming no matter the weather outside, thanks to Lynette and Norton’s desire to delight their…

exclusive design from: Gossypium Quilt Shop designer: Lynette Smallwood Finished quilt: 60½" square Finished block: 20" square MATERIALS Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width. □ 1¼ yards mint green print (blocks) □ 1¾ yards multicolor stripe (blocks, binding) □ ⅝ yard blue stripe (blocks) □ 1 yard lavender shot cotton (blocks) □ 1 yard multicolor floral (blocks) □ 3⅞ yards backing fabric □ 69" square batting kit To order a kit of fabrics for quilt top and binding for $79 plus shipping, contact Gossypium Quilt Shop, 425/557-7878; gossypiumquilt.com. CUT FABRICS Cut pieces in the following order. Designer Lynette Smallwood prefers to make triangle-squares larger than necessary, then trim them to size. To use this method, cut 5" squares instead of the 4⅞" squares listed in cutting instructions. If you are using a directional multicolor floral as Lynette did, refer to the Cutting…