Quilt Block Mania ~ Sleeping under the Stars

Edited to fix some of the designer links and to provide a second way to download my block!

It’s time for some Summer Fun! Today several pattern designers are sharing FREE quilt blocks all based on the same colour theme and topic of Summer Fun.

Sleeping under the Stars

I named my block Sleeping under the stars!

Summer in Northern Ontario, Canada for me is about

connecting with nature – even at night!

I love being up late and outside watching the stars in the summer.

This block is inspired by camping out with friends under the stars.

Easy enough to share with a young quilter or to make blocks with friends

– the star featured in the block is a friendship star!

Please take a look around while you’re here and see how nature and colour inspires my quilting.

I have several patterns available,

tutorials,

and a newsletter

where I have a growing resource of freebies.

You can also find me at QUILTsocial.com where I contribute blog posts and free patterns.

And I’m hosting my very first sew along in August!

More details soon (a good reason to join my newsletter 😉 ! )

Let’s get back to the summer fun!

This is my summer inspired pattern from a few years ago. It’s all patchwork piecing. It’s still my happy place. You can find this pattern in my online shop – My Happy Place

Fabric for the blocks

I was inspired by the theme, but stumped for fabrics in my stash to go with the colour theme.

You can see the colour theme here.

Then I spotted this Blush and Blue Bundle from Needle Crafts + Studio and I knew I’d found my fabric 🙂

blush and blue fat quarter bundle needle crafts and studio

You can find this bundle of FIGO fabrics and more in the shop! I used some for my block and have leftover to make more blocks!

All of the designers are sharing blocks using the same themes which means you can make blocks from several different designers and they will all look good together!

Summer Sampler Setting

I love making sampler quilts and thought it would be fun to design a layout to put some of these blocks together into a quilt. The Summer Sampler Setting does just that.

Doesn’t it just *look* like summer at the beach?! This setting will use 12 of the blocks you collect and make from the designers today – or any 12 1/2″ blocks you would like to use – and make a generous size lap quilt. Lap quilts are great in the summer after a day in air conditioning or outside as you watch the sunset.

In addition to the instructions for making this setting in 4 sizes, three options for using the setting are also included, making this a pattern to use again and again.

The Summer Sampler Setting is available in my online shop starting today!

Click to go to Summer Sampler pattern

Designer Link List

Let’s go “surfing” and collect some blocks!

Here is the link list for all of the designers participating. Clicking on the link should bring you right to their free block offer. Note, some designers may ask you to subscribe to a newsletter or have limited time offerings on their blocks.

My block is free

and will stay free as a thank you to those of you who visit here!

sleeping under the stars quilt block mania

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