TASTER: Choosing Fabrics for Your First Sampler Quilt with Valerie Nesbitt
FREE Tasters (Quilting) • Educational, G, 01-Sep-2018
The fabrics used here as examples are from Makower. Some of these are no longer available; similar fabrics in colour and tone could can be used instead to recreate this look.
Fabric design house Stof have a current range entitled Vintage Roses, that would also work well and you could ask your local quilt shop about.
We worked with Creative Quilting to put together a kit which is specially arranged for Your First Sampler quilt. You can purchase this kit through the shop – just click here.
Click here for full material requirements
NEXT: Block 1 of Your First Sampler Quilt – Rail Fence. Click here to enjoy.
Click here to learn more about Valerie Nesbitt.
Click here to watch the full length version of this Taster
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