2020 Block of the Month Sampler Quilt Sew Along

Join us as we sew up one block each month from the 2020 QP Sampler Quilt pattern included in the Quilter’s Planner Magazine. Each month we’ll add more tips and tricks below to help you as you make your own version. 

Also check out our Facebook group and Instagram for more tips. You can get sewing support and help along the way by asking our QP experts and group members.  You can join in at any point during the year. It’s never too late!

Get Started!

All you need is your own copy of The Quilter’s Planner magazine that accompaies your 2020 Quilter’s Planner

Get Details!

Take a few moments to read the 2020 Block of the Month Sampler Guide. In it, you will find more details on getting started as well as rules for entering our quarterly giveaways!

Get Social!

Join our Facebook group and follow us on Instagram to see the latest news, get support and encouragement, and see blocks made by the amazing quilters in our community. 

Happy sewing!  Please contact us on Instagram or in our Facebook group and tag us if you get stuck or have questions!

Sampler Tips and Tricks

December 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

December 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

Welcome to December! Before we start, we wanted to point out a note about this block from our Eratta page. The template given in The 2020 Quilter’s Planner magazine has an additional dashed line around the outside that is unnecessary. Please omit this line when...

November 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

November 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

This month, we venture into Foundation Paper Piecing! This is the first of two FPP blocks in our quilt. We know that for some of you, FPP is new and a little scary, so we made a video covering the basics of FPP using our Quilted Bookmark pattern designed by Anna...

October 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

October 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

Welcome to October! We are 3/4 of our way through the BOM, and this month's block might just be our favorite so far! There's lots of sewing along a bias edge in this block. We recommend checking out our post from August for a quick reminder of our tips for not...

September 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

September 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

Here we are in September already, and have you heard? Pre-orders for the The Quilters Planner 2021 are in full swing! Click the image below to be brought to our Products page to choose yours!   As for our BOM block this month, we have a pretty little Churn Dash...

August 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

August 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

August is here, and we only have five blocks left before we're ready to finish our 2020 Sampler quilt! Here is our block for this month: Before we get started, we want to point out the errata for this month's block.  Block Assembly step 2 should read: “Place a Color 2...

July 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

July 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

Just like in May, you are working with lots of small pieces this month. Starching them before you mark them will not only make them easier to handle, but also prevent them from stretching as you draw on your diagonal lines. There are lots of points in this block that...

June 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

June 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

We're halfway there! Looking through the #qp2020sewalong hashtag has been a lot of fun... you are all so talented and creative! Here is our block for this month: This is our second month in a row getting to use Pimento as our background and we just love how vivid it...

May 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

May 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

Welcome to May! We're nearing the halfway point of our sew-along. Now is the time that we really start to see how our quilt is shaping up and what all our blocks look like together. If you have a design wall, we encourage you to put your blocks up and take some time...

April 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

April 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

What a month! How is everyone doing? Well, we hope! And we hope that in hard times, this project has been a little bit of fun for you to look forward to. Don't forget to share your blocks with us on social media and take some time to share encouraging comments with...

March 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

March 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

Welcome to our March tips and tricks! Two blocks down, ten to go! Are you feeling good so far? We've been seeing your blocks on Instagram and Facebook, and they look amazing. Here is our block for March, a log cabin with a wide border. It's a great block for really...

February 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

February 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

Here we are a month into the 2020 sew-along; can you believe it? In February we have a pinwheel block with the opportunity to create a fun little focal point on one of your HST pieces. Of course we used some bold screen printed fabrics by Karen Lewis here, but you...

January 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

January 2020 Block of the Month Tips and Tricks

Welcome to the first month of our 2020 Sew-along! We hope you all are as excited to get going as we are. This year, we have a lovely sampler quilt designed by our 2020 featured designer, Karen Lewis. The blocks have a lot of visual impact and will make a very striking...

2020 Block of the Month Sampler Sew Along Guide

2020 Block of the Month Sampler Sew Along Guide

  Thank you for joining us for our Block of the Month as we sew the 2020 Quilter's Planner Sampler Quilt designed by Karen Lewis. This post will give you the info you need to get started. All you need to participate in our BOM sew-along is your copy of the 2020...