Summer Games Sampler 2024

Hi Quilters, welcome to the Summer Games Sampler 2024!

This summer (winter for us here in the southern hemisphere!) of 2024 we are celebrating the biggest sporting event in the world, the 2024 Olympic Games! And we, quilters, couldn't be left out of this event so significant to all of us, so we are launching Summer Games Sampler 2024 in celebration of this event!

Join us, 9 designers from different countries around the world for a FREE sampler and 6-week sew-a-long!

We will start on 6/14 and every Friday you will receive an email with one or two sampler block designs that were inspired by each country represented by the designers and instructions on how to make the 60" x 60" top.

Countries represented in this sew-a-long are:

France - @namajuquiltstudio

Canada - @quiltberryhilldesigns

Thailand - @thaicharmllc

Serbia - @maraquiltdesigns

Mexico - @prettyplease.mx

Brazil - @taniamogariquilter

Spain - @alexandrabordallo & @amararstudio

USA - @jessicasteeledesign

Australia - @masandlouisepatternco

To register for the Summer Games Sampler 2024, simply click on this REGISTRATION link, fill in your name and email address, and then follow your emails for all the information such as schedule, fabric quantification, and sew-a-long! Always check your inbox or SPAM!

TISSUE QUANTIFICATION IN CENTIMETERS

The fabrics used in the Sampler's Cover quilt are from Andover Fabrics, Century collection! Unfortunately, for us here, it is somewhat difficult to acquire imported fabrics so I thought it would be worth creating this blog and specifying here the national fabrics that I used in my mockup and the quantification in centimeters, since here the fabrics are sold in centimeters and not in inches!

The fabrics I used and the palette are plain fabrics, shown in the image above! There are 7 colors and all are composed of the colors of the Olympic rings! I chose a more open, cheerful and very bright palette of these colors! Of course I had to mix the manufacturers:

Fabrics:

Fabric A - light beige (very light, cotton type) 1.80 m

Fabric B - dark blue (dark blue more towards violet) 50 cm

Fabric C - light blue (blue to cerulean - sky) 60 cm

Fabric D - yellow (golden yellow) 60 m

Fabric E - black (dark chocolate brown) 50 cm

Fabric F - green (water green) 40 cm

Fabric G - red (orange red) 60 cm

A tip, when there is a black and white color palette I ALWAYS AVOID using pure black and white, I prefer to use a very light beige or off white or cotton tone than pure white and in the case of black too, I prefer to use a very dark brown, for a coffee or very dark chocolate than black!

And that was the case in the palette I used for my sampler! And to get away from the traditional green I opted for aqua green because it makes the composition more modern and seeks to work with colors with high clarity!

There is no need to use plain fabrics, you can use printed fabrics perfectly! The plain fabrics I used were from Fernando Maluhy and Avimor Tecidos.

If you want to see other mockups with different palette styles and compositions, visit Quiltinc.com and see the possibilities even with printed fabrics! Just create an account and password and that's it, access is free! This can help you choose the fabrics for the sampler!

MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR SAMPLER

Week 1 (06/14) - Iron-on

Week 2 (06/21) - bias tape for application or material to embellish curved lines such as chenille.

Week 3 (06/28) - Iron-on

Week 4 (05/07) - regular sewing

Week 5 (12/07) - preferred method for application (heat-seal, acetate for mold, perfect circles by Karen Bukley)

SEW-A-LONG AWARDS

You can win!

Each week we will announce a winner on Instagram!

To be eligible for the prizes you must:

1) Be following all 11 Instagram profile accounts below AND

2) Post your progress on Instagram using hashtag #summergamessampler2024

ATTENTION: Your Instagram profile account must be PUBLIC, use #SummerGamesSampler2024 AND tag us!

Follow the following accounts below on Instagram:

@namaju_quiltstudio

@quiltberryhill_designs

@thaicharmllc

@maraquiltdesigns

@prettyplease.mx

@taniamogariquilter

@alexandrabordallo

@amararstudio

@jessicasteeledesign

@maxandlouisepatternco

@quilt_ink

Participate and invite other quilter friends to participate together!

Happy sewing and see you next time!