Join us for the Spooky Sampler Quilt Along
Create a Halloween quilt one week at a time when you join our Spooky Sampler Sew Along!
I am so excited to host a quilt along with my Spooky Sampler quilt pattern with Pat Sloan! If you don’t know Pat, you should! She’s an author, fabric designer, and well-known figure in the quilt industry, and she is someone that I look up to and admire!
When I found out she wanted to do a quilt along with my pattern, I was so excited. We will be hosting the sew-along together, and each of us will do it in our own way.
Each week we will be making the same blocks for the quilt. Pat will create hers and share it on her blog and YouTube channels and I’ll be sharing my tips for creating the blocks here on the blog and on Instagram.
Quilt Along Update
The official quilt is over, but you can still find all the videos on our YouTube channel. You can still get printable planner pages to help you organize your time and supplies as you sew your project.
About the Pattern
The Spooky Sampler quilt pattern is a sampler style (hence the name) Halloween quilt that features a variety of Halloween quilt blocks. All of the quilt blocks are traditionally pieced or machine-applied.
It was inspired by my Derby Sampler quilt from years ago. I loved making that quilt so much that I thought it would be fun to do something similar for the Holidays! I started with Halloween because it’s one of my all-time favorite holidays.
The quilt pattern is designed to be created with my Spooky Hollow fabric collection from Riley Blake Designs. The collection was released in April of this year and features a saturated palette of greens, purples, oranges, and grays.
The illustrations were inspired by my memories of my kids trick-or-treating when they were younger! Can you spot my son’s mummy costume in the main print?
How will the Quilt Along Work?
Each week, Pat Sloan and I will share our tips for creating the quilt! Pat will share them on her YouTube channel, and I’ll share them here on the blog and on my Instagram stories!
Do I need to Sign Up?
Nope! Just get a pattern and follow along on the blog or Instagram. I’ll have a blog post each Monday with simple tips for constructing that week’s blocks.
Since the directions in the pattern are very detailed and clear, I won’t be walking you through all of the steps to make the block, rather share my best tips for constructing the block that week—things like how to fussy cut fabric, how to work with small fabric pieces, etc.
What are the Dates?
The quilt runs from July 26th to September 2nd. New blog posts will be on Mondays, and Instagram Stories will be on Tuesdays. Pat will be sharing information on her YouTube channel on Mondays.
Do I Need a Pattern?
Yes! You can grab a pattern from me in the shop (I’ll also link it in the post). You can get a printed or digital copy of the pattern, whichever you prefer. There is also a kit that you can buy.
What is the Skill Level of the Pattern?
I’d say this one is an Advanced Beginner to Intermediate, just because of some of the smaller pieces in the broom and spiderweb blocks. However, I believe and have always believed that ANYONE CAN QUILT! You can do it if you go slow and read the directions thoroughly.
Free Printable Quilt Along Planner Pages
For those of you who have used my Project Planners in the past, I’ve created a special set of planner pages for this quilt-along! (You can obviously use the planner pages for just this project, too!)
They have been decorated with some artwork from the quilt and the fabric line. You can get them by filling out the form below. This will email you a link to get the pages!
Schedule & Blog Posts
- Introduction
- Week 1: Ohio Star Quilt Blocks & Fussy Cutting Tips
- Week 2: Broomstick & Small Pumpkin Blocks & Piecing Tips
- Week 3: Bat & Spider Blocks & Raw Edge Applique Tips
- Week 4:
- Week 5:
- Week 6:
I hope that you will join us! I look forward to creating this quilt with you!
Is there any possibility to have the bat and spider templates on line to have a circuit cutter cut it out?
I can do that. That’s a great idea. Thanks!
Just starting to cut fabric to make the stars💕🇨🇦
I just bought the Spooky Shelfie Halloween Quilt Pattern, from I believe 2023? I am wondering if your witches hat templet includes 1/4″ seam allowances? Are there any changes I should be aware of? By any chance, are there some Spooky Schoolhouse fat quarter packs to be found for this? Thanks for such fun Halloween patterns & love your family picture.
Hi,
You do not need to add seam allowance to the FPP template. You can find any corrections to the pattern at https://www.polkadotchair.com/patternupdates/ – I don’t believe there are any corrections for that pattern. You may be able to find a few Spooky Schoolhouse fat quarter packs on Etsy. It’s the best place to check for fabric that is older.