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SATURDAY SAMPLER PROGRAM

THE QUILT WORKS SATURDAY SAMPLER PROGRAM

The Saturday Sampler Program at the Quilt Works runs for a period of one year. [The 2011 program started in May.] Participants meet on the second Saturday of each month at 8:25 am or 8:45 am to display their completed blocks from the previous month, and to receive kits and instructions for the next block. [Note that registration for the program closes on the day before the first meeting.] Participants pay an initial fee at the beginning of the program [$50 in 2011]; of this, $10 pays for the kit for the first block, a portion pays for the pattern, and the remainder is applied to the cost of the fabrics required to finish the quilt. Provided you complete the first month's block and bring it to the second month's meeting, you receive the kit for the second month's block at no additional cost. This procedure remains true throughout the program. If, however, you miss a month, you must pay a $10 "reentry" fee to be reinstated. At the end of the program, we provide finishing kits; as noted above, the cost of the finishing kit is partially offset by a portion of the initial fee.
Below, you can see pictures of quilts from several of our Saturday Sampler programs. We choose the projects so that each month offers a different challenge.

SATURDAY SAMPLER 2011. Tonga Rhapsody. 96" × 106"

Tonga Rhapsody was designed by Toni Steere and Jenny Foltz, Wing and a Prayer Design, and features Timeless Treasures Tonga batiks. The picture shown here was copied (with permission) from the Wing and a Prayer web site: www.wingandaprayerdesign.com. Scroll down just a little bit on that page to see the picture on their web site.

SATURDAY SAMPLER 2010, Americana Modern. 66" x 78"

American Modern was designed by Diane Nagle for Benartex, and features the Tried & True collection of fabrics created by Nancy Halvorsen.

Since we have finished this program, the remaining fabrics have been returned to the floor for sale. The pattern was available only to participants in the program, and is not for sale.

SATURDAY SAMPLER 2009. 63" x 84"

Our 2009 Saturday Sampler is shown at the right. Click on the thumbnail to see a full-screen image of our quilt.

Our quilt is based on the "Sampler Two" pattern in Eleanor Burns' book, Egg Money Quilts. The fabrics were selected from the Tanya Whelan - Darla collection by Free Spirit.