Silent Night Sampler: In Solids!

Hey Solids lovers! 

We've created a version of the Silent Night Sampler using our Painter's Palette Solids. 

Here's our Solids version:

And a key to the fabrics. 

Visit the Day 12 post to find the yardage requirements for each color. 

See the entire Silent Night collection here and ask for it at your local quilt shop.

See the entire line of 168 Painter's Palette Solids here.

See all of our Silent Night Sampler Blocks!
Day 1: Wreath Block

Day 2: Star Block #1

Day 3: Bow Block

Day 4: Stocking Block

Day 5: Star Block #2

Day 6: Present Block
Day 7: Tree Block

Day 8: Ornament Block

Day 9: Candy Cane Block

Day 10: Star Block #3

Day 11: Cardinal Block

Day 12: Assembly

Alternate Border Instructions

Silent Night Sampler: Alternate Border Instructions

Happy last week of the year! Earlier this week, we posted Day 12 of the Silent Night Sampler, which showed assembly directions for the quilt. Find that post (and links to all 12 days) here. 

We're back today with the instructions for creating our alternate outer border--the candy cane stripe! 

This border is very easy to make--it's all half-square triangles. 

To make the candy cane stripe border, you'll need an additional:

 3/4 yard each of the cream and the dark red vine. 

(You'll also need 3/4 yard less of the dark medallion print, as you'll no longer need that for the outer border. Although it's such a beautiful fabric--it would make a fantastic backing!)

Cutting:

From each of the cream and red prints:

Ninety-six 3" squares

Step 1: Draw a line on the wrong side of each cream square. Pair each cream square with a red square and stitch 1/4" on each side of the marked line. Cut on the line and press units open. Trim to measure 2-1/2" square. Make a total of one hundred ninety-two cream/red HSTs.

Step 2: To make a side border, lay out forty-four HSTs in pairs as shown. Sew the HSTs into pairs and then join the rows to make a side border. Make two. Sew to the sides of the quilt. 

Step 3: To make a  top/bottom border, lay out fifty-two HSTs in pairs as shown. Sew the HSTs into pairs and then join the rows to make a top/bottom border. Make two. Sew to the top and bottom of the quilt. 

Step 4: Finish the quilt as desired.

See the entire Silent Night collection here and ask for it at your local quilt shop.

Missed the Silent Night Sampler posts? 

See all of our Silent Night Sampler Blocks!
Day 1: Wreath Block

Day 2: Star Block #1

Day 3: Bow Block

Day 4: Stocking Block

Day 5: Star Block #2

Day 6: Present Block
Day 7: Tree Block

Day 8: Ornament Block

Day 9: Candy Cane Block

Day 10: Star Block #3

Day 11: Cardinal Block

Day 12: Assembly

Silent Night Sampler: Day 12

We're celebrating the season with 12 days of holiday-themed block tutorials using Ro Gregg's gorgeous and glittering Silent Night collection. Today we're showing you how to assemble the quilt! 

Here's a look at our finished Silent Night Sampler (complete with a snowy background!)

Finished Quilt Size: 52" square

If you prefer to play around with the layout, the 12" square blocks are interchangeable, as are the 6" x 12" blocks (presents, candy cane). 

Assembly:

Row 1: Sew these four blocks together. 

Row 2: Sew the present and wreath block together, and then add the stockings to the top. Sew star block #3 and the cardinal together, and then add the ornaments to the bottom. Join the two row sections together. 

Row 3: Sew these four blocks together.

Here's a view of the quilt center as you join the pieces:

Adding Borders:

Cutting:

From the green: 

Cut four 4-1/2" squares

Cut five 1-1/2" x 42" strips for inner border

From the medallion: 

Cut five 4-1/2" x 42" strips for outer border

Step 1: Sew the five 1-1/2" x 42" green strips short ends together to make a long strip. Measure the quilt length and cut two strips to size. Sew to opposite sides of the quilt. Measure the quilt width and cut two strips to size. Sew to the top and bottom of the quilt. 

Step 2: Sew the five 4-1/2" x 42" medallion strips short ends together to make a long strip. Measure the quilt length and width (the number should be the same). Cut four strips to size. Sew two strips to opposite sides of the quilt. Sew the 4-1/2" green squares to both ends of the remaining strips and sew to the top and bottom of the quilt. 

Alternate Pieced Border:

Find the yardage and directions for making this fun candy cane striped border here. 

Yardage to make the Silent Night Sampler (with medallion border)

To make the quilt as shown, you'll need the following: 

1 yard cream 

1/3 yard bright red scroll

1/3 yard green scroll

1/4 yard red wreath

3/4 yard green tree (includes inner border)

1/4 yard dark red tree

1/8 yard cream church

1/8 yard light medallion

1 yard dark medallion (includes outer border)

1/3 yard dark red vine

1/8 yard cream nativity

1/4 yard green nativity

1/4 yard multicolor print

1/8 yard black/gold print

See the entire Silent Night collection here and ask for it at your local quilt shop.

See all of our Silent Night Sampler Blocks!
Day 1: Wreath Block

Day 2: Star Block #1

Day 3: Bow Block

Day 4: Stocking Block

Day 5: Star Block #2

Day 6: Present Block
Day 7: Tree Block

Day 8: Ornament Block

Day 9: Candy Cane Block

Day 10: Star Block #3

Day 11: Cardinal Block

Day 12: Assembly

Silent Night Sampler: Day 11

We're celebrating the season with 12 days of holiday-themed block tutorials using Ro Gregg's gorgeous and glittering Silent Night collection. Today is the last block tutorial, and then on the 12th day we'll show you how to assemble the blocks into a sampler quilt! 

Our final block is the cardinal, a popular symbol of winter. We chose a cardinal block because we loved the darker red tree print and a red bird seemed like the perfect place to use it!

Block measures 12" square finished.

Cutting: 

From the cream:

One 3-1/2" square

Four 3" squares

Seven 2-1/2" squares

One 2" x 8-1/2" piece

Two 1-1/2" x 10-1/2" pieces

Two 1-1/2" x 12-1/2" pieces

From the dark red:

One 4-1/2" x 6-1/2" piece

One 3-1/2" square 

Two 3" squares

From the black/gold:

One 1" x 8-1/2" piece

One 3-1/2" square

From the green: 

Two 3"squares

(Green squares not pictured)

Step 1: Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of two 2-1/2" cream squares. Position right sides together on the 4-1/2" x 6-1/2" dark red piece as shown. 

Step 2: Stitch on the drawn lines, trim seam allowance to 1/4", and press open. 

Step 3: Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of two 3" cream squares. Position each right sides together on a 3" dark red square. 

Step 4: Stitch 1/4" on each side of the drawn line, cut on the drawn line, and press HST units open. Trim each to measure 2-1/2" square. You'll have four red/cream HST units. 

 Step 5: In the same way, make four green/cream HST units. 

Step 6: Cut the 3-1/2" gold/black, dark red, and cream squares diagonally in half once as shown. 

Step 7: Sew a gold/black triangle to a dark red triangle and a gold/black triangle to a cream triangle. Press both open. 

Step 8: Trim remaining dark red and cream triangles to measure 3". (If you prefer, cut a new 3" square and cut it diagonally in half. Trimming down the triangle you already have instead of cutting new simply saves fabric.) 

Step 9: Lay the dark red triangle on top the dark red and black/gold HST as shown. Trim the HST and discard the right half. Do the same with the cream triangle and the cream and black/gold HST. Orientation is important here, so make sure yours looks like the photo below. 

Step 10: Sew each of these units along the long edge to create the units shown below. Trim to measure 2-1/2" square, making sure the seams are in the corners. 

Step 11: Sew the 1" x 8-1/2" black/gold piece to the 2" x 8-1/2" cream piece. 

Step 12: Lay out all the pieces as shown, adding in the five 2-1/2" cream squares. 

Step 13: Sew units together as shown to make the two top rows, two vertical side rows, and the bottom row. 

Step 14: Continue joining the rows to create the bird block center. Sew 1-1/2" x 10-1/2" cream strips to the sides of the bird and 1-1/2" x 12-1/2" cream strips to the top and bottom. 

The finished bird block: 

See the entire Silent Night collection here and ask for it at your local quilt shop.

See all of our Silent Night Sampler Blocks!
Day 1: Wreath Block

Day 2: Star Block #1

Day 3: Bow Block

Day 4: Stocking Block

Day 5: Star Block #2

Day 6: Present Block
Day 7: Tree Block

Day 8: Ornament Block

Day 9: Candy Cane Block

Day 10: Star Block #3