Sampler Block #6 - Minnesota

This block was a lot of fun to do and went a lot quicker than I thought.  These sampler blocks are so tricky!  The ones I thought would be easy were most challenging and the ones I thought would be a breeze were a little more challenging.

They have all been fun, though.

This block was not really one of my favorites in the series.  It was also the first block that I did that I had doubts mid way through about my color choices, etc.  However, when it was done, I was madly in love with it.  :).  I think it goes nicely with the other blocks.  It looks like strawberry lemonade to me.

The instructions were easy to follow and you can find them here at Freshly Pieced.

Here is a shot of mine:

And a shot of all of the blocks so far:

Left to right top to bottom:

Lucky Pieces, Kansas Dust Storm, Minnesota, Mosaic, Star, Greek Cross

Sampler Block #4 - Kansas Dust Storm

Well, all I can say after finishing this block is...."Whew".  This was one of my favorite blocks in the sampler and, by far, the most difficult block I have ever done.

I got mixed up and turned around on a lot of the templates on this one.  My advice is 1) Measure the one inch guide on each template after you print it & 2)  Label all of your template pieces.  I learned both of these the hard way!

After all the work and frustration, though, I was very pleased with how mine came out.  I used a very different color choice than the block in the tutorial at freshlypieced.com.  You can find the tutorial here.

Kansas Dust Storm

Mosiac, Kansas Dust Storm, Star, Greek Cross (left to right....and ignore my Carpentar's Star!)

 The instructions for this one were not written so much for the beginner as the ones for the Star block were.  So, if you are new to paper piecing like I was, I would recommend doing the Star block first before trying the Kansas Dust Storm block!

Happy Quilting :)