Block 75 – Stitch Crazy – The Splendid Sampler™

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Techniques : Embroidery

Blocks by Designers (L to R, Top to Bottom): Kathy Schmitz, Joan Ford, Lynette Anderson, and Pat Sloan

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100 eye-catching designs from over 80 designers that use a wide range of techniques, including traditional patchwork, applique, foundation paper piecing, and embroidery
A number of the 6-inch blocks are shown in two colorways for twice the creativity
Be inspired by gallery quilts featuring carefully selected placement options for your Splendid Sampler blocks
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Kathy Schmitz “Find joy in the process, not the perfection.”

Kathy Schmitz took her quilt-themed greeting cards to Quilt Market in 2002 and that’s where she was discovered by Moda Fabrics. Her first collection, Cozy Comforts, debuted later that year.

Not new to quilting, she made her first quilt when she was 13 years old using her grandmother’s old treadle sewing machine.

The style of illustration that has become her signature came about when she wanted something new to hang over the mantle of her home at Christmas. After digging out the three tubes of paint she had leftover from collection, she painted a picture of her house in a snow scene and promptly fell in love with the type of artwork. Having only one house of her own, she began paint pictures of other people’s homes.

Kathy found that the line drawings of embroidery were so well-suited to her artwork that she began designing embroidery to coordinate with her fabrics.