Lexington Sampler Challenge: Block 7 (Bonus)

By National Quilters Circle Editors

The National Quilter’s Circle Lexington Quilt Block Challenge will only be available through August 8th!

We may be nearing the end of the National Quilters Circle Quilt Block Challenge (can you believe it?), but we’re not slowing down! Let’s start working on our seventh block: Grandmother’s Choice.

Grandmother’s Choice is a bonus block and is optional for your quilt! This block can be added to the center of your quilt top, or you may choose to fill that space with a fabric square or a block of your choice.

For this challenge, we are creating the beautiful Lexington Sampler quilt, designed by the talented Susan Guzman of SuzGuz Designs.

This exciting 9-part block challenge pattern offers you a choice to make either a large throw size quilt, with a finished size of 68 ½” square, or a bed size quilt with a finished size of 88 ½” square. There will be a bonus block available to use in place of the center 15″ square, should you choose to make it. If you decide to make the throw size quilt, your challenge will end in Week 8; the bed size quilt will end Week 9.

If you haven’t signed up for the Quilt Block Challenge, there’s still time! You can sign up here to make sure you get the block assignments delivered to you inbox each week. And make sure to visit Susan at SuzGuz Designs to see more of her beautiful work!

Ready for your next block? Here’s what’s coming up next:
Introduction to NQC Block Challenge: Lexington Sampler
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Block 5
Block 6
Block 7
Finishing & Center Assembly Instructions
Finishing Instructions (for bed only)

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35 Responses to “Lexington Sampler Challenge: Block 7 (Bonus)”

  1. jacqueline tindall

    I can't get 8 or 9. are they out?

  2. Zina Miller

    I do not know why this one has been so difficult to access, print, etc. I can not get to block 7 nor block 8. Please just provide a LINK to them? I am very good at computers and webex, but access to this challenge has been more the challenge than the blocks!

  3. Nicki

    I'm going to make the bed size quilt and need Week 9 instructions, I didn't receive them. Can you send the link? Thanks.

  4. Karen Dvirnak

    I missed a couple of Suz weekly chars. Are they archived somewhere?

  5. Mary Carrick

    Why can I not access blocks 7-8-and 9?

  6. parlene whitfield

    This pattern looks great for I would like to make a bed size quilt

  7. Wendy Murdoch

    I have about 100 cobalt blue prints of varying values - think I might finally have a use for them. Thanks so much! I have almost 100 cobalt blue FQs of various values. I think I might try this pattern with them. Thanks so much!

  8. Meg

    So I understand that things don't always go correctly. The last email I received was block 4 but no biggie because I came to this page and got the others. But they end with 7. Can you please help me get 8 & 9. I have gone to the FB page as well and there is nothing there either that I can see. Thank you for your help!

  9. Janice Richardson

    can't get 8 or 9

  10. Kathy Edwards-Markota

    I can pull up block 8, please send to this email address,,,, thank you,,,,, Kathy