Outdoors Quilt-Muster von Elizabeth Hartman

As a beginner quilter, I was a little intimidated by 14 blocks, but the clear instructions made each animal friend come together smoothly. The finished quilt top looks just like the picture on the pack.

The 14 different blocks kept me happily occupied for weeks, and the animals turned out just as cute as the mountain scenery. My only minor surprise was that the yardage requirements are quite specific, so double-check before you shop.

I’ve been sewing for years and this is the first sampler pattern that kept me engaged from block one to fourteen—the animals are genuinely adorable and the scenery blocks add such nice variety. The conventional patchwork techniques are all well-explained, so even some of the trickier pieces came tog