Sweater Weather Sampler, my February UFO, is done!

My goal of completing one UFO (unfinished object) each month is off to a good start. A few days ago, I finished piecing together my last block of the Sweater Weather Sampler and now the quilt top is done! I’ll deliver this to my SIL who has a longarm for the finishing steps. Technically, this isn’t a finished quilt, but I try not to get hung up on little details. 😉

What is the Sweater Weather Sampler?

I participated in last year’s 2025 Sweater Weather Sampler hosted by the Nine Patch Quilt Collective. For the past three years, nine different designers have gotten together to create one quilt block each for a Fall-themed quilt. I’m happy to say they’ll be doing it again for 2026! There is a registration fee and it’s worth every penny. (I’m not an affiliate, I just know the work that goes into producing a group sew along.) If you are interested, you can register for the next one here.

My Sweater Weather blocks

I’ve admired the past Sweater Weather quilts, but last year was the first time I actually sewed along with them. I made each block on time except for the Collective Kettle quilt block. This was probably one of my favorites, but other obligations kept me from getting to it. So, this one just got finished a few days ago. It’s so dang cute!

Even though I loved all of the quilt blocks, there was one block that I replaced with a different one from a previous year’s Sweater Weather Sampler. The replacement is called Sun Still by Crafty Moose Quilts. It’s a beauty.

Below are all the blocks together. Don’t you love the color palette? It came from a fabric bundle that I purchased specifically for this sampler. The kit contained gorgeous fabric from the Wildflower Wovens collection by Suzy Quilts for Art Gallery Fabrics.

The quilt top

The blocks are 20″ square, so putting the quilt top together went really quick. I added 2.5″ (unfinished) borders so the final quilt top measures 64″ square. It will be perfect for snuggling under when the weather gets cold again (it currently feels like Spring in California).

About my 2026 UFO challenge

If you missed the intro to my UFO plans for this year, you can read about it here (along with some tips) and download my free UFO list as well. The short version is that I made a list of 12 UFO’s and I pick one of them to work on each month. I’m also following along with Connie at Free Motion By The River who is hosting a UFO challenge and picking (randomly) a number between 1 and 12 each month to designate which project to work on. It’s always exciting to see which number will be picked for the next month!

Here’s to checking off a few UFO’s from the list and making room for new projects in the future!