Row by Row Quilt
Row by Row is a large quilt shop hop where you visit shops and get a free row pattern. The pictures are on the facebook pages so you can pick rows you like, visit the shops and stitch away! If you are the first one to show and tell your quilt at a shop, you get a prize of 25 fat quarters. If you used the shop's row in your quilt, you get a bonus prize!
Last year, I tried but only was able to collect about five rows. This year, because of the increased visibility from last year, there were a lot more shops participating. I collected my eight patterns on Monday and Tuesday of this week and have pretty much been non-stop sewing since then. Plus watering plants because we are having incredibly hot weather right now and about 1/4 of my plants are not established yet.
I sewed the blocks and then decided because they were fairly narrow and long, I wanted a border of flying geese on each side. I also wanted to set off the blocks a bit so I used white sashing in between. As I was stitching the sashing I decided that would be a perfect place to quilt a poem, so there is a poem there and the rest of the quilting is done in an all-over freehand water/wave pattern. I'm really, really happy with how it turned out.
I turned in my quilt at my local quilt shop, Gathering Fabric in Woodinville, Washington and Susan awarded me the 25 Dimples fat quarters and also a very generous gift card. She is going to display it for a bit too. :)
I hope you participate in Row By Row! It's a lot of fun. I visited three new shops and enjoyed putting it together. Rows made: Quilting Mayhem in Snohomish, Keepsake Cottage in Bothell, Circa 15 in Kirkland, Pacific Fabrics in Bellevue, Pacific Fabrics in Seattle SODO, Gathering Fabric in Woodinville, Undercover Quilts in Seattle Pike Place Market, and Pacific Fabrics in Seattle Northgate.
Poem on Sashing:
Winter Sea by Clinton Scollard
Landward the breakers roll and run,
The gray-white ospreys near and flee,
Beneath the long slant winter sun
Beside the winter sea.
With chilly gleam the shingle shines;
The sand with icy umber glows;
Back from the beach the stunted pines
Stand somber in the snows.
The horizon shows a steely glint,--
A line of pickets white patrolled;
The empty zenith holds the hint
Of cruelty and cold.
The north-wind clarions; 'tis a dirge,
A requiem, a threnody,
Keyed to the sad sound of the surge
Beside the winter sea.
Some of the comments from the Washington Row by Row page:
Denise Larson Love it! Summer do you think you could post where all your rows are from?
Cindy Coffey Such a beautiful quilt! Love the colors.
Marlene Edwards I need to get out and get my patterns so I an make them. I love these blocks.
Dolores Smith The Quilter's in Washington have done an outstanding job. I haven't seen one quilt I didn't like, well, there were a couple I did love!
Janissa Brambila Yes! I see some Pacific Fabrics rows in there! Awesome!
Julie Strauss-Ming That is a really lovely quilt. You made the rows come together nicely.
Maria Marty Kemper So pretty
Mary DeEmo Nice job, Summer!
Grace Schievink-Assink Beautiful job!
Wendy Patrick Great job, love the flying geese border...!
Deanna Bushman Wow, its gorgeous! Congrats!!!
Cheryl Taylor This is beautiful!!!
Kyla Overson Fast !! Awesome !!
Sharon Coots Wow that was fast. Nice quilt.
Trudi Kolk like the white background, it pulls it all together.
Kelley Bova Congratulations! That's beautiful!
Deanna Lynn Stills Cole Beautiful colors!
Justin Renshaw Nice work! I love the light background choice, too!
Sherri Delaney Keil Beautiful! You were busy!
Deborah J. Rutledge I love the sides of you quilt also, that was a LOT of work...
Karen Rose Wow that was fast!
Linda Love Very pretty. Great job!
Cathy Lytle Ackerman I love it.The ocean/ beach scenes are my favorite!
Lori Langell Wow beautiful
Jody McClain Jean Rogers, check this out! Beautiful setting!!
Eric Kennard Beautiful job, Summer. I love the cool, fresh look of your quilt. Kudos to you for making all of those flying geese! Wow! Very nice!
Angie Butterworth This is gorgeous! Congratulations to Summer who did a great job in creating a fantastic quilt.
Cindy Baker McKee Beautiful!
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