I decided to participate in the 2016 Row by Row Experience. On our June 2016 trip to Texas for my daughter Jessica's wedding, I visited 7 quilt shops and picked up a pattern/kit from each. I completed 6 of the rows that summer. But we decided to move to Texas and my quilt projects were put on hold. We moved in late November to Georgetown, TX. The following Spring of 2017, I attended a shop hop in Waco, TX where over 40 quilt shops came to the Waco Convention Center. There I picked up an 8th row. Finally, in July 2017, I decided to finish my Row Quilt. I completed the remaining two rows, put all the rows together, and then quilted it. A California friend gave me fabric with several Texas maps and I used that on the backing. The Home Sweet Home quilt now hangs in my Texas home.
I also have picked up some patterns from California quilt shops which I will make into a separate quilt someday.
My Illinois cousin sent me a row from a Savoy, IL quilt shop and I made that as a separate row quilt which now hangs in my sewing room.
I have enjoyed making each row.
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Home Sweet Home
The top two rows were completed last.
The top row is from Deb's Flying Needle in Stephenville, TX.
2nd row is from Poppy Quilt and Sew in Georgetown.
That row, I customized to be similar to our new home in Georgetown. |
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| The backing made with Texas map fabric. |
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A close-up of the backing
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| Preserving Memories, Duncanville, TX |
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| Close-up of fabric train |
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| Close-up of quilt shop and Ben Franklin pharmacy |
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| Tomorrow's Quilts, Waco, TX |
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| Suzette's Fabrics, Italy, TX |
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| Common Threads Quilting, Waxahachie, TX |
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| Corner Square Quilts, Cedar Hill, TX |
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Waco Sew and Quilt Store, Waco, TX
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My 2016 Illinois Row by Row Experience quilt:
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| Farm Ridge Quilt Shop, Savoy, IL |
