#PROJECTJELLYROLL2020 PATTERN REVEAL

2020 JELLY ROLL PATTERNS NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

National Jelly Roll Day has arrived! Part of the day’s celebration are free Jelly Roll patterns from Moda fabrics, This year, Jelly Roll Day is a virtual event here at RCQ.

Welcome to our online shop. Please be our guest and help yourself to the day’s offerings.

Now that the big day is here, with Moda Fabrics United Notions'  permission, we can release  the much anticipated #projectjellyroll2020 patterns!

(scroll down for your free downloads).

If you are new to National Sew A Jelly Roll Day, scroll down abit further where you’ll find all the patterns from 2019 and 2018 too! Sew much fun ☺

A BIG thank you to Moda for providing these fabulous new patterns and everything they do to create this fun event for quilters everywhere.

To start you off - here is a little gift from RockingChairQuilts.com : A Jelly Roll Tip Card and pre-cut yardage chart for you to copy, print out or keep as a handy reference on your smart phone or tablet.

HERE ARE 10 IDEAS FOR JELLY ROLL STRIPS AND SCRAPS:

  1. Make strip sets for 9-patch blocks

  2. Make strip sets for 4-patch blocks

  3. Cut strips 4 1/2" long. Use with 2 1/2" squares (Moda Candy squares work great) to create scrappy Flying Geese blocks.

  4. Sew strips together for a scrappy back.

  5. Make "framed" 9-patch blocks (1 Jelly Roll strip is enough to frame a 6" finished 9-patch.

  6. Make a "coins" quilt using left over Jelly Roll pieces.

  7. Make Log Cabin blocks.

  8. Make piano key borders for a scrappy quilt.

  9. Make kitchen accessories: pot holders, place mats, mug rugs, or coasters.

  10. Make scrappy binding by cutting Jelly Roll strips into fourths and then sewing together as many pieces as needed for the length desired.

  11. ___________________________ Fill in # 11 with your own amazing JELLY ROLL TIP . Please enter your tip by commenting below:

#PROJECTJELLYROLL2020 PATTERNS

(click on each to download your FREE pattern)

And

HERE ARE THE FREE PATTERNS FROM 2019

(In case you missed them last September)

( courtesy of zen chic, ruby star society and Moda fabrics )

HOO-RAY! 

  • 5 new and re-mixed designs for 2019

  • The 6 iconic patterns from 2018 (in case you missed ‘em)

Post pictures of any Jelly Roll projects you are working on (or even the ones that you finish ) on Facebook , Instagram, Twitter. Use the #projectjellyroll2020 to share your fun with everyone who enjoys a  Moda Jelly Roll.

 

Love a Jelly Roll? If you are hungry for more Jelly Roll goodness be sure and visit ModaBakeShop.com  

Lots of jelly roll patterns there, all free for you to enjoy.

We shared some yummy Jelly Roll themed snacks here at the quilt shop on previous Jelly Roll Days.  Something so yummy bears repeating. Here they are for you to make and enjoy.

 


Thanks so much for your participation in the the big JR day, and thank you for reading my blog . Share comments below. Until we blog again, please take some time out to Enjoy the Sew!®

-Carol

Coming soon………..

Starts on October 1st

Starts on October 1st

Stitch along with us here on the RCQ blog starting on October 1st. Free sampler block patterns will be available as downloads each day. Stitch Pink, stitch scrappy, or choose another fabric collection, any which way, it’s all fun for you from Moda F…

Stitch along with us here on the RCQ blog starting on October 1st. Free sampler block patterns will be available as downloads each day. Stitch Pink, stitch scrappy, or choose another fabric collection, any which way, it’s all fun for you from Moda Fabrics! Subscribe to our blog below to get updates.

 

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Embroidery design by Janet Clare


We don't know if Janet Clare named this embroidery after the Maori Proverb - "turn your face toward the sun and the shadows will fall behind you."  Whatever the reason, it's a beautiful embroidery and idea.  Especially right now.  WRITTEN BY: Carrie Nelson from her post on the Moda Blog

To Get the free pattern, courtesy of Janet Clare scroll down to find the button.

To Get the free pattern, courtesy of Janet Clare scroll down to find the button.

Stitched here on quilting cotton, with cotton Cosmo embroidery floss, Turn To the Sun uses basic embroidery stitches.

Janet used her Lecien Cosmo Sky collection for the threads.  

Thank you to Janet Clare, Moda Fabrics and Carrie Nelson

#modavillage

It’s a Moda Village Sharing Sew Along!

OUR EVENT HAS ENDED on APRIL 30. 2020

Thanks to everyone who shared along with us.

Congratulations to our winner Kelly G. of New South Wales, Australia!

Make something happy... Moda is sharing an adorable FREE pattern with you, and here at RockingChairQuilts.com we are mixing in even more fun! Take some of your time at home to relax and create, Take good care of yourself. To join us. read on…

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OUR EVENT HAS ENDED on APRIL 30. 2020

GET YOUR FREE PATTERN then SEW and SHARE along with us.

Share your PICTURES and PROGRESS online using the hashtags #rockingchairquilts and #modavillage

WAIT WAIT! There’s more…..This is the RCQ blog you are reading, so there IS a PRIZE if you wanna play DO THIS:

  1. Include YOURSELF in your photo (take a selfie with your village block(s) or quilt).

    • If you are shy, it’s okay to get creative, peek out from behind your block, wear a hat and glasses, have a family member pose with your block, or even a family pet will be allowed as a ‘selfie’ entry. Have fun with it!

  2. Tag us in your post #rockingchairquilts and we’ll enter your name in a drawing for a prize (Prize is a Portsmouth by Minick & Simpson for Moda Fat Quarter bundle and 2 Aurifil BIG SPOOLS. Approx. MSRP of prize is $150 USD - pictured below) . YOUR photo post on social media MUST be tagged with #rockingchairquilts or we won’t see it and then can’t enter your chance for the prize.

  3. You have until midnight CDT on Thursday, April 30th to share a photo with us. The winner will be selected on or about May 1st, 2020,.

  4. Each different picture you share will count as one entry into the bucket for the drawing. No limit to the number of photos/entries you can share. You only need to include your ‘self’ once. AT LEAST ONE of the photos you share must have you in it- we know that everyday isn’t a selfie day.

  5. Each photo entry must have a different block, project or quilt made from the Moda Village pattern in it . Free pattern download is at the end of this blog post.

  6. To read all the details of the entry requirements and YADA YADA you can CLICK HERE.


You don’t have to make the whole quilt to be entered for the prize, one block will do ya.

…..You know, in case you need to budget your time for binge watching Netflix or snacking ☺

Prize is a Portsmouth by Minick& Simpson for Moda Fat Quarter bundle and 2 Aurifil BIG SPOOLS #2785 VERY DARK NAVY and #5011 ROPE BEIGE. Approx MSRP of prize is $150 USD

Prize is a Portsmouth by Minick& Simpson for Moda Fat Quarter bundle and 2 Aurifil BIG SPOOLS #2785 VERY DARK NAVY and #5011 ROPE BEIGE. Approx MSRP of prize is $150 USD

OUR Moda Village Sharing Sew Along!

THIS EVENT HAS ENDED on APRIL 30. 2020

Thanks to everyone who shared along with us.

Congratulations to our winner Kelly G. of New South Wales, Australia!

Please note that if you don’t participate in social media (Facebook, Instagram , Twitter and on) , you can still play for our prize. Please email your pictures to us at : info@rockingchairquilts.com and we will add your entries to the bucket.


Jumble = A Charm Pack mash-up! These Moda fabrics are a jumble of Miss Rosie’s scraps.To make the full size version you’ll need about 297 5” charm squares. That’s about 8 charm packs OR 2 layer cakes OR make a smaller version . Miss Rosie ( Carrie N…

Jumble = A Charm Pack mash-up! These Moda fabrics are a jumble of Miss Rosie’s scraps.

To make the full size version you’ll need about 297 5” charm squares. That’s about 8 charm packs OR 2 layer cakes OR make a smaller version . Miss Rosie ( Carrie Nelson) encourages scrappiness, so no need to have 8 of the same charm packs if your’e making the full pattern sized quilt pictured here. Mix and match charm packs and squares or cut them up from your scraps and stash. Sew much fun!

Here’s your pattern!

Free pattern compliments of MODA and Miss Rosie’s Quilt Company

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS for the 69” x 75 1/2” quilt:

(make a smaller version if you like)

  • Squares: At least 297 charm squares* - a minimum of 8 Charm Packs* or 2 Layer Cakes*- Depending on the assortment of lights and darks, more Charm Packs may be required or desired - more is always better.,

  • Background and Border: 4 assorted 7⁄8 yards or 3 yards of a single fabric

  • Binding: ¾ yard Backing: 4¾ yards

  • *charm square=5" square *Charm Pack=42–5" squares Share your village online by using #modavillage

  • **Layer Cake = 42 ten inch squares- to be cut down to 5” charm squares

Don’t forget to tag us in your social media posts to be entered to win our prize: #rockingchairquilts

GALLERY OF ENTRIES

We have pushed our Instagram feed here onto the blog where all entries will appear as they are received. and posted on IG.( Updated once daily).Our other Instagram content shows here as well .If you can’t tell which IG photos are the entries for our prize, here’s a counter:

97 entries

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Thanks so much for reading our blog. .Until we blog again, be sure to take time out to Enjoy the Sew!

We are ALL enduring unusual times so I am going to add a note to my sign off today: Stay safe, Take some time out to get outside and walk , bike, run, garden, play. Take some time away from the news. Stay informed, but be sure to give yourself a break from all that information. Breathe in , breathe out , we’ll all get through this together. #quiltersboundtogether

- Carol .

"I CAN TOTALLY MAKE THAT!" FREE PATTERN SERIES WRAP UP


Today we are wrapping up the “I Can Totally Make That” series.

All 15 patterns have been posted here and there on the RCQ blog over the last 2 weeks. In case you came late to the party, on today’s post you can access all 15 of the patterns in one download. Scroll down for the button.

My favorite so far is Corey Yoder’s Amish buggy block, ‘Home is Where Our Heart Is’. It was hard to decide, with so many nice designs in this group. A nice variety of styles were included.

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Do you have a favorite?

A winner has been chosen on our blog giveaway, conrgrats to Lisa F , she won a charm pack from Kathy Schmitz’s Home fabric collection. Thanks so much to everyone who participated.

CLICK on the button below to download the free patterns. This is a 30 page PDF file so you may need to give it a minute to download, depending on your interment speed of the moment.

CLICK on the button below to download the free patterns. This is a 30 page PDF file so you may need to give it a minute to download, depending on your interment speed of the moment.

More about the Big Block Free Pattern Series:

There are 15 ‘I Can Totally Make That’ patterns. All are free patterns courtesy of Moda Fabric and their designers.

All are BIG 18” blocks that could stand alone as a mini quilt , make multiples for a larger throw or bed quilt. Maybe…make all 15 blocks as a sampler quilt? So many ways to go- isn’t that what we love about quilts and quilting?

Please respect the designer’s individual guidelines and use these patterns only for your own personal enjoyment. Read more about this at MODA FABRICS

Most of the designers have shared their blocks via social media and their blogs, along with their ideas for finishing.

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Next time we’ll be sharing the project sheet to make our Candy Corn Kaleidoscope quilt.

Next time we’ll be sharing the project sheet to make our Candy Corn Kaleidoscope quilt.

Thanks for reading! Until we blog again, be sure to take time out and Enjoy the Sew!® - Carol and staff @RCQ

 

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"I CAN TOTALLY MAKE THAT!" FREE PATTERN SERIES

Hello , Welcome to the RCQ blog. Today we have another free Big Block pattern for you, from the “I Can Totally Make That” pattern series.

Today it’s American Jane’s 4 star block ..scroll on for a mini tutorial on making Quarter Square Triangles

CLICK on the block or on the button below to download this free pattern.

CLICK on the block or on the button below to download this free pattern.

#sawitloveditmadeit

We saw it, loved it, made it. Here’s RCQ’s 4 Star block..

I loved the scrappy look shown in the Jane block pattern, but deiced to use fewer color values.

I loved the scrappy look shown in the Jane block pattern, but deiced to use fewer color values.

Fabrics I used in this block are a Bella Solid, 9900 200, and prints from 1930’s Favorites

Fabrics I used in this block are a Bella Solid, 9900 200, and prints from 1930’s Favorites

The 16 quarter square triangles in this block need to be 3 1/2” unfinished. The pattern pdf. doesn’t show howto make then so I have include how I did it here.

The 16 quarter square triangles in this block need to be 3 1/2” unfinished. The pattern pdf. doesn’t show howto make then so I have include how I did it here.

Match the triangles that you cut from your 6” frabric squares into pairs.

Match the triangles that you cut from your 6” frabric squares into pairs.

Place right sides together and sew together with a 1/4” seam on the long edge to create a half square triangle (HST).

Place right sides together and sew together with a 1/4” seam on the long edge to create a half square triangle (HST).

put 2 of these HSTs right sides together

put 2 of these HSTs right sides together

but turn the HST so that the dark and light triangles are opposite one another, (this won’t matter if your block is scrappy, they can go any which way)

but turn the HST so that the dark and light triangles are opposite one another, (this won’t matter if your block is scrappy, they can go any which way)

draw a line from corner to corner

draw a line from corner to corner

sew a 1/4” seam on both sides of your drawn line. Cut apart on the line

sew a 1/4” seam on both sides of your drawn line. Cut apart on the line

This will mke TWO Quarter Square Triangles. Trim them to 3 1/2” squares. You’ll need 16 of these to make your 18” 4 Star block

This will mke TWO Quarter Square Triangles. Trim them to 3 1/2” squares. You’ll need 16 of these to make your 18” 4 Star block

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OOPS! I always have to keep my seam ripper nearby

OOPS! I always have to keep my seam ripper nearby

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There is one more block left . We’ll be posting it here on the blog over the next few days.. Then, as a finale and as a courtesy to our readers, we will finish off this BIG BLOCK pattern series this weekend with a wrap up post that has links to ALL 15 free patterns in it, so if you haven’t already downloaded them all , you be able to find them easily in the same post.

More about the Big Block Free Pattern Series:

There are 15 ‘I Can Totally Make That’ patterns. All are free patterns courtesy of Moda Fabric and their designers.

All are BIG 18” blocks that could stand alone as a mini quilt , make multiples for a larger throw or bed quilt. Maybe…make all 15 blocks as a sampler quilt? So many ways to go- isn’t that what we love about quilts and quilting?

Please respect the designer’s individual guidelines and use these patterns only for your own personal enjoyment. Read more about this at MODA FABRICS

The designers will be sharing their blocks via social media and their blogs, along with their ideas for finishing in the coming weeks . Here on our blog is one of many places you’ll be able to download this free series. You can use the links provided to visit the featured designer’s blog. All the designer’s should be sharing starting 9-23-2019 and over the next 2 weeks.

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If you'd like to check out what the Moda designer’s will post about their blocks, here is the full schedule published by Moda:

9.23.19: Lella Boutique and Sherri & Chelsi

9.24.19: Kansas Troubles

9.25.19: Crystal Manning and Me & My Sister

9.26.19: Jan Patek

9.27.19: Robin Pickens and Corey Yoder

9.30.19: BasicGrey

10.1.19: Betsy Chutchian and Lisa Bongean

10.2.19: American Jane

10.3.19: Kathy Schmitz

10.4.19: Zen Chic and Deb Strain

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Thanks for reading! Until we blog again, be sure to take time out and Enjoy the Sew!® - Carol and staff @RCQ

 

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"I CAN TOTALLY MAKE THAT!" FREE PATTERN SERIES

Here is Tuesday’s free Big Block pattern to download from the “I Can Totally Make That” pattern series.

Today it’s the 18” Urban Farmhouse Gatherings block from Primitive Gatherings

CLICK HERE to visit Primitive Gatherings website and blogs to see what Designer Lisa Bongean may post about this block.

CLICK on the block or on the button below to download this free pattern.

CLICK on the block or on the button below to download this free pattern.

#sawitloveditmadeit

We saw it, loved it, made it. Here’s RCQ’s Urban Farmhouse block..

I used Primitive Gatherings’s STAR AND STRIPE GATHERINGS fabric collection to make my block

I used Primitive Gatherings’s STAR AND STRIPE GATHERINGS fabric collection to make my block

Five fabrics + a free pattern + me and my sewing machine= FUN!

Five fabrics + a free pattern + me and my sewing machine= FUN!

This block is pretty cool - A star in a star in a square, surrounded by a border of Half Square Triangles. Imagine the secondary patterns that will appear if you made more of these blocks and put them into rows for a quilt. I may have to do that to …

This block is pretty cool - A star in a star in a square, surrounded by a border of Half Square Triangles. Imagine the secondary patterns that will appear if you made more of these blocks and put them into rows for a quilt. I may have to do that to see what comes of it as a quilt.

Check that your Half Square Triangles are 3 1/2” (unfinished). Trim them to 3 1/2” if they’re not, or you may have do some un-sewing (as I did) to get them to fit around the block neatly

Check that your Half Square Triangles are 3 1/2” (unfinished). Trim them to 3 1/2” if they’re not, or you may have do some un-sewing (as I did) to get them to fit around the block neatly

There are just 2 more blocks left . We’ll be posting them here on the blog over the next few days.. Then, as a finale and as a courtesy to our readers, we will finish off this BIG BLOCK pattern series this weekend with a wrap up post that has links ALL 15 free patterns in it, so if you haven’t already downloaded them all , you be able to find them easily in the same post.

More about the Big Block Free Pattern Series:

There are 15 ‘I Can Totally Make That’ patterns. All are free patterns courtesy of Moda Fabric and their designers.

All are BIG 18” blocks that could stand alone as a mini quilt , make multiples for a larger throw or bed quilt. Maybe…make all 15 blocks as a sampler quilt? So many ways to go- isn’t that what we love about quilts and quilting?

Please respect the designer’s individual guidelines and use these patterns only for your own personal enjoyment. Read more about this at MODA FABRICS

The designers will be sharing their blocks via social media and their blogs, along with their ideas for finishing in the coming weeks . Here on our blog is one of many places you’ll be able to download this free series. You can use the links provided to visit the featured designer’s blog. All the designer’s should be sharing starting 9-23-2019 and over the next 2 weeks.

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If you'd like to check out what the Moda designer’s will post about their blocks, here is the full schedule:

9.23.19: Lella Boutique and Sherri & Chelsi

9.24.19: Kansas Troubles

9.25.19: Crystal Manning and Me & My Sister

9.26.19: Jan Patek

9.27.19: Robin Pickens and Corey Yoder

9.30.19: BasicGrey

10.1.19: Betsy Chutchian and Lisa Bongean

10.2.19: American Jane

10.3.19: Kathy Schmitz

10.4.19: Zen Chic and Deb Strain

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Thanks for reading! Until we blog again, be sure to take time out and Enjoy the Sew!® - Carol and staff @RCQ

 

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"I CAN TOTALLY MAKE THAT!" FREE PATTERN SERIES



Monday greetings to all!

We are starting off the week with THREE free Big Block patterns for you to download today.

All are from the “I Can Totally Make That” pattern series.

Thanks to the folks at Moda Fabric and the Moda designers for this series of Big Block patterns

Explore Block from Deb Strain

You’ll need the panel print to make the Explore block look like it is pictured here, but good news ☺we’re expecting the Explore fabric collection here at the quilt shop during November

Stiletto Block from Basic Grey

and

Sarah’s Story block from Betsy Chutchian

Grandma’s House, a pattern designed be Jan Patek shown here in Betsy’s Sarah’s Story fabric.

Grandma’s House, a pattern designed be Jan Patek shown here in Betsy’s Sarah’s Story fabric.

More about the Big Block Free Pattern Series:

There are 15 ‘I Can Totally Make That’ patterns. All are free patterns courtesy of Moda Fabric and their designers.

All are BIG 18” blocks that could stand alone as a mini quilt , make multiples for a larger throw or bed quilt. Maybe…make all 15 blocks as a sampler quilt? So many ways to go- isn’t that what we love about quilts and quilting?

Please respect the designer’s individual guidelines and use these patterns only for your own personal enjoyment. Read more about this at MODA FABRICS

The designers will be sharing their blocks via social media and their blogs, along with their ideas for finishing in the coming weeks . Here on our blog is one of many places you’ll be able to download this free series. You can use the links provided to visit the featured designer’s blog. All the designer’s should be sharing starting 9-23-2019 and over the next 2 weeks.

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If you'd like to check out what the Moda designer’s will post about their blocks, here is the full schedule:

9.23.19: Lella Boutique and Sherri & Chelsi

9.24.19: Kansas Troubles

9.25.19: Crystal Manning and Me & My Sister

9.26.19: Jan Patek

9.27.19: Robin Pickens and Corey Yoder

9.30.19: BasicGrey

10.1.19: Betsy Chutchian and Lisa Bongean

10.2.19: American Jane

10.3.19: Kathy Schmitz

10.4.19: Zen Chic and Deb Strain

Thanks for reading! Until we blog again, be sure to take time out and Enjoy the Sew!® - Carol and staff @RCQ

 

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"I CAN TOTALLY MAKE THAT!" FREE PATTERN SERIES


Hello, Happy Sunday!

It’s raining here ,a good day to put the football game on and get some sewing done.

Which big block should I make? I can’t decide. Today there is something for everyone because we have

THREE free Big Block patterns for you to download from the “I Can Totally Make That” pattern series. Have fun, I know I will.

Sweet Violet from Jan Patek Quilts

Trellis Block from Crystal Manning

and

Full Bloom from Robin Pickens

More about the Big Block Free Pattern Series:

There are 15 ‘I Can Totally Make That’ patterns. All are free patterns courtesy of Moda Fabric and their designers.

All are BIG 18” blocks that could stand alone as a mini quilt , make multiples for a larger throw or bed quilt. Maybe…make all 15 blocks as a sampler quilt? So many ways to go- isn’t that what we love about quilts and quilting?

Please respect the designer’s individual guidelines and use these patterns only for your own personal enjoyment. Read more about this at MODA FABRICS

The designers will be sharing their blocks via social media and their blogs, along with their ideas for finishing in the coming weeks . Here on our blog is one of many places you’ll be able to download this free series. You can use the links provided to visit the featured designer’s blog. All the designer’s should be sharing starting 9-23-2019 and over the next 2 weeks.

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If you'd like to check out what the Moda designer’s will post about their blocks, here is the full schedule:

9.23.19: Lella Boutique and Sherri & Chelsi

9.24.19: Kansas Troubles

9.25.19: Crystal Manning and Me & My Sister

9.26.19: Jan Patek

9.27.19: Robin Pickens and Corey Yoder

9.30.19: BasicGrey

10.1.19: Betsy Chutchian and Lisa Bongean

10.2.19: American Jane

10.3.19: Kathy Schmitz

10.4.19: Zen Chic and Deb Strain

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Thanks for reading! Until we blog again, be sure to take time out and Enjoy the Sew!® - Carol and staff @RCQ

 

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