WIN A #ROWBYROWEXPERIENCE PRIZE BUNDLE! #TIMELESSTREASURES #AURIFIL #CREATIVEGRIDSUSA

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thanks so much to everyone for participating

Row by Row Experience 2016 begins at last!

are you ready to row?

To kick off the summer long Row by Row party here at RockingChairQuilts.com- we have put together a great giveaway bundle.

Here all the ways you can enter:

• Enter at our FACEBOOK PAGE by  liking the post and tagging a friend in the comments section.
• Click the rafflecopter box below in this blog post and enter up to 3 times there.
• Leave a comment on this blog post 

What's included in our prize bundle? 

• We'll start with the Creative Grids special edition 2016 Collectible Row by Row Home Sweet Home Ruler.

• A Timeless Treasures Row by Row Fabrics Fat quarter Bundle....how fat, you ask?  25 FAT QUARTERS, now that's a pudgy bundle.

• But wait .....once you slice up all these FQs with your fabulous NEW Creative Grids USA ruler you'll need  some yummy Aurifil Threads to stitch your project together - so we 'll include 2 Big Spools of Aurifil too! 

To finish our giveaway bundle:

If you are our lucky winner you'll ALSO receive one each of our  shop's collectible 2016  Row by Row Experience FabricPlates®

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Congratulations to our Winner Lori S!

thanks so much to everyone for participating

Contest ends June 26th, 2016 at Midnight CST . MSRP Prize VALUE $130.50 USD. For complete rules click HERE.

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We have  got everything ready in the shop for our Row by Row visitors. We look forward to meeting you during your Row by Row tour this summer.  

Want to find out more about the Row by Row Experience?

Click on the Row by Row logo above to visit the website.

#MODA #AURIFIL #LAUNDRYBASKETQUILTS PRIZE BUNDLE GIVEAWAY!

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thanks so much to everyone for participating

We're in a flurry of  quilty preparation for all our summer shop hops and programs happening here at Rocking Chair Quilts. To celebrate our summer season and all our wonderful customers HERE'S A GIVEAWAY! 
We are giving away a SWEET prize bundle of Laundry Basket Quilts' Southern Exposure collection to one lucky winner.

This Prize Bundle includes a bundle of 30  Southern Exposure Fat Quarters(Yowza!) and - 3 big spools of Aurifil Thread to match (MSR Value $134.99) .

You have until midnight CST on June 15th 2016 to enter. 

Here all the ways you can enter:

• Enter at our FACEBOOK PAGE by  liking the post and tagging a friend in the comments section.
• Click the rafflecopter box below in this blog post and enter up to 3 times there.
• Leave a comment on this blog post 

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thanks so much to everyone for participating

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To read All the usual rules that apply to our regular giveaways & sew on and sew forth  CLICK HERE

Leave a comment below, have fun and good luck to everyone! - Carol

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thanks so much to everyone for participating

#moda #aurifil Merry Merry Month of May Giveaway!

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Thank you to everyone for your comments and entries.  Subscribe to our blog or like our Facebook page if you want to be notified when a new Giveaway begins

OK Let's Go!

Time for another giveaway:

The excitement is building here at Rocking Chair Quilts as Christmas fabric is starting to arrive. To celebrate here's a Moda GIVEAWAY! 
We are giving away a fun prize bundle of Sweetwater's 'The Cookie Exchange' collection to one lucky winner!

This Prize Bundle includes a quilt kit , Frivol #10, SUGAR -beautifully packaged in a collectible tin, & the fabrics you need for border, binding and backing for your Sugar Quilt, and to make it even SWEETER- 3 spools of Aurifll Thread to match.(MSR Value $104.50) Woot!

We will be randomly selecting the winner next Saturday, May 7th at 3:00pm CST Good luck to everyone 

Sew may ways to enter!

• Enter at our FACEBOOK PAGE by  liking the post and tagging a friend in the comments section.
• Click the rafflecopter box below in this blog post and enter up to 3 tiimes there.
• Leave a comment on this blog post 

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#modafabrics #aurifil Hello Darling! Fabric Bundle Giveaway at RockingChairQuilts.com

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congratulations to RINA M

Enter below to win this fun  fabric bundle 

Hello Darling-This fabric collection has the perfect name to be included in  our Valentine's giveaway prize, don't you think so? We have loaded this prize bundle with  Bonnie and Camille's   Hello Darling fabric collection from Moda Fabrics.  Five  (5) yards of fabric, a Jelly Roll, a Layer Cake and yummy Aurifil threads to match. Yowza, that's a nice bundle!

Be sure to LIKE US on Facebook so you'll know when each giveaway begins.

Contest ends FEBRUARY 17th at Midnight CST . Retail Prize VALUE $150.00 USD. For complete rules click HERE.

What's in the bundle this week?

This prize has a MSR value of $150.00 USD and contains

•  Hello Darling Layer Cake by Bonnie and Camille for Moda Fabrics
• Hello Darling Jelly Roll by Bonnie and Camille for Moda Fabrics
• Five (5) one yard cuts of Hello Darling fabric by Bonnie and Camille for Moda Fabrics
• TWO  delicious AURIFIL BIG SPOOLS of 50 wt. MAKO cotton thread

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#modasamplershuffle Sampler Scramble Contest at RockingChairQuilts.com

this contest is over - congratulations to diana metz , our winner!

Congratulations Diana! Your quilt entry has received the most votes. You have won the Sampler Scramble contest. 2nd place was Wendy's quilt and 3rd went to Viola.  Thanks to everyone who entered a quilt and to all those who cast a vote!

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#1 Diana's Quilt

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#2 Wendy's Quilt

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#3 Viola's Quilt

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#4 Candy's Quilt

Read more details about the Sampler Scramble Contest CLICK HERE 

Entrants had until March 1st, 2016 to submit their Sampler Shuffle Quilt photos that are set together with their ORIGINAL setting design.

Please use the comment area below to vote for your favorite quilt. You can also vote by 'LIKING'  the quilt photo on our FACEBOOK PAGE.  These quilters all played along during the 10 weeks of #ModaSamplerShuffle and then entered our contest because they EACH created their own quilt layout designs for the 30 shuffle blocks .  They all did a mighty fine job don't you think so? Thank you for coming to this blogpost and please take a moment to vote for your favorite of the 4 entries - Carol

Eliza's Indigo Quilt Kit Bundle Giveaway #showmethemoda #aurifil #modafrivols

 

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We have a winner! Congratulations to Nancy Y-M

Enter  up to 4 times using the Rafflecopter widget (the WHITE BOX below) at the end of this blog post

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As the holiday merriment is winding down, so begins the winter season. Absolutely a good time to settle in and make some pretty quilts . Don't you think so?

We can help with the making of quilts by offering you the opportunity to enter for a chance to win this week's prize bundle.

What's included in this week's giveaway?

A QUILT KIT; FRIVOL # 3- HERITAGE- CONTAINS ELIZA'S INDIGO FABRIC BUNDLE BY MODA FABRICS, YOUR PATTERN, A BONUS PATTERN AND A SURPRISE, ALL PACKAGED IN A COLLECTIBLE TIN THAT MATCHES THE FABRIC INSIDE.

A BUNDLE IS ALWAYS SWEETER WHEN IT INCLUDES SOME YUMMY AURIFIL THREADS! -2 BIG SPOOLS of 50 WT MAKO COTTON colors 2920 and 2783

Eliza's Indigo fabrics- enough for  your HERITAGE quilt back and binding.

AND -THIS USEFUL TOOL - CLEARLY PERFECT ANGLES.

IT'S A TEMPLATE THAT 'CLINGS ' TO THE BED OF YOUR SEWING MACHINE.

IT HAS LINES TO GUIDE YOUR STITCHING SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO DRAW DIAGONAL LINES ON YOUR FABRIC SQUARES

Here is a photo of what the HERITAGE QUILT looks like.

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Enter  up to 4 times using the Rafflecopter widget (the WHITE BOX below) .

Contest ends JANUARY 7th 2016  at Midnight CST . MSR VALUE of BUNDLE $98.00 USD. For complete rules click HERE.

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WE HAVE A WINNER! CONGRATULATIONS TO NANCY Y-M

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ENJOY THE SEW!®

#modasamplershuffle week ten- finale

OK  LET'S GO!

HERE ARE YOUR PATTERNS FOR THIS WEEK

The final 3 blocks:

BLOCK TWENTY-EIGHT

BLOCK TWENTY-NINE

BLOCK THIRTY!

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fi·na·le ?

 fəˈnalē,fəˈnälē/ noun

1. the last part of a piece of music, a performance, or a public event, especially when particularly dramatic or exciting. synonyms:climax, culmination; 

 I can't believe how quickly the 10 weeks have sped by,

Well- the sampler shuffle is  not quite over, this is not really the LAST part of this fun project; we will still need to set these 30 blocks into a quilt:

Moda has designed an awesome setting for this bounty of blocks: CLICK  HERE to download the MODA SAMPLER SHUFFLE SETTING PATTERN.

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If you are going to put  your sampler blocks together in your own way....CLICK HERE to find out how to be a part of our SAMPLER SCRAMBLE CONTEST - you could win a bundle of Fat Quarters!

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WEEK ten - WHAT CAROL DID:

• Worked on blocks 28, 29 and 30
• got SO busy with inventory and a BIG SALE in the quilt shop I didn't get much else done for this blog post - but I will add some more info so.... - I thought I had better get these last 3 blocks up  early for you to work on over the rest of the NEW YEAR'S holiday weekend. 

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I found that I needed to cut four 2" squares of background ( the pattern says cut 2)- You would figure that out when you make your block - but I thought I would mention it :)

My two sets of BLOCKS 28 29 and 30

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Wendy came by the shop this week and shared her shuffle blocks.  Her fabrics are from the Country Orchard collection by Blackbird Designs for Moda.  Thank you for sharing Wendy!

WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOUR SAMPLER BLOCKS! IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE YOUR BLOCK PHOTOS: 

YOU CAN POST YOUR BLOCK  PICTURES AND COMMENTS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR I'LL POST THEM FOR YOU JUST SEND THEM IN AN EMAIL TO ME : CAROL@ROCKINGCHAIRQUILTS.COM

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YOU CAN POST YOUR BLOCK  PICTURES AND COMMENTS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR

THERE IS A COMMENT AREA BELOW- IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE YOUR PROGRESS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MODA SAMPLER SHUFFLE  -

SEND ME YOUR BLOCK PHOTOS AND I WILL PASTE THEM RIGHT HERE! 

EMAIL : CAROL@ROCKINGCHAIRQUILTS.COM

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#modasamplershuffle week nine

OK  LET'S GO!

HERE ARE YOUR PATTERNS FOR THIS WEEK

BLOCK TWENTY-FIVE

BLOCK TWENTY-SIX

BLOCK TWENTY-SEVEN

WHAT'S THAT? YOU JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SHUFFLE AND YOU NEED PATTERNS ONE THROUGH twenty-four?

A CLICK ON the sewing machine logo at the top of this post will TAKE YOU THERE.

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HOW IS IT GOING FOR YOU THIS WEEK?

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we'd love to see your sampler blocks! IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE YOUR BLOCK PHOTOS: 

YOU CAN POST YOUR BLOCK  PICTURES AND COMMENTS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR I'LL POST THEM FOR YOU JUST SEND THEM IN AN EMAIL TO ME : CAROL@ROCKINGCHAIRQUILTS.COM

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HERE ARE THE BLOCKS THAT VIOLA SHARED WITH US LAST WEEK- HER FABRICS ARE PERFECT FOR A CHRISTMAS DAY SHUFFLE POST.  THANKS VIOLA!

DID YOU JUST FIND OUT ABOUT MODA'S SAMPLER SHUFFLE ?

 CLICK HERE to read more  details about  the Sampler Shuffle  and Rocking Chair Quilt's  SAMPLER SCRAMBLE contest

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WEEK NINE - WHAT CAROL DID:

We had a very memorable Christmas with our family-so before I talk about my shuffle doings this week, I just want to express how thankful and grateful I am for the wonderful people in my life.

Now on to the shuffle and what I did.:

• Worked on blocks 25, 26 and 27.
•  I had a a little fun with BLOCK 26 and made a Christmas MINI quilt. (SEE PHOTO AT END OF THIS POST)
• I SHARED SOME BASIC TIPS BECAUSE THEY HELP MY FINISHED WORK TURN OUT BETTER

            SOME LITTLE THINGS WE SHOULD REMEMBER TO DO TO GET GOOD RESULTS WHEN PIECING SMALL BLOCKS 

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SCROLL DOWN TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WEEKS TIPS:

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TIP ONE

SEW WITH A SHARP NEEDLE

CHANGE YOUR SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE REGULARLY.  A SHARP NEEDLE MAKES EVERYTHING GO SEW WELL. KEEP AN ASSORTMENT OF NEEDLE TYPES AND SIZES ON HAND FOR THE DIFFERENT THINGS YOU SEW.

WHEN WORKING ON SMALL PIECING  (LIKE OUR SHUFFLE BLOCKS)  WHILE A STANDARD DUTY NEEDLE WILL DO , CONSIDER USING A A FINER GAUGE NEEDLE TO HELP YOUR 1/4" SEAM BE EVEN MORE ACCURATE. -consult your sewing machine manual for the brands and sizes of needles that work on your particular sewing machine.

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TIP two

USE GOOD THREAD

WHILE GREAT GRANDMA APPRECIATES THAT YOU ARE DETERMINED TO USE UP ALL THE THREAD IN THAT DECORATIVE TIN THAT SHE BEQUEATHED YOU, IT'S BETTER NOT TO USE IT FOR PIECING A QUILT- I KNOW IT'S ON THOSE COOL WOODEN SPOOLS TOO- BUT UNLESS IT'S AN ALL COTTON 40 OR 50 WEIGHT QUALITY THREAD IT'S BETTER TO KEEP IT IN THAT TIN AS A SENTIMENTAL MEMORY OF YOUR BELOVED QUILTING ANCESTOR.

 GET YOURSELF SOME GOOD QUALITY PIECING THREAD AND WATCH HOW MUCH BETTER YOUR PIECING LOOKS WHEN YOU USE IT.  I LIKE AURIFIL THREAD.  OH OKAY - I LOVE AURIFIL THREAD!

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TIP THREE

GOT TOOLS?    USE THEM!

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USE WHAT YOU LOVE:  This is my CLEARLY PERFECT ANGLES A 'window' cling style  guide that clings to the bed of my machine and helps sew perfect diagonal lines and 1/4" seams.  I don't ever have to draw lines on my squares. YAY! I love this tool.

MOST USEFUL TOOL IN MY TOOL BOX : The lowly seam ripper, or as my quilting buddy Mary calls it. "my UN-sewer".  On it's own a useful & necessary tool but it's real impact is based on your willingness to use it.  If you have to ask yourself, "should I redo this seam?" you probably need to redo that seam.  Get out your UN-sewer and have at it.  

TRIANGLE PAPERS: I don't always reach for triangle paper , but when I do I am SO happy with how perfect the triangle pieces turn out.  These are PRIMITIVE GATHERINGS TRIANGLE PAPERS that we have in the shop.  They come packaged as a nice big bunch for a reasonable price and I love the results I get with them .. I used them to piece the Christmas MINI quilt pictured below:

BLOCK 26 X 4 = CHRISTMAS MINI

THERE IS A COMMENT AREA BELOW- IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE YOUR PROGRESS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MODA SAMPLER SHUFFLE  -

SEND ME YOUR BLOCK PHOTOS AND I WILL PASTE THEM RIGHT HERE! 

THANKS SO MUCH. 

CAROL@ROCKINGCHAIRQUILTS.COM

#modasamplershuffle week eight

OK  LET'S GO!

HERE ARE YOUR PATTERNS FOR THIS WEEK

BLOCK TWENTY-TWO

BLOCK TWENTY-THREE

BLOCK TWENTY-FOUR

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DID YOU JUST FIND OUT ABOUT MODA'S SAMPLER SHUFFLE ?

 CLICK HERE to read more  details about  the Sampler Shuffle  and Rocking Chair Quilt's  SAMPLER SCRAMBLE contest

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HOW IS IT GOING FOR YOU THIS WEEK?

We posted the the Triangle , Border and Setting Patterns here again for you so they're handy whenever you need to peek at them:

 EASY TRIANGLES *

 INNER BORDERS*

QUILT SETTING PATTERN*

WILL YOU DESIGN YOUR OWN SETTING FOR YOUR SAMPLER SHUFFLE BLOCKS? 

YOU COULD WIN A QUILTY PRIZE FROM ROCKING CHAIR QUILTS! READ ABOUT OUR SAMPLER SCRAMBLE CONTEST BY CLICKING HERE.

WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOUR SAMPLER BLOCKS! IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE YOUR BLOCK PHOTOS: 

YOU CAN POST YOUR BLOCK  PICTURES AND COMMENTS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR I'LL POST THEM FOR YOU JUST SEND THEM IN AN EMAIL TO ME : CAROL@ROCKINGCHAIRQUILTS.COM

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WEEK eight - WHAT CAROL DID

Worked on blocks 22, 23 AND 24. Started making Flying geese for the inner border of my shuffle quilts.

 With my baby quilt fabrics, I made 3 versions of block 23- I stitched the first one together wrong then swapped the colors out on the other 2. & decided to keep all 3 of them

I am making 2 sets of blocks using different fabrics.  For one set I am using Somerset by Fig Tree quilts for Moda and the other set is using Moda Bella Solids and Muslin Mates .

 To make my Shuffle blocks into a quilt, I will be using MODA's setting pattern for  both of my sets .

 Have you seen this setting pattern?   CLICK HERE to take a look at it. 

So here we are already 8 weeks along and working on blocks 22 to 24. It is high time I ought to start working on the 144 flying geese I will need for the inner border that MODA's setting pattern uses.

Wait ....what?  144?  Yes ma'am that's twelve dozen! Egads  that's enough to spell the word 'MODA' over and over again.

With that many to make I thought I would get going, get organized  , do a little chain piecing and have some stacks of geese to show for my effort.

Now there are probably a dozen different ways to stitch together a goose . So please use your favorite method.

I put together a picture blog slide show to show you what I did to make the geese. This is not something I invented but is one way I have done it when there are a LOT of flying geese units needed.  Scroll down to view.

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MAKING FLYING GEESE UNITS

CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE METHOD. HERE IS A PICTURE GUIDE OF WHAT I DID, IF YOU WANT TO GIVE IT A TRY:

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Place 2 small squares as shown and Stitch.......

2 lines of stitching:

Cut between stitching lines

press open looks like 'hearts'

Place a small square:

2 lines of stitching:

cut apart between stitching

1 big square + 3 background squares makes 4 geese units

Square them up with ruler:

Stitch geese together into sets of 4 :

4 goose unit. Square up to 3 1/2" x 6 1/2"

pile o' flying geese in progress

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This week's Sampler Shuffle Blocks

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YOU CAN POST YOUR BLOCK  PICTURES AND COMMENTS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR

THERE IS A COMMENT AREA BELOW- IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE YOUR PROGRESS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MODA SAMPLER SHUFFLE  -

SEND ME YOUR BLOCK PHOTOS AND I WILL PASTE THEM RIGHT HERE! 

email : CAROL@ROCKINGCHAIRQUILTS.COM

#MODASAMPLERSHUFFLE WEEK SEVEN

OK  LET'S GO!

HERE ARE YOUR PATTERNS FOR THIS WEEK

BLOCK NINETEEN

BLOCK TWENTY

BLOCK TWENTY-ONE

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DO YOU NEED THE PATTERNS FOR BLOCKS ONE THROUGH EIGHTEEN?  A CLICK ON THE SEWING MACHINE ABOVE  WILL TAKE YOU THERE.

DID YOU JUST FIND OUT ABOUT MODA'S SAMPLER SHUFFLE ?

 CLICK HERE to read more  details about  the Sampler Shuffle  and Rocking Chair Quilt's  SAMPLER SCRAMBLE contest

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We posted the the Triangle , Border and Setting Patterns here again for you so they're handy whenever you need to peek at them:

 EASY TRIANGLES *

 INNER BORDERS*

QUILT SETTING PATTERN*

WILL YOU DESIGN YOUR OWN SETTING FOR YOUR SAMPLER SHUFFLE BLOCKS? 

YOU COULD WIN A QUILTY PRIZE FROM ROCKING CHAIR QUILTS! READ ABOUT OUR SAMPLER SCRAMBLE CONTEST BY CLICKING HERE.

HOW IS IT GOING FOR YOU THIS WEEK?

WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOUR SAMPLER BLOCKS! IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE YOUR BLOCK PHOTOS: 

YOU CAN POST YOUR BLOCK  PICTURES AND COMMENTS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR I'LL POST THEM FOR YOU JUST SEND THEM IN AN EMAIL TO ME : CAROL@ROCKINGCHAIRQUILTS.COM

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WEEK SEVEN - WHAT CAROL DID

Worked on blocks 19, 20 AND 21.  .At the start of the shuffle I decided to make 2 sets of block using different fabrics.  For one set I am using Somerset by Fig Tree quilts for Moda and the other set is using Moda Bella Solids and Muslin Mates .  Doing the shuffle is teaching me a lot about color and value.  Also I think my piecing is improving as we go through each week.  I will come out the other end of the shuffle a much better piecer than when I started!  Also I posted another short pressing  tip video : Scroll down to view.

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block 21 tip

BLOCK 21 TIP:  THE SMALLER BLOCK UNITS DO HAVE RIGHTS AND LEFTS IN THIS BLOCK . LAY OUT THE PIECES WHILE YOU ARE SEWING THE DIAGONALS TO MAKE SURE YOUR ZIG DOESN'T ZAG......or DO AS I DID AND SEW IT TOGETHER BACKWARDS THEN KEEP YOUR SEAM RIPPER HANDY TO MAKE IT RIGHT AGAIN :)

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this week's video tip:

 

THERE IS A COMMENT AREA BELOW- IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE YOUR PROGRESS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MODA SAMPLER SHUFFLE  -

SEND ME YOUR BLOCK PHOTOS AND I WILL PASTE THEM RIGHT HERE! 

THANKS SO MUCH. CAROL@ROCKINGCHAIRQUILTS.COM

#MODASAMPLERSHUFFLE WEEK SIX

OK LET'S GO!

HERE ARE YOUR PATTERNS FOR THIS WEEK:

BLOCK SIXTEEN

BLOCK SEVENTEEN

BLOCK EIGHTEEN

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WHAT'S THAT? YOU JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SHUFFLE AND YOU NEED PATTERNS ONE THROUGH FIFTEEN?

A CLICK ON MY PICTURE WILL TAKE YOU THERE.

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WHAT IS A SAMPLER SHUFFLE ANYWAY?:

 CLICK HERE to read more  details about  the Sampler Shuffle  and Rocking Chair Quilt's  SAMPLER SCRAMBLE contest

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 HOW IS IT GOING FOR YOU THIS WEEK?

We posted the the Triangle , Border and Setting Patterns here again for you so they're handy whenever you need to peek at them:

 EASY TRIANGLES *

 INNER BORDERS*

QUILT SETTING PATTERN*

WILL YOU DESIGN YOUR OWN SETTING FOR YOUR SAMPLER SHUFFLE BLOCKS? 

YOU COULD WIN A QUILTY PRIZE FROM ROCKING CHAIR QUILTS! READ ABOUT OUR SAMPLER SCRAMBLE CONTEST BY CLICKING HERE.

we'd love to see your sampler blocks! IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE YOUR BLOCK PHOTOS: 

YOU CAN POST YOUR BLOCK  PICTURES AND COMMENTS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR I'LL POST THEM FOR YOU JUST SEND THEM IN AN EMAIL TO ME : CAROL@ROCKINGCHAIRQUILTS.COM

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WEEK SIX - WHAT CAROL DID

Worked on blocks sixteen, seventeen and eighteen..One set I am using Somerset by Fig Tree quilts for Moda and the other set is using Moda Bella Solids and Muslin Mates Feeling relaxed after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend I let my studio get real messy and experimented with color values on BLOCK 16. Then I posted another short tip video for working on 6" blocks: Scroll down to view.

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BLOCK SIXTEEN

Block 16.  A messy desk is a sign of a creative mind?  Well maybe it is or maybe, it's just a sign that sewing is SO much fun i didn't want to stop and tidy anything up between projects!

BLOCK 16:  I had picked BLOCK 3 as my favorite so far.  But now I like this  one VERY much also.  I changed values and I like it both ways.  I know this block to be called 'Dutchman's Puzzle'.

BLOCK 16: If you change out the color on the center triangles, a pinwheel will emerge. Cool.

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BLOCK 17: I enjoyed doing an applique block after piecing all of the first 16 blocks.   I have think I have developed a new appreciation for applique now!

BLOCK SEVENTEEN

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BLOCK EIGHTEEN

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THIS WEEK'S VIDEO TIP:

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THIS WEEK'S BLOCKS ALL IN A BUNCH: SIXTEEN, SEVENTEEN AND EIGHTEEN. I USED SOMERSET FABRICS AND DID ANOTHER SET WITH MODA'S BELLA SOLIDS:

THERE IS A COMMENT AREA BELOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE YOUR PROGRESS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MODA SAMPLER SHUFFLE  -

SEND ME YOUr BLOCK PHOTOS AND I WILL PASTE THEM RIGHT HERE! 

THANKS SO MUCH. CAROL@ROCKINGCHAIRQUILTS.COM