Quilter's Trek 2020 - Are You Ready?

Quilter's Trek is upon us, starting June 21, 2020 through September 8, 2020!

Remember Row by Row Experience?  Row by Row is now Quilter's Trek, and The Cotton Patch is all in!

So What is Quilter's Trek?
Visit participating quilt shops this summer to collect patterns for a True Blue quilt.  Patterns are offered at no cost, one per person, to shop visitors as a thank you for visiting the store.  Individual patterns will not be mailed or emailed. 

In response to the pandemic, kits (which include the pattern) can now be shipped to you during the event!  Individual patterns are only available in-store or curbside - call ahead to check with the store.

While supplies last, purchase a True Blue Quilter's Trek Kit and find a Quilter's Trek token inside the package.  Each area have seven unique tokens to collect and trade!  And, just for fun, a few of the kits have Golden Tokens tucked inside. 

There are now twice as many chances to win a prize!  Be one of the first two (2) people to bring a completed quilt using at least 32 nine-inch blocks from at least 8 participating Quilter's Trek stores and receive a stack of 15 Fat Quarters - receive a bonus prize if your quilt includes the shop's design!


CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT QUILTER'S TREK AND TO FIND A STORE NEAR YOU: https://rowbyrowexperience.com/shop-finder/ (Yes, the link does still say "Row By Row Experience"but it will still take you tot he correct place)

Check Out Our Row!

We sure do love the beautiful Willamette Valley and all it's wonderful scenery.  Our row has four pieced mountain blocks, and a little bit of applique to finish off the scene.  Check out Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson, which we can see from our town.   Our kit is $25, but the pattern is free AND your appliques are already right-sized and reversed for you! 

Home Bound Sew Along - Pieced Borders & Finishing

Hi everyone!  Let's make the pieced borders and finish this project up.

Cutting Instructions

You can use whatever colors you want. For the sake of keeping it simple and very clear, cutting instructions will correspond to the colors shown in the quilt above. Cutting is for the pieced borders & binding. 

Background
(5) 2" x WOF strips

Pink
(5) 1 1/4" x WOF strips
(4) 2" squares
(4) 3 1/2" x 2" rectangles

Binding
1/2 yard

Backing
1 1/4 yards

Assembly

Make the checkerboard strips first.  Sew the pink 1 1/4” strips to the background 1 1/4” strips.  Cut into (168) 1 1/4” segments. 

Make (84) 4 patch units

Use 4 of these units to make the corners.  Sew the 4 patch unit to the pink 2” squares.  Then sew the pink rectangles to the units you just made.  Make 4 corners.

Sew the rest of the 4 patch units in units of 20.  Make 4

Remember when you work with pieced borders you must fit it in a bit more and coax the piece unit into square. This is why there are the 2” background strips.  These strips help stabilize the pieced border. 

Measure your quilt and cut the 2” background strip to that measurement.  Sew on the checkerboard.  Pinning will help this go much easier.  Pin the middle and then ends.  This will tell you how your checkerboard is working.  If it is slightly too big, sew the checkerboard next to your feed dogs.  If it is slightly too small, you may be able to coax it by pinning.  If is it a lot too small or large, check you seam allowances to see if some of them are off. 

Now sew on side borders. 

 For the top and bottom borders, you will sew the corners to ends of the borders and then sew on.

Quilt, bind, and enjoy! Binding is cut (5) 2 1/4” x WOF.

We hope you enjoyed this stash busting sew along as much as we did!