Row by Row Here I Go

It is time for Row by Row!

Quilters will visit shops between now and fall to collect

either free patterns or kits designed by the shop.  This 

introduces them to new shops, lets them visit old favorites

and offers skill building as we try different techniques.

Some quilters will combine their rows into full 

quilts, others will continue on to the contest.

Me, I'm just having fun.

I just completed these two.

One is of the Mississippi River with boats and the 

other is from last season where I visited 

Quilts and Quilts in Branson MO.

I thought this would be hard, but it was so much fun!

You cut out all the little strips that you can see inside the 

US map, sew them together and bond a cut out

of the country on top of them.  The entire area underneath

still has the various fabric strips.

Then you add the letters using a bonding material but

you have to sew around everything to keep it in place

for a long time.

The top two are from last year too

(they have been tucked away in a drawer so need ironing)

The middle two are this year and I have already

discussed HOME.

I hope to visit a couple more shops in St Louis this weekend

and pick up a couple more patterns or kits.

My real quest is to build a Kathy's Life quilt but

the logistics are in the way.  I just can't get to some 

of the places I need to get the kits.  I'd start 

out from when I was born and add rows to get

where I am now.  You actually have to be there,

no ordering on line.

Kansas City, MO  Born there but 4 hours away

Aurora, MO  4-5 hours away

Various ones from St Louis I can do.

Hot Springs, AR where I visit my mom. 

Who knows, maybe they will have a kit left over after

the collecting period is over and I can get one mailed to me.

I tried with Aurora last year but she was out of kits.

The Missouri Row by Row provides a map, printable list of shops

 (Travel List) and images of the rows (Pictures) submitted by shops for 2017,

they also have a Facebook site.

It should be fun!