Row By Row Experience 2015 2016 Quilting Fun

The Row By Row Experience 2016 theme will be "Home Sweet Home".  And there is a new website called Row By Row Studio, go there and sign up for emails to stay updated.   I can't wait to see what all the quilt stores come up with.  Instantly I think about decorating appliqued houses and paper pieced houses.  But I hope to see homes of whatever is local to the area and state.  Looking forward to the Row By Row Experience 2016.

The Row by Row Experience 2015 was so much fun, but I will admit I am a little tired of applique and hope this year the quilt stores do more pieced quilt rows and rows that can go either horizontal or vertical (like the sailboats, each one is individual and can go either way).  I will be a little more picky about what kits I purchase, and probably just get the patterns and buy the fabric I want for each kit.  I changed out so many pieces of fabric after paying up to $23 for each kit.  I even changed the patterns on several kits...I am a perfectionist and don't like when things aren't symmetrical LOL.  I redrew the mermaid's arms and the shape of her fin.  And I also redrew the VW bus pattern...it was crooked and changed the sailboats (the fabric in the kit was so boring) don't you just love the sweet rick rack and the pretty colors match the rest of the quilt.

I had very little experience with machine applique but my new sewing machine made it very easy to do.  I got to use my Janome Memory Craft 15000 and was very happy with how it sews applique.  I also had my first experience with Steam a Seam 2 and LOVE it.  Even though it added a lot of expense to the project, it was worth it.

As you can see by the following photos, I still have a lot to do on this Row by Row Experience 2015 to turn it into a wall hanging but I will finish it by next year.  I also designed a row for myself  with some of my favorite "water" things for my own quilt and plan to design one for 2016 too.