Have Fun Stitching this Row Quilt Pattern

By Janet Wickell

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Scrappy Row Quilt Pattern - Janet Wickell

Join Us for a Row Quilt Sew-a-Long. Photo Credit: Janet Wickell

Updated December 22, 2014.

Lots of readers have asked me to create more row quilt patterns, so I thought perhaps we'd start with this quilt first, and make it a row quilt sew-along. A border is optional, but I'll add a few border suggestions as we work.

I plan to sew the quilt along with everyone else (staying a row ahead), and will publish two of the very easy rows first (I'll bet you can guess which ones). It's the holidays, so I'll wait until after Christmas (2015) to publish anything too 'meaty,' but may add a bit more for those who would like to work ahead.

Quilters are sewing gifts right now, most are busy with other holiday preparations, and some plan to participate in one of the many mystery quilts published this time of year (hopefully our annual New Year's Day quilt is on lots of to-do lists). So we'll go a bit slowly with the row quilt at first and then gear up in January. I'm publishing this part of the pattern early so that you have time to think about fabrics.

Links to row instructions are at the bottom of this page.

Just a few notes:

The quilt was inspired by the many white-background quilts we've seen the past several years. Yours needn't be sewn in that way, but I do recommend that, if you replace the white, you work with a single fabric to tie all elements of the quilt together.
Pay absolutely no attention to my other colors. I may even change colors (and go very scrappy) when sewing my quilt. Choose fabrics that are your style, not mine.
What's that old saying? She sounds like a broken record! Well, yeah, I do, and always will. Color value (aka contrast) is important for any quilt, and should be considered when you choose fabrics for any quilt.

The quilt shown finishes at about 60" x 74". Do you see a row you'd like to duplicate? Increase yardage.
Your rows needn't be sewn in this order -- switch them around in any way you like.
Don't sweat the curved piecing or the applique. Both can be simplified (or even replaced entirely if you absolutely don't want to tackle either method). I do hope you will try both, because the blocks are not difficult to make.
Take a look at a Christmas Row Quilt Pattern.

Let's Talk About Yardages

Borders not included.

I'll move top to bottom, and also include the plain strips -- except the white background (or whatever you choose in its place).

Yardages are generous. I do recommend you pull from your stash if possible for at least some of the fabrics. This design makes a nice scrap quilt.