Row by Row 2018

It's time to start rowing ladies! Row by Row 2018 starts tomorrow! Woohooo!
Wait a minute... you don't know what Row by Row is?? Okay, I'll fill you in...
The Row by Row experience began in 2011 in New York state. 20 quilt shops participated that first year. Since then it has grown to thousands of quilt shops in the US, Canada and Europe welcoming travelling quilters who collect the free row patterns then use them to create quilts. This year the theme is Sew Musical.
Basically, we're talking about a summertime "shop hop" but there are no fees or cards to stamp. You simply visit participating shops and ask for their free RxR pattern- limit one per person, to walk-in customers only. (Shops will not mail or email their patterns - you have to visit the shop!) The RxR runs from
June 21- Sept. 4. Travel and collect as many patterns as you like, then use them to create your own unique quilt. Many shops will have kits for their row, RxR coordinating fabric and collectibles such as pins and tshirts. Here are the rules:

• Visit any participating RxR quilt shop to pick up your free RxR Sew Musical themed row
  
  pattern. One pattern per person.
• Each shop creates a pattern, then gives it away for one row in a row quilt.
• Collect as many rows as you can, then mix and match your rows to create a fun and unique quilt.
• Have fun traveling, shopping and collecting as many different patterns as you like during the RxR collecting period, June 21–September 4, 2018.
• Have more fun making the rows and designing a quilt. Visit other participating shops all over the US, Canada and Europe to add rows to your quilt if you wish.
• Be the first person to bring a finished (quilted, bound, labeled) quilt using at least 8 different rows from 8 different participating stores into a participating quilt shop and receive a bundle of 25 beautiful fat quarters.
• Rowers may include The 9th Row and RxR Junior designs in a RxR quilt, but they may not be counted as one of the 8 rows needed to win a prize.
• Include their row in your quilt and receive a bonus prize! Limit one prize per person

Check out the website here for much more info.
Click here for a printable list of all participating Atlantic Canada quilt shops. If you will be travelling outside Atlantic Canada this summer, you'll want to visit the website for a list of shops in that area- you wouldn't want to miss any!