WELCOME BACK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD • WEEK 16 •
LAST WEEK / LAST PATTERN FOR THE BE MY NEIGHBOR QUILT-A-LONG
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE GOOD FOLKS AT MODA FABRICS / UNITED NOTIONS
Hello neighbors (waving at you),
Posting this from sunny Commerce, Texas this weekend (Not too far from Moda Fabrics headquarters). I am so fortunate to be able to travel here to attend our eldest daughter's commencement ceremony as she graduates from Texas A & M University. Congratulations Katie! A job well done and now that your book work and studying are finished.... in addition to the dynamic career advancemnet that awaits you, you'll now have more time to get back to quilting. Hurray- Hurrah!
And now let's get to what you came visiting here for, Block 16!
What an enjoyable group of participants we have had for the Be My Neighbor Quilt-A-Long. It really does feel like a neighborhood community of quilters. Thank you so much to everyone who has been a part of it. Today is the release of your final pattern #16; The Meeting House. You will find the download below - and if you want to set your blocks together like the folks at Moda did, once again we have the setting pattern here on this blog post for you to download.
If you have just discovered this quilt along and need ALL 16 patterns, below is a button for you to get the printable downloads for every block in this quilt(we would love to see pictures of your blocks, whenever you get them stitched up).
BLOCK 16 PATTERN DOWNLOAD
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD QUILT SETTING PATTERN
Are you quilting along with us?
If you're building your neighborhood we want to see your blocks too. If you'll share a photo of your block 16 with us this week you could win a prize. Read how below:
READ ABOUT THE PRIZES:
get your free downloadable blueprint for Block 16 here on the blog today .
Stitch up your house block.
Share a picture of this completed house block with us by Sunday, December 25th , at 12 Noon (see below how to share a photo )
We'll enter your name into a random drawing for a prize. Winner for this last week's Prize will be announced on a blog post soon after that DEC. 25th end time (Merry Christmas ☺)
Every Monday for 16 weeks we have started fresh with a NEW house blueprint to download and a NEW contest to enter. You can send a photo from anywhere. if your name is chosen as the weekly winner we can and will ship prizes all over the world so that opens the fun up to our international friends too! - We are a global neighborhood☺
This is the final week and so begins the LAST contest for a new prize. The entry period for this final photo share ends Sunday, Dec. 25th. at Noon at which time we will have a random drawing from all the names of people who shared a photo during the week. AND THEN the Be My Neighbor Quilt - A - Long is ALL DONE, sigh.
WAYS TO SHARE YOUR WEEKLY BLOCK PHOTO:
- send your photo in an email to me : Carol@RockingChairQuilts.com
- post your photo on our Facebook page- CLICK HERE to get to the Facebook page.
- Tweet a photo @makeaquilt or tag us in your tweet @MakeAQuilt
- Post your photo on Instagram and tag us # rockingchairquilts
- If you live nearby you can pop in during SHOP HOURS and we'll take photo of your block for you.
PRIZE WINNER FROM WEEK 15
A RANDOM DRAWING WAS HELD AND THE WINNER FOR WEEK fifTEEN IS:
Katherine Irwin
CONGRATULATIONS KATHERINE ! YOU HAVE WON A copy of Winter Wonderland by Sherri Falls of This and That Pattern Company • AND • A Christmas Fat Quarter Bundle to get you started playing with some of the sweet Christmas block patterns in the festive book . Please contact us privately with your complete shipping address and we will get your prize shipped out to you. You can email your address to me here:carol@rockingchairquilts.com
NEIGHBORHOOD PHOTO GALLERY
UPLOADS OF BLOCK 16 FROM QUILT-A-LONG PARTICIPANTS
(you can click on each block to enlarge it)
A NEW WEEK HAS BEGUN AND WE HAVE A NEW PRIZE!
•THIS WEEKS GOODIES •
Everything you need to make a Charm Party tote bag: Charm Party Pattern, Polka Dots and Paisleys Charm Pack, Polkas Dots and Paisleys yardage for your lining & pockets etc., and some hardware to finish!
Here's a photo of the Charm Party Tote that we made, hanging in the shop (finished tote is not included in the prize package).
Share a photo of Block #16 with us by Sunday , December 25th, and we'll add your name to the drawing for this prize ☺
Thank you for reading! I have been enjoying the quilt a long immensely and wanted to extend my thanks and appreciation to everyone who has followed along - We are just about finished with Be My Neighbor , Now that you have your final Block #16- I hope some of you will then share a photo of your finished quilt- No hurry on when to get finished - please think about sharing some pictures when you get them put together . I am not the only one who would like to see the blocks all put together. ☺
Happy Holidays!
Carol
