2018 Fan Favorite Quilt Pattern!

Congratulations to Christa Watson and her quilt pattern Rainbow Taffy! This fun quilt, made with Christa's Modern Marks prints, is the 2018 Fan Favorite Quilt Pattern, chosen by you, the voters. 

Rainbow Taffy by Christa Watson

Thank you to everyone who participated in our March Madness competition, helping to vote their favorite free quilt patterns into the next round. We hope you enjoyed it! 

Congratulations to Judy R., who was randomly selected as our voting winner. Judy has chosen to receive a quilt kit to make her own Rainbow Taffy quilt. 

If you missed our original Sweet Sixteen, click here to see all the quilts and use the links to download your favorite free quilt patterns. 

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Fan Favorite Pattern: Championship Game!

The votes have been counted, and we're down to just two quilts in our Fan Favorite Quilt Pattern bracket! Thank you to everyone who has played along! 

Make sure you vote in the Championship Game! Today you also have a chance to win the fabric to make the quilt top for one of our two competing quilts! 

Voting for this game has ended.

After you've voted, email us at socialmedia23 (at) gmail.com with Championship Game in the subject line. In the email, include your name, address, and quilt kit preference. On Monday after the voting closes, we'll randomly select one lucky voter. That person will receive the fabric to make either the Violette or Rainbow Taffy quilt top (their choice). 

Vote in our Championship Game: 

Violette vs. Rainbow Taffy

"Violette" by Shelley Cavanna featuring Gloaming

vs.

"Rainbow Taffy" by Christa Watson featuring Modern Marks

Good luck to these two beautiful quilts! (And don't forget to download the free quilt patterns for them if you haven't yet! Use the links in the quilt captions.)

Leave a comment below with your Championship Game vote (choose Violette or Rainbow Taffy ). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting, and Instagram as well. 

Don't forget to email us for a chance to win a kit to make one of these quilts! 

(See details above in this post.)

Voting for this game is open through Monday, April 2nd at 11:59 am EDT.

Voting for this game has ended. 
Watch for the announcement about the winning quilt!

Click here to see the entire Sweet Sixteen bracket.

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Final Four - Game 2 Voting + a chance to WIN!

This is getting exciting! Help choose which of these two quilts will be in the Championship game in our Fan Favorite Quilt Bracket. We have one game today; you can vote by leaving a comment below.

Game 2 - Rainbow Taffy vs. Little Ray of Sunshine

"Rainbow Taffy" by Christa Watson featuring Modern Marks

vs.

"Little Ray of Sunshine" by Benartex Studio featuring Sunburst

Leave a comment below with your vote on the second Final Four Game (choose Rainbow Taffy or Little Ray of Sunshine). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting. 

Voting for these two games is open through Friday, March 30 at 11:59 am EDT.

Click here to see the entire Sweet Sixteen bracket.

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American Patchwork & Quilting is hosting 1 Million Pillowcase March Madness all month long! Today the giveaway is a pinwheel of our fabric! Blue lovers, make sure you enter! 

The One Million Pillowcase Challenge March Pillowcase Madness competition is heating up and we’re giving away a cool prize!

Check back daily through the end of the month for a new prize each day. Enter for our prize here, today only: http://woobox.com/qy3rum

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Introducing our Final Four! Plus Game 1 Voting

Congratulations to our Final Four Quilts in the Benartex Fan Favorite Quilt Pattern Bracket! It's been an extremely competitive bracket, with tough choices every game. Thanks to everyone who has voted! 

Voting starts today on our first Final Four game; tomorrow at noon we'll start the voting for the second game, and then we'll announce our Championship Game Friday at noon, with voting open through Monday. 

Our Final Four:

"Blue Shimmer" by Benartex Studio featuring Bali Blue Notes

"Violette" by Shelley Cavanna featuring Gloaming

"Rainbow Taffy" by Christa Watson featuring Modern Marks

"Little Ray of Sunshine" by Benartex Studio featuring Sunburst

Voting is now closed for this game. 

Game 1 voting: Blue Shimmer vs. Violette

"Blue Shimmer" by Benartex Studio featuring Bali Blue Notes

vs.

"Violette" by Shelley Cavanna featuring Gloaming

Leave a comment below with your vote on the first Final Four Game (choose Blue Shimmer or Violette). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting. 

Voting for these two games is open through Thursday, March 29 at 11:59 am EDT.

Click here to see the entire Sweet Sixteen bracket.

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March Madness - Round 2, Games 3 and 4

Welcome back to Round 2 of our Fan Favorite Pattern Bracket--the quilt version of March Madness! Remember, you can use the links below each quilt to find the free pattern to download. 

Today we have voting for two games. 

You can vote by leaving a comment below.

Voting is now closed for these games. 

Game 3 - Hidden Temple vs. Violette

"Hidden Temple" by Benartex Studio featuring Bali Desert Valley

vs.

"Violette" by Shelley Cavanna featuring Gloaming

Game 4 - Color Sweep vs. Little Ray of Sunshine

"Color Sweep" by Tailormade by Design
featuring Color Flow by Caryl Breyer Fallert Gentry

vs.

"Little Ray of Sunshine" by Benartex Studio featuring Sunburst

Leave a comment below with your votes for these two games (choose Hidden Temple or Violette for Game 1 AND Color Sweep or Little Ray of Sunshine for Game 2). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting. 

Voting for these two games is open through Wednesday, March 28 at 11:59 am EDT.

Click here to see the entire Sweet Sixteen bracket.

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March Madness - Round 2, Games 1 and 2

Welcome back to Round 2 of our Fan Favorite Pattern Bracket--the quilt version of March Madness!
If you missed our Elite Eight announcement, you can find it here. 

Today we have voting for two games. 
You can vote by leaving a comment below. 

Voting is now closed for these games. 

Game 1 - Sleight of Hand vs. Blue Shimmer

"Sleight of Hand" by Modern Quilt Studio featuring Dot Crazy

vs.

"Blue Shimmer" by Benartex Studio featuring Bali Blue Notes

Game 2 - Rainbow Taffy vs. Hidden Shoofly

"Rainbow Taffy" by Christa Watson featuring Modern Marks

vs.

"Hidden ShooFly" by Rose Ann Cook featuring Modern Antiques

Leave a comment below with your votes for these two games (choose Sleight of Hand or Blue Shimmer for Game 1 AND Rainbow Taffy or Hidden Shoofly for Game 2). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting. 

Voting for these two games is open through Tuesday, March 27 at 11:59 am EDT.

Click here to see the entire Sweet Sixteen bracket.

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Introducing our Elite Eight!

Thanks so much to everyone who voted in our Sweet Sixteen!  With so many beautiful designs, the choices have been tough, and it won't get any easier! 

Congratulations to the quilt patterns that made it to the Elite Eight!

Don't forget to download your favorite free quilt patterns. 

Voting in Elite Eight games starts on Monday. 

Our Elite Eight:

"Sleight of Hand" by Modern Quilt Studio featuring Dot Crazy

"Blue Shimmer" by Benartex Studio featuring Bali Blue Notes

"Rainbow Taffy" by Christa Watson featuring Modern Marks

"Hidden ShooFly" by Rose Ann Cook featuring Modern Antiques

"Hidden Temple" by Benartex Studio featuring Bali Desert Valley

"Violette" by Shelley Cavanna featuring Gloaming

"Color Sweep" by Tailormade by Design
featuring Color Flow by Caryl Breyer Fallert Gentry

"Little Ray of Sunshine" by Benartex Studio featuring Sunburst

Click here to see the entire Sweet Sixteen bracket.

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March Madness - Round 1, Games 7 and 8

Voting is now open for our March Madness Fan Favorite Pattern Bracket!
We have two games today; you can vote for both by leaving a comment below.

Voting is now closed for these games

Game 7 - Meadow Paths vs. Violette

"Meadow Paths" by Amanda Murphy featuring Meadow Dance

 vs.

"Violette" by Shelley Cavanna featuring Gloaming

Game 8 - Rose Colored Glasses vs. Little Ray of Sunshine

"Rose Colored Glasses" by Benartex Studio featuring Bali Roses & Lilacs

vs.

"Little Ray of Sunshine" by Benartex Studio featuring Sunburst

Leave a comment below with your votes for these two games (choose Meadow Paths or Violette for Game 7 AND Rose Colored Glasses or Little Ray of Sunshine for Game 8). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting. 

Voting for these two games is open through Friday, March 23 at 11:59 am EDT.

Click here to see the entire Sweet Sixteen bracket.

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March Madness - Round 1, Games 5 and 6

Voting is now open for our March Madness Fan Favorite Pattern Bracket!

We have two games today; you can vote for both by leaving a comment below.

Voting is now closed for these games

Game 5 - Tranquil vs. Hidden Temple

"Tranquil" by Amy Friend featuring Improv

vs.

"Hidden Temple" by Benartex Studio featuring Bali Desert Valley

Game 6 - Folktale vs. Color Sweep

"Folktale" by Amanda Murphy featuring Folk Art Fantasy

vs.

"Color Sweep" by Tailormade by Design
featuring Color Flow by Caryl Breyer Fallert Gentry

Leave a comment below with your votes for these two games (choose Tranquil or Hidden Temple for Game 5 AND Folktale or Color Sweep for Game 6). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting. 

Voting for these two games is open through Thursday, March 22 at 11:59 am EDT.

Voting is now closed for these games.

Click here to see the entire Sweet Sixteen bracket.

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