Congratulations!

It was a tough choice...

The votes have been tallied...

Congratulations to Wendy Sheppard and her Shimmering Constellation quilt!

Shimmering Constellation by Wendy Sheppard
using Gold Standard/Simply Sterling

Thank you so much for voting and for playing along in our 2016 version of March Madness!

There's one more winner as well--the randomly drawn winner of a box of Benartex fat quarters is Amy Caldwell. Congratulations, Amy! We will contact you by email.

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March Madness: Final Four, Game 1

Welcome to our Final Four! 

The voting for the two Final Four games will be open for two days each. 

Choose your favorite and leave a comment below letting us know your vote.

This game is now closed. Find the next game here.

Shimmering Constellation by Wendy Sheppard
using Gold Standard/Simply Sterling

vs.

Star Dust by  Wendy Sheppard using Brittany

Leave a comment below with your vote for this game (choose Shimmering Constellation or Star Dust). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting, and a third time on our Pinterest board. 

Voting for this game is open through Wednesday, March 30 at 10 am EST.

This game is now closed. Find the next game here.

To see the full bracket of sixteen and/or read the details of March Madness, click here.

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March Madness: Announcing our Final Four!

Thanks for all your voting these last two weeks! Here is our Final Four:

Come back Monday to help vote your favorite into the Championship game! 

To see the full bracket of sixteen and/or read the details of March Madness, click here.

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March Madness: Round 2, Day 4

It's Day 4 of the second round of March Madness! 

Have you voted yet to help us choose our Final Four?

Here's today's game:
This game is now over. Watch for our Final Four announcement soon!

Metallic Maze by Tailormade by Design using Metallic Basics

vs.

Limelight by Stitched Together Studios using Balinesia

Leave a comment below with your vote for this game (choose Metallic Maze or Limelight). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting and a third time on our Pinterest board. 

Voting for this game is open through Friday, March 25 at 10 am EST. 
This game is now over. Watch for our Final Four announcement soon!

To see the full bracket of sixteen and/or read the details of March Madness, click here.

p.s. Don't forget that clicking on the pattern name will take you to the free pattern pdf you can download to make these quilts yourself!

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March Madness: Round 2, Day 2

It's Day 2 of our second round of March Madness! Help us choose our Final Four.

Here is today's game:

This game is now over. Find Day 3 voting here.

Shimmering Constellation by Wendy Sheppard
using Gold Standard/Simply Sterling

vs. 

Country Squares by Stitched Together Studios 

using Bandana Florals

Leave a comment below with your vote for this game (choose Shimmering Constellation or Country Squares). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting and a third time on our Pinterest board. 

Voting for this game is open through Wednesday, March 23 at 10 am EST. 

To see the full bracket of sixteen and/or read the details of March Madness, click here.

p.s. Don't forget that clicking on the pattern name will take you to the free pattern pdf you can download to make these quilts yourself!

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March Madness: Round 2, Day 1

Welcome back to our second week of March Madness! This week we'll be narrowing the Elite Eight down to our Final Four! 

Here is today's game:
This game is now over. Find Day 2 voting here. 

Star Dust by  Wendy Sheppard using Brittany

vs.

Garden Stars by Jackie Robinson using Fancy Free

Leave a comment below with your vote for this game (choose Star Dust or Garden Stars). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting and a third time on our Pinterest board. 

Voting for this game is open through Tuesday, March 22 at 10 am EST. Voting for this game is now closed. 

To see the full bracket of sixteen and/or read the details of March Madness, click here.

p.s. Don't forget that clicking on the pattern name will take you to the free pattern pdf you can download to make these quilts yourself!

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March Madness: Our Elite Eight!

Thanks to everyone who voted this week! 

Announcing our Elite Eight:

Come back starting Monday to help us choose the Final Four! 

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March Madness: Round 1, Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of our quilt-themed March Madness bracket! Today is the last day of the first round of voting. We'll be revealing the Elite Eight quilts after today's voting ends.

Here are today's games:
Voting is now closed. Watch for the Elite Eight announcement soon!

Game 1:

Metallic Maze by Tailormade by Design using Metallic Basics

vs. 

Country Pickins by Heidi Pridemore using Folk Art

AND

Game 2:

Limelight by Stitched Together Studios using Balinesia

vs.

Flowering Peony by Janet Page Kessler using Flowering Peony

Leave a comment below with your votes for these two games (choose Metallic Maze or Country Pickins for Game 1 AND Limelight or Flowering Peony for Game 2). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting and a third time on our Pinterest board. 

Voting for these two games is open through Friday, March 18 at 10 am EST. 
Voting is now closed. Watch for the Elite Eight announcement soon!

To see the full bracket of sixteen and/or read the details of March Madness, click here.

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March Madness: Round 1, Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of our quilt-themed March Madness bracket!

Here are today's games: 
Voting on these games is now closed. Click here for Day 3 voting.

Game 1:

Shimmering Constellation by Wendy Sheppard using Gold Standard/Simply Sterling

vs.

Hidden Stars by Janet Page Kessler using Tropical Nights Balis

AND

Game 2:

Garden Courtyard by Stitched Together Studios using Divine Twine

vs. 

Country Squares by Stitched Together Studios using Bandana Florals

Leave a comment below with your votes for these two games (choose Shimmering Constellation or Hidden Stars for Game 1 AND Garden Courtyard or Country Squares for Game 2). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting and a third time on our Pinterest board. 

Voting for these two games is open through 

Wednesday, March 16 at 10 am EST.
Voting is now closed for these games!

To see the full bracket of sixteen and/or read the details of March Madness, click here.

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March Madness: Round 1, Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of our quilt-themed March Madness bracket!

Here are our first two games:
Voting on these games is now closed. Click here to go to the Day 2 voting.

Game 1:

Star Dust by  Wendy Sheppard using Brittany

vs.

Candy Crayons by Wendy Sheppard using Mix & Match

AND

Game 2:

Garden Stars by Jackie Robinson using Fancy Free

vs. 

Tetris Effect by Stitched Together Studios using New Wave

Leave a comment below with your votes for these two games (choose Star Dust or Candy Crayons for Game 1 AND Garden Stars or Tetris Effect for Game 2). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting and a third time on our Pinterest board. 

Voting for these two games is open through Tuesday, March 15 at 10 am EST.

To see the full bracket of sixteen and/or read the details of March Madness, click here.

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March Madness! Nominate your favorites!

It's March! Spring is coming! And it's time for March Madness! And our Fan Favorite Quilt Pattern! 

Whether or not you're a basketball fan, we're guessing that as a quilt lover, this is a bracket you can get into! This year's Fan Favorite Quilt Bracket will again feature free quilt patterns that showcase our newest fabric lines. Use your vote to help your favorite pattern(s) win and advance through the bracket.

Our in-house Selection Committee has chosen 50 free quilt patterns from our website, featuring Benartex, Contempo Studio and Kanvas fabric collections. It's your job, as the quilt-loving voting public, to narrow those 50 patterns down to 16 to get our bracket started. (Guess what? You can also vote on Pinterest this year!)

Voting is now closed! We'll be posting the 2016 Fan Favorite Quilt Pattern Bracket on Monday, March 14th! 
Here's how it works:

• Look through the quilt patterns featured below and leave a comment listing your favorite three. Note: You need to list your votes by pattern name (not fabric collection name) as some collections have more than one quilt featured. We've also included links to each pattern so you can download your favorites.
• The same 50 patterns are featured on our "Sew Interesting" Group Facebook page, so you may also vote for your three favorites there if you choose (find details on Facebook voting on those pages). 
• You can also vote on our Pinterest board! Simply repin your three favorites.
• Please vote only once per venue (one comment with your three favorites here on the blog, once on our Sew Interesting page, and once on Pinterest).
• The voting is open through Friday, March 11th at 10 am EST. At that point the voting is closed and we'll tally the results and be back here on Monday with the official 2016 Fan Favorite Quilt Bracket, dates and details. 

May your favorite pattern win! 

Here are the nominated quilt patterns:

Garden Stroll by Jackie Robinson using A Mum for a Mum

Walk in the Woods by Susan Rooney using Autumn Breeze

Limelight by Stitched Together Studios using Balinesia

Voyager's Compass by Janet Page Kessler using Balinesia

Country Squares by Stitched Together Studios using Bandana Florals

Circling Stars by Jackie Robinson using Basic Blacks and Beiges

Star Dust by  Wendy Sheppard using Brittany

Summer Blues by Janet Page Kessler using Brittany

Panel Plaid by Susan Rooney using Brush Dance

Starring Butterflies by Ann Lauer using Butterfly Forest

Beautiful Dreamer by Ann Lauer using Circle Play

Garden Courtyard by Stitched Together Studios using Divine Twine

Garden Stars by Jackie Robinson using Fancy Free

Forest Scrapbook by Diane Nagle using Fernwood

Flowering Peony by Janet Page Kessler using Flowering Peony

Bobbing for Apples by Cheryl Haynes using Folk Art

Country Pickins by Heidi Pridemore using Folk Art

Garden Delights by Janet Page Kessler using Garden Days

Deep Sea Maze by Tailormade by Design using Garden Oasis Balis

Shimmering Constellation by Wendy Sheppard using Gold Standard/Simply Sterling

Ups and Downs by Stitched Together Studios using Graphix

Metallic Maze by Tailormade by Design using Metallic Basics

Tetris Effect by Stitched Together Studios using New Wave

Precious Lapis by Janet Page Kessler using Rock Garden Balis

Pick Me by Jackie Robinson using Romance

Antique Garden by Heidi Pridemore using Sew Vintage Garden

Color Wave by Janet Page Kessler using Suntastic Balis

Hidden Stars by Janet Page Kessler using Tropical Nights Balis

Bobo Baby Elephant by Diane Nagle using Bobo Baby

Have a Heart by Amanda Murphy using Carina

Modern Victoria by Janet Page Kessler using Melbourne

Candy Crayons by Wendy Sheppard using Mix & Match

Butterfly Blossoms by Cherry Guidry using Soul Blossoms

Night Sky Solstice by Janet Page Kessler using Starburst

Corner of Oak Street by Cherry Guidry using Sunday Ride

Little Steam Engine by Heidi Pridemore using All Aboard

Cool Collage by Stitched Together Studios using Art Class

Dinotopia by Stitched Together Studios using Bedrock

Blooming Windows by Heidi Pridemore using Bloom with a View

Butterfly House by Stitched Together Studios using Flight of Fancy

All Cooped Up by Heidi Pridemore using Hen Pals

Weaving Leis by Stitched Together Studios using Island Blossom

Mad Tea Party by Heidi Pridemore using Love's Brewing

In Stitches by Stitched Together Studios using Sew Easy

Tulip Time by Wendy Sheppard using Spring Parade

Hip to the Jive by Stitched Together Studios using That's Jazz

Ballet School by Wendy Sheppard using Tiny Dancer

Birdhouse Neighborhood by Wendy Sheppard using Tweet as Can Be

Un Poco Loco by Heidi Pridemore using Viva Brazil

Pickling Jars by Heidi Pridemore using What's in My Pantry

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