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    Home » Quilts

    Seasonal Safari; a Free Quilt Row Along

    Updated: Dec 10, 2022 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 19 Comments

    Please join me this Fall as we complete this fun Seasonal Safari Quilt! I’m offering it as a free quilt row along to celebrate the release of my new Safari Party fabric line! Keep reading to find out how to participate!

    Seasonal Safari Quilt Pattern - offered as a free quilt along this Fall from the polkadotchair.com blog!

    You can now buy a PDF with the entire quilt pattern (instead of clicking back and forth between posts)!

     


    Last year I hosted a block-of-the-month program (you can see all of the posts from it by clicking HERE). It was a lot of fun and I got a lot of people asking me if I was going to do it again in 2017.  

    Table of Contents
    • Quilt Along Schedule
    • Additional Fabric Suggestions

    I wasn’t sure if I was up for another block of the month but liked the idea of hosting another quilt along.  After I created this quilt for my market booth last spring, I decided that it would make a fun quilt along!  It’s a simple pattern that can be broken down into rows, so I decided to offer the quilt pattern for free as part of a quilt row.

    Seasonal Safari Quilt Pattern - offered as a free quilt along this Fall from the polkadotchair.com blog!

    Quilt Along Schedule

    The row-along will start September 15th.  It will go on for six weeks, and there will be eight posts in total.  

    1. Introducing the Quilt Along
    2. Row 1
    3. Row 2
    4. Row 3
    5. Row 4
    6. Row 5
    7. Row 6
    8. Finishing
    Seasonal Safari Quilt Pattern - offered as a free quilt along this Fall from the polkadotchair.com blog!
    Seasonal Safari Quilt Pattern - offered as a free quilt row along this Fall from the polkadotchair.com blog!

    After I made the quilt, I was stumped for a name so I put a call out on Instagram, and boy did you guys ever come through!  After several people told me they thought it looked like A) Summer Pinwheels or B) a Fairisle Christmas sweater, I decided to call the quilt Seasonal Safari.  A fun quilt pattern that you can make to celebrate any season!

    I spent some time in EQ7 mocking up some additional views of the quilt..

    Additional Fabric Suggestions

    Here’s a fun Halloween version using Riley Blake’s Trick or Treat line:

    Seasonal Safari Quilt Pattern - offered as a free quilt along this Fall from the polkadotchair.com blog!

    and a Christmas version with Comfort & Joy from Riley Blake:

    Seasonal Safari Quilt Pattern - offered as a free quilt along this Fall from the polkadotchair.com blog!

    a Spring version using my Wonderland Two Fabrics…

    Seasonal Safari Quilt Pattern - offered as a free quilt along this Fall from the polkadotchair.com blog!

    and last but not least a solid version. Using Riley Blake Black, White, Scarlet, Latte and Iron.  If I get my act together I want to make this version for my inlaws cabin in Utah. It matches a rug they have in their living room almost exactly. We will see if it actually happens *wink*. Also, I’m pretty sure they don’t read my blog, so no surprises to spoil there!

    Seasonal Safari Quilt Pattern - offered as a free quilt along this Fall from the polkadotchair.com blog!

    We lugged this quilt all over the country with us last summer. I managed to get a bit of red dirt on it in Southern Utah, and a bit of lake water on it at Lake Cumberland. I can now say that it is a well “seasoned” quilt. Right now it’s a washed, soft, pile of fabric on my couch that I like to curl up with when I watch tv at night.

    Seasonal Safari Quilt Pattern - offered as a free quilt along this Fall from the polkadotchair.com blog!

    If you want to participate, I’ve typed up a PDF to download with all the Fabric Requirements and dates for the rows to be posted. Just click on the image below to download it.

    Seasonal Safari Quilt Pattern - offered as a free quilt row along this Fall from the polkadotchair.com blog!

    If you are a store and want to kit this quilt, feel free to use this PDF; just don’t print out the actual instructions; those need to be read here. There is a link on the PDF for your customers to get all the instructions. I will also be offering the entire quilt as a PDF download as we go, for a small fee… If you prefer a PDF vs. reading the pattern off of the blog.

    I hope that you’ll join me and share your blocks! I can not wait to see what you create!!

    I’m thinking of starting a private Facebook Group for the Quilt Row Along. Has anyone else been in that type of group? I keep hearing about them and was thinking about giving it a try!

    Seasonal Safari Quilt Pattern - offered as a free quilt row along this Fall from the polkadotchair.com blog!

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    Comments

    1. Eva says

      September 09, 2017 at 8:46 am

      This looks so beautiful. I have to sew along.

      Love seeing the other colours so you can get an idea what it could look like using the different colours.

      Now to my sewing stash.

      Thank you.
      Eva

      Reply
    2. J. Sciortino says

      September 09, 2017 at 9:36 am

      Love the quilt, and would enjoy giving it a try. Looking forward to the blocks! I think a group blog would be great – I currently belong to several and really enjoy the sharing of great ideas and photos of variations of the same block – keeps me motivated to do better each time. Great idea! Thanks for sharing this block program.

      Reply
    3. Marlene Clausen says

      September 09, 2017 at 9:56 am

      I didn’t see the size of the quilt anywhere. Can you provide w/l, please?

      Reply
      • Ruth says

        September 23, 2017 at 9:35 am

        On the requirements page it states it finishes 60 x 72.

        Reply
    4. Ardys says

      September 09, 2017 at 11:53 am

      This sounds like fun. I have never done a “row” quilt so want to do this. I have been on one facebook quilt group and enjoyed seeing everyone’s blocks.

      Reply
    5. Kathy Tansey says

      September 09, 2017 at 12:47 pm

      Looking forward to this row quilt ! Thank you ??

      Reply
    6. rachel says

      September 09, 2017 at 1:56 pm

      I also would like to know the finished size

      Reply
    7. Linda says

      September 10, 2017 at 11:02 pm

      I love the different techniques that are used. I’ll be joining the Safari! Thank you!

      Reply
    8. Ivory says

      September 11, 2017 at 11:23 pm

      Wow, you truly make gorgeous quits. I wish I was half as talent.

      Reply
    9. Sandy Bailey says

      September 14, 2017 at 8:20 am

      I completed a Row by Row quilt this summer usng the “RxR” quilt shop patterns and it was so much fun! I’m going to do yours too!

      Reply
    10. Mary says

      September 14, 2017 at 10:48 am

      I love your Seasonal Safari row quilt. Very colorful. I plan on joining your row along. Having a Facebook group page is a good idea.

      Reply
    11. Diane McCoy says

      September 14, 2017 at 11:37 am

      I love your Season Safari, can’t wait to start the quilt along.

      Reply
    12. Sandra York says

      September 16, 2017 at 9:54 am

      Where do I get the patterns for the rows. I don’t see it.

      Reply
    13. Beverly T says

      September 17, 2017 at 9:04 pm

      Just came back from quilt retreat in NM found this email waiting for me when I got home, very limited cell service.
      I love the quilt. Just what I have been looking for a row by row quilt. Am excited to join along. I belong to artist FB groups to show off creations, very inspiring. So if you decide FB group fun

      Reply
    14. Elaine Porter says

      October 01, 2017 at 12:51 pm

      I’m wanting to start this row by row but only see Row 2 directions. How do I get Row 1?

      Reply
      • Antoinette Maidwell says

        October 31, 2017 at 9:28 am

        Good afternoon. I have only just joined your website. Where do we get rows 1 & 2?

        Reply
    15. carol garcia says

      October 30, 2017 at 8:30 am

      what size is it, finished..? looks like maybe a twin size? maybe fulll? i make mostly baby quilts but this pattern is so very pretty… and all the possibilities, WOW Thanks for sharing such a cute quilt

      Reply
    16. Antoinette Maidwell says

      October 31, 2017 at 9:30 am

      Good afternoon. I have only just joined your group. Where can I get the instructions for rows 1 & 2

      Reply
    17. Terri W says

      July 16, 2018 at 9:07 am

      Lovely! Please keep option of instructions on web page as I discontinued using Facebook. Thanks!

      Reply

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