Star Trek Row Along - Row 1 + Quilt Along Information & Design Invitational!

Welcome to the first post of the fandominstitches.com Star Trek Row Along!(#startrekalong on social media)

For our row along, we'll be celebrating the amazing television series of Star Trek! We do hope you'll join us!

Unlike our past quilt-alongs, for the Star Trek Row Along will share a new pattern EVERY OTHER WEEK. 

There's lots more important information below, including sizes, fabric amounts, Row Along schedule, and Design Invitational, so be sure to keep scrolling after you see today's awesome row!

And now, Row 1!

Star Trek: The Original Series

Row Designed by Chris Clayton

(with support from Mary Clayton!)

10" x 58" (10 1/2" x 58 1/2")

This row is made of individual blocks. 

All block patterns and instructions are included in the pattern document. 

Difficulty rating is as follows:

USS Enterprise (Block 1) & The Planet Killer (Block 4)

Klingon Warship and Romulan Warbird (Block 2)

Starbase K7 (Block 3)

Unidentified Planet (Block 5)

Row 1 as tested by Kimberlee Broeker!

Quilt Finishing Document 74" x 84" *** To Boldly Go Pattern for border designed by Jennifer Ofenstein tested by Heidi Hansen 6" x 34" (6 1/2" x 34 1/2" with seam allowance) Want to work ahead? The finishing documents will include everything you need to finish your quilt once all row patterns have been released!  The links above include the two layout options shown and the "To Boldly Go" pattern for the border of Option 1.  OPTIONAL - make 6" ( 6 1/2" unfinished) blocks to replace the red and blue squares in the border of Option 1. We're accepting submissions for new 6" blocks for the Design Invitational (below) or you can use blocks from our Star Trek pattern archive!

More About this Event:

• The Star Trek Row Along was designed by: Chris & Mary Clayton, Tammy Keefer, Jessica Lee Blacknall, Holly Urbain, Vanda Chittenden, & Jennifer Ofenstein. The event is hosted on Fandom in Stitches by Jennifer Ofenstein of sewhooked.com & fandominstitches.com. Every pattern has been tested for accuracy. Pattern testers are listed with their row photos.

• Each designer participating in Star Trek Row Along has their own unique pattern style and each month's pattern is presented as the designer intended.

• Each Star Trek Row Along post contains all patterns needed for a single show's row, quilt finishing information, fabric amounts, and information for the Design Invitational. 

• Rows will be posted every other week: 1/16/2019, 1/30/2019, 2/13/2019, 2/27/2019, 3/13/2019, 3/27/2019. Design Invitational 4/3/2019.

• Rows are 10" x 58" (10 1/2" x 58 1/2") and are paper pieced.  

• Each row requires up to 1 yard of background fabric. Backgrounds do not have to be the same color or fabric. Other fabric amounts are included wherever possible in individual documents. Please note that all fabric amounts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy. Actual amounts may vary depending on your paper piecing technique.

• The two finished quilt options as shown are 74" x 84" not including binding. Fabric amounts needed for each quilt finishing options are included in the finishing document & in the To Boldly Go Pattern. More about those below.

• Patterns are rated 1 out of 5 by difficulty (1 being the simplest, 5 being the most complex).

• You'll find these patterns and more in the Star Trek Pattern Archive.

• JOIN OUR #STARTREKALONG FACEBOOK GROUP

• Want to design a pattern for this quilt? Look for the Design Invitational information below!

• These patterns are free for your personal and NON-profit use only. Not to be used for manufacture or distribution. Sale of these patterns or quilts made from these pattern is prohibited. No infringement of any kind is intended. Please support the official release by watching the movie!

• For best results with paper pieced patterns, print with NO SCALING. In Google Drive, uncheck “fit to page.” See your printer instructions for more details if needed

• Need to learn to paper piece? Check out our Quilting Help page for lots of awesome tutorial links!

• Posting on social media? Mark you photos #startrekalong!

STAR TREK ROW ALONG Quilt Pattern Design Invitational Participation Rules Please read ALL RULES carefully before submitting patterns.

Design an original pattern inspired by STAR TREK to share with the fandominstitches.com quilting community. Quilt Patterns must be original and created by the submitting designer. Designs may not use any part of a another designer's pattern, including, but not limited to, those designs shared on fandominstitches.com. See our other Star Trek patterns here. Designs based on other, non-quilt artwork art (including fan art) must include written permission from the artist.  Patterns can be any piecing technique (paper pieced, hand embroidered, applique, etc.). Patterns should 6" finished (6 1/2" with seam allowance). These are intended to be optional blocks for the border of our Row Along quilt. All other sizes will be held for posting until after the Invitational. Patterns must be free to access and stay that way. All FiS patterns are free for personal & non-profit use only to comply with copyright and intellectual property laws. Make your pattern and take a photo. Only tested patterns with photos of the design in fabric will be included on fandominstitches.com. Patterns should include your name (online or real), pattern finished size (6"), your blog, social media, contact information and/or anything else you feel is pertinent to your pattern. Patterns should include the following text, "Designed for the #startrekalong Design Invitational on fandominstitches.com." Submit your pattern using our submission form no later than Friday, March 29, 2019 at Noon CST (U.S.). PDF patterns can be hand drawn or created using graphic design software as long as they are clear and easy to follow. For helpful information, including software suggestions, see Be A Fandom in Stitches Designer. Google Drive is a great way to share pattern files (it's free to use for anyone with a Gmail account and files can be updated as needed). Patterns can also be emailed to ofenjen@fandominstitches.com and they will be hosted by Fandom In Stitches. Pattern submissions will not be accepted via Facebook or other social media. On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, all Star Trek Design Invitational patterns will be posted right here on Fandom In Stitches to share with our quilting community!

ONLY patterns following these rules will be considered for posting on FiS.

Submitted designs will be included in special drawing to win a Fandom in Stitches t-shirt from our Zazzle Shop!

Questions? Leave them in comments or email ofenjen@fandominstitches.com!

JOIN OUR #STARTREKALONG FACEBOOK GROUP for community & support during and after the event!

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