Rocking Chair Quilts

06/01/2026

🪡✨ Make-It Monday!

This week’s project is a kitchen favorite!

🥣 Microwave Bowl Cozies

No more juggling a hot bowl straight from the microwave! These handy cozies help protect your hands while adding a little handmade charm to mealtime.

✨ Quick to sew✨ Great gift idea✨ Perfect for using coordinating fabrics✨ Everyone who gets one wants another!

They're perfect for soup season, ice cream nights, leftovers, and everything in between.

💬 Tell us—what fabric theme would you choose for your bowl cozy? Seasonal prints, florals, patriotic, or something fun?

📍 Stop by Rocking Chair Quilts and pick out the perfect fabrics for your next project!

05/31/2026

🧵 Sunday Stitches 🧵

Sewing seems so relaxing… until you’re fighting with an invisible zipper, ripping out seams for the 14th time, and questioning every life choice that brought you to this moment 😂✂️

Today’s sewing journey included:

✔️ Confidence
✔️ Confusion
✔️ A dramatic fabric change halfway through
✔️ Emotional support from the seam ripper
✔️ 87 photos of the finished project

And honestly? We’d do it all again tomorrow 💜
Because sewing isn’t just a hobby… it’s therapy, entertainment, cardio, and a full-time adventure all rolled into one tangled bobbin 🤣

Tell us… what sewing project has tested your patience the MOST? 👇

05/30/2026

🧵☀️ Show & Tell Saturday! ☀️🧵

It’s the weekend… which means it’s time to decide:

👉 Clean the house

OR

👉 Sit down “for 10 minutes” and quilt for 4 hours 😆

We already know which option most of us are choosing 😂✂️

Now it’s YOUR turn to show off what you’ve been working on this week! 👀

📸 Drop your latest project in the comments:

🪡 Finished
🧵 In progress
💙 Or still spread across the dining room table

No judgment here — we love every stitch, every fabric pull, and every quilting adventure!

🪑 Rocking Chair Quilts
Sit. Stitch. Stay Awhile.

05/29/2026

🧵✨ FEATURE FRIDAY! ✨🧵

This week at Rocking Chair Quilts, we’re spotlighting a quilting room favorite…

🌟 The Rotary Mat! 🌟

Also known as:

✔️ The protector of dining room tables everywhere 😆
✔️ The thing you swear you’ll replace “when it gets really bad”
✔️ The surface that somehow collects thread from projects you made 3 years ago 👀

🪡 Why quilters LOVE it:

✔️ Protects your table from rotary cutter damage
✔️ Helps keep cuts smooth and accurate
✔️ Self-healing magic = fewer grooves and skips

💡 Quilter Truth:

If your rotary mat has more grid lines hidden by thread than visible… it might be time to clean your sewing room 😂

💬 Be honest… is your cutting mat still pretty… or does it look like it survived a quilting tornado? 🌪️🧵

🛍 Stop by the shop and check out our cutting mats, rulers, and rotary cutting goodies!

05/28/2026

🪑✨ Throwback Thursday ✨🪡

This week’s vintage favorite is the classic Rail Fence quilt block 🚂❤️

This simple pattern has been bringing quilts to life for generations with easy strip piecing and endless layout possibilities. It’s beginner-friendly, scrap-friendly, and always beautiful!

One of the best parts about Rail Fence quilts? Just rotating the blocks can completely change the look of the quilt ✨

💬 Have you ever made a Rail Fence quilt? Share your photos below — we’d LOVE to see your creations!

🧵 Rocking Chair Quilts
Sit. Stitch. Stay A While.

05/27/2026

🪑✨ Workshop Wednesday at Rocking Chair Quilts! ✨🧵

This week we’re talking about a quilting essential… trimming blocks! ✂️

🧷 Today’s Focus: Squaring Up Your Blocks

A few extra seconds trimming can make your entire quilt come together more smoothly! 👇

✔️ Use the lines on your ruler to keep blocks straight
✔️ Trim dog ears and uneven edges early
✔️ Measure from the center of the block for accuracy
✔️ Keep blocks the same size before assembly
✔️ A rotating cutting mat can save time and frustration

✨ Accurate blocks = easier piecing, straighter rows, and happier quilting!

💬 Tell us—do you trim every block or “hope for the best”? 😄

📍 Stop by Rocking Chair Quilts for rulers, mats, and quilting tools to make trimming easier!

05/26/2026

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05/26/2026

LIVE video tonite featuring new fabrics, patterns, notions & more! Tune in at 7pm to see what we've got cooking! Share this post on your page, like & comment "shared" on this post, and you just might win a $20 gift certificate. Must be present on the LIVE to win! Invite your friends, settle back in your comfy chair and hang out with us!

05/25/2026

🪡✨ Make-It Monday!

This week’s project:

🧻 Quilted Tissue Holders!

Because even tissues deserve to travel in style 😄

These little holders are:

✔ Quick to sew
✔ Great for gifts
✔ Perfect for purses, cars, backpacks & sewing bags
✔ AMAZING scrap busters

Once you make one… suddenly everyone in your family “needs” one 👀

✨ Fun prints make these extra cute
✨ Beginner friendly
✨ Fast finish satisfaction guaranteed

💬 What fabric theme would you make first—floral, patriotic, seasonal, or something funny?

📍 Stop by Rocking Chair Quilts and let’s turn those scraps into something useful!

05/25/2026

We will be closed Monday May 25.

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