Chunky thread is back, back again! The very popular Chunky Crochet Thread by Lori Holt is back and with new colors. We did a post back in January over Lori Holt’s newest crochet thread, Chunky Thread (read post HERE) and the response was amazing! Lori is back with more Chunky Crochet colors and a brand new sampler. With more colors to choose from, the possibilities for projects are endless!
We are sew excited to be carrying these new colors! For projects and patterns to use these new colors of crochet threads, check out the Granny Squares Home Crochet Book and the Boho Crochet Book. If you decide to make a project, please make sure to tag us (@fatquartershop) and Lori (@beelori1) and hashtag #chunkythread so we can see and share your project!
It has been quilted gratis for charity by Cindy & Dennis Dickinson with a swirly floral design using a cornflower blue thread and low loft batting. It finishes at a nice lap size of 54.5″ x 71.5″. On the back, she has added a handwritten quilt label, and the backing is an artful assortment of scraps.
Thank you for helping a wonderful cause by viewing and sharing this quilt! The proceeds of this auction will go toward our company match, please read below for more details.
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From January through July 2018, Fat Quarter Shop has posted free patterns on their blog and asking for donations to their St. Jude Children’s Hospital campaign, to continue their mission to end child cancer and to assist their families and children. Together with Moda Fabrics, we are matching up to $20,000 of all donations raised in this campaign. Find all the details at blog.fatquartershop.com.
Back in April, we had the opportunity to go to the Spring Quilt Market 2018 and among all the gorgeous new fabric, one item at one booth stood out to us the most: the Customized Converse at Melissa Mortenson of Polka Dot Chair’s booth showcasing her newest line Let’s Be Mermaids!
Her adorable customized converse were such a hit at the festival she put up a full tutorial of it on her blog, Polka Dot Chair. As soon as her post went up, we knew we had to make our own versions of the customized converse at her booth. Our Quilty Staffer Sarah made three versions of this project: one for herself, one for Kimberly and one for quilty staffer Aneri. Here are each of their versions:
And that’s it! Follow along with Melissa Mortenson’s blog tutorial HERE to make your own versions of her shoes. Here is the process we took to make ours:
This project is easy to make, scrap friendly and perfect for your own home or as a gift! Be sure to share your projects using #diycusomizableconverse and tag us (@fatquartershop) and Melissa (@polkadotchair) so we can see and share your work!
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We are now on our seventh week of our 2018 Summer Book Club! This week’s featured authors are our very good quilty friends, Barb and Mary of Me and My Sister Designs! It all began with their first quilt class at their local quilt shop. After making sample quilts for their quilt shop, both sisters decided to take on the adventure of designing their own fabrics and quilts and Me and My Sister Designs was born!
We also have a huge giveaway at the end of this year’s Summer Book Club! Click below to enter by filling out a quick form. Fill out all 10 forms from each week of the 2018 Summer Book Club, and you’ll be entered to win!
Get ready, get set, cross stitch! August 10 holds a lot of significance for us here at Fat Quarter Shop because it’s World Cross Stitch Day! We have many cross stitch items available, such as patterns, threads, linings, hoops and patterns for you to get in the spirit of this awesome day!
We are so excited to be celebrating this day with of you that we even have a coupon code to get you a discount on all things cross stitch! Use STITCH10 to save 10% off all regular priced cross stitch items! [*Excludes sale items, clubs and pre-orders. Not valid with other offers. Limit 1 use per customer. Offer expires Sunday, August 12, 2018. Visit https://www.fatquartershop.com/quilting-notions/cross-stitch to view qualifying products.*]
The Friendship Quilt Along was inspired by all the friends Amanda has made through the quilting community! Follow the Friendship Quilt Along on Amanda Herring’s blog, where she will be posting the block patterns and inspiration from quilters who have made the blocks every week!
We will be posting the video tutorials for and have the entire pattern set for the Friendship Quilt Along. Check out this week’s video tutorial on the Helpful Block!
In addition, we have all the goodies to make the Friendship Quilt!
We’re shaking things up on the Jolly Jabber! We are bringing life back to our old projects with Blog Remixes! Every other Thursday until November 15, we will be throwing it back to one of our tutorials with new fabrics, notions, tips and tricks to inspire you to make your next project. Whether you’ve seen this project before or it’s your first time, there’s a remix project for everyone. This week’s remix is the Coffee Koozie! This easy and very practical project makes for a great, eco-friendly accessory to your coffee cups.
And that’s it! We have a FREE PATTERN for the Coffee Koozie with the complete written instructions and a video tutorial where Kimberly walks you through the pattern step by step!
Quilt Along
We even had some awesome quilty friends make their version of the Coffee Koozie:
Quilty Staffer Susan made her coffee koozies using Meraki by BasicGrey for Moda Fabrics. She taped the middle of the hairband before sewing it in between the layers so it would stay pinched when she sewed it into the seam. She also says, snipping the curved edges of the koozie in a few places before turning, topstitching, and pressing, made the edges lie flatter.
Deidra of Quilty Obsession (@quiltyobsession) made her coffee koozie using Sugar Plum Christmas by Bunny Hill Designs for Moda Fabrics. She says, “It’s “Christmas in July!” Stashing these away to use as Christmas gifts during the busy holiday season. Add a mug, coffee gift card and you’re set!”.
Louise of Louise Charlton (@louisecharlton) made her coffee koozie using fabrics by Tamara Kate for Michael Miller Fabrics. She used bright and cheerful fabrics (to brighten up a plain white cup of coffee!) and made 2 Koozies. For the first one, she used leftover 4 patch squares from another project, but found that it looked too busy…. so for her second one, she used a pretty blue fabric. And loved her big cheery buttons! This was a fun, easy and fast project!
Patty of Elm Street Quilts (@elmstreetquilts) made her coffee koozies using
Karen of Karen’s Sewing Room (@karenmaloley) made her coffee koozie using Eco by Michael Miller Fabrics. She thought it was an appropriate use of the fabric theme. The purpose of the coffee koozie is to avoid using the single-use paper sleeves for coffee take-outs!
This project is easy to make, scrap friendly and perfect for your own home or as a gift! Be sure to share your projects using #fqscoffeekoozie and tag us (@fatquartershop) so we can see and share your work!
Relax and sink into the cool and calming colors in our August Sew Sampler box. Can anyone guess what we might have included this month? I bet a few of you can! Leave us a comment and tell us what you think it could be.
If you are not yet subscribed, and want to join in on the fun, be sure to do so quickly because boxes ship out around August 20th!
Be sure to follow us for more box reveals and future sneak peeks on all social media outlets by using #SEWSAMPLER
We are now on our sixth week of our 2018 Summer Book Club! This week’s featured author is our quilty friend, Kim Diehl! Kim began her quilting journey with a sampler quilt and with just her third quilt, she won the American Patchwork & Quilting magazine’s 1998 Pieces of the Past quilt challenge. Now, Kim is a Henry Glass Fabrics designer and book writer! Her traditionally-inspired patchwork designs range from easy to intricate and incorporate techniques such as applique.
This week, we are featuring her book, the Simple Tidings Quilt Book! In her first Christmas book, Simple Christmas Tidings, Kim brings inspiration for decorating your family’s celebrations! In the book, you get step by step instructions to make the Simple Tidings Quilt made from the Abundant Blessings collection by Kim Diehl for Henry Glass Fabrics.
In addition to the Simple Tidings Quilt, you get over 12 coordinating Christmas patterns and tips and tricks from Kim Diehl herself to help you make sure your holiday celebration’s a hit!
We also have a huge giveaway at the end of this year’s Summer Book Club! Click below to enter by filling out a quick form. Fill out all 10 forms from each week of the 2018 Summer Book Club, and you’ll be entered to win!
The Spelling Bee Book is by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet and features complete instructions for 100 letter, number, punctuation and picture blocks in two sizes plus 18 quilt projects!
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