Our friend Brenda Riddle returns to share about her new book and pattern…if you haven’t discovered it yet, don’t pass up this chance! It is sure to bring much comfort and warmth to your home. I am so happy for the chance to share a […]
Sample Spree Giveaway Winner
It is finally time to announce the winner of our Portland Sample Spree Giveaway! (If you think you may have posted more than once, don’t worry, we did our best to delete the duplicate comments.) And our winner (and their comment, since there were so […]
Introducing the Simply Sophisticated BOM
We’ve been busier than bees since Market, trying to get all our new goodies onto our Coming Soon page for you to preview (and drool over). As someone so aptly put it, there is no rest for the weary! If you read our Market posts, […]
Portland: Day 3
First off, we want to reassure you that we’ve gotten your e-mails about the error messages that show up when you try to comment on our blog posts. Although you get an error message, not to worry, your comments are still being published, and you […]
Portland: Day 2
Hi again! We have ended the first full day of Market, and whew…exhausted but exhilarated! Today was a whirlwind of appointments with different manufacturers. We found some amazing new designs and designers that we can’t wait to show you! And we saw plenty of familiar […]
Portland Sample Spree
Hey all! After a long, grueling, obstacle-riddled journey to the fair city of Portland (Oregon Trail after all?), we immediately went to work. No rest for the bleary-eyed! Here are a few peeks of booths we got to see….don’t worry, there are more to come! […]
Onto Oregon
Dear Jolly Jabber readers, We are on our way to Quilt Market! I’m tempted to compare our journey to Oregon Trail, but we will be going by plane, and we will not lose any members of the Fat Quarter Shop party to dysentery or snake […]
Valori Wells on “Olive Rose”
Valori Wells, one of our favorite designers for FreeSpirit Fabrics, has released a new collection that shows her unique twist on traditional themes. It’s called Olive Rose, and it combines big, bold prints with a bright, almost bohemian palette. Read on about Valori’s inspiration for […]
Have Your Cake and Eat it Too! from Two Sisters at Squirrel Hollow
Check out this fantastic and scrumptious new book at Fat Quarter Shop by Two Sisters at Squirrel Hollow! It’s called Have Your Cake and Eat It Too! Quilt Patterns with Recipes, and it combines some pretty fantastic patterns with a multitude of gorgeous new fabrics, […]
New Patterns from G. E. Designs
Gudrun Erla, designer and owner of G. E. Designs, has two brand new patterns from her strip series at Fat Quarter Shop, called Strip Off and Strip ‘n’ Dip. We think they are pretty terrific. In fact, Debbie Taylor will be combining these two patterns […]
Debbie’s Recipe Box: Oriental Salad
This recipe is from a good friend in Arizona, Nicole Lorgan!
Notes from Moda: Getting the Party Started
Dear Emma, Happy belated birthday! As I read the blog about your birthday party, I thought about all the things that have to happen behind the scenes to plan a party. Of course you have to have a cake or two, invite all the guests, […]
Notes from Moda: Cotton Blossoms on the Horizon!
Dear Emma,I once told you I could tell you what happens before it happens…kind of like magic. I want to tell you about a new design team for Moda fabrics that will debuting at Portland Quilt Market this month. They are a mother and daughter […]