March 2015 - The Jolly Jabber Quilting Blog

English Paper Piecing with Jen Kingwell

Good day mates! We’re debuting a fun tutorial on English Paper Piecing featuring the fabulous Jen Kingwell from Australia.  So what exactly is English Paper Piecing (EPP)? It is technique of stabilizing fabric using a paper template. It’s different from regular paper piecing because each piece is finished before sewing […]

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FQS Staff Takes on a BOM Month 3

Hi everyone and welcome back to another monthly recap of our Block of the Months! Besides being Kimberly’s favorite month (it’s her birthday month), March is always full of surprises at FQS. We invited a special guest this month, released a new Shortcut Quilt video tutorial […]

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Moda Aurifil Thread Sets

Have you heard about the Moda Aurifil Thread Sets? These adorable thread sets are selected to perfectly match a few wonderful fabric collections from Moda Fabrics. They come with a coordinating mini charm and an exclusive mini pattern, so you can focus on using these […]

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NEW Modern Fat Quarter Club at Fat Quarter Shop

Quilters will love our new and EXCLUSIVE Modern Fat Quarter Club!  So how does the Modern Fat Quarter Club work? well, like our other FQ clubs, we hand select 12 stylish fat quarters from your favorite contemporary designers. Our first featured collection is Morning Walk by […]

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Charm Pack Cherry-versary!

Hi everyone! We’re celebrating the one year anniversary to one of our most popular Shortcut Quilt series, Charm Pack Cherry!  Our Charm Pack Cherry pattern uses four charm packs, two prints and two solids.  For our anniversary quilt, we chose to create our quilt with the Paradiso collection […]

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Lisa Bongean visits Fat Quarter Shop!

Guess who stopped by the FQS Studio last week? One of our quilty friends, Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings! We had so much fun filming new video tutorials for you that we can’t wait to show you some sneak peeks. Here’s what’s coming to our […]

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Hand Quilting 101 with Jen Kingwell

Hello everyone! A few weeks ago, our friend Jen Kingwell from “down under” visited the FQS Studio to film some amazing tutorials just for you! Today, we are learning Hand Quilting 101 with Jen Kingwell and Kimberly! Our first crash course is on threads! We get […]

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The Smallest SALE ever!

Check out our smallest SALE ever and get 20% OFF all mini quilt patterns and mini charms packs. No code necessary! Don’t forget to show us your #fqsmarchminis creations in our March Minis Challenge. Sale ends Friday, March 20, 2015 at 11:59 PM CST.

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Snapshots Quilt Along: Put the Kettle On

Welcome back to the Snapshots Quilt Along benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital! Over the past three months, we have raised over $17,000 from our original goal of $10,000 and we would like to thank you for your generous contributions to this amazing cause. If you’re just joining us […]

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