Did you know that there’s a day specifically celebrating pineapples? Well, there is! June 27 is Pineapple Day and the timing couldn’t be better as we have Pineapple Quilt Block Foundation Paper and a free pattern to go with it! The Pineapple Quilt Block Foundation […]
The Ultimate Beginner Quilt – Quilting on Your Home Sewing Machine
In today’s tutorial, we welcome Gina Tell back to the Fat Quarter Shop to show you the basics of quilting on your home machine. One of the last and most important steps in making a quilt is the quilting. Quilting holds the quilt top, batting […]
The Ultimate Beginner Quilt – Batting and Basting
Today we’re making sandwiches – quilt sandwiches, that is! We’re putting our quilts together and walking you through the final steps of making The Ultimate Beginner Quilt. In today’s tutorials, special guest Gina Tell of Thread Graffiti will show you exactly how to put the […]
Perfect 5 Quilt Along Week 2
We’re back for Week 2 of the Perfect 5 Quilt Along for the Perfect 5 Quilts Book by It’s Sew Emma! This book is a celebration of one of our favorite precuts, the 5″ Charm Pack. Our Perfect 5 Sampler Quilt is a taste of […]
2020 Bloom-Topia Stitch Along
We’re ready for our Inaugural Charity Stitch Along, and we hope you’ll join us for what is sure to be a special event! This is our 7th quilt for charity, and our first year to invite both quilters and cross stitchers to join us in […]
Log Cabin Block Foundation Paper Piecing Tutorial
We’ve got a fun and FREE project in store for our quilters this week, the Jelly Cabin Fever quilt! Log Cabin quilts are a traditional favorite that get a whole lot easier to sew with the help of Log Cabin Foundation Papers! To really get […]
The Ultimate Beginner Quilt – Finishing and Backing
Today we’re finishing up our quilt tops for The Ultimate Beginner Quilt. Woo hoo! If you’ve been sewing along, the finish line is just on the horizon. In today’s tutorials, Kimberly Jolly will walk you through the steps to add sashing and borders to your […]
Button Lovers Club 3: Boo Buttons
Prepare yourself for some cute-as-a-button, buttons! Just Another Button Company’s newest Button Lover’s Club, Words with Buttons just got spooky! Each bi-monthly box includes a word pack with button letters to spell the word of the month, plus an assortment of handmade clay buttons. All […]
Perfect 5 Quilt Along Week 1
Today we’re kicking off the Perfect 5 Quilt Along for the Perfect 5 Quilts Book by It’s Sew Emma! This book is a celebration of one of our favorite precuts, the 5″ Charm Pack. Our Perfect 5 Sampler Quilt is a taste of all the […]
DIY Fabric Pumpkin Tutorial
Everything is coming up Pumpkins here at Fat Quarter Shop! We are sew excited to share a new, quick tutorial with you today … DIY Fabric Pumpkin! With a fat quarter of fabric and a few other supplies, you can make one too. My cute […]
BLOG REMIX 2 – Halloween Treat Bag FREE Pattern
This month’s remix is revisiting one of our previous tutorials, the Halloween Treat Bag. This time we’re back with new fabrics, notions, and tips and tricks to inspire you to make your next project. Whether you’ve seen this project before or it’s your first time, […]
Sew Sampler Box October 2019 Sneak Peek!
Ready for an adventure? We sure hope so because that’s the theme of our October Sew Sampler box! More specifically we are going on a Safari and things might get a little WILD. Like any fun adventure, you never know what you will find. Any […]
Visit our Pumpkin Patch of Patterns
We’ve grown and harvested quite the patch of pumpkins for picking! The holidays just aren’t the holidays without a little quilting whether it be a wall-hanging, quilt or tablerunner. If you aren’t sure which to pick, go with them all! We’ve carved out a bushel […]
The Ultimate Beginner Quilt – Block 9
Today we’re continuing with the ninth block of The Ultimate Beginner Quilt, Friendship Star Variation. If you’ve been following along, this block will be a cinch! The Ultimate Beginner Quilt is a free quilt pattern series with video tutorials designed just for beginners. Even if […]