We are so excited for another block release from our 9th Annual Charity Quilt, Heartfelt! It is time to show you our sixth release, the Precious Block. Are you ready to make this cute block?
DOWNLOAD THE PRECIOUS BLOCK PATTERN
The sixth pattern release is the Precious Block! This block features a heart within a heart, and like the others, you’ll need to make five of these for the quilt. We’re sewing with the Beautiful Day collection by Corey Yoder for Moda Fabrics. If you’re just joining in, you can find all the patterns on the announcement post.
Sew Along with Kimberly!
On Friday, July 1 at 9am CST, tune in to the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel, and sew along with Kimberly Jolly in a pre-recorded tutorial as she shows you how to make the Precious Block.
Our Heartfelt Quilt and Cross Stitch Chart benefit Make-a-Wish Central & South Texas.
We are amazed by the generosity of this sewing community and inspired by the stories of the children who have been granted life-changing Wishes. Kids like Anais and Keysean have been granted Wishes that buoy their spirits and create lasting memories. The way the fundraiser works is that we offer the Heartfelt patterns as FREE downloads during the event for a suggested donation of $5 each to our Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas campaign. Or feel free to make a larger, one-time donation of $50. No amount is too small and every bit counts. From February to September, we will publish a new pattern on the Heartfelt Announcement blog on the first Friday of each month.
Heartfelt Quilting Spotlight
We have a great lineup of quilters, quilting along with us (like you if you’re reading this!). We asked them a few questions and received some heartfelt answers!
Chelsi Stratton
Chelsi is a Moda Fabrics designer, a quilter, a pattern designer, and the co-host of the A Quilting Life podcast with her mother and creative partner, Sherri McConnell. Chelsi is sewing her quilt with Seashore Drive, Sincerely Yours, and other scraps from Sherri & Chelsi’s collections for Moda Fabrics.
We asked her, What quilt of yours has been the most “heartfelt” project that is closest to your heart? Why?
“My most heartfelt project/quilt is my Hearts at Home! It is dear to my heart and really helped me fall even more in love with quilting. Seeing so many other quilters fall in love with that pattern has warmed my heart and continues to do so! It brought so many people together and is so special to me!”
Visit Chelsi on her blog to learn more about her, and follow her on Instagram @chelsistratton to find out more!
Sherri McConnell
Sherri is a Moda Fabrics designer, author, pattern designer, creative lifestyle blogger, and the co-host of the A Quilting Life podcast with her daughter, Chelsi Stratton. Sherri is sewing her quilt with Emma by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics which is due out in September!
We asked her, What quilt of yours has been the most “heartfelt” project that is closest to your heart? Why?
“I think that sewing with our Emma collection has been one of the most “heartfelt” experiences I’ve been able to have with quilting. The collection is named after my great-great-grandmother who taught my grandmother to applique, and it’s been a really wonderful experience for me to have been able to work on the fabrics and quilts inspired by her.”
Visit Sherri on her blog to learn more about her, and follow her on Instagram @aquiltinglife to find out more!
Check out the blocks that our quilty staffers sewed!
Bonus Finishing Patterns for Heartfelt
Thanks to all of your support and generous donations we have been able to reach almost 90% of our fundraiser goal! With your help, we can reach our goal of $100,000 in donations towards Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas! When you donate today, you’ll get us closer to our goal of granting ten wishes, and closer to releasing a new finishing pattern.
Fat Quarter Shop is happy to be partnering with Moda Fabrics to match up to $30,000 in donations for this worthy cause.
Bonus Heartfelt Patterns
Thanks to your generous donations, we’ve released three bonus patterns, the Hearts Aflutter Tablerunner, the Reach for the Stars Quilt, and the Linzer Tart Wallhanging. We have one more bonus pattern to release when we reach $100,000!
- The Hearts Aflutter Tablerunner finishes at 15.5″ x 57.5″
- The Reach for the Stars Quilt finishes at 46.5″ x 54.5″
- The Linzer Tart Wallhanging, pictured above, finishes at 42.5″ x 42.5″
Join Us
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, or join Kimberly’s Stitch Squad Facebook Group, a supportive group of quilters and stitchers. Get inspired and share with #HeartfeltQAL on Instagram.
A companion cross stitch design is back again this year as part of the Heartfelt Stitch Along! This stunning cross stitch design features heartwarming blocks that match the 2022 Charity Heartfelt Quilt.
Visit the Heartfelt Stitch Along page to download today’s cross stitch pattern release.
Don’t forget – you can find all the patterns and videos for the event on the Heartfelt Quilt Along page, so bookmark it for quick reference. Be sure to subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss an update! We hope to see you back here on Friday, August 5, for the seventh Heartfelt pattern release!
Until then, Happy Quilting!
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