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 […]
Last Call to Sign Up for the Designer Mystery BOM
Kimberly’s Designer Mystery BOM is filling up fast…it’s almost full. No, really! We have only a limited amount of kits we can make, and when they’re all taken, we have to close the club. Don’t be the person who’s just a little too late! We’re […]
Jolly Jabber Idol Contest Winners
We are so impressed with all the crafts our Jolly Jabber Idol contestants made with Simplicity, and we know you are all eager to hear the results. We to close the poll early due to a technical problem, but there were very clear winners. Without […]
Debbie Taylor-Kerman on “Tis the Season”
If you can’t already tell, Christmas is well on its way here at the Shop! And we have a new collection heralding it’s almost-arrival. Today the talented Debbie Taylor-Kerman joins us on the blog to tell us about her new collection Tis the Season for […]
The Christmas Cloth Store
We are excited to introduce a new section of the Fat Quarter Shop, the Christmas Cloth Store! The Christmas Cloth Store is a section of our site dedicated solely to Christmas and Holiday fabrics, kits and patterns for quilting, sewing, crafts and home décor. We […]
Katy’s Hope II: Quilt Raffle for Cystic Fibrosis
Perry Dauzat and I have become good friends over the last few years. Perry’s youngest granddaughter, Katy has Cystic Fibrosis. Every year in May the national organization of CF has a fundraiser. This year will be the second year in a row that there has […]
Sandy Gervais and “Fresh Squeezed”
Sandy Gervais has thrown us into summer with her sunny new line Fresh Squeezed. It’s drenched in citrus and popsicle tones and full of her fun designs. It’ll make you want to pull out your shades and head for the beach…but until then, you can […]