Hello everyone! We’re having a special giveaway today courtesy of Birch Fabrics! If you’re new to Birch Fabrics, they are an amazing organic fabric company. All of their fabrics are produced from 100% organic cotton and printed with low impact dyes. Birch Fabrics keeps it […]
Sew What Selfie Contest!
As you all know, we recently launched our first ever Fat Quarter Shop T-shirt – Sew What? and to spread the love, we are hosting a Sew What Selfie Contest on social media! Our contest begins today, July 8, 2014 and to enter, all you […]
More Than One Way to Bind a Quilt with Fat Quarter Shop
Today’s post is all about binding and we have four binding tutorials for you today! Kimberly has struggled with binding for years and through trial and error, she developed her own tricks and tips to make binding easy! Video #1 Our first video features Kimberly’s […]
2014 Summer Book Club: Make Love + Quilts by Mary Fons
Welcome to Fat Quarter Shop’s 2014 Summer Book Club! Today, we are featuring our second book pick, Make + Love Quilts by Mary Fons! This book is scrap quilting for the 21st century! Mary has comprised a stunning collection of twelve quilts – specifically sized […]
Happy 4th of July!
As we celebrate our nation’s freedom, we honor the courageous men and women dedicated to persevering it. Happy 4th of July!BONUS: In honor of 4th of July, we are having 40% OFF all Patriotic fabrics w/code PATRIOTIC this special expires Sunday 07/06 at 11:59 pm CST
How To Miter Borders on a Quilt with Fat Quarter Shop
Happy Thursday my quilty friends! I have a confession to make – mitering borders has always been a challenge for me. They look so nice since it perfectly joins a nice stripe or directional print at a 45-degree angle, but it’s not that easy. Last […]
How to Use Quilt in a Day Flying Geese Ruler with Fat Quarter Shop
Hi everyone! It’s Kimberly! Today, I will show you how to make flying geese using Eleanor Burns’ Quilt in a Day Flying Geese Rulers! I love using this tool to reduce fabric waste and increase accuracy when you’re making flying geese for your quilt. These […]
And the Winners are…
Thank you so much for everyone who entered our MEGA QUILT MARKET SWEEPSTAKES, the BIGGEST GIVEAWAY in quilting history! Today, we are announcing our twelve lucky winners… drum roll please…. And the winners are…. Bucket #1 (Silver) Dawn Farrel Lisa Figenschou Sandy Lowery Bucket #2 […]
How to Choose Fusible Webbing for your Applique Quilts with Edyta Sitar
Have you ever wondered which fusible webbing to use on your applique quilts? Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts walks us through the top four fusible webbing brands she uses on her applique projects. She carefully explains the benefits of each brand and which fusible […]
Astronaut Karen Nyberg’s Star Block Challenge
International Space Station Expedition 37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA is a life-long lover of sewing and quilting. As an avid quilter, it does not shock us that she still quilts during her time in space. In honor of the 40th anniversary of the […]
Wishes Quilt Along: Court House Lawn Block
Welcome to the Wishes Quilt Along! This program benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation and we are so thankful for all of your donations thus far! Today, we are debuting our seventh block, the Court House Lawn block! You have helped us reach 55% of our $10,000 goal so far, and we know we […]
Mega Quilt Market Sweepstakes
2014 MEGA QUILT MARKET SWEEPSTAKES If you haven’t heard about the BIGGEST GIVEAWAY in quilting history, then you’re missing out! Our 2014 MEGA QUILT MARKET SWEEPSTAKES has a total value of $6,300 and best part is… we will have lucky TWELVE winners for these amazing […]
Say It with a Greeting Card!
Hi everyone! It’s Kimberly!Looking for a quick and easy DIY project? How about creating your own personalized greeting card? In today’s blog post, I’ll show you how to make a 5″ x 7″ greeting card using your favorite fabric! I chose to use the new […]