Welcome back to the Jolly Jabber! Today, we have an exciting collaboration with Melanie Ham of I Heart Stitching to show you how to create a Simple Patchwork Clutch! Melanie is a blogger, YouTube guru and of course a Fat Quarter Shop fan! She creates many DIY […]
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How to Create Eight Point Stars & Y-Seams in Quilting
If you have ever seen the Laundry Basket Quiltsbooth at quilt shows, you’re surrounded by Edyta’s delicate strips, tiny blocks, and most of all, her pieced eight-point stars. While they may look difficult, they are impressive AND achievable. With some practice, you’ll be churning out her eight-point stars […]
Birch Fabrics Giveaway!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2014 Summer Book Club: Beyond Neutral by John Q. Adams
Welcome to the first ever Fat Quarter Shop Summer Book Club! The first book on our reading list is coincidentally our June Book of the Month, Beyond Neutral by John Q. Adams aka Quilt Dad! (Btw! this book is 20% OFF until the end of June). […]
Me and My Sister Designs New Books!
Introducing Me and My Sister Designs’ new books, 3 Times the Charm: Book 2 and Simple Quilts Easy as 1,2,3. These books are “sew” much fun! And here to tell you more about them are the duo themselves, Barb and Mary! The first new addition […]
2014 Summer Book Club with Fat Quarter Shop!
Happy Summer everyone! In honor of the first day of summer we’re announcing our first ever Summer Book Club! Every week, we will pick our favorite summer reading for you to enjoy. We’ve asked the Fat Quarter Shop family, fellow quilters, and customers what their […]