Thanks for heading over to the Jolly Jabber continuing the Sew Merry and Bright book tour! As we round out the Christmas in July movement, it’s only fitting that we are featuring a not so traditional holiday book in the not so traditional holiday month. […]
This year Kimberly Jolly & Debbie Taylor submitted blocks to the Quiltmaker 100 Blocks Volume 3 and both were accepted! You all might have had the pleasure of speaking with one of them through e-mails or over the phones at the Fat Quarter Shop! The […]
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Who would you consider to be one of the biggest Divas in the pattern designer world of quilting? Did Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie’s Quilt Co. come to mind? If not, it just might be time to expand your horizons. Her diva-bility might be from the […]
Take some time out from your last minute holiday shopping to catch up with Holly Holderman of Lakehouse Dry Goods! She’s here today to discuss her big plans for 2011 and announce an awesome fabric giveaway … read on for details to get in on […]
Christmas is approaching very soon.. I hope everyone has finished all their Christmas shopping (because I surely haven’t, hehe). Reading through everyone’s comments from my last post was extremely enjoyable for me– some of the stories really help put life in perspective. Completely touching my […]
Melissa Averinos’ Swoon collection by Andover Fabrics has arrived at the Fat Quarter Shop and she’s here to talk about her design process! Check the end of the blog post for a fat quarter bundle giveaway.When I start designing a fabric, I start right in […]
On Monday I introduced Kim’s block featured in the upcoming Quiltmaker magazine: 100 Blocks Vol. 2. Well, today FQS is sponsoring their Blog Tour! We will also be giving away ONE more copy of the magazine! To enter Tweet about the tour & @fatquartershop or […]
The other day we mentioned the Queen of Fat Quarter Shop, Kimberly Jolly, made a charity quilt kit. Well now guess what!? She also made a block for Quiltmaker’s100 Blocks Vol.2! This magazine also features another 99 blocks from today’s newcomers and top-designers… Officially hitting newsstands on November […]
Once upon a time a couple designers.. or maybe exactly 12…half Australian, half American.. were asked to design one block each for the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia. Kathy Schmitz Block found @ FQS Lynette Anderson found @ FQS The other 10 designers are […]
We are super excited to share Tina Given’s first book, “Sew Tina,” with you today! Sew Tina is full of 30 different projects for stylish babies and fun-living kids. The clothes and accessories in Tina’s book are loaded with personality and whimsy! The book includes […]
Happy Friday!! Have you checked out Masion de Garance by French General yet? It comes in all the precuts, cottons, silky cottons, toweling, quilt kits, patterns, a block of the month, and even trim! With the rich reds, browns and creams it’s perfect for any […]
With the International Quilt Market approaching in.. wow 10 days… we’re getting really busy preparing here at the Fat Quarter Shop… make sure you stay tuned while we’re at Market on Halloween weekend! We will constantly be updating twitter and then updating the blog each night with […]
We have a newbie in the house today, well a newbie at least for designing fabrics for Moda… it’s Liesl Gibson of Oliver + S. She’s been around our world for a bit now, more specifically designing children’s patterns. Turns out she’s a natural at designing fabric also, […]