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 […]
Over three years ago a cute little red headed girl came into the Jolly’s life expanding their family from 2 to 3. A couple years later… well 15 months ago to be exact… there were two more additions in the form of one blond boy […]
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 Halloween everyone! So we are now officially done with Quilt Market and I’m pretty sure I walked about 200 miles in 2 days (And yes, that is the distance from Austin to Houston, which is a lovely 3 hour drive, to give more of […]
— THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!! — Between appointments today we were able to stop by a few of the great booths here at Market. It’s been a long day, but we’ve had a great time talking with some of your favorite pattern and fabric designers. […]
— THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!! — We’re here!! After a few long, and very adventurous hours in the car (yes, that is very tongue-in-cheek, and kudos to all you certain folks who drove halfway across the country in your cargo vans) we have arrived here […]
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 […]
Time is quickly approaching for the beginning of our Paris in the Fall Block of the Month! We have only a limited number of spots remaining, so sign up today to reserve yours! This block of the month is a 6 month program designed by Sherri K. […]
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, […]
“For attractive lips, speak words of kindness, For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people, For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry, For Beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day, For poise, walk with the […]
For a while my family would head to Kansas and Missouri for the Forth of July for a big family reunion. Everyone’s house that we would celebrate at had a small farm or I guess you could say ranchette– with land, horses, a big pond and […]
I know a few lads that tell me they still cry as grown men every time they hear the Star Spangled Banner. Maybe that’s just a east Texan thing… or an Army thing, but this new line makes me think of all those lads listening to The […]