Happy 4th of July from everyone here at Fat Quarter Shop! We’re popping in here on the blog today to share some star-spangled inspiration and free patterns, so keep reading for fun ideas and projects that will make your quilter’s heart sparkle and glow! Wave […]
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Easy Beginner Quilt Patterns
When it comes to quilt patterns, there are so many options out there it can be hard to pick one to start with. For someone new to quilting, it can be overwhelming to pick out a quilt pattern from the gorgeous eye candy and online […]
2019 Charity Quilt Along – That’s a Wrap!
We’re back for the final post in the Threadology Quilt Along! This week, we’re celebrating our amazing success this year – all thanks to you! – and showing off some completed quilts. This year’s charity quilt was a lot of fun to sew and share […]
Sew Sampler June 2019 Box Reveal
You are invited to ‘be our guest’ this month in our June Sew Sampler Box. This box is jam packed with brand new and exclusive products that will certainly make you feel ‘at home’ in your sewing space. Please help yourself to all the fun […]
Jolly July Cross Stitch Ornaments
Have you heard about Jolly July? I’m partnering with Priscilla and Chelsea of The Real Housewives of Cross Stitch to make 31 ornaments in July! When December rolls around I’ll have a tree full of handmade cross stitch ornaments, which I hope will look as […]
Quick Project Tutorial: Honey Bun Fabric Banner!
We are always looking for fun easy projects to work on between our larger quilt projects. With new Honey Buns on the horizon from Moda Fabrics, we knew the perfect project to try them on – a fabric banner! A Honey Bun is a super cute […]
Sew Colorful Fat Quarter Club May
Welcome back to the Sew Colorful Fat Quarter Club! This club colors outside the lines, and each month will bring a new color of prints and coordinated blenders curated by Fat Quarter Shop! This month, we’re featuring aqua fabrics in our May 2019 Sew Colorful […]
Christmas in July Sew Along
To celebrate Christmas in July we’re giving you a free pattern and video series called Merry Mini Quilt. It’s a good time to start something for the holidays. And… it’s a MYSTERY! Each week in July we will release one video tutorial with a FREE […]
Charity Quilt Auction Countdown
UPDATE: Congratulations to the bidders! The Threadology quilt auction raised $1,437! That will be added to the amount of $21,648.96 donated by the generous quilting community and $20,000 from Moda and FQS for total of $43,085.96 for Make-a-Wish! Thank you everyone!! We are […]
BLOG REMIX 2 – FREE Road Trip Pillow Bag Pattern
We’re back for another season of blog remixes! We saw the great response to the remixed projects from last year and are continuing them for another year! The blog remixes will be throwing it back to one of our tutorials with new fabrics, notions, and […]
How to Frame Cross Stitch Using Sticky Board with the Real Housewives of Cross Stitch!
A few weeks ago we had Priscilla and Chelsea in the studio to film a few videos for our YouTube Channel! They will show you how to mount finished cross stitch on sticky board and a variety of finishes including washers, frames and found objects. These […]
2019 Charity Quilt Along – Backing Pattern & Quilt Auction
Welcome to the Fat Quarter Shop 2019 charity quilt along, the Threadology Quilt Along! This week, we are completing the Threadology Quilt with the Backing Pattern (and it even has an accompanying video tutorial)! This year’s charity quilt has a very unique pieced backing that […]
Patriotic Quilt Pattern and Tablerunner – Free Pattern and Video Tutorial
The Fourth of July is just around the corner, so to celebrate in style, we’re bringing you two FREE quilt patterns for your home and table. Get ready for this patriotic flag quilt! The Stars, Stripes and Dots Quilt commands attention at a generous 65.5″ […]
Happy National Sewing Machine Day + Giveaway!!
Happy National Sewing Machine Day! Today we will take a minute to show our appreciation of the all-important sewing machine. There are sew many great sewing and quilting projects that celebrate the sewing machine, and we thought we’d share a few here. Sew many great […]