We are having sew much fun celebrating the second annual Jolly Bar Day with our wonderful quilty community, and we can’t wait to see what sweet creations you cook up today! This afternoon, starting at 1PM CT, we invite you to join Kimberly for a special Saturday Livestream on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel and sew the Jolly Bar Hearts Door Banner together. If this pattern doesn’t have your heart, keep reading for a roundup of all our free Jolly Bar Patterns, a look back at our lineup of Jolly Bar Books, and sew much more!
Don’t Miss the Jolly Bar Day Livestream!
Set your notifications to do not disturb starting at 1PM CT because you will be having too much fun sewing along with Kimberly to answer your phone! The special Saturday Livestream in celebration of Jolly Bar Day is just hours away. If you already snagged the Jolly Bar Hearts Quilt Kit, you’re all set for today’s project! If you’re sewing from your stash, here is what you need to gather together before the Livestream kicks off at 1PM CT today:
- One Jolly Bar or 32 – 5″ x 10″ rectangles
- 1 1/4 yards of fabric for the Background, Sashing, and Border
- 5/8 yard of fabric for the Binding
- 2 3/8 yards of fabric for the Backing
Visit the blog post from Thursday to learn all about the Jolly Bar Hearts Pattern, and click on the video below to watch the Livestream this afternoon!
Eight More Free Jolly Bar Shortcut Quilt Patterns
Are you looking to go big for Jolly Bar Day? Our Jolly Bar Shortcut Quilts are here to make your Jolly Bar Day dreams come true, especially if you’re craving a bigger finish. So, take a peek, pick your favorite, and don’t forget, we’ve listed the fabric requirements for each pattern, making it oh-sew easy to shop your stash before you start stitching.
Jolly Bar Bakewell
Jolly Bar Bon Bons
Jolly Bar Jazz
- Two Jolly Bars or 78 – 5″ x 10″ rectangles
- 5 1/4 yards of fabric for the Background
- 7/8 yard of fabric for the Binding
- 5 1/4 yards of fabric for the Backing
Jolly Bar Jumble
Jolly Bar Jump
- Two Jolly Bars or 70 – 5″ x 10″ rectangles
- Two Charm Packs or 72 – 5″ solid squares
- 1 1/8 yards of fabric for the Border
- 5/8 yard of fabric for the Binding
- 3 5/8 yards of fabric for the Backing
Jolly Bar Meringue
- One print Jolly Bar or 36 – 5″ x 10″ rectangles
- One solid Jolly Bar or 36 – 5″ x 10″ rectangles
- 5/8 yard of fabric for the Binding
- 3 1/4 yards of fabric for the Backing
- Creative Grids 9 1/2″ Perfect Rectangle Ruler
Jelly Belly Bars
- One solid Jolly Bar or 31 – 5″ x 10″ rectangles
- One print Jelly Roll or 31 – 2.5″ x WOF strips
- 5/8 yard of fabric for the Binding
- 3 5/8 yards of fabric for the Backing
No Bake Jolly Bar
- Two Jolly Bars or 64 – 5″ x 10″ rectangles
- 2 1/2 yards of fabric for the Background
- 3/4 yard of fabric for the Binding
- 5 1/8 yards of fabric for the Backing
Which Jolly Bar Books are in Your Library?
Each of our sweet 5″ x 10″ Jolly Bar precuts comes with a free, exclusive pattern! Jolly Bar Books are so much fun to put together because we get to revisit some of our favorite quilt patterns from past Jolly Bars and put them together for you to enjoy in the sweetest spiral-bound book. Which of these Jolly Bar Books are in your quilty library, and which ones do you still need to add? If your answer is all of them, you can shop the complete set at once!
Jolly Bar Book Vol. 1
Jolly Bar Book Vol. 2
Jolly Bar Book Vol. 3
Jolly Bar Book Vol. 4
Jolly Bar Book Vol. 5
Christmas Jolly Bar Book Vol. 1
Jolly Bar Day Sale
In honor of this quilty holiday, we have a Jolly Bar Day Sale for you! Use coupon code JOLLY25 to save 25% off all regularly priced Jolly Bars®. Excludes sale items, reservations, and membership fees. One use per customer. Other exclusions may apply. Offer can’t be retroactively applied to previous orders. Expires May 10, 2025, at 11:59 PM CST, or while supplies last.
Share with #JollyBarDay
We hope we’ve given you some inspiration to unwrap a Jolly Bar and get sewing this weekend. Share your projects with us on social media with #JollyBarDay and tag us in your photos so we can see and share your work!
Happy Quilting!