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We’ve had so many exciting notions launch these last few months, who could keep track? Well, now you don’t have to! In today’s blog, we’re rounding up all the newest notions from Fat Quarter Shop, It’s Sew Emma, and Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet Co. Keep reading to find your new favorite notion and treat your sewing space to the upgrade it deserves!

AlphaClippies Specialty Marking Clips by It’s Sew Emma

Keep your quilting projects as neat as a button with the new AlphaClippies by It’s Sew Emma! This sturdy and ...

The Gentler Times collection by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs is perfectly scrappy, wonderfully versatile, and chock full of the retro prints, stylized florals, and ditzy details that we love from Lori. Whether you’re a confident beginner or a seasoned pro, fill your gentler times this summer with a new project! Keep reading to explore everything this collection has in store for you.

Gentler Times Quilt Kits

Quilt kits are the perfect gift to give yourself as a quilter, especially when they’re scrumptiously scrappy quilts like these! From a flock of gentle sheep to a garden of ...

Scrappy quilts are a favorite of mine because I get to showcase several of my favorite fabric collections in one cute quilt! After finishing two scrap quilts that used super small pieces and took almost three years to complete, I wanted a scrappy quilt that used bigger pieces of fabric, had bigger blocks, and would be done a lot quicker. Lori Holt is the queen of scrappy patterns, and I fell in love with the scrap-friendly Hearth & Home quilt while we were shooting the photos for her most recent quilt book, Prairie Home. Keep reading to learn all about how ...

Month three of the Fat Quarter Shop Americana Flower Farm Quilt Along brings a bushel of blues to play with as we sew up the Dahlia and Gentian Blocks! Keep reading to get all the colorful details for this month’s blocks and to download the Fat Quarter Shop’s Americana Flower Farm Quilt Along Month 3 Color Guide.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

As you add a sprinkle of stars and stripes to your Flower Farm Sampler during the Americana Flower Farm Quilt Along, you will need to ...

In July, we added two pretty prairie units to our growing collection of blocks, and August has a slew of oh-sew sweet blocks for us to make! In August, we’re making six blocks: four of the Shoo Fly Blocks, a Wagon Wheel Block, and a Prairie Charm Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Month 5 Prairie Home Sampler Quilt FREE PDF Cutting Guide.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home Quilt ...

We’ve had sew much fun making the Flower Farm Sampler blocks for month one of the Fat Quarter Shop Americana Flower Farm Quilt Along with y’all! Month 2 has another bountiful bouquet of reds and blues for us to piece together. Keep reading to get all the colorful details for this month’s blocks and to download the Fat Quarter Shop’s Americana Flower Farm Quilt Along Month 2 Color Guide.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

As you add a sprinkle of stars and stripes to your ...

Our June blocks had us reaching new heights and welcoming in some precision piecing! This month, we will be sewing five blocks that will come together to make two pretty prairie units. July’s blocks are the Prairie Sunset Block and two each of the Print Prairie Pastures Block and the Background Prairie Pastures Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Month 4 Prairie Home Sampler Quilt FREE PDF Cutting Guide. 

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the ...

Celebrate the launch of Lori Holt’s newest foundation paper and the creativity of this quilting community with the Vintage Milkmaid’s Star Challenge! With just one block, endless fabric options, unlimited creativity, and fun prizes along the way, we can’t wait to see what you make. Keep reading for all the details you need to join in on the quilty fun!

Vintage Milkmaid’s Star Foundation Paper by Lori Holt

The latest addition to Lori’s series of foundation papers is the Vintage Milkmaid’s Star Quilt Block, which comes in 12″ and 6″ blocks. Each paper pad ...

Stitch along with us as we revisit five of our favorite cross stitch finishing tutorials, all in one bingeable compilation video! So, grab a project and your favorite thing to fill your Limited Edition Fat Quarter Shop 40oz Quilty Mug with, and join us for nearly two hours of stitchy fun. Keep reading to find links to all of the original video tutorials and supply lists for each finishing.

Top 5 Cross Stitch Finishing Tutorials

Love Forever Simply Stamps

• Love Forever Simply Stamps Cross Stitch Pattern Downloadable PDF
• Love Forever Simply Stamps DMC Thread Pack & Floss Flower Thread Bobbins
• Priscilla ...

May was a month of gathering, growing, and preserving, and now it’s time to piece some blocks that have plenty of points and a forest of fun! For June, we will be sewing two blocks, the Prairie Welcome Block, and the Prairie Pines Unit. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Prairie Home Sampler Month Three Cutting Guide FREE PDF.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home Quilt Book differ a little bit ...

Happy National Sewing Machine Day to all of our quilty friends! June 13th is dedicated to celebrating the tool that brings sew much joy, creativity, and community into our lives—the sewing machine! Today, we’re rounding up three of our favorite sewing machine cover patterns. One is from our 2022 National Sewing Machine Day celebration, and the other two are by Joanna Figueroa and Lori Holt. Have fun exploring these projects and get ready to be inspired to treat your favorite power tool to an accessory that is equal parts functional and fashionable.

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As you have probably seen on our social media, I’ve been working on a new version of the All American Quilt by It’s Sew Emma in Lori Holt’s most recent fabric collection, Americana. As promised, I’m back with all the details you need to make one just like mine!

You’re Invited

This year, Lori Holt has an all-new patriotic collection called Americana that I just couldn’t wait to start sewing with! The first project on my list was a re-color of the All American Quilt in Americana, which adds a bit more color and ...

April brought us spring flowers and a classic quilt block, and May has some more quilty goodies in store! For May, we will sew three more blocks: the Prairie Baskets Block, the Medium Cloth Prairie Preserves Block, and the Plaid Pumpkin Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Month 2 Prairie Home Sampler Quilt FREE PDF Cutting Guide. 

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home Quilt Book differ a little bit from what ...

Get ready to start sewing something spectacular this summer! The Fat Quarter Shop Americana Flower Farm Quilt Along starts in June, and we can’t wait to sew these stunning flower blocks with you. Together, we will be making the Flower Farm Sampler quilt from Shelley Cavanna’s latest book, recolored in Americana by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs. This quilt along is perfect for intermediate to advanced quilters who are looking to grow and tend to their skills with the most perfect garden sampler.

Add a sprinkle of stars and stripes to your Flower Farm Sampler during the ...

Calling all quilters for a star-spangled new sew along! Whether you love traditional piecing or prefer foundation paper piecing, the Scrappy Americana Flag Sew Along is for you. The pattern is written for both traditional and paper piecing, and we can’t wait to see which quilty adventure you choose for this sew along. Join Kimberly and Lori Holt in this ten-month sew along starting in May 2025 to sew a patchwork flag quilt using Lori Holt’s new Americana Collection from Riley Blake Designs.

Fabric Requirements

Kimberly will be sewing ...

In March, we gathered our supplies for the Prairie Home Sampler Sew Along, and now it’s time to embark on the journey through everything a pioneering quilter could wish to sew! For April, we will be sewing three blocks, the Sunflower Block, the Tumbleweed Block, and the Prairie Springtime Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Prairie Home Sampler Month One Cutting Guide FREE PDF.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home ...

Stepping outside of my comfort zone is always a fun challenge, and this one resulted in the cutest pop up container to put my scraps in! After having admired this project for years, I’m so glad to have made it, and I think you will love following along with this new video tutorial.

Supplies List

The Fat Quarter Pop Up is sew easy to store and take on the go with the help of the specially formed wire sprigs that pop back into shape every time. When you buy the pattern, it comes with the spring, the elastic, and ...

Every year, Riley Blake Designs releases their Block Challenge, and this year, they’re revealing the final layout from the start! The 2025 RBD Block Challenge quilt is a great way to connect with the quilting community and learn new techniques and block designs. To help get your creativity flowing, Lori Holt colored the quilt in her Piece and Plenty collection with Riley Blake Designs. The pretty pinks and pops of aqua that Lori picked are sew fun!

You’re Invited

The 2025 Challenge will begin on January 14th and end on May 27th, with new block patterns being released ...

Every year, I get tons of questions about what you can make with scraps from your stash. The FREE Star Climber Scrap Quilt is a dazzling way to use those leftovers from your quilt projects! Keep reading to learn all about this quilt and my plans for sewing it in 2025.

This year marks the sixth year of scrap quilt challenges! I love seeing you join in on the scrappy fun each year, and your Enchanted Stars Quilts from this year have been so inspiring to look through. If you haven’t shared yours yet, be sure to use the ...

Get a taste of everything the Prairie Home Quilt Book has to offer by joining the Prairie Home Sampler Sew Along that kicks off on Worldwide Quilting Day! This quilt has everything an intermediate quilter could wish to sew, from prairie blooms to bonnets and baskets. Join us in celebrating both Worldwide Quilting Day and Lori’s latest quilting book by participating in the quilty fun!

A sampler quilt is a great way to celebrate a new quilting book and we’re so excited for you to bring these blocks to life in your own Prairie Home Sampler Quilt! The ...