What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

Every day crept one day closer to Christmas. I hadn't baked even one cookie or wrapped a single gift. But, the house was decorated, the tree was up, there were candles in the windows and a wreath on the door; ready or not, Christmas was coming.  No one felt that stronger than I did, I was working on a super-secret double surprise; had I left enough time? Ta-da!! I made it!  I'm so

Every day crept one day closer to Christmas. I hadn't baked even one cookie or wrapped a single gift. But, the house was decorated, the tree was up, there were candles in the windows and a wreath on the door; ready or not, Christmas was coming.  No one felt that stronger than I did, I was working on a super-secret double surprise; had I left enough time? Ta-da!! I made it!  I'm so

No fabric in this week.

I finished the ornament quilt.

I’m so pleased with how it turned out.  Now I’m sorry I waited so long to finish it.

I started sewing Snow into a pillow.  Here’s the finished stitch.

I’m going to count out the fabric for both here.  I used less than I expected, but they were small projects.

I still hope to hit net 20 yards out this year.  So close, and I still have time.

Fabric In:  8.625 yards

Fabric Out:  28.375 yards

Net Fabric Out:  19.75 yards

How did ...

No change in the numbers.

After finishing a big project, I started something much smaller.

I stitched these designs over 25 years ago from a Bucilla ornament kit.   I knew from the start I didn’t want to make ornaments.  I already have more ornaments than I can fit on the tree.

I was thinking a small wall hanging but never figured out a design.  Then I stopped stitching and forgot about them for 20 years.  Now that I’m stitching again, I’m determined to finish all my old pieces (and the new ones too).  There is no sense ...

No fabric in this week.

I finished the 12 Days of Christmas wall hanging for fabric out. I love Nancy Halverson’s designs.

I had the binding fabric left over from the border on a different Christmas panel. I didn’t have enough fabric to do the diagonal join. I had to overlap it, and even that was a challenge with less than an inch extra.

Fabric In: 8.375

Fabric Out: 24 yards

Net Fabric Out: 15.625 yards

How did you do this week?

No change in the numbers.

I took the mystery fabric to my Art Quilt group, but no one could identify it. No one would take any either. I still haven’t decided what to do with it, but will decide before the end of September.

I started the next quilt project, a 12 Days of Christmas panel by Nancy Halverson I bought at the Donation Sale in 2024.

It’s basted and you can see all the threads I chose to do the quilting. This project will keep me at the sewing machine while I plan the next boro test ...

Celebrate the arrival of autumn early with the warm hues and fall views of the Autumn Nights Mystery Quilt and Stitch Along! Join us for four weeks of pumpkin-spiced quilty fun, starting August 26th. This year, we’re trying something new and giving you the option to keep the quilt and stitch along a mystery or not! Whether you revel in being surprised by the free weekly reveals or decide to skip the suspense and purchase the Early Access PDF, we can’t wait to start the Autumn Nights Mystery Quilt and Stitch Along with you.

Autumn Nights Mystery Quilt ...

Join us for a lovely walk through a Christmas garden with today’s FREE quilt pattern—the Christmas Garden Tablerunner! This festive floral tablerunner uses the Creative Grids 4-in-1 Hexie ruler to trim down on your time at the cutting table, and we even have a Fat Quarter Shop YouTube video tutorial to walk you through the whole thing.

The Christmas Garden Tablerunner Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE FREE CHRISTMAS GARDEN TABLERUNNER PATTERN

The Christmas Garden Tablerunner is perfect for confident beginners who are looking to learn a new skill and add a beautiful ...

We’re so excited for our Up on the Rooftop Christmas Mystery Quilt and Stitch Along, but we have a quick update to share! Due to a slight delay in fabric arrivals, we’re pushing the start date back by two weeks.

New Start Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025

This change ensures we’ll have everything in place to deliver the festive fun you’re expecting. If you’ve already purchased the full PDF, don’t worry, you’ll still receive your pattern download on the new start date.

If you’d like to access the fabric requirements early, the ...

Quilters and stitchers are the luckiest people we know, because for us, Christmas comes in July. Wait, do you hear that click, click, click? That’s the sound of Up on the Rooftop! Each week in July, we’re delivering Christmas joy by revealing part of the Up On The Rooftop quilt and cross stitch patterns. Like we’ve done in Christmas Mystery Quilt Alongs past, we won’t reveal the look of the quilt beforehand. That’s a secret between us and the reindeer!

On Mondays, we will release the weekly FREE quilt block and cross stitch patterns over ...

Early season’s greetings! The time has come to embark on a festive adventure with our Star of Wonder Mystery Quilt and Stitch Along. Over the next five weeks, we will unwrap a new part of this magical project each Tuesday, leading up to a splendid holiday finish. Get ready to deck the halls with your own handmade creations!

From July 2-30, we will release new sections of the Star of Wonder quilt and cross stitch patterns every Tuesday FREE on the Star of Wonder supplies page. Kimberly will guide you in quilt tutorials on our Fat Quarter Shop YouTube ...

Hi everyone! I’m excited to share what’s on my cutting table right now. With so many wonderful projects and quilt alongs coming up, I’ve been keeping busy and loving every minute of it. Let me take you through the holiday-themed quilts I’m planning to make.

Star of Wonder Mystery Quilt Along

Christmas is coming early this year with the Star of Wonder Quilt Along! I can’t wait for July, when we kick off this festive adventure. Every week, I’ll be right there with you, sewing along in video tutorials on our YouTube channel. Oh ...

Once again for quilters and stitchers Christmas is coming in July! This time it’s bringing a star, a Star of Wonder that is! The Star of Wonder Mystery Quilt will be revealed block by block over five weeks. Join Kimberly Jolly for a Christmas Mystery Quilt Along, as she shows you how to sew a new block each week! We won’t reveal the look of the quilt beforehand. That’s a secret.

Throughout July, we will release weekly quilt block video tutorials on our YouTube channel along with FREE quilt block and cross stitch patterns on the Star ...

For the young at heart!

May we all find some new toys to play with in the year ahead!

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Hope yours is filled with peace and joy.

Interesting! I always like a touch of tartan amongst the Christmas decorations … the pageant in our state capital always has at least one pipe band marching along with the floats, and my parents were friends with members of a band. was always fun to pick out the familiar faces!

Our local pageant was last night, so there are not many sleeps left before Christmas day.