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Fall in love with our September Stitch Quarterly! We thought it would be fun to let you take a peek inside this delightful bag. This month’s theme is ‘Fall Harvest’ and we are sharing a sneak peek of the stitches plus a peep of the fabric detail!

We are giddy with excitement to see what you think of this spoiler. Leave a comment on this blog if you can guess the design of the cross stitch pattern!

Are you feeling Jolly? It’s almost July again, and you know what that means. It’s time for us to stitch together and celebrate Jolly July. We are baking up a special treat with Santa this year with a new mystery pattern! The all-new Santa’s Bake Shop Mystery Pattern Series invites you to dream up your wish list and stitch all month. Start with us on Friday, July 7 to enjoy this 4-part series as a mystery! After July 28, the full cross stitch will be revealed.

Santa’s Bake Shop Mystery Pattern Series

Santa’s Bake Shop ...

Are you feeling the patriotic spirit in the air? Well, we sure are here at Fat Quarter Shop! And we’ve got some exciting news to share. Get ready to stitch your way into summer with our Red, White & June Stitch Along. Kimberly Jolly will be stitching patriotic designs with you all throughout June. From stars and stripes to flowers and stamps, we’ve got everything you need to celebrate in style this Fourth of July. So, gather your supplies and let’s get started!

Kimberly’s Red, White & June Projects

• Star Spangled Ornaments Cross Stitch Pattern by It’s ...

Time flies when you’re stitching! Are you ready for another year of May-nia? We know we are! It’s time for our annual FQS Stitch May-nia and we can’t wait to get started! Whether it’s starting new pieces, finishing WIPs, or focusing on that chart you’ve been meaning to stitch, diving into some cross stitch is what FQS Stitch May-nia is all about. 

In 2015, Stitch Maynia started as a Facebook Group by Garrett Kilgore (Coffeestitcher) and Katy Agruso (The Stash Queen). Kimberly has put her own twist on this month-long event by stitching a few ...

It is simply so exciting that these new cross stitch signs are coming your way! It’s Sew Emma is releasing a new pattern series called Simply Signs. New patterns will be released every other month throughout 2023, and the first one is already here!

Simply Signs Pattern Releases

The designs for Simply Signs will come out in March, May, July, September, and November! The patterns are all low-priced and feature stunning custom fabric colors to stitch on!

Simply Signs Release 1 BE MINE SIMPLY SIGNS PATTERN	Simply Signs Release 2
Simply Signs Release 3	Simply Signs Release 4
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It’s the season of love with our 2023 Be Mine Stitch Along!

Be Mine is a Valentine’s Day themed event for stitching your favorite heart-filled patterns along with us in the month of February. The all-new Love Potion Mystery Pattern Series is a chance to brew up something fun with us all month long. Everything starts on February 3 for this four-part mystery series! After February 28, the full cross stitch design will be revealed.

Love Potion Mystery Pattern Series

Love is in the air! It’s time to brew a bottle of your own Love Potion. The ...

Share the love with a note! To celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, sew or stitch up our FREE Love Note pattern, available as a quilt and cross stitch. For all the heart-filled details, read below.

Free Quilt Pattern

Love is all you need for this mini quilt! The FREE Love Note Quilt Pattern pieces together a love letter perfect for quilters of all levels! You can sew this pattern easily with the Love Note Quilt Kit, which includes everything you need for the 20.5″ x 24″ quilt top and backing.

Our Love Note Quilt and the Love Note ...

Take a walk through the neighborhood with me in the new year! I am starting a new stitch along in 2023, stitching the Houses on Peppermint Lane. Please join me and keep reading to find the supplies and stitch along dates below!

Work along with me throughout 2023 as we complete each pattern from the Houses on Peppermint Lane Series Cross Stitch Pattern Set. I will be stitching mine on Oatmeal 14 Count Aida by Lori Holt for Zweigart.

I switched up my thread colors ...

Temperature projects have grown more popular in the past few years. They are projects that cover the length of a full year, where you stitch one motif from a pattern each day using a different color based on the weather in your area.

This new Temperature Cross Stitch from Fat Quarter Shop is sure to warm your heart! It’s a fun floss diary that you slowly complete throughout the year! Read on for all the details on this new cross stitch pattern.

Temperature Cross Stitch Pattern

For our Temperature Cross Stitch, we have included a selection of 23 different ...

Christmas is coming, and it’s about to get much more jolly! This December, we’re stuffing our stockings and decking the halls with cross stitch. Join Priscilla and Chelsea from Stitching with the Housewives and me for Jolly Housewives this holiday season!

Jolly Housewives starts December 1 and lasts until December 31. This year I am stitching up four of my favorite Stitching with the Housewives Christmas patterns plus three patterns from other designers! You can stitch along with me or choose your own patterns from Stitching with the Housewives, which you can see here on the Stitching with ...

It’s time for another Holiday Hallmarks release and this one has us feeling the season’s cheer! Winter Holiday Hallmarks is ready to deck your halls with text that captures our favorite things about the holiday season.

Add a little bit of typography to your next holiday with our quarterly cross stitch series, Holiday Hallmarks! Make a “Hallmark moment” with holiday-themed typography, color, and icons! This seasonal pattern is low-priced and is only available as a downloadable PDF, so you can click, print, and stitch!

Winter Holiday Hallmarks

This month we are releasing the Winter Holiday Hallmarks Downloadable PDF ...

Leaves are changing color, days are getting shorter, and the nights are getting just a little more mysterious… Halloween is nearly here!

We’ve gathered seven of our favorite Halloween-themed cross stitch patterns, so treat yourself to a little All Hallows Eve magic with these spooky charts.

1. Halloween Town

This Autumn, take a spooky stroll through town with us and stitch the Halloween Town PDF Cross Stitch Pattern. Be sure to pick up everything you need, including the Halloween Town AuriFloss Thread box or the Halloween Town DMC Thread box and the Spooky Cobweb 14 Count Aida by Fabric ...

Leaves are falling, and Autumn is calling! We’re heading to the pumpkin patch this October, stalking through corn mazes, and crossing our stitches. Join me for the annual Stitch-Tober Stitch Along as we spend 45 days stitching up fall or Halloween-themed designs with Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet! You can join us by stitching a new pattern every day, a new pattern each week, or spend your October working on one big piece.

Stitch-tober begins October 1 and will carry on until November 15! I am monogamously stitching up Lori Holt’s new Autumn Love pattern and ...

It may not be cold outside yet, but we have three NEW Christmas-themed cross stitch patterns to announce today that we’ve dreamt up for you! Each pattern is designed to stand alone, so you won’t need to wait for the second or third releases to finish the first one in its entirety.

We hope you’ll join us in decking the halls by stitching this merry series. Read on for the details.

TypeFACE Christmas – Santa

The first TypeFACE Christmas release, available now, is on our nice list! Santa Claus is coming to town and to your home in ...

It’s the season for stitching with FQS Sunflower September!

FQS Sunflower September lasts throughout the whole month of September. The all-new Sunflower Sampler Mystery Pattern Series is a chance to bring the bright blooms inside and stitch with us all month long. Everything starts on September 2 for this 5-part mystery series! After September 30, the full cross stitch design will be revealed.

Sunflower Sampler Mystery Pattern Series

Live your brightest life! It’s time to find some sunlight with our Sunflower Sampler. The Sunflower Sampler Downloadable PDF Cross Stitch Pattern Series will make you stand tall as its ...

Get your floss ready for the latest Heartfelt Charity Cross Stitch release! Today is the day to talk about finishing the cross stitch pattern for our Heartfelt design, a pattern inspired by our 2022 Heartfelt Charity Quilt.

DOWNLOAD THE HEARTFELT CROSS STITCH PATTERNS

If you’re just joining in, it’s not too late. You can find all the patterns in the announcement post. Download our complete Heartfelt Cross Stitch Supply List for all the details.

Our Heartfelt Charity Cross Stitch was finished by Priscilla Blain of Stitching with the Housewives on SKU# 2074417 from Hobby Lobby with Beautiful Day ...

This next Holiday Hallmarks release has us ready for a nice fall breeze. Autumn Holiday Hallmarks is full of sugar and spice with text that captures everything nice about Autumn!

Add a little bit of typography to your next holiday with our quarterly cross stitch series, Holiday Hallmarks! Make a “Hallmark moment” with holiday-themed typography, color, and icons! This seasonal pattern is low-priced and is only available as a downloadable PDF, so you can click, print, and stitch!

Halloween Holiday Hallmarks

This month we are releasing the Autumn Holiday Hallmarks Downloadable PDF Cross Stitch Pattern. This piece was finished with ...

It’s a good day to be the boss… of your own quilt, that is! Lori Holt and It’s Sew Emma have teamed up to remind you that in quilting, the world does revolve around you. We know how easy it is to get pulled into patterns and to worry about everything being perfect. Still, hopefully, the You are the Boss Cross Stitch Pattern by Lori Holt can remind you whose opinions really matters.

This colorful collection of quilt blocks has a stitch count of 136w x 82h.

Kimberly will start stitching up her You are the Boss Cross ...

Get your floss ready for the latest pattern release! Today is the day for the last section of the cross stitch pattern for our Heartfelt design, a pattern inspired by our 2022 Heartfelt Charity Quilt.

DOWNLOAD HEARTFELT RELEASE 6

The sixth pattern release is the final of our heartfelt columns! To make your cross stitch just like this one, download our complete Heartfelt Cross Stitch Supply List for all the details. If you’re just joining in, you can find all the patterns on the announcement post.

Our Heartfelt Quilt and Cross Stitch Chart benefit Make-a-Wish Central & South Texas.

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I am starting a new year-long stitch along! I’ve been looking forward to this new season of A Year of Celebrations Continues from Hands on Design! Please join me in July as I start the monthly Season 2 – A Year of Celebrations Continues Stitch Along.

Work along with me each month as we complete each pattern from the Season 2 – A Year of Celebrations Continues Pattern. I will be stitching mine as one piece on Prim 25 Count Lugana 27″ x 36″ Vintage Cross Stitch Cloth by Lori Holt for ...