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Today, we’re bringing you a free quilt that looks just right from every angle! With 12 fat quarters and a background fabric, the Square Up Quilt will add unparalleled style to your home.

The Square Up Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE FREE SQUARE UP QUILT PATTERN

The Square Up Quilt is perfect for confident beginners, and it finishes at 45.5″ x 57.5″. If you are already a member of one of our Fat Quarter Clubs, this quilt is another great stash buster! With just 12 fat quarters (aka one of the Fat ...

A Joy to Sew!

I had so much fun sewing up this quilt, called Square Up, for the Fat Quarter Shop! This brand-new pattern is simple, beginner-friendly, and incredibly satisfying to put together. Despite its ease, it has a bold, modern aesthetic that immediately reminded me of a mosaic wall—structured yet full of character.

The Fabric: Bee Garden by Gingiber

For my version of the Square Up quilt, I used fabric from one of my favorite Moda designers: Gingiber. Her collections always feel hand-drawn and filled with charm, and this latest one is no exception. From striking, oversized bees ...

These recent weeks have been full of inspiration with Spring rolling in. There’s a lot of stitched finishes because I’ve made stitching my priority, but I’m thrilled to share my newest makes with you!

Below are all of my Spring cross stitch projects I’ve been working on. Between Be Mine 2025, Stitching with the Housewives Blooming Roots, and even more I’ve been a busy bee!

• Ribbons and Stars Cross Stitch Pattern by Fig Tree & Co. Patterns
• NPI #945 – Carnation Pink
• Pale Gray Gingham 14 Count by Fabric Flair

• Little Loves Cross Stitch Pattern Free PDF ...

Spin into the bright and cheerful days of summer with the Strippy Spools Quilt Along! For 8 weeks, we will be sewing up beautiful bobbins and stunning spools in Camille Roskelley’s Summertime collection. Thread enthusiasts, this quilt along is for you! 

Our bobbins are full, our spools are threaded, and we are ready to wind our way through this Jelly Roll-friendly quilt along! The Strippy Spools Quilt Pattern comes in two sizes, and for this project, we will be making the lap size, which measures 53.3″ x 66.5″ finished. All the supplies are listed on the ...

A free quilt pattern is always cause for celebration, and this time, we’re playing for keeps with the Backgammon Quilt! With 12 fat quarters, a background fabric, and plenty of pins, you can make your move on your next quilting project today.

The Backgammon Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE FREE BACKGAMMON QUILT PATTERN

The Backgammon Quilt is perfect for intermediate quilters, and it finishes at 62.5″ x 64.5″. We recommend picking up the Creative Grids Starburst 30-Degree Triangle Ruler, but we’ve also included a FREE template for you in the pattern. If ...

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 ...

Every month, we have a new batch of specials that we pick out just for you! If you haven’t had a chance to explore those deals on our site yet this month, we have all the info for you here. Just make sure you take advantage before Wednesday, April 30th, at midnight CST, when they roll over to a new round of deals!

Grunge Basics by BasicGrey for Moda Fabrics

Explore the vibrant world of Grunge Basics by Moda Fabric, designed by BasicGrey, where texture meets color in stunning fashion. These premium cotton fabrics feature a unique distressed look ...

Two new additions to the Simply Stamps Series are here, and they have us thinking about the fiber crafts we could do forever! The Quilt Forever and Stitch Forever Simply Stamps showcase tools that quilters and stitchers can’t live without, and we can’t wait for you to stitch these up and love them forever and always!

Whether your spare time is filled with quilting, stitching, or both, these Simply Stamp designs will remind friends and family that your idea of a good time looks a little something like this! The Stitch Forever pattern features fun floss drops, a ...

For this speedy, star-spangled sew along, I’m inviting you to make a tablerunner version of the FREE Brave & True Quilt Pattern using Americana by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs. I’ll be sewing mine with fabric from the Fat Quarter Bundle of Americana, and the fun kicks off today, Wednesday, April 9th. Keep reading for the fabric requirements, schedule, and all the quilty details on how you can sew along with me!

Fabric Requirements and Supplies

Since I won’t use all the fabric from the ...

Jolly Bar Book Volume 5 is here, which means it’s time for another volume of your favorite Book Series that features patterns using the precut that always hits the sweet spot! Jolly Bar Books are so much fun to put together because we get to re-visit some of our favorite quilt patterns from past Jolly Bars and put them together for you to enjoy in the sweetest spiral-bound book. If Jolly Bars are one of your favorite precuts too, keep reading to learn more about this book and the quilt tour we’re hosting with eight amazing quilters to ...

Get ready for a sweet celebration as we celebrate 9 years of Sew Sampler! There are sew many delightful surprises in the April box.

Don’t miss out on this box! If you aren’t yet subscribed and want to join, do so very SOON, so you don’t miss this month’s cut off date for sign ups!

One box, sew many reasons to sign up! When you join the Sew Sampler Box this month, you’re getting more than fabric and notions—you’re getting a ticket to this year’s Flowering Block of the Month Quilt Along ...

We’re almost ready to start our 12th Annual Charity Quilt Along, Stardust! Our 2025 quilt for Make-A-Wish captures the magic of stardust that you can capture in stitches and bring into your home. We’re flying ever closer to the start of the quilt and stitch along, so let’s gather our supplies and get ready!

To make a quilt just like this one, pick up the Stardust Quilt Kit and Stardust Backing Set, available only at Fat Quarter Shop. The Stardust quilt finishes at 54.5″ x 54.5″ and is suitable for all levels of quilters! Our ...

Y’all love tuning into our weekly Livestreams with Kimberly on our Fat Quarter Shop and Fat Quarter Shop FlossTube channels, and we love having you there just as much as you love watching! As always, we have a month of exciting Livestreams lined up—here’s the schedule for April 2025.

You won’t want to miss the Friday, April 11th Livestream on the Fat Quarter Shop channel because we have a (super secret) super exciting announcement that we finally get to share with you all! Let us know in the comments if you will be there live with ...

It’s time for another super easy quilt that’s great for beginners and makes a big visual impact with just one Jelly Roll! Our newest addition to the Shortcut Quilt Series, Jelly Roll Cabin, is here! You can start sewing Shortcut Quilts right away thanks to their easy designs using precuts! Our Shortcut Quilt patterns are always free, and they come with a Fat Quarter Shop YouTube video tutorial.

The Jelly Roll Cabin Quilt Pattern

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Jelly Roll Cabin is a beginner friendly quilt designed in ...

Every year, I take some time during the spring and summer months to make some quilty patriotic projects, and 2025 has some star-spangled stunners on the docket! Keep reading to learn about an exciting re-color of one of my favorite patterns, a new FREE pattern you can use for Quilts of Valor, a scrappy tablerunner to sew along with me, and an exciting new pattern from Lori Holt with a sew along!

Brave & True FREE Quilt Pattern

Supplies

• Brave & True Quilt Kit Featuring Bella Solids by Moda Fabrics
• Backing Set for Brave & True Quilt Kit
• Brave & True Quilt Pattern Free ...

Revive your sewing and sewing room with this inspirational box of curated goodies in the March Sew Sampler box reveal! Join us in dusting off the cobwebs and welcoming in a spring revival with a peek inside the March Sew Sampler box to see the oh-sew-delightful contents.

Waterfall New Beginnings Fat Quarter Bundle by Sandy Gervais for Riley Blake Designs

Welcome spring with open arms and New Beginnings by Sandy Gervais for Riley Blake Designs! This collection is a delightful mix of stunning florals and chic geometric prints in a dreamy palette of cream, apricot, blush, buttercream, and teal. This ...

Welcome back to our Classic & Vintage Quilt Series! Today, we’re thrilled to introduce the King David’s Crown Quilt, a stately quilt pattern that we know you’ll love. Join us as we explore the charm of this pattern and share a quilt block video tutorial!

The King David’s Crown Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE KING DAVID’S CROWN QUILT PATTERN

Our rendition of the King David’s Crown Quilt Pattern offers Tablerunner, Small Lap, Large Lap, and Queen sizes best tailored to intermediate-level quilters. This pattern can also make for ...

It’s time to take a spin with your next quilt pattern! Our newest addition to the Shortcut Quilt Series, Layer Cake Carousel, is here! You can start sewing Shortcut Quilts right away thanks to their easy designs using precuts! Our Shortcut Quilt patterns are always free and they come with a Fat Quarter Shop YouTube video tutorial.

The Layer Cake Carousel Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE FREE LAYER CAKE CAROUSEL QUILT PATTERN

Layer Cake Carousel is a beginner-friendly quilt designed in Lap size that’s perfect for a baby quilt (plus, we inclu ...

Take a swig of whatever fuels your day! Enjoy your favorite warm or cold beverage in one of these quilty and oh-sew eye-catching Insulated Travel Mugs, exclusively available from Fat Quarter Shop and made by Swig. Keep your drinks at the perfect temperature for hours, and never worry about condensation at your sewing table again! Then, when you head out on your adventures, these handled Travel Mugs will fit easily in most standard cup holders.

Pink Limited Edition Fat Quarter Shop 40oz Quilty Mug
Fat Quarter Shop Exclusive by Swig Life

This limited-edition mug will fit in seamlessly with your ...