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Explore stitching basics, where every thread weaves a tale of creativity! This chapter of our ongoing How to Cross Stitch Series will cover stitching basics. From the iconic cross stitch itself to a range of stitch types, this guide is your key to unlocking the world of cross stitching. Feel free to navigate our menu below for easy access to each section.

Basic Stitching for Beginners

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I couldn’t be more excited to start the sew along for Joanna Figueroa’s Strawberry Garden book! Now that the book has arrived at Fat Quarter Shop, it’s time to dive into the quilty goodness inside. If you’re joining me in sewing along with Joanna for the Vintage Bowtie Quilt from the Strawberry Garden book, it’s time to begin.

The six-week sew along starts today! Joanna has invited some special friends to join us each week, and they’ll have some fun giveaways, too! Follow Joanna on her Instagram, Facebook Group, and be sure to ...

Shake off the summer heat and prepare to embrace autumn with The Quilted Scarecrow Sew Along and Stitch Along! Join us as we kick things off with our first “Scarecrow Sunday” on our social media Sunday, June 9. For more details as we start The Quilted Scarecrow, keep reading!

 It’s not too late to gather your supplies to sew this charming 80.5″ x 85.5″ scarecrow quilt with us! We’re sewing with Lori Holt’s collection Autumn for Riley Blake Designs, but with the fabric requirements in the pattern your fabric choices are endless!

The Quilted Scarecrow ...

We’ve prepared something Spooky & Sweet for Halloween! The Spooky & Sweet Mystery Quilt Along and Stitch Along is our 4th annual Halloween Quilt Along and Stitch Along with weekly free pattern releases and video tutorials for the quilt. Join Kimberly Jolly for this cute Halloween Mystery Quilt Along, as she shows you how to sew a new block each week. Peeking would spoil this sweet treat, so we won’t reveal the full quilt until the very last week!

Starting in June, we will release weekly quilt block video tutorials on our YouTube channel along with FREE quilt block and ...

Cross stitch is more than cloth and floss! In this installment of our How to Cross Stitch series, we’re diving into the world of hoops. As always, you can use the menu below to jump to any section quickly.

Do You Need a Hoop?

For beginners, the question of whether they need a hoop often arises. Hoops, also known as embroidery hoops and needlework hoops, those circular frames made of wood or ...

We welcome the May Daze as it brings gorgeous new fabrics and notions in May’s Sew Sampler 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!

2024 Pieceful Baskets Sew Sampler Quilt Along

We’re ready to get going with this year’s Sew Sampler Box Sew Along, Pieceful Baskets, which measures 66.5″ x 86.5″ finished.

This sampler quilt draws on traditional sewing baskets for inspiration while becoming an artfully ...

It’s time for your coffee break! Our newest addition to the Shortcut Quilt Series, Layer Cake Latte, 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 Latte Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE FREE LAYER CAKE LATTE QUILT PATTERN

Layer Cake Latte is a beginner friendly quilt designed in lap, crib, twin, and queen sizes. With just two Layer Cakes and some background fabric, you ...

This month is the Peace and Plenty blocks. A set of four spinning blocks to complement the Dove and Ohio Star blocks from Release 1 and 2. It’s never too late to joins us in making the beautiful Moonbeams quilt and supporting the Make A Wish charity and bring joy to many sick kids. Everything you need to know can be found here. If you like the fabrics I am using, go to the Fat quarter shop site to find Flower Farm by Keera Job (a fellow aussie). A bright, floral collection using my favourite colours of teal, orange ...

April showers brought early blooms this year in the Sew Sampler box! See what all the buzz was about!

Bobbin Blooms Flower Girl Fat Quarter Bundle by My Sew Quilty Life for Moda Fabrics

We are enchanted with all the new things that come with Spring, including this fragrant new fabric line from Moda Fabrics! Flower Girl is the debut collection from Heather Briggs of My Sew Quilty Life, blooming with a variety of sweet flowers and classic stripes and plaids. Soft yellows, greens and pinks shade the prints in this curated six-piece fat quarter bundle for a soothing range ...

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 2024, Stitching with the Housewives Monthly Weigh Ins, and even more I’ve been a busy bee!

• Temperature Cross Stitch Downloadable PDF by Fat Quarter Shop
• Temperature DMC Thread Pack
• Cloud 25 Count Lugana by Lori Holt for Zweigart
• Learn more in our Temperature Cross Stitch ...

Today marks the beginning of an exciting 11-month quilting celebration! The Quilty Fun Row Along, commemorating the 10th anniversary of Lori Holt’s first book with Fat Quarter Shop, is officially upon us. Join us from now to March 2025 by bringing back this beloved pattern through quilting along!

This celebratory quilt measures 68.5″ x 86.5″ and is perfect for mid-level quilters or confident beginners! Remember all the supplies are listed on the Quilty Fun Supplies Page and below. It’s not too late for you to join the fun!

• Quilty Fun Quilt Book by Lori Holt of ...

Create a kaleidoscope of colors with the Full Color Quilt! The Full Color Quilt is vibrant and playful. Join us for a free video tutorial, where Kimberly demonstrates how to use the 12″ Economy Plus Foundation Paper to craft colorful blocks.

About the Full Color Quilt

This quilt pattern finishes at 60.5″ x 72.5″, perfect for adding a splash of color to any space. It’s both approachable and enjoyable like the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, so it’s perfect for beginners and experienced quilters alike. You can recreate our design with ease ...

Get ready to be enchanted as we delve into the realm of Halloween Memories by Susan Ache! This enchanting book celebrates the spirit of Halloween and Fall with eight quilts and nine cross stitch designs. Embracing the iconic colors of Halloween, these quilts evoke the magic of the season.

Just like her Summer Memories Book shows her love for the season, Halloween Memories showcases Susan’s deep affection for her family’s favorite holiday. With eight classic quilts and and nine playful cross stitch designs, she invites quilters and stitchers to explore the spirit of Halloween.

Like the flickering flame ...

Are you ready to immerse yourself in a tropical paper-piecing paradise? Get ready to explore a vibrant world of brilliant color and timeless quilt blocks with Fat Quarter Shop’s Dragon Fruit Block of the Month!

Dragon Fruit pairs Tula Pink’s modern fabric with Fat Quarter Shop’s Foundation Paper Piecing Pads. Your blocks will quickly take shape with detailed cutting guides and fabric placement instructions for the Log Cabin, Courthouse Steps, Square in a Square, Economy, Flying Geese and Snail Trail Foundation Papers that finish at 4″, 6″, and 12″. With our foundation paper pads, getting accurate points ...

Cross stitch cloth comes in a variety of colors, counts, and materials! In this next installment of our Learn to Cross Stitch Series we’re sharing how to choose the right cross stitch cloth. The cloth is for stitchers what a canvas is for painters. It’s the base of your masterpiece and you want to make sure you get the right one to set yourself up for success, so today we’re here to help!

Today we’re moving on from discussing floss to sharing everything you need to know about cross stitch fabric or cloth, and you can ...

We couldn’t be more excited to see Joanna Figueroa’s latest book, Strawberry Garden, arrive at Fat Quarter Shop! The book holds so much quilty goodness inside, with twenty-one different blocks, a gorgeous cover quilt, four bonus quilts, one tablerunner, one tabletopper and three pillows!

To celebrate the release of her book, we’re joining Joanna for the Vintage Bowtie Sew Along!

The sew along starts on Tuesday, May 14 and will last for six weeks. Joanna has invited some special friends to join us each week, and they’ll have some fun giveaways, too!  Follow Joanna on her ...

Ever since the quilting gem Celebrate with Quilts by Susan Ache and Lissa Alexander arrived, I’ve been eager to sew the gorgeous sampler quilt on the cover! If you’re sewing along with me on the Piece & Quilt Sampler, it’s time to make the first month’s blocks.

This scrappy and fabulous adventure is the perfect way to honor Susan Ache and Lissa Alexander’s book of seasonal quilts made with classic quilt blocks, Celebrate with Quilts. If you’re just tuning in, it’s not too late to join us for the Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt ...

Our enchanting April Sew Sampler Box is bursting with beautiful blooms!

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!

2024 Pieceful Baskets Sew Sampler Quilt Along

With the Pressed Flowers Quilt Along coming to an end, we’re ready to get going with this year’s Sew Sampler Box Sew Along, Pieceful Baskets, which measures 66.5″ x 86.5″ finished.

This sampler quilt draws on traditional sewing baskets for inspiration while becoming ...

I am so grateful to the Fat quarter shop for inviting me to participate in the 2024 Make a Wish charity Quilt-qlong. FQS have raised over $113k to give sick children and their families to make their wishes come true. Join in and help sick children to find joy in their lives by fulfilling their wish. The Ohio star is a favourite of many quilters and Release 2 of the moonbeams charity QAL features this popular block. All the details about when the requirements, blocks patterns, backing and finishing instructions will be posted are found at the Jolly Jabber FQS ...

Next up in our journey of classic and vintage quilting, we’re excited to share the Contrary Husband Quilt. While we don’t know why this block is called Contrary Husband, we do know it’s the perfect block to demonstrate partial seams, also called Y-seams. Join us as we delve into the details of this pattern and the free quilt block video tutorial!

The Contrary Husband Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE CONTRARY HUSBAND QUILT PATTERN

The Contrary Husband Quilt Pattern is our take on this classic design. This quilt pattern comes in four sizes ...