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The very first Jolly Bar® Day is this Saturday, May 10th, and we are sew excited for you to join us in celebrating the ultimate sweet treat for fabric lovers—the Jolly Bar® precut! Not only do we have a roundup of our free Jolly Bar Shortcut Quilt patterns for you today, but on Saturday, we will have a special Livestream with Kimberly and a blog full of Jolly Bar® projects you can do in a day!

This year is the inaugural celebration of Jolly Bar Day, and you’re in for a sweet treat! This 5″ x 10″ precut ...

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 Saturday, May 31st, at midnight CST, when they roll over to a new round of deals!

Bella Solids by Moda Fabrics

Bella Solids are a staple in every quilter’s stash for a reason! At Fat Quarter Shop, we carry the full collection of Bella Solid fabrics. If there’s a color ...

May your cottage garden bloom as beautifully as your imagination with this month’s Sew Sampler! As always, there are sew many delightful surprises to discover. What do you think the May box has in store for you?

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!

2025 Flowering Sew Sampler Quilt Along!

This year’s Sew Sampler Box Sew Along, Flowering, is ready to bloom! This sweet, flora-filled ...

The May livestream calendar has something extra special in store for you! On Saturday, May 10th, at 10 AM CT, we will be celebrating Jolly Bar Day LIVE over on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube channel. We can’t wait to see you there! For all of our stitchy viewers, join us every other Wednesday on the Fat Quarter Shop FlossTube channel for all things cross stitch.

Each month on the Jolly Jabber Blog, we post our Livestream calendar, and each week, we will be posting reminders on our social media pages for that week’s stream. If you’re ...

Sewing for Wishes: Join the Stardust Charity Quilt Along

There’s something extraordinary about the quilting community. When we come together, we don’t just create beautiful quilts — we also create hope. I’m so excited to be participating in the Fat Quarter Shop’s 2025 Charity Quilt Along, featuring the dazzling Stardust Quilt and benefitting Make-A-Wish Central & South Central Texas.

This year’s quilt is called Stardust, and it’s every bit as magical as the name suggests. With radiant patchwork and starry motifs, it’s a quilt that shines — both visually and ...

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 ...

Why wait to treat yourself when you can indulge in just desserts with the goodies in the April Sew Sampler Box! Join us as we reveal the oh-sew-delightful contents of this month’s Sew Sampler Box, and savor the sweet spring goodies inside.

Dahlia Raspberry Summer Junior Dessert Roll by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics

Got a sweet tooth? Dive into a burst of vibrant flavors with Sherri & Chelsi! Raspberry Summer, their dazzling new collection from Moda Fabrics, is packed with eye-popping hues and designs featuring blooming florals and intricate geometrics. The juiciest prints are handpicked for this delightful 12-piece ...

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 ...