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Welcome back for week 19 of the Sewcialites 3 Quilt Along as we celebrate our amazing quilting community! Each week, one of the 25 oh-sew-talented designers we’ve teamed up with is bringing you a new block pattern. This week, we’re excited to introduce the dashingly dizzy Pinwheel Dash by Bev McCoullough!

Pinwheel Dash by Bev McCoullough

This week’s designer, Bev McCoullough, designs the cutest patterns for her company, Flamingo Toes, and is a fabric designer for Riley Blake Designs. This week, she brought us the intermediate-level Pinwheel Dash Block, made with a handful of half ...

Quilt As You Go Templates are quickly becoming a staple in our sewing room, and we are excited to share our answers to your most frequently asked questions so you can love them, too! As we get more questions, we will add them to this blog, so leave your questions in the comments below, and be sure to bookmark this page for easy reference.

Which precuts can you use with these templates?

The Little Bubble and Little Birdie templates can be used with Layer Cakes, Charm Packs, and Jolly Bars. The Big Bubble and Big Birdie templates are used with ...

Coming up next in our lineup of Quilt As You Go projects is the Big Birdie Crib Quilt! Perfect as a baby shower gift or for a toddler’s next birthday. If you’re ready to make your own Big Birdie Crib Quilt with this nifty notion, keep reading to see what you will need and to watch Kimberly’s free video tutorial for a step-by-step breakdown of the process. Are you ready to take flight? Our Quilt As You Go Templates make the process a breeze!

Big Birdie Supplies

In the Big Bubble Crib Quilt Blog, we introduced you ...

Welcome back for week 18 of the Sewcialites 3 Quilt Along as we celebrate our amazing quilting community! Each week, one of the 25 oh-sew-talented designers we’ve teamed up with is bringing you a new block pattern. This week, we’re excited to introduce the flowingly fun Cross Current by Stacy Iest Hsu!

Cross Current by Stacy Iest Hsu

This week’s designer, Stacy Iest Hsu, is the creative mind behind her cute fabric collections and clever quilt patterns. This week, she brought us the experienced-level Cross Current Block, and together we get to practice matching points ...

Welcome to a new month and a fresh new set of monthly specials picked out just for you! From quilting staples to cross stitch favorites, this month’s selection is full of fun finds to inspire your next project! Don’t wait to scoop up your favorites because everything rolls over into a brand-new lineup at midnight CST on Tuesday, June 30th, so make sure to snag these savings before they’re all sewn up.

Confetti Cottons by Riley Blake Designs

Bring on the color parade! Confetti Cottons by Riley Blake Designs are bursting with a wide array of solids ...

Kick off summer with a spark of excitement and a dash of mystery! The Limited Edition 2026 Liberty Box is packed with Americana-inspired treasures, brimming with red, white, and blue charm you won’t find anywhere else. Inside this mystery box, you’ll uncover exclusive patterns, handy notions, and plenty of surprises to keep your creativity crackling all season long!

In honor of the brave men and women who have served our country with courage and selflessness, Fat Quarter Shop is proud to support the Quilts of Valor® Foundation by donating a portion of the proceeds from each Liberty Box ...

National Sewing Machine Day is here, and we’re celebrating the machine that helps bring every quilt, bag, project, and gift to life. Whether you’re brand new to quilting or have spent years at your sewing machine, this is the perfect opportunity to spend a little extra time with one of the hardest-working tools in your sewing room. Today, we’re sharing tips for getting to know your machine better and giving it a little TLC, rounding up our favorite sewing machine-themed projects, and offering a special giveaway to celebrate!

Get to Know Your Sewing Machine

Your sewing machine ...

Welcome back for week 17 of the Sewcialites 3 Quilt Along as we celebrate our amazing quilting community! Each week, one of the 25 oh-sew-talented designers we’ve teamed up with is bringing you a new block pattern. This week, we’re excited to introduce the flittingly fun Flutter Block by Sandy Gervais!

Flutter Block by Sandy Gervais

This week’s designer, Sandy Gervais, is an amazing fabric designer for Riley Blake Designs and the pattern designer behind Pieces From My Heart patterns. This week, she brought us the beginner-level Flutter Block, and a few neatly nested seams ...

The surprises in the June Sew Sampler box are already making waves! Peek inside for a clue to the tidal rush of oh-sew-delightful contents and to learn about the Vault Patterns and the Spooled Quilt Along.

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!

Celebrating 10 Years of Sew Sampler

Since April 2016, we’ve shipped 120 blue boxes filled with quilting goodness to our amazing members. Your creativity and love ...

Welcome back for week 16 of the Sewcialites 3 Quilt Along as we celebrate our amazing quilting community! Each week, one of the 25 oh-sew-talented designers we’ve teamed up with is bringing you a new block pattern. This week, we’re excited to introduce the beautiful Florabelle Block by Heather Briggs!

Florabelle Block by Heather Briggs

This week’s designer, Heather Briggs, is the fabric designer, pattern designer, and all-around maker of pretty things behind My Sew Quilty Life. This week, she brought us the intermediate-level Florabelle Block. Square in a Square blocks are framed by fluttering ...

Our Livestreams on the Fat Quarter Shop and Fat Quarter Shop FlossTube channels are truly the highlight of our week! To make sure you never miss a moment of fun (or a sneak peek or two), we put together a monthly Livestream schedule just for you. We hope you have a lovely month of stitching, sewing, and sweet memories!

Each month on the Jolly Jabber Blog, we post our Livestream schedule, and each week we post reminders on our social media pages for that week’s stream. If you’re not already following us on Instagram, you can follow @FatQuarterShop ...

This year, we’re all celebrating the special 250th anniversary of the founding of the USA, and we have more stitching inspiration than ever for this year’s Red, White, & June Stitch Along! Not only will Kimberly be sharing her patriotic projects all month long, but our other stitchy staffers are excited to share their patriotic stitching, too. Keep reading for the ultimate roundup of patriotic patterns to get you inspired to start stitching!

This is the Scrappy Americana Flag Stitch Along, finishing this July, by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet.

Patriotic Stitching Round Up

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Celebrate the arrival of summer and get excited to discover all the aqua-tic surprises inside the May Sew Sampler box. Keep reading to see all of this month’s goodies and learn all about the new Spooled Quilt Along that officially kicked off last month!

Whitecaps 10″ squares Floral Reef by Tula Pink for FreeSpirit Fabrics

Make a splash on your next project with Tula Pink’s Whitecaps 10” Squares! This Floral Reef collection is bursting with reef-inspired colors, lively corals, aquatic blues, and playful sea life that coordinate perfectly with the Whitecaps Quilt Pattern. Each precut square feels ...

Welcome back for week 15 of the Sewcialites 3 Quilt Along as we celebrate our amazing quilting community! Each week, one of the 25 oh-sew-talented designers we’ve teamed up with is bringing you a new block pattern. This week, we’re excited to introduce the shining Split Star by Lissa Alexander!

Split Star Block by Lissa Alexander

This week’s designer, Lissa Alexander, is known by many as ModaLissa, and she is the Marketing Director of Moda Fabrics. This week, she brought us the beginner-level Split Star Block. With a handful of half square triangles and some ...

Get cozy and creative with Lori Holt! Pre-orders are now open for Lori Holt’s Granny Square Along Crochet Book, her first book for crochet! Packed with 13 simple, creative, and unique granny square projects, Lori has curated the cutest and coziest collection of crochet projects for you to explore. Keep reading to learn all about the book, what you will need to have on hand when your book arrives, get all the answers to your most frequently asked questions, and find out where to start if you’re a complete crochet beginner.

When Lori’s grandmother first taught her ...

While visiting h+h earlier this month, Kimberly had the wonderful opportunity to have a guided tour through the 15-quilt retrospective called Legendary: The Quilts of Tula Pink by the amazing Tula herself. The exhibit was a celebration of 20 years of bold vision, unmistakable color, and fearless creativity from one of quilting’s most influential voices. Keep reading to see an up close look at the quilts on display, and watch Kimberly’s tour of the quilts recorded directly from the show floor!  

Legendary: The Quilts of Tula Pink

Butterfly Quilt 2.0

Made from an assortment of fabrics ...

Welcome back for week 14 of the Sewcialites 3 Quilt Along as we celebrate our amazing quilting community! Each week, one of the 25 oh-sew-talented designers we’ve teamed up with is bringing you a new block pattern. This week, we’re excited to introduce the shimmering Criss Cross Star by Lori Holt!

Criss Cross Star Block by Lori Holt

This week’s designer is Lori Holt, the prolific fabric, notion, and pattern designer for Riley Blake Designs. This week, she brought us the beginner-level Criss Cross Star Block. Let your scrappy side shine and explore the versatility ...

Christmas in July is the best way to beat the summer heat, and this year, we’re taking a trip through wooded wonders with the Jolly Tree Farm Mystery Quilt and Stitch Along! Starting Monday, June 29th, each new week reveals the mysteries of the Jolly Tree Farm Quilt and Cross Stitch Patterns. Like we’ve done in Christmas Mystery Quilt Alongs past, we won’t reveal the look of the quilt just yet!

The fun continues every Monday with a freshly-cut FREE quilt block and cross stitch pattern on the Jolly Tree Farm Quilt and Stitch Along Supply Page ...

Welcome back for week 13 of the Sewcialites 3 Quilt Along as we celebrate our amazing quilting community! Each week, one of the 25 oh-sew-talented designers we’ve teamed up with is bringing you a new block pattern. This week, we’re excited to introduce the relaxing Back Porch Block by Joanna Figueroa!

Back Porch Block by Joanna Figueroa

This week’s designer is Joanna Figueroa, the creative force behind Fig Tree & Co. for Moda Fabrics. This week, she brought us the intermediate-level Back Porch Block. With five square-in-a-square units to make, this block will be much more ...

Decking the halls with stitchy delights from our new 12 Days of Christmas Ornaments Cross Stitch Pattern is a sure-fire way to banish those pesky bah-humbugs and welcome in holiday cheer. From cozy stockings to welcoming wreaths, these magical ornaments are the perfect little Christmas stitches to sprinkle into your stitchy calendar when you need a touch of holiday joy. Keep reading for a close-up look at all 12 designs and to see how Kimberly finishes her ornaments using the Fat Quarter Shop Exclusive Tart Tin Ornaments.

12 Days of Christmas Ornaments

The 12 Days of Christmas Ornaments Cross Stitch ...