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In September, we made two new blocks for our Prairie Home Sampler Quilt, and October brings a sweet floral block to the sampling table! In October, we’re making just one block, the Prairie Lillies block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s block and to download the Month 7 Prairie Home Sampler Quilt FREE PDF Cutting Guide.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home Quilt Book differ a little bit from what you will need for the Prairie ...

Add a beautifully braided quilted tote to your collection with the Jelly Roll Braid Tote Pattern! The Jelly Roll Braid Tote is a quick project that will get your creative ball rolling. Join us for a free video tutorial, where Kimberly demonstrates how to use the 9″ Jelly Braid Paper and some clever construction to make this beautiful bag.

About the Jelly Roll Braid Tote Bag

The Jelly Roll Braid Tote Bag finishes at 5″ x 11″ x 12″, great for storing your stitchy and quilty projects while you’re on the go! Perfect for confident beginners, this project gives ...

Hello again, Jolly Jabber Readers, it’s Kailee! The quilt is finished, the binding is on, and now it’s time to fill you in on the final leg of this journey.

Today, I’m taking you through the process of deciding on the final layout of the blocks, piecing the top, picking the pantograph, adding the binding, and making the quilt label. Then, I have a handful of quilty confessions that I think (and hope) y’all will relate to! Now, let’s jump into today’s blog.

Piecing the Quilt Top

The instructions in the Triangles on a ...

Each month, we put together a fresh lineup of monthly specials just for you, and they’re sew worth checking out. If you haven’t had a chance to explore them yet, now’s the perfect time to check them out! Just make sure you take advantage before Friday, October 31st, at midnight CST, when they roll over to a new round of deals!

Eyelet by Fig Tree Quilts for Moda Fabrics

The Eyelet Collection by Fig Tree Quilts for Moda Fabrics has all the versatility of a solid with the charm of a subtle eyelet print. With a wide ...

Join us as we celebrate our quilting community with 25 weeks of free block patterns from 25 talented designers, all in one great quilt along—Sewcialites 3! For the third installment of our Sewcialites Quilt Along, simplicity has never been sweeter. Quilters of all levels are invited to quilt along, so grab your supplies, invite your friends, and join in on the fun!

How does Sewcialites work?

Every Friday, we’ll release a new FREE block pattern from one of our 25 oh-sew-talented designers, and Kimberly will sew that week’s block live on the Fat Quarter Shop ...

The International Quilt Market was a weekend of friends, fabric, and fun, and today we’re wrapping up all the quilty goodness with Dusty, the Stardust charity bear as our guide! I hope you had fun following along in our stories and posts, whether this was your first time experiencing Quilt Market or you’ve been tagging along for years. Keep reading to see some of the beautiful fabrics, quilts, and notions!

Time for Sample Spree!

We were lucky to attend Sample Spree again, and what an experience it was! Moda Fabrics was the main highlight at Sample Spree, with ...

Every October, we’re sew excited to join in on the #SewPINK Blog Hop hosted by the ByAnnie team, and whether you are a new visitor or a long time reader, we’re glad to have you here for today’s blog! This year, we have two exclusive notion sets, a new cross stitch pattern, and a FREE foundation paper piecing (FPP) block pattern and tutorial to help spread awareness and raise money for the amazing work that the Breast Cancer Research Foundation does year-round. Keep reading to see all of these goodies and to learn how you can join ...

We have a patchwork of pretty prairie surprises in store for you in the October Sew Sampler box! What do you think is hiding behind the seams?

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 in full bloom! This sweet, flora-filled quilt measures 64.5″ x 84.5″ finished, and Block #6 ...

The 2025 Spooky Box from Fat Quarter Shop was filled to the brim with so many scintillating notions and fabrics, it’s almost scary! This limited edition box included Halloween-themed fabrics, notions, and a Fat Quarter Shop quilt pattern, including loads of exclusive items that you can only find at Fat Quarter Shop. See all the goodies below, and shop your favorites while supplies last!

Pumpkin Sitting Hey Pumpkin Fat Quarter Bundle by My Mind’s Eye for Riley Blake Designs

Trick or treat! Sink your teeth into this frightfully fun fat quarter bundle! Hey Pumpkin by My Mind’s ...

Get a taste for the versatility of Fat Quarters during the Fat Quarters by the Dozen Quilt Along. Join us for this sampler-style quilt along starting in January 2026, as we sew our way through the Fat Quarters by the Dozen book. So, grab a copy of the book if you haven’t already, and keep reading for all the details about the quilt along!

To join the Fat Quarters by the Dozen Quilt Along, all you need to do is gather your supplies and grab a copy of the book so you’re ready to start sewing on January ...

We love getting to chat, sew, and stitch with you in our livestreams, and we don’t want you to miss a thing! From seeing new fabric coming in Spring 2026 to catching you up on all of our stitchy progress, we have some great Livestreams planned for October. This month is shaping up to be frightfully fun!

Each month on the Jolly Jabber Blog, we post our Livestream calendar, 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 for ...

Our Little P patterns have all the detail you love from a full-sized quilt in one little, loveable package, making them affordable options for gifting and perfect for stash busting. In fact, most of them only need 3-6 Fat Quarters and a bit of background fabric! Today, we’re playing with the Fetch Little P Quilt Pattern and bringing you a video tutorial for this bonny bone block that’s a treat to sew up.

Fetch Quilt Kit

The Fetch Quilt Kit includes fabric for the quilt top and binding from the Lucky collection by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics. It ...

We’re all a-buzz with excitement about all the goodies in the September Sew Sampler box! Join us as we reveal the oh-sew-delightful contents of this month’s Sew Sampler Box.

Dutch Braids Sun-Drenched Junior Jelly Roll by Sweetfire Road for Moda Fabrics
A Fat Quarter Shop Exclusive

Buzz into the warmth of honey-golden sunshine with the Sun-Drenched Junior Jelly Roll! This cheerful mix of butterscotch, sky blue, and soft ivory prints is blooming with delicate flowers, berries, friendly little bees, and it’s perfect for sewing charm into any project. Each strip is a sweet sip of a beautiful ...

National Sewing Month has us thinking about all the ways we can sit down at our sewing machines and come away with a project that will add a touch of charm to our homes. At the beginning of the month, we brought you a roundup of 5 Cute Weekend Sewing Projects For The Kitchen, and this week, we have a brand new tutorial for the cutest tissue box cover with all the trimmings!

1. Gather Your Supplies

If you love collecting cute trims and pretty lace as much as we do, you probably have everything you need for today’s ...

Quite a few of the sew along reels that I film for you are done in my home, and I get questions from y’all all the time about how I organize my personal sewing studio. So, today I’m taking you on a tour, answering some of your most frequently asked questions, and giving you a peek behind the scenes. Keep reading for some organizational inspiration that you can bring into your own sewing space!

Fabric Storage

When it comes to organizing fabric, there are so many options for how to sort and keep track of everything. The best ...

Shortcut Quilts just got a whole lot faster with the addition of Pebble Bee Cross Stitch Precuts! By replacing background yardage with a background precut, you can cut to the chase and start piecing in a flash. Last week on the blog, we showed you how you can use the Pebble Bee Cross Stitch Precuts with Foundation Paper. This week, we have three cute Shortcut Quilts recolored with Gentler Times and Pebble Bee Cross Stitch precuts because it only takes one pebble to start an avalanche of inspiration!

One of the things we love most about these precuts is their ...

Today, we’re dashing to recolor the Dashing Quilt Pattern from Coriander Quilts in the Delightfully Yours collection by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics for the brand new Jump for Joy Quilt Kit. Named for its stellar combination of star blocks and churndash blocks, this quilt pattern is a great way to showcase lots of scrappy fabrics! Keep reading to explore this joy-filled recolor, and to watch a video tutorial that will have you confidently churning out these blocks in a dash.

Jump for Joy Quilt Kit

The Jump for Joy Quilt Kit includes 30 Fat Eighths, background fabric ...

National Sew A Jelly Roll day is finally here, and we couldn’t be more excited to spend it with you! In addition to the Livestream, we’ve put together this pattern and project roundup to inspire you to sew a Jelly Roll today. All of the patterns and projects in today’s blog are quick, cute, and oh-sew fun, perfect for busy quilters and sewists who can only steal away an hour or two to celebrate. Read all the way to the end of the blog for a special deal you won’t want to miss!

Did you ...

National Sew A Jelly Roll Day is one of our favorite quilting celebrations of the year. It’s the perfect excuse to cozy up with a fun precut and sew alongside the best quilting community we know, you! Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 20th, and join us for a full day of Jelly Roll joy. We’re kicking things off with a Livestream on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel, followed by a roundup of inspiring Jelly Roll projects here on the blog.

Keep reading to see the Jelly Roll quilt Kimberly will be stitching live, how you can ...

To celebrate National Sew A Jelly Roll Day, we designed a striking new Jelly Roll Pattern called the Jelly Roll Arrows Quilt, that you can sew in just one day! Join Kimberly this Saturday, September 20th, at 10 AM CST as she sews a Jelly Roll Arrows quilt LIVE on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube channel. The Jelly Roll Arrows Quilt Pattern is available as a low-priced PDF and comes with a FREE Fat Quarter Shop Video Tutorial that you can watch now in preparation for this weekend’s Livestream.

The Jelly Roll Arrows Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE JELLY ROLL ...