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Whispers of the arrival of your new favorite quilt are blowing in on the autumn wind! The Breezy Quilt is the newest Charm Pack-friendly quilt pattern from It’s Sew Emma, and with the help of today’s video tutorial, making this quilt will be a breeze. Keep reading for all the quilty details, and how you can make one just like ours!

The Breezy Quilt Pattern

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This simply charming quilt radiates with happy golden stars on a colorful checkerboard background. The Breezy Quilt is beginner-friendly and comes in ...

No pattern, no problem! Today, we’re bringing you a video tutorial for the 10.5″ Wonky Block that’s sew simple you won’t even need a pattern. Embrace your scrappy side, let go of perfection, and just have fun showing off your favorite Fat Quarters with these wonderfully wonky blocks. Keep reading to learn all the details and to see this funky quilt worked up in four fresh Fat Quarter Bundles for extra inspiration!

The Wonky Block Quilt

The Wonky Block Quilt is a beginner-friendly quilt that finishes at 40.5″ square. With just 10 Fat Quarters and ...

Here is a Free Panel Block Quilt Pattern to download and make right now! Easy pieced blocks make the panel squares pop!

Night Watch – download the pattern here

I designed Night Watch for the Winter Whispers collection by Elsie Ess for Blank Quilting. Snowy owls, deer, bunnies, and other animals grace the woodlands in Winter and are ready to keep you warm in this quilt! Nothing spells Winter better than a forest covered with snow…

Night Watch measures 60″ x 70″ with 10″ blocks. The half-square triangles are made 8 at a time for a fast finish. If you are ...

Download these 2 free vintage quilt patterns now! Decorate your home with Parisian-inspired fabrics in a soft palette, or give them as gifts. Gift-giving season is right around the corner!

Petit Chateau – click here to download the pattern

Petit Chateau is the first quilt I designed for the Parisian Snippets collection by Frank Garcia for Blank Quilting. It measures 45″ x 45″ with blocks that finish at 5″ and 9″. The pink, turquoise, and creamy pastel colors lend a dreamy character to any project!

You can use Petit Chateau as a wall hanging (my favorite idea) or as a throw ...

It’s time to weave another color story with today’s beginner-friendly quilt! With clear cutting guides and a step-by-step video tutorial from Kimberly, you’ll be mastering the art of quilting with strip sets, precision pressing for neat corners, and row assembly in no time. Keep reading to learn all about the Fat Quarter Color Weave Quilt and to find out how you can make one just like ours!

The Fat Quarter Color Weave Quilt Pattern

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Fat Quarter Color Weave is a beginner-friendly ...

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

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Download 2 free quilt patterns now. Whether you are a beginner or veteran quilter, you will have these projects ready in no time!

Star Gazers Quilt – to download pattern, click here

The Summer has been lovely [super hot], yet I am ready for the cooler weather. The Snowy Days & Frosty Nights collection by Kathi Campbell from Heart to Hand for Studio E Fabrics transports me quickly to Winter with whimsical snowmen, flowing snowflakes, and snow-covered landscapes. I designed two projects for this collection.

Star Gazers is a quick project to add to your list of Christmas gifts. It measures 50 ...

Download these 2 free and easy quilt patterns, get the same fabrics, or raid your fabric stash. Either way, you will love them!

Mesa Quilt – click to download the pattern

I designed two quilts for the Magical Desert collection by Mayo Moreno of Safari of Ideas for Henry Glass. This collection features cacti, adobe houses, desert motifs, and textures rendered in rich southwestern hues. The first is Mesa Quilt – it measures 79″ x 79″ with 12″ blocks.

Piecing the blocks is very easy. The diagrams show you where to place the fabrics, and if you like chain-piecing like I do ...

It’s time to treat yourself to something a little sweet and a little savory! The newest addition to the Shortcut Quilt Series is the Layer Cake Crepe Quilt—a supersized version of one of our first-ever shortcut quilts, the Charm Pack Cherry. 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 Crepe Quilt Pattern

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Today, we’re showing some love to one of our favorite specialty rulers: the Creative Grids Starburst Ruler! If this ruler already has a home on your ruler rack, or you just need a little extra persuading to add it to your collection, these five projects will convince you to pick yours up and start sewing!

The Backgammon Quilt

Don’t let the plethora of points give you pre-game jitters! The Backgammon Quilt is perfect for intermediate quilters or confident beginners who are looking to sharpen up their quilting skills. Coming in at 62.5″ x 64.5″ and needing ...

Join us for a lovely walk through a Christmas garden with today’s FREE quilt pattern—the Christmas Garden Tablerunner! This festive floral tablerunner uses the Creative Grids 4-in-1 Hexie ruler to trim down on your time at the cutting table, and we even have a Fat Quarter Shop YouTube video tutorial to walk you through the whole thing.

The Christmas Garden Tablerunner Quilt Pattern

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The Christmas Garden Tablerunner is perfect for confident beginners who are looking to learn a new skill and add a beautiful ...

Fat quarters are the perfect precut for a quick quilt project! Whether you’re looking for a last-minute gift or you have a quick quilting retreat ahead, these three fast and FREE fat quarter quilts should be at the top of your list for your next weekend make.

The Jiffy Quilt

The Jiffy Quilt is so fast and easy that you don’t even need a pattern! To make this 42″ x 51″ quilt, all you need are nine fat quarters, a solid charm pack, a binding fabric, and a backing. Once you’ve made your first block, it’s ...

 Hi Quilty Friends!  Y'all had to know when you first saw this scallop quilt stand a few months ago that I would eventually make a mini quilt with my blog logo.  

Over the years my logo has been updated a couple of times, but the original logo was my favorite. 

Welcome back to our Classic & Vintage Quilt Series! Today, we’re thrilled to introduce the Kansas Dust Storm Quilt, an advanced quilt pattern that’s worth dusting off your piecing skills for. Join us as we explore new techniques and the magic of piecing with this pattern and share a quilt block video tutorial!

The Kansas Dust Storm Quilt Pattern

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Our rendition of the Kansas Dust Storm Quilt Pattern offers Tablerunner, Lap, Twin, and Queen sizes, best tailored to advanced-level quilters. This pattern can also make ...

Welcome back to our Classic & Vintage Quilt Series! Today, we’re getting festive with a vintage block that was sent to us by the sweetest customer, from her collection of Kansas City Star Newspaper clippings. Join us as we explore this 1926 pattern, bringing you both a modern version of this pattern and a video tutorial for the block.

The Christmas Tree Quilt Pattern

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Our rendition of the Christmas Tree Quilt Pattern offers Pillow, Door Banner/Tablerunner, Lap, and King sizes, best tailored to intermediate-level quilters ...

From a Pile of Whites to Whimsical Fish

Lately, I’ve noticed an abundance of white fabric scraps piling up in my stash—more than any other color! While sorting through some focus fabrics from my Quilt Guild for charity blocks, inspiration struck. The playful cat print is the perfect contrast to a sardine-themed quilt block I’ve been wanting to make. Last weekend offered an ideal break between projects, so I took the opportunity for a little creative refresh—a “quilty jolt,” if you will. That spark led to the creation of a free quilt block pattern that’s ...

Hi Sewing Friends, 

Does anyone else still write handwritten letters to family and friends? Growing up I remember having pen pals assigned to us in school from different schools and countries. Over the course of the school year we would get to know each other through exchanging letters and photos. Sending them things on holidays and sharing our lives, keeping them in touch with the day to day. Even though I never got to meet any of my pen pals we created a bond and connection sharing our lives through letters.Til this day I try to keep this important ...

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

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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 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 ...

 Yes Quilty Friends, I'm in a mood.  Not just any mood.  A lot of white space for quilting it to death kind of mood.  So, I pulled out the Cabin Fever quilt I shared with you a couple of weeks ago.  There's plenty of white space for feathers, swirls and whatever else my little ole quilty heart desires.