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December 30, 2025
FREE Braided Blues Pattern and Tutorial from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Today, we’re turning the 9″ Jelly Braid Paper into a beautiful quilt and tablerunner that work up in a flash with the FREE Braided Blues Quilt and Tablerunner Pattern! Join us for a free video tutorial, where Kimberly makes the tablerunner version and offers some handy tips for sewing on long borders that square up perfectly.

About the Braided Blues Quilt and Tablerunner Pattern

The Braided Blues Quilt finishes at 41.5″ x 56.5″, and the Tablerunner finishes at 13.5″ x 52.5″. Whichever project you pick, all you need to get started is a roll of ...

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November 13, 2025
Cuddly Jelly Braid Scarf Tutorial from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Are you looking for a quick and cozy project for the fall? Then, this Cuddly Jelly Braid Scarf is definitely worth adding to the top of your sewing agenda! As soon as we started playing with the Jelly Braid Paper, we wanted to wrap ourselves up in yards and yards of it. By adding Quilting Cuddle fabric to the back, our dreams came true in the coziest way we could imagine!

Supplies Needed

Quilting Cuddle fabric is a great backing fabric for smaller projects like this, because the low pile makes it easy to piece without getting too bulky. Here ...

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September 27, 2025
All The Trimmings Tissue Box Cover Tutorial from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

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 ...

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September 11, 2025
5 Cute Weekend Sewing Projects For The Kitchen from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

National Sewing Month is well underway, and we’ve been sew inspired to pick up some non-quilting sewing projects that have been on our to-make list! If you haven’t been bitten by the sewing bug yet, we have a kitchen-flavored roundup of five cute and quick sewing projects to get your creativity flowing. Whether you’re a seasoned sewer or just getting to know your machine, there is a project here for you!

1. How To Sew Oven Mitts

Oven mitts are a great way to add style to your kitchen without taking up too much of your precious ...

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June 13, 2025
Three Quilted Sewing Machine Covers for National Sewing Machine Day from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Happy National Sewing Machine Day to all of our quilty friends! June 13th is dedicated to celebrating the tool that brings sew much joy, creativity, and community into our lives—the sewing machine! Today, we’re rounding up three of our favorite sewing machine cover patterns. One is from our 2022 National Sewing Machine Day celebration, and the other two are by Joanna Figueroa and Lori Holt. Have fun exploring these projects and get ready to be inspired to treat your favorite power tool to an accessory that is equal parts functional and fashionable.

Today is also the perfect day ...

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October 31, 2024
A Frightfully Fun Halloween Freebies Roundup from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

A chill is in the air and there are howls on the wind, calling in all the Halloween freebies for a spooktacular roundup. Thirteen free Halloween projects and three free Halloween Quilt and Stitch Alongs await you. Keep reading… if you dare! The urge to make something is all but guaranteed to strike.

Home Decor

Creep your home looking spooky and cute this Halloween with one of these free projects! Which one will bewitch you this spooky season?

Spooky Bat Bunting

The Spooky Bat Bunting works up in two flaps of a bat’s wing and is frightening fun for ...

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November 28, 2023
21 DIY Holiday Gifts from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

The holidays are right around the corner and gift-giving is on everyone’s mind, so we gathered a list of the ultimate DIY holiday gifts to guide you in your handmade gift giving this season. Keep reading for quilting, no-sew, and sewing projects to make your holidays bright that include video tutorials and step-by-step blogs! You can even invite your family and friends to join you for some extra-special holiday merrymaking!

Christmas Stockings

Fat Quarter Stocking Tutorial and Template

Embrace the holiday spirit by decking the halls with the perfect Christmas stockings using the Fat Quarter Stocking Template Set. Kimberly’s tutorial guides you through ...

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November 9, 2023
How to Sew a Signature Quilt from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

November is family story month, and this quilt’s got my family talking. It’s a signature quilt with the names of my relatives, a special way to celebrate our family ties.

signature quilt

This is Kate from the marketing team, and today I’m sharing my latest quilt with you. For 74 summers, my father’s family reunion has drawn our kinfolk to the hot, scrubby land near Fredericksburg. This year, the gathering drew about 150 family members for camping under the old pecan trees. There’s practically no cell service, so everyone puts down their screens for a time to ...

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