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The Perfect 5 Quilts book is coming soon to the Fat Quarter Shop! Continuing in the tradition of It’s Sew Emma’s popular Perfect 10 Quilts book, Perfect 5 Quilts is a companion to one of our favorite precuts, the 5″ Charm Pack. If you have extra charm packs you’re itching to stitch with, you’ll love the versatility of the 16 quilt patterns in this book. The patterns are based on the number of charm packs needed: 1, 2, 3, or 4.

To celebrate the book release later this month, we’ve designed a Perfect 5 Sampler ...

Later this month It’s Sew Emma will release their Perfect 5 Quilts Book. It’s the “kid sister” of their popular Perfect 10 Quilts Book!

The Perfect 5 Quilts Book includes 16 quilts that will delight and inspire, all made with classic 5″ charm squares.  With options using one, two, three and four charm packs, it is the perfect companion to help quilters’ stashbust (as well as stash build)!  Dazzling and delectable, choose from an assortment of different quilt styles and pair them with your favorite precuts.

The Perfect 5 Quilts Book coordinates with Creative Grids new Perfect 5 ...

We are well into our beautiful Summer Moon Quilt from the Summer Moon Block of the Month Book! Quilters from every corner of the world are sewing this whimsical sampler quilt designed by Carrie Nelson. Now that Month Four of our 10-month Block of the Month club is behind us, let’s check in and see where we’re at!

Each month since May, Carrie Nelson has been giving tips for making the blocks in these short videos. We release three new videos each month on our YouTube channel. Bookmark the Summer Moon video playlist and subscribe to our channel ...

Welcome back to Lori Holt’s farm with Farm Girl Vintage 2! Lori has rounded up 45 unique 6″ and 12″ quilt blocks, inspired by her rural roots. She has also designed 13 new projects in this book, including quilts, pillows, a pincushion, and of course a fantastic new sampler quilt! As always, quilters can mix and match quilt blocks from Lori’s previous books, so they can piece together endless possibilities.

A few weeks ago a few of us from the It’s Sew Emma team and Lilly went to Lori’s cozy cottage for the Farm Girl Vintage ...

Summer is right around the corner and what better way to kick off the new season than with the gorgeous Summer Moon Quilt from the Summer Moon Block of the Month Book! Carrie Nelson, beloved quiltmaker, designer and writer, has created a sampler quilt unlike any other. The Summer Moon quilt is for her fellow quilters who love samplers, but also crave a touch of whimsy!

This quilt along will go along the schedule of the Summer Moon Block of the Month. We’re sold out of both the vintage and modern block of the months. However, using the fabric ...

There’s nothing like a sampler quilt first thing in the morning, don’t you agree? We can’t enough of the soft creams and rich browns in Its Sew Emma’s Cream & Sugar Quilt! The quilt is made from the Cream & Sugar Block of the Month Quilt Book using Sonoma by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts for Andover Fabrics!

This quilt along will go along the schedule of the Cream & Sugar Block of the Month. We do have the Block of the Month and, to continue the Cream & Sugar fun, we do want to showcase other collections you ...

Solid backgrounds work well in quilts but have you tried a textured background? We did a post about white backgrounds using Bella Solids from our favorite Moda designers and, with the recent influx of cross weaves and linens, wanted to do a follow up to that […]

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There’s nothing like a sampler quilt first thing in the morning, don’t you agree? We can’t enough of the soft creams and rich browns in It’s Sew Emma’s Cream & Sugar quilt!

Sign up for our Cream & Sugar BOM to make your mornings easy breezy! This wonderful BOM includes everything you need to get started, including the Cream & Sugar Block of the Month Book and over 16 yards of Sonoma fabric to complete the 80.5″ square quilt. Our 12-month BOM starts in April, so reserve your spot today!

We also have a matching backing set ...

We are sew excited to introduce our Witch’s Night Out Quilt Kit! This whimsical quilt tips a pointy black hat to some of the hallmarks of Halloween: black cats on broomsticks, flying bats, witchy hats, cauldrons and pumpkin patches.

Our kit includes the Witch’s Night Out Book by It’s Sew Emma and the All Hallow’s Eve fabric for the 57.5″ x 64.5″ quilt top and binding. We also include a FQS exclusive spooktacular tote bag. A coordinating backing set is available separately.

This new kit is from It’s Sew Emma’s Witch’s ...

We are sew excited to show off a few new It’s Sew Emma quilt kits! Each quilt kit is great for quilters of all skill levels, and has an accompanying quilt pattern available for you to add your own fabric! So without further ado, here are all the details on the newest It’s Sew Emma Quilts:

Our Courtly Graces Quilt Kit features the lovely Amberley collection by Brenda Riddle for Moda Fabrics. This quilt uses half-square triangles to create a unique pattern of diamonds and hourglasses. Or are they squares and bows? Quilt kit includes the pattern fabric ...

Welcome back to the final week, of our Perfect 10 Sampler Quilt Along! We are wrapping up the Perfect 10 Sampler Quilt this week! This sampler quilt is a taste of all the quilts, as blocks from all 16 quilts are included, so you’ll get to try them all. We have the full Fabric Requirements HERE for you to use.

Pick out your fabrics and quilt along with us. You’ll need both the Perfect 10 Book and Ruler to make this sampler so grab yours and let’s get started!

For the final week of the quilt along ...

Welcome back to week 8 of our Perfect 10 Sampler Quilt Along! We’re quilting our way through the Perfect 10 Sampler Quilt! This sampler quilt is a taste of all the quilts, as blocks from all 16 quilts are included, so you’ll get to try them all. We have the full Fabric Requirements HERE for you to use.

Pick out your fabrics and quilt along with us. You’ll need both the Perfect 10 Book and Ruler to make this sampler so grab yours and let’s get started!

For the eighth (and almost final!) week of the ...

Once a quilt top is pieced and the batting and backing are added to create a “quilt sandwich,” the quilt is ready for the next step in the construction and design process: quilting! Stitching on the quilt sandwich holds the quilt top, batting and backing together firmly and locks down seams, but it also has an artistic element to it. The stitched patterns added by a longarm machine (or sometimes a home machine) can complement your piecing and elevate the overall design of the quilt depending on whether they’re loopy or straight lines, flowery or abstract. For this reason ...