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We couldn’t be more excited to see Joanna Figueroa’s latest book, Strawberry Garden, arrive at Fat Quarter Shop! The book holds so much quilty goodness inside, with twenty-one different blocks, a gorgeous cover quilt, four bonus quilts, one tablerunner, one tabletopper and three pillows!

To celebrate the release of her book, we’re joining Joanna for the Vintage Bowtie Sew Along!

The sew along starts on Tuesday, May 14 and will last for six weeks. Joanna has invited some special friends to join us each week, and they’ll have some fun giveaways, too!  Follow Joanna on her ...

How does our Strawberry Garden grow? Month by month! Get ready to bring a garden oasis indoors with the Strawberry Garden Sampler. This block of the month quilt is as irresistible as a bowl of freshly picked strawberries. The quilt features twenty-one different blocks in Fig Tree Co’s newest collection, Jelly and Jam. Strawberries, flowers, garden gates, baskets and bows are arranged in neat garden rows. Month by month, row by row, you’ll see your quilty garden grow.

Let’s go strawberry piecing with the block of the month program to celebrate the Strawberry Garden Quilt Book. It ...

Today we’re sew excited to announce we are bringing back Sewcialites with the Sewcialites 2 Quilt Along! We are celebrating our quilting community with a free block of the week for 24 weeks. We’ve joined forces with 24 highly talented designers to bring you all new unique sampler blocks and so many options!

How does Sewcialites work?

We’ll release one block every Friday, starting on Friday, October 21, 2022, with breaks for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Make a date with us each Friday for a new block pattern on our blog, and watch Kimberly’s block tutorial on ...

Get scrappy and piece together over 30 different projects with Joanna Figueroa and Carrie Nelson’s new book, A Scrapbook of Quilts! The book is broken down into six chapters, each featuring one of Joanna or Carrie’s favorite blocks and coordinating projects. A Scrapbook of Quilts will be released in June of 2021! Read more below to learn more about this special book, and to see the beautiful sneak peek photos of some of the projects that it holds.

Joanna and Carrie have personalized this book by weaving in heartfelt and friendly banter with helpful tips and tricks, and ...

We are “berry” excited to present the 2021 Designer Mystery Block of the Month! This has been one of our favorite projects for the past 13 years. This will be the 14th annual Designer Mystery Quilt, and it’s sure to be a surprise.

Can you guess the rest? Here’s a little taste! This year’s quilt finishes at a generous 66.5″ x 84.5″. The Designer Mystery club runs from June 2021 through May 2022, and fabric and patterns for blocks one through twelve will be mailed around the 10th of each month.

Every year, the Designer ...

Today we’re sew excited to debut our Sewcialites Quilt Along! We’re celebrating our quilting community with a free block of the week quilt along. We’ve joined forces with 18 talented designers to bring you a 38-week quilt along with amazing sampler blocks and sew many options!

SEW together, STAY together

It’s difficult to see our quilty community in person right now, but we can SEW together to STAY together! This quilt along is a chance for quilters all around the world to connect each week for a regular sewing spree, try a variety of blocks, and ...

We’re celebrating 2020 with the Fat Quarter Shop Rewind of the Decade! This rewind consists of the Top 5 YouTube videos of the decade. If you are not subscribed to our YouTube channel yet, be sure to SUBSCRIBE so you can stay up to date with all things FQS. We even have channel membership where you can view exclusive content (outside of our regular content on our channel) and behind the scenes!

Here is the full list of all of our top videos from 2010-20:

2010-20 FQS Rewind of the Decade

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We are sew thrilled to present the 2020 Designer Mystery Block of the Month! This has been one of our favorite projects for the past 12 years! This will be the 13th annual Designer Mystery Quilt and it might just be our favorite one yet. This year’s quilt is blooming with mystery and intrigue as each block is made in Bloomington by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics, but the blocks’ designs are a secret!

Can you guess how the rest of it will look?  Here’s a portion we can show you! This year’s quilt finishes at a ...