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February 17, 2026

Shortcut Quilt: Charm Pack Chips & Dip from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

We’re bringing the chips and dip to this Charm Pack Shortcut Quilt party! The newest addition to the Shortcut Quilt Series is the Charm Pack Chips & Dip Quilt, an “easier than it looks” quilt that quilters of all skill levels will love. 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.

GET THE CHARM PACK CHIPS & DIP QUILT KIT

The Charm Pack Chips & Dip Quilt Pattern

lower left corner of the Charm Pack Chips and dip quilt

DOWNLOAD THE CHARM PACK CHIPS & DIP FREE QUILT PATTERN ...

added by Kailee 2 weeks, 2 days ago. under fat quarter shop , layer cake , moda fabrics , precuts , quilt pattern ideas & inspiration , shortcut quilt patterns , shortcut quilts (Comments)

February 10, 2026

Layer Cake Scattered Stars: Quilt Kit and Free Video Block Tutorial from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

This new quilt from Fat Quarter Shop will have you seeing stars! The Layer Cake Scattered Stars Quilt Pattern is available as a low-priced PDF and comes with a FREE Fat Quarter Shop Video Tutorial for you to follow along. Whether you’re looking for the perfect quilt for the back of your couch or a quick and cute baby gift, this quilt will soon be the star of the show!

GET THE LAYER CAKE SCATTERED STARS QUILT KIT

The Layer Cake Scattered Stars Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE LAYER CAKE SCATTERED STARS QUILT PATTERN

The Layer Cake Scattered Stars Quilt ...

added by Kailee 3 weeks, 2 days ago. under fat quarter shop , layer cake , moda fabrics , precuts , quilt pattern ideas & inspiration , shortcut quilt patterns , shortcut quilts (Comments)

January 27, 2026

Shortcut Quilt: Layer Cake Crumpets from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

It’s time to dive into a quilt that is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth! The newest addition to the Shortcut Quilt Series is the Layer Cake Crumpets Quilt. 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.

GET THE LAYER CAKE CRUMPETS QUILT KIT

The Layer Cake Crumpets Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE FREE LAYER CAKE CRUMPETS QUILT PATTERN

Layer Cake Crumpets is perfect for confident beginners, and the free pattern includes instructions for a ...

added by Kailee 1 month, 1 week ago. under fat quarter shop , free quilt pattern , layer cake , moda fabrics , precuts , quilt pattern ideas & inspiration , shortcut quilt patterns , shortcut quilts (Comments)

March 25, 2025

Shortcut Quilt: Layer Cake Carousel from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

It’s time to take a spin with your next quilt pattern! Our newest addition to the Shortcut Quilt Series, Layer Cake Carousel, is here! 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.

GET THE LAYER CAKE CAROUSEL QUILT KIT

The Layer Cake Carousel Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE FREE LAYER CAKE CAROUSEL QUILT PATTERN

Layer Cake Carousel is a beginner-friendly quilt designed in Lap size that’s perfect for a baby quilt (plus, we inclu ...

added by Kailee 11 months, 2 weeks ago. under fat quarter shop , free pattern , free quilt pattern , layer cake , quilt pattern ideas & inspiration , shortcut quilt , shortcut quilt patterns (Comments)

April 26, 2024

Cathedral Window Hot Pads at Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome to week 579 of Free Motion Mavericks! Last week I made a crowd of hot pads

added by Andree G. Faubert 1 year, 10 months ago. under cathedral windows , free motion mavericks , hot pad , layer cake , linking party , moda , shabby fabric tutorial , walking foot

March 23, 2024

Nishat and Meteor Shower from Sew Preeti Quilts

Nishat was published in Annie's Bright & Colorful Quilts

Nishat

Designed in EQ8 and made using the Flutter Wings Collection, Nishat embodies the spirit of famous terrace gardens in Kashmir, India.

Flutter Wings Collection is available in quilt stores now.
I used Egg White (Island Batik Neutral) as background. The binding is Fiery Orange.

Everything ok here?

Spring has Sprung!

Nishat finished at 64" by 88" and I am very happy with it.

Swirling Spring

Published!!!

She walks in beauty

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Meteor Shower was published in Colorful Quilts for Kids.

Finished & Published

Meteor Shower is a layer cake friendly pattern ...

added by Preeti 1 year, 11 months ago. under annie's publishing , annie's quilting , baby quilt , bed quilt , island batik , island batik designer , layer cake , layer cake friendly , quilts for boys , rainbow scrap challenge , spring quilt , toddler quilt

December 10, 2023

Olivia from Sew Preeti Quilts

Let me introduce you to Olivia.

Olivia likes the outdoors!

She is simple, layer-cake friendly, and suitable for beginners and advanced quilters alike. I used the Buds and Blooms Garden collection to make Olivia.

This is such a beautiful collection with a wide range of values from light yellow, through medium red and orange all the way to deep purple. I love these warm colors. Look for Buds and Blooms Layer Cake in your local quilt store.

Here are some more pictures.

Breezy Day

Glowing Fabrics

Gorgeous Fabrics

To make Olivia, you need one layer cake, one focus fabric and ...

added by Preeti 2 years, 2 months ago. under 10" squares , beginner friendly , easy pattern , etsy , etsy sale , etsy shop , giveaway , island batik , island batik fabrics , layer cake , layer cake friendly , mercyful quilts , olivia , qov , quilt of valor , throw quilt

November 28, 2023

Nilsa - New Quilt Pattern & Sale from Sew Preeti Quilts

Meet Nilsa. She is my newest finish and a pattern is available now.

At 60" by 83", Nilsa can be a Mercyful Quilt. The pattern can also be used to make a Quilt of Valor.

Nilsa, 60" by 83"

I used the Island Batik collection - Blushing Garden to make Nilsa.

Have you seen Blushing Garden? It is a beautiful collection with my favorite colors - red, pink and gold. Even a bit of teal to brighten things up. They are beautiful and sunny!

Nilsa Quilt Pattern is now listed in my Etsy Store.

It is Layer-Cake Friendly. If you have been ...

added by Preeti 2 years, 3 months ago. under blocks on point , blushing garden , eq8 , etsy , etsy sale , etsy shop , giveaway , island batik , island batik designer , island batik fabrics , lap quilt , layer cake , layer cake friendly , picnic quilt

August 11, 2023

Part 6 -- Dresden Star Tutorials from Quilting through Rose-colored Trifocals!

Time to share the last steps -- adding borders and some quilting ideas!

I added three borders to my finished top -- first border is the background fabric and cut 2" wide to finish at 1 1/2". Second border used up all my leftovers from the layer cake (plus a couple add-ins because it was pretty tight) -- it's cut 3" wide to finish at 2 1/2". The third border is the background fabric and cut 4" wide to finish at 3 1/2" wide.

The layer cake leftovers could be pieced together with straight seams but for the fun ...

added by Mary Huey 2 years, 6 months ago. under 6-pointed stars , dresden star , jelly roll , kite & crown templates , layer cake , marti michell templates , set h , set-in piecing simplified , tutorial , tutorials

July 26, 2023

Part 5 -- Dresden Star Tutorials from Quilting through Rose-colored Trifocals!

My blocks are finished!!

Time to set them into the quilt top!

For the lap robe size, I'm setting the rows horizontal -- for the crib size in the pattern, I set the rows vertical. Here, I cropped the photo of my current quilt and rotated it 90 degrees to illustrate that option.

NOTE: There are some other setting options that might appeal to you for hexagon shaped star blocks from a sew-along I did here on the blog in 2014 -- you can review them HERE.

Anytime I'm making a "scrappy" quilt, I begin the setting process by putting ...

added by Mary Huey 2 years, 7 months ago. under 6-pointed stars , dresden star , jelly roll , kite & crown templates , layer cake , marti michell templates , set h , set-in piecing simplified , tutorial , tutorials

July 19, 2023

Part 4 -- Dresden Star Tutorials from Quilting through Rose-colored Trifocals!

How is piecing the Dresden Star blocks going for you?

It's very quiet out there so I'm assuming I'm doing such a great job on the tutorials that there is no need for questions or you are all just watching me do this??

Whichever it is, I'm having a good time and making steady progress. I have 13 finished star blocks and 4 half-blocks in preparation for today's post.

Today, I'll cover making the half-blocks and cutting the setting triangles in preparation for

Part 5 to discuss the setting of this quilt.

As you ...

July 18, 2023

Part 3 -- Dresden Stars Tutorials from Quilting through Rose-colored Trifocals!

Are you ready to give this block a try? Today's tutorial is long but full of pictures which I hope will make it easy to follow. Read all the way through it first, then sew through it slowly. If you don't "get it", just do it and it will make sense as you finish the first block. If you didn't pull out a UFO for "leaders/enders" (I know you have at least one), do that before you start to sew. Not only will it make the rhythm of the process smoother, it will be a win-win ...

June 28, 2023

Part 2 -- Dresden Stars Tutorials from Quilting through Rose-colored Trifocals!

Are you ready?

Today, I'll review the templates and cutting.

For one block, you need six pairs of blades, six kites, six background diamonds and a 1" finished hexagon to applique to the center (I'll cover preparing the hexagon in Part 3).

Let's start with a look at the templates to use.

The last page of the pattern has the three pattern pieces drafted without seam allowances and was done in a response for requests from students wanting to hand piece the block or English paper piece. These can be used to make rotary cutting templates if ...

added by Mary Huey 2 years, 8 months ago. under 6-pointed stars , dresden star , jelly roll , kite & crown templates , layer cake , marti michell templates , set h , set-in piecing simplified

June 21, 2023

Dresden Stars -- a Tutorial Series from Quilting through Rose-colored Trifocals!

In 2015, another shop owner showed me a vintage quilt with a unique six-pointed star block I had never seen. I took pictures and set out to discover the name and source of the block. But alas, I could not find anything. I was mid-stream in my obsession with six-pointed stars and "needed" to piece that block so I figured it out from scratch. It was so much easier to piece than I expect that I wrote my pattern, Dresden Stars to share what I figured out with others.

Fast forward to the pandemic (why does that sound so wrong ...

added by Mary Huey 2 years, 8 months ago. under 6-pointed stars , dresden star , jelly roll , kite & crown templates , layer cake , marti michell templates , set h , set-in piecing simplified

March 23, 2023

A Layer Cake Idea! from Quilting through Rose-colored Trifocals!

Are you a layer cake sucker?

I'm trying to use up a few (so I can buy more guilt-free?).

I'm pretty good at talking myself out of them but this was one I couldn't resist -- I wanted it so badly, I had a friend buy it for me at QuiltCon in 2019.

Forty exciting African prints!!

I think they came from Crimson & Tate in Indianapolis, Indiana?

Problem was that I could not cut them up!?! I auditioned several ideas, but never started anything. What is the point of buying fabric you don't have the courage to ...

added by Mary Huey 2 years, 11 months ago. under layer cake , zig zag

March 14, 2023

Shortcut Quilt: Layer Cake Loop from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

We have many free precut-friendly quilt patterns with tutorials in our Shortcut Quilt Series. Today we’ve got another one to add to the collection, the Layer Cake Loop Quilt! This quick and easy quilt is beginner-friendly and perfect to show off your favorite prints! For all the detail on this free pattern and video tutorial, read on.

Get the Layer Cake Loop Quilt Kit

The Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE FREE LAYER CAKE LOOP QUILT PATTERN

The Layer Cake Loop Quilt comes in four sizes including lap, twin, queen, and king. If you want to make one just like ours ...

added by Marissa at FQS 2 years, 11 months ago. under fat quarter shop , free quilt pattern , layer cake , shortcut quilt , shortcut quilts , video tutorials (Comments)

March 10, 2023

Something Fun!!! from Quilting through Rose-colored Trifocals!

Something fun has been happening in my space!?!

A couple weeks ago while tidying a shelf of fabric in my stash, a forgotten layer cake surfaced -- it had fallen behind the stack of fabric. I recall ordering it on-line quite some time ago -- the flyer says 2015? So it is properly aged at this point.

It only took me about a minute to realize it would be perfect for a new make -- Exploding Heart! I'm pretty sure I've save every picture of this quilt I've ever seen on Instagram so in January, I bought the pattern!

I ...

added by Mary Huey 2 years, 12 months ago. under exploding heart , layer cake , marti michell templates

February 1, 2023

Nihal from Sew Preeti Quilts

The Hindi/Urdu word Nihal means happy and satisfied in every way. Imagine a traveler coming from hot and dusty desert, with a parched throat. They would become "Nihal" after they had a drink of cool and refreshing water. Happy and satisfied in every way!

Meet Nihal.

Location Courtesy - Kids Play Structure in Mari's Backyard

To make Nihal, I used a pack of 10" squares - Cheers, designed by Carl and Linda Sullivan of Colourwerx. Cheers is from the Island Batik Spring 2022 Collection. I also used Island Batik Solid light grey fabric for accent and binding.

Nihal is published ...

added by Preeti 3 years, 1 month ago. under annie's quilting , cheers , colourwerx , fun with squares , giveaway winners , island batik , island batik designer , lap quilt , layer cake , modern patchwork , nihal , precut-friendly , suitable for precuts

May 27, 2022

Positivity 2022 QAL - Fabric Requirements from Sew Preeti Quilts

Fabric Requirements

The cut block is 8.5" square. The finished block is 8" square.

Our completed quilt will be about 64" by 80". We need 80 blocks, arranged 8 across by 10 down.

To make 80 blocks, we will need the following.

Background Fabric - 3 yards. If you wish to make binding from the same fabric, get 3.25 yards.

Focus Fabric - One Layer Cake/Stack (Set of 40 squares of 10" side) OR 14 fat quarters OR 10 fabrics, 10" by width of fabric.

The following table is our ultimate destination.

But let's take a scenic route ...

added by Preeti 3 years, 9 months ago. under choosing background fabric , choosing fabrics , contrast , contrast in patchwork , cutting diagrams , fat quarter , island batik , island batik ambassador , layer cake , tutorial , value

March 11, 2022

Celebrate Worldwide Quilting Day with Layer Cake Lotto from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

A nice shot of Kimberly's Layer Cake Quilt

Have you ever wanted to go off-script with your quilting? Like break out of the mold and do something a little bit… unexpected? To celebrate Worldwide Quilting Day on March 19, we’re encouraging you to cut loose in your sewing room and bake up something new. It’s all about cake… Layer Cake, that is.

A stack of Layer Cakes that are fanned out to show the different patterns

I don’t know about you, but is there anything better than a 10″ stack of fabric? Layer Cakes go by several names depending on the manufacturer, but they’re basically a 10″ x 10″ square with about 42 different fabrics.

A “big sis ...

added by Marissa at FQS 3 years, 12 months ago. under fat quarter shop giveaway , layer cake , video tutorial (Comments)

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