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In August, we made six stunning new blocks for our Prairie Home Sampler Quilt, and September brings some more sweet and shining blocks to sample! In September, we’re making two blocks: one Prairie Picnic Block and one Christmas Star Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Month 6 Prairie Home Sampler Quilt FREE PDF Cutting Guide.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home Quilt Book differ a little bit from what you ...

The Gentler Times collection by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs is perfectly scrappy, wonderfully versatile, and chock full of the retro prints, stylized florals, and ditzy details that we love from Lori. Whether you’re a confident beginner or a seasoned pro, fill your gentler times this summer with a new project! Keep reading to explore everything this collection has in store for you.

Gentler Times Quilt Kits

Quilt kits are the perfect gift to give yourself as a quilter, especially when they’re scrumptiously scrappy quilts like these! From a flock of gentle sheep to a garden of ...

Scrappy quilts are a favorite of mine because I get to showcase several of my favorite fabric collections in one cute quilt! After finishing two scrap quilts that used super small pieces and took almost three years to complete, I wanted a scrappy quilt that used bigger pieces of fabric, had bigger blocks, and would be done a lot quicker. Lori Holt is the queen of scrappy patterns, and I fell in love with the scrap-friendly Hearth & Home quilt while we were shooting the photos for her most recent quilt book, Prairie Home. Keep reading to learn all about how ...

In July, we added two pretty prairie units to our growing collection of blocks, and August has a slew of oh-sew sweet blocks for us to make! In August, we’re making six blocks: four of the Shoo Fly Blocks, a Wagon Wheel Block, and a Prairie Charm Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Month 5 Prairie Home Sampler Quilt FREE PDF Cutting Guide.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home Quilt ...

Our June blocks had us reaching new heights and welcoming in some precision piecing! This month, we will be sewing five blocks that will come together to make two pretty prairie units. July’s blocks are the Prairie Sunset Block and two each of the Print Prairie Pastures Block and the Background Prairie Pastures Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Month 4 Prairie Home Sampler Quilt FREE PDF Cutting Guide. 

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the ...

May was a month of gathering, growing, and preserving, and now it’s time to piece some blocks that have plenty of points and a forest of fun! For June, we will be sewing two blocks, the Prairie Welcome Block, and the Prairie Pines Unit. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Prairie Home Sampler Month Three Cutting Guide FREE PDF.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home Quilt Book differ a little bit ...

The weather is heating up, and that can only mean one thing—it’s time to start sewing something spectacular! The Fat Quarter Shop Americana Flower Farm Quilt Along starts today, June 15th, and we’re sharing the Americana Month One Color Guide in today’s blog. The Flower Farm Sampler quilt from Shelley Cavanna’s latest book is perfect for intermediate to advanced quilters who are looking to grow and tend to their skills with the most perfect garden sampler.

Livestream Flower Farm Sampler Quilt Trunk Show

We were oh-sew lucky to be able to sit down with Shelley ...

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 ...

April brought us spring flowers and a classic quilt block, and May has some more quilty goodies in store! For May, we will sew three more blocks: the Prairie Baskets Block, the Medium Cloth Prairie Preserves Block, and the Plaid Pumpkin Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Month 2 Prairie Home Sampler Quilt FREE PDF Cutting Guide. 

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home Quilt Book differ a little bit from what ...

Get ready to start sewing something spectacular this summer! The Fat Quarter Shop Americana Flower Farm Quilt Along starts in June, and we can’t wait to sew these stunning flower blocks with you. Together, we will be making the Flower Farm Sampler quilt from Shelley Cavanna’s latest book, recolored in Americana by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs. This quilt along is perfect for intermediate to advanced quilters who are looking to grow and tend to their skills with the most perfect garden sampler.

Add a sprinkle of stars and stripes to your Flower Farm Sampler during the ...

In March, we gathered our supplies for the Prairie Home Sampler Sew Along, and now it’s time to embark on the journey through everything a pioneering quilter could wish to sew! For April, we will be sewing three blocks, the Sunflower Block, the Tumbleweed Block, and the Prairie Springtime Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Prairie Home Sampler Month One Cutting Guide FREE PDF.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home ...

Every year, I take some time during the spring and summer months to make some quilty patriotic projects, and 2025 has some star-spangled stunners on the docket! Keep reading to learn about an exciting re-color of one of my favorite patterns, a new FREE pattern you can use for Quilts of Valor, a scrappy tablerunner to sew along with me, and an exciting new pattern from Lori Holt with a sew along!

Brave & True FREE Quilt Pattern

Supplies

• Brave & True Quilt Kit Featuring Bella Solids by Moda Fabrics
• Backing Set for Brave & True Quilt Kit
• Brave & True Quilt Pattern Free ...

What better way to celebrate Worldwide Quilting Day than to kick off the Prairie Home Sampler Sew Along from Lori Holt’s Prairie Home Quilt Book?! This quilt has everything a pioneering quilter could wish to sew, from prairie blooms to bonnets and baskets. Keep reading for all the details needed to participate in the quilty fun!

About The Quilt

A sampler quilt is a great way to celebrate a new quilting book because you get a little taste of everything the book has to offer in one scrumptious quilt! The finished Prairie Home Sampler quilt measures 73.5″ x ...

So, while I was visiting Lori in Utah last year, I used her Chunky Thread and made a crochet granny square blanket! When I shared this little project with you on Instagram, so many of you asked for the details and I’m excited to be sharing them with you today. This blanket is a combination of a few of Lori’s tutorials and it works up super quick! Have fun making your own!

Supplies

For this blanket, I wanted something that wasn’t too big but was still cozy enough to cuddle up with while I was stitching. In ...

 Are you ready to join us for wintry fun from now through November featuring The Quilted Snowman by Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet? We’re excited to kick off this quilt along and dive into the wintery wonderland of the Home Town Holiday Collection by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs. See all the details below!

Fabric Requirements

This oh-snow-cute design is perfect for the confident beginner or intermediate quilter. Consisting of traditional units such as flying geese, half square triangles, and more along with a few novelty blocks, this quilt will look wonderful hanging on a wall ...

Every year, Riley Blake Designs releases their Block Challenge, and this year, they’re revealing the final layout from the start! The 2025 RBD Block Challenge quilt is a great way to connect with the quilting community and learn new techniques and block designs. To help get your creativity flowing, Lori Holt colored the quilt in her Piece and Plenty collection with Riley Blake Designs. The pretty pinks and pops of aqua that Lori picked are sew fun!

You’re Invited

The 2025 Challenge will begin on January 14th and end on May 27th, with new block patterns being released ...

It’s time to revisit the magic of Christmas together during the Vintage Christmas Quilt Along and now’s the perfect time to start sewing blocks for the first month! We’re starting with the 6″ Away in a Manger Block and the 6″ Candy Swirl Block. So, pull out your copy of Lori Holt’s Vintage Christmas Book and sew the Vintage Christmas Sampler in her new holiday fabric collection, Home Town Holiday with us. Keep reading for all the details on this festive, year-long quilt along!

Fabric Requirements

Get a taste of everything the Prairie Home Quilt Book has to offer by joining the Prairie Home Sampler Sew Along that kicks off on Worldwide Quilting Day! This quilt has everything an intermediate quilter could wish to sew, from prairie blooms to bonnets and baskets. Join us in celebrating both Worldwide Quilting Day and Lori’s latest quilting book by participating in the quilty fun!

A sampler quilt is a great way to celebrate a new quilting book and we’re so excited for you to bring these blocks to life in your own Prairie Home Sampler Quilt! The ...

We can’t wait to revisit the magic of Christmas with all of you during the Vintage Christmas Quilt Along! For the 12 months of 2025, we will dust off our copies of Lori Holt’s Vintage Christmas Book and sew the Vintage Christmas Sampler in her new holiday fabric collection, Home Town Holiday. If you don’t already have this staple in your quilting library, now is the perfect time to pick it up!

With a combination of traditional blocks and novelty blocks drawn by Lori, the Vintage Christmas Sampler will keep the holiday spirit alive all year long ...

Get ready for the holidays with The Home Town Holiday Sampler Sew Along and Stitch Along by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet! The quilt hits all the marks of a cross stitch sampler with an alphabet, decorative borders, and a house, making it the perfect project for our stitch-loving quilters. Then, for the stitchers, who doesn’t need another Lori Holt Cross Stitch Sampler?! Join us starting September 7th to stitch or sew your very own Home Town Holiday Sampler and ring in the holidays in style!

This Cross Stitch-inspired quilt measures 93.5″ x 98.5″ and ...