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Get ready to meet your four new best friends during the Farmyard Friends Sew and Stitch Along by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet Co.! Together, we will be sewing our way through a variety of traditional blocks, four novelty blocks, and stitching up a tableau of farmyard fun. Starting in April 2026, join us for 11 months of quilty and stitchy fun with the Farmyard Friends Sew and Stitch Along.

Intermediate quilters who love sewing their way through a variety of traditional and novelty blocks will love this one! The Farmyard Friends Quilt measures 68.5″ x 81 ...

In December, we made some unbe-leaf-ibly cute blocks for our Prairie Home Sampler Quilt, and January brings two new blocks that look lovely from head to toe! In January, we’re sewing one Partial Bonnet Unit and one Prairie Paws Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Month 10 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 Farmer’s Daughter collection by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs features a versatile color palette and prints that draw inspiration from her childhood and upbringing as the daughter of multigenerational farmers. Quilters of all skill levels will find something sweet to harvest from this collection! Keep reading to explore everything the Farmer’s Daughter collection has in store for you.

Farmer’s Daughter Quilt Kits

Quilt kits are the kind of treat every quilter deserves, and these charmingly scrappy quilt kits are filled with down-on-the-farm details that you will love. Packed with nostalgic prints and scrappy goodness, these ...

Throw on your apron and get ready to head out into your garden with The Quilted Farm Girl Sew and Stitch Along by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet! Add a little stitching to your daily chores as we sew up a garden of vintage charm that will put a smile on every Farmer’s Daughter’s face! Join us in February 2026 as we work our way through the year-long Quilted Farmgirl Sew and Stitch Along.

This quilt is perfect for intermediate quilters and embroidery enthusiasts who love working with small pieces and embellishing their projects with thread ...

The start of the 2026 RBD Block Challenge is right around the corner, and this year, Lori Holt colored the quilt in her new Farmer’s Daughter collection with Riley Blake Designs. The color palette of the Farmer’s Daughter collection gives a wonderfully scrappy feel to this sampler quilt, and the greens and blues in the sashing and binding fabrics tie it all together! Every year, the RBD Block Challenge quilt inspires us to learn new techniques, explore new block designs, and connect with the quilting community. Keep reading for all the quilty details!

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In November, we made a sweet floral block for our Prairie Home Sampler Quilt, and December brings two new blocks that are sew cute you will have to see them to be-leaf it! In December, we’re sewing one Prairie Leaf Block and one Prairie Patchwork Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Month 9 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 ...

In October, we made a sweet floral block for our Prairie Home Sampler Quilt, and November brings a pocket full of Prairie Posies and a Large Prairie Stockings unit! Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Month 8 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 will need for the Prairie Home Sampler Quilt. So, to complement the ...

The Vice-Versa Tabletopper Sew Along is a shining new project from Lori Holt’s Vice-Versa Quilt Pattern that will add a twinkle to your eye and a scrappy shimmer to your home. If making more time to quilt is one of your New Year’s goals, this sew along will be perfect! Beginning Monday, January 5, join us for four weeks of quilty fun that gets you into a sewing routine, makes the most of your scraps, and leaves you with a completed project by the end of the month. Start your year with a stunning success, and keep reading ...

In September, we made two new blocks for our Prairie Home Sampler Quilt, and October brings a sweet floral block to the sampling table! In October, we’re making just one block, the Prairie Lillies block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s block and to download the Month 7 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 will need for the Prairie ...

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. 

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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.

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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 ...