This month, we’re back and just as beaming as before with the final installment of our 11th Annual Charity Quilt, Moonbeams, and some exciting news about this year’s charity quilt raffle! The digital pattern is now live and available to download on our website. If you want to go back and check out the first six parts of this year’s charity quilt along, you can read all about it on the Moonbeams Charity Quilt Along page.

DOWNLOAD THE PIECED BACKING PATTERN

Grab the Moonbeams Pieced Backing Set

The final pattern in this series consists of three blocks ...

MOONBEAMS QAL

I’m thrilled to share my journey with the Moonbeams Charity Quilt Along, the 11th in the series designed by the Fat Quarter Shop to support Make-A-Wish, North Central Texas division.

As many of you know I suffer from Paralysis by Analysis. Not a medically diagnosed affliction but a self induced one. When I see a quilt, I want to make it just like it is shown. How about you? Same thing, right? Picking the fabrics and color is the hardest part of quilting for me. Add another layer of pressure knowing that this quilt will ...

This quilt along was just “mint” to be! Inspired by Julep, Kona’s Color of the Year, we’ve curated a complementary fat quarter bundle and paired it with our favorite Courthouse Steps blocks for a minty fresh quilt experience that is the Mint Inspired Quilt Along!

For those daunted by the design of these quilt blocks look no further than our Courthouse Steps Foundation Paper Piecing Block Tutorial. Our video tutorial will guide you through everything you need to know and you can follow along with Kimberly as you work anytime you quilt!

Mint Inspired Quilt Supplies

• Mint Inspired ...

October is more than just a month of falling leaves and pumpkin-spiced lattes; it’s a time when the world turns its attention to a cause that affects millions of lives – Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This annual campaign aims not only to raise awareness about the most common cancer among women but also to educate, support, and inspire action.

I am humbled and honored to be a part of the annual Stitch Pink campaign with Moda Fabrics. This year Moda has partnered with Camille Roskelley and Aurifil threads.  We all know someone that has been effected by Breast Cancer including ...

We know you love paper pad piecing as much as we do, so we designed a quilt along that is all about the blocks you can make with our favorite It’s Sew Emma Foundation Paper Pads! The Petit Four Quilt Along features six of our foundation paper blocks throughout the pattern to create something unique that will inspire you to get sewing. We’ve got all the details for you today for this FREE quilt layout!

We are sewing the 4″ Petit Four Quilt blocks each month from October 2023 through April 2024. This unique foundation-paper pieced mini quilt ...

Moda fabrics are wonderful and they generously release many free patterns,

such as this 

Flag of Valor Quilt by Minick & Simpson

which features many of the Belle Isle fabrics gathered in my above photo.

There are many, many, many more wonderful freebies in the link below: 

Free Patterns from Moda Fabrics

Moda Fabrics also hosts many free quilt-alongs.

Here are a few of the Quilt-Alongs in 2023,

some may require purchase of book or pattern:

Quilt~Along with Moda 2023

One of these is the 

Summer Memories Quilt Along @ FQS

that I featured last week. 

The ...

I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color 

This week LeeAnna asked us if we are a night owl or morning person

and if we are happy with what we are.

I am a bit of both and have a seasonal approach.

The phrase I think of when I hear this question is:

"Turn Around and Say Good Morning to the Night" 

Listen to "Good Morning To the Night" 

by Elton John ~ Remix Lyric Video

In winter, when the days are short and the temperatures are well below freezing

 and we keep the thermostat low, I am ...

We’re ready to fly! Fly some kites, that is, we recently announced the Vintage Kite Quilt Along, and now it’s time to start sewing! Join us for the Vintage Kite Quilt Along with Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet Co., and read on for the full pattern!

The Vintage Kite Quilt Along supplies are listed on our Vintage Kite Quilt Along Announcement, and you can find them all on the Vintage Kite Quilt Along supplies page.

The Vintage Kite Quilt finishes at 64.5″ x 76.5,” and Kimberly is making hers using the Bee Cross Stitch ...

It has come to my quilty attention 

that I have never made a bed size red, white and blue quilt.

How is this possible?

I love these colors. 

Some of these fabrics I pulled for a quilt a ew years back that never was sewn.

I am going to be adding and subtracting but this is a good start for the upcoming

Susan Ache is not new to quilt-alongs.

Stitching Kindness SAL by Susan Ache @ Moda, 2022

I love the beautiful quilty goodness of 

Susan ...

Let’s go piece some kites and send them soaring! We recently released a new and easy way to make the classic Vintage Kite quilt block using foundation paper to get perfect points and master the intricate piecing. Join us this April for the Vintage Kite Quilt Along with Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet Co. and read on for the details to join us in having some good old-fashioned fun!

The Vintage Kite Quilt Along supplies are listed below, and you can find them all on the Vintage Kite Quilt Along supplies page.

Quilt Along Supplies

• You can ...

The Fruit Salad Quilt Book by Fig Tree Quilts might as well be hand-picked for us! The seven fruit inspired blocks and several setting patterns will have you dreaming of cool summer breezes and bright sunny days. The cherry on top of it all is the release of the Fruit Medley Runner Pattern that’s part of the Fruit Salad Sew Along. Read on for all the juicy details!

To celebrate the Fruit Salad Quilt Book that’s just landed at Fat Quarter Shop, we’re going to take part in the Fig Tree & Co. sew along starting in April ...

Time flies! I can’t believe it has been 10 years since I did a quilt-along with American Patchwork and Quilting for their 20th anniversary.

Fast forward to their 30th anniversary and I am honored and proud

to be featured….on the cover…

I am a newbie to using the quilt design software, Electric Quilt. To play with this I started adding a variety of nine patches, four patches and any similar block. I fell in love with the mathematic look of the quilt and knew I just had to make it.

All images in this ...

This charming new quilt book from Moda Bake Shop is full of creative designs to use up your favorite 5″ squares! We’re so excited to talk about Charmed by Moda Bake Shop and all its beautiful projects. Keep reading to learn more about this new book of Charm Pack patterns, and sew along with us in a new quilt along starting Friday, November 4.

Charmed by Moda Bake Shop

You can get the Charmed by Moda Bake Shop Quilt Book today. This delightful new book of patterns gathered by Lissa Alexander has twelve designs in it, all using Charm ...

You know how much we love sewing with Jelly Rolls, and National Sew a Jelly Roll Day gives us the chance to break out some of our favorite new collections while challenging ourselves!

If you didn’t know, Moda Fabrics has officially made the third Saturday of September National Sew a Jelly Roll Day! If you ever needed a reason to unroll a bundle of 2.5″ strips that’s been in your stash a while and get to sewing, THIS is the day.

Sew A Jelly Roll Day

To get your sew-jo flowing, we gathered some of our favorite ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm thrilled to announce that my most recent design, Strolling Pathways, is included in newest book from Martingale Publishing and Moda Bake Shop titled Charmed-A Dozen Delightful Charm Pack Quilts. The book release date is October 3rd but can be preordered now from @martingaletpp or from Amazon. You can also check to see if your local independent quilt shop will order it for you. My quilt features the gorgeous Slow Stroll fabric line by Fancy That Design House.

The pattern uses 3 charm packs (you can also use scrappy charms) and 4 yards of a background fabric. I loved ...

This quilt pattern with star blocks will brighten your home or make a friend happy! Choose your favorite fabrics and get sewing!

Photo by American Quilter. Used with permission.

I love everything about my latest quilt called Market Star: the fabrics I chose, the borders, the whole design. The geometric lines are complemented by the floral and dots prints and lend a modern vibe to the quilt. Change the palette for a traditional piece that will add happiness to any decor.

Market Star measures 72″ x 72″, and the blocks finish at 9″ and 12″. It is perfect as a ...

I've gotten sidetracked by a few things, but my June goal is slowly getting there.  I was nearly finished appliqueing some blue star blocks when I decided to make it my June goal to turn them into a donation quilt.  I started making nine-patches for the alternate blocks, but got tired of that, so I ended up making a second kind, too.   Then somewhere along the way I realized I was using two different shades of gray.  It's a scrappy quilt, though, right? 

..... and I was able to pull the perfect backing fabric ...

Last month, we released a new and easy way to make the classic Snail Trail quilt block using foundation paper to master the swirling shape and intricate piecing. We were so inspired by this incredible vintage design that we designed a free quilt pattern and wanted to invite you to join in the Spotted Snail Trail Quilt Along!

The Spotted Snail Trail Quilt Along supplies are listed below along with the schedule showing which blocks Kimberly will be sewing each week and when she plans to wrap everything up!

For those daunted by the design of these quilt blocks look ...