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Get ready to roll with my TOP TEN jelly roll quilt patterns! I’ve collected some of my favorite jelly roll-friendly quilt patterns to share with you.

If you’re new to quilting, Jelly Rolls are 2.5″ x 42″ strips that also go by Bali Pops, Roll-Ups, Rolie Polies, or Design Rolls (depending on the manufacturer). But no matter what you call them, they’re fun to sew with and oh so, pretty.

All these quilts listed below are available in paper and PDF versions, and if you’d like to see the full video of my picks, read ...

We are springing into spring with a brand new block tutorial! Follow along with the step-by-step photos below to make your very own Easter Egg quilt block. This block is an eggs-celent choice to use in many different projects. We’re sharing a free diagram to make an Easter Egg Quilt and table runner.

Easter Egg Project Supplies

For our Easter Egg quilt block, runner, and quilt we are using Stitch by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet for Riley Blake Designs. The florals and spring colors in this collection are perfect for Easter! In addition, for our backgrounds ...

You’ve heard of paint by number, but today we’re bringing you the quilting version! Our friend June Tailor came to visit and taught us everything you need to know about quilting as you go. Keep reading for four free video tutorials and a bonus video where Kimberly shows her quilt as you go skills while making a table runner!

What is Quilt As You Go?

Quilt as you go projects allow for quilting in smaller sections. It’s popular for quilting blocks or parts of a project before attaching them instead of quilting at the end before any ...

From Shortcut Quilts to books, we’ve collected some of our favorite baby quilts and blankets for you to sew. They make great projects for beginners and even kiddos that are looking to get into quilting this summer.

1. Starry Charms Shortcut Quilt

Starry Charms, more like charming stars! This charm pack-friendly quilt is made from easy friendship stars and simple half-square triangles. Watch our video to see how to put this quilt together, and pick up the FREE downloadable pattern to get started. We used the collection Little Ducklings by Paper + Cloth for Moda Fabrics.

Quilting friends, you’ll want to take a minute NOW to review what we’ve got coming for Fall 2021! Just launched: three beautiful new Block-of-the-Month programs, designed to appeal to a variety of tastes…let’s take a look:

“My inspiration for this quilt came from the collection itself, A RETURN TO ELEGANCE and what could be more elegant than a ribbon running through the blocks, tying them together in a sophisticated on-point composition,” Lynn Wilder says of her new BOM for Marcus Fabrics READ MORE

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Next comes a complete color departure in FANTASY, Sarah Maxwell’s new ...

The 2021 KONA Color of the Year is here and we have sew many quilts ready for it! The serene color is one of our new favorites and reminds us of happy days and clear skies! This year’s color of the year is Horizon, a true blue we cannot keep our eyes off of and cannot wait to start using in our quilty projects for the year!

Robert Kaufman chooses one color from their KONA Cottons each year as their Color of the Year and designs free patterns and projects to display the bright color chosen to represent that ...

We’d like to introduce the latest pattern in our Classic & Vintage series, the Blazing Star Quilt!  In our Classic & Vintage series, we focus on traditional quilt blocks and add a modern twist. The Blazing Star is a beautiful design, and we’ve simplified it so you don’t need to worry about matching seams. It’s time to blaze a trail right through this vintage quilt block!

The Blazing Star Quilt Pattern gives instructions for making crib, lap, twin and queen-sized quilts. The FREE Blazing Star Block Pattern makes a 9.5″ x 9.5″ unfinished block. To make ...

It’s easy, especially right now, to get caught up in some negative stuff. And when you work hard at a project, and everything seems to go wrong, it’s easy to want to give up. That’s what happened to me while I was making the Lemoyne ....

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We’re back with another pattern in our Classic & Vintage series, the Rolling Star Quilt!  In our Classic & Vintage series, we focus on traditional quilt blocks and add a modern twist! The Rolling Star block is created by pairing Cat’s Cradle units with Square in a Square units. Let’s get rolling!

Our complete Rolling Star Quilt Pattern gives instructions for making a tablerunner, lap, twin and queen-sized quilts. The block finishes at 12.5″ x 12.5” To make a quilt just like ours, we have the Rolling Star Quilt Kit available! You’ll also want to pick ...

We’re back with another pattern in our Classic & Vintage series, the Grandmother’s Favorite Quilt!  In our Classic & Vintage series, we focus on traditional quilt blocks and add a modern twist! The Grandmother’s Favorite Block is created by piecing half square triangles using 4″ Triangles on a Roll Paper. You’ll be able to sew this up in a cinch but your quilt will look impressively elaborate.

Our complete Grandmother’s Favorite Quilt Pattern gives instructions for making a tablerunner, lap, twin and queen-sized quilts. The block finishes at 16.5″ x 16.5” To make a quilt ...

When I started my new blog, I had absolutely no intention to blog about quilting. My shop was closed and I was on a brand new journey. But as fate may have it, I ended up opening my shop again. And now here I am ....

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We’re back with another pattern in our Classic & Vintage series, the Carolina Lily Quilt!  In our Classic & Vintage series, we focus on traditional quilt blocks and add a modern twist! The Carolina Lily block is created by piecing half square triangles into gorgeous flowers and using applique for the stems. You’ll be able to sew this up in a cinch by combining flying geese units with a bit of applique to create gorgeous flowers.

Our complete Carolina Lily Quilt Pattern gives instructions for making a tablerunner, lap, queen and king-sized quilts. The block finishes at 14.5″ x ...

We’re back with another pattern in our Classic & Vintage series, the Prairie Queen Quilt!  In our Classic & Vintage series, we focus on traditional quilt blocks and add a modern twist! The Prairie Queen block is created by piecing multiple squares together with half-square triangles while choosing colors carefully! This technique provides a unique effect repeated throughout the quilt. You’ll be able to make these blocks using Triangles On A Roll paper, so you have some help along the way and you won’t believe how quickly you’ll be sewing up this quilt!

Our complete Prairie Queen quilt ...