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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 ...

We are so excited to be co-hosting the Family Favorites quilt along with Sherri & Chelsi! The Brightly Sampler Quilt uses five of Chelsi’s all-time favorite 12-inch blocks and features their latest fabric collection, Laguna Sunrise. This collection is based on Chelsi’s floral drawings colored in a sunrise palette. Chelsi’s blocks stitched in Laguna Sunrise make a sampler that does indeed shine brightly. 

Fabric Requirements

Kimberly will be sewing with the Brightly Sampler Quilt Kit and Backing Set which feature the Laguna Sunrise collection by Sherri & Chelsi. Keep ...

Today we’re kicking off the auction for the Woven Hearts Quilt generously made and donated by Gina Tell (@gina_tell_threadgraffiti), supporting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The Woven Hearts Quilt Auction ends on Monday, October 28, so be sure to follow and bid on the item for a chance to win it! This is a unique chance to own a beautiful, handmade quilt and raise money for a worthy cause. We’re thrilled to auction this beautiful quilt generously donated by our friend Gina Tell! Gina is a talented longarm quilter who shares her love of quilting on her ...

The journey begins, now! October marks the official kickoff for Fat Quarter Shop’s Dragon Fruit Block of the Month, exploring the vibrant world of brilliant color and timeless quilt blocks. If you aren’t already a fan of paper piecing or Tula Pink’s modern fabric, get ready to develop a taste for both!

The Dragon Fruit Quilt is queen-sized, finishing at 84.5″ square, and inspired by the beautiful Hibiscus flower. Suitable for intermediate to advanced quilters, getting accurate points will be a cinch with the help of our foundation paper pads! To join the Dragon Fruit Block ...

Our hearts are all aflutter today because we officially get to kick off the Woven Hearts Sew Along. If you are visiting the Jolly Jabber blog from the ByAnnie SewPINK blog hop and are just now hearing about this charity sewing opportunity, welcome! Every October, we like to highlight the importance of community and support for those facing the life-changing diagnosis of breast cancer by providing a free pattern and sew along. Keep reading for all the details on this sew along, and learn how you can get involved in our fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The Woven ...

We’re back for the final post in the Moonbeams Charity Quilt Along! This year’s charity quilt was lovely to sew and share with others, and raising money for Make-a-Wish made this heartfelt quilt all the better.

Moonbeams Quilt Raffle

First of all, we’re thrilled to share the quilt raffle results with you!

Congratulations to our winners, Deborah Mears, Karla Seals, Glenda Loechti, and Janet Buster! They have been contacted by email to receive their quilts!

The Moonbeams Charity Quilt Raffle raised $16,600! Pat Sloan, Lissa Alexander, Robin Pickens, and Kimberly Jolly generously donated their quilts for ...

We’re so excited to kick off this year’s charity quilt raffle for Make-a-Wish today! This special raffle that we do at the end of our yearly charity quilt alongs gives so many quilt fans a chance to win a quilt — all while supporting the wish-granting work of Make-a-Wish, one $5 raffle ticket at a time.

How To Enter The Raffle

It’s sew easy to enter the raffle for any of the quilts below! You may purchase raffle tickets for $5 each for a chance to win one of the 4 quilts available! 100% of the proceeds from ...

Get ready for the merriest quilt along as we celebrate the release of our first Christmas Jolly Bar Book with the Holly Jolly Bar Quilt Along! With twenty quilts to choose from, we have handpicked twelve blocks to make the ultimate Christmas Sampler using the Jolly Bar 5” x 10” precut. The fun doesn’t stop there as we have also incorporated three more blocks to create a beautiful pieced backing. Join us for six weeks of festive sewing that will truly bring the joy of the season to life.

Fabric Requirements

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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 ...

Now that y’all have had the chance to pick up Susan Ache’s new Halloween Memories Book, it’s time to get the sewing startled! To celebrate the release of this book, we conjured up the Halloween Memories Quilt Along and Stitch Along, which features this eerie-sistible Moonlight Quilt from the book.

Grab Your Supplies

First things fierce, you’ll need Susan Ache’s new Halloween Memories Book to get the full pattern. So boogie on over to our website to pick up your copy if you haven’t already! The pattern is written for traditional piecing, but for ...

Y’all have been loving The Quilted Snowman quilt pattern and cross stitch pattern, and we’re so excited to announce that we will be hosting a Quilt Along and Stitch Along for them! Join us for wintry fun featuring The Quilted Snowman by Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet starting in January 2025!

The Sew Along

The quilty version of this oh-snow-cute design is perfect for the confident beginner or intermediate quilter ...

Get ready to celebrate the holidays in style with the Home Town Holiday Sampler Quilt Along! This delightful quilt, designed by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet, is perfect for both cross stitch and piecing enthusiasts. Join us starting in September as we sew and stitch our way through this festive project.

The Home Town Holiday Sampler is a beautiful quilt pattern that features elements reminiscent of a classic cross stitch sampler, including an alphabet, decorative borders, and a charming house. This project is perfect for intermediate quilters looking to create a stunning holiday-themed quilt. The quilt measures 93 ...

Early season’s greetings! The time has come to embark on a festive adventure with our Star of Wonder Mystery Quilt and Stitch Along. Over the next five weeks, we will unwrap a new part of this magical project each Tuesday, leading up to a splendid holiday finish. Get ready to deck the halls with your own handmade creations!

From July 2-30, we will release new sections of the Star of Wonder quilt and cross stitch patterns every Tuesday FREE on the Star of Wonder supplies page. Kimberly will guide you in quilt tutorials on our Fat Quarter Shop YouTube ...

Hi everyone! I’m excited to share what’s on my cutting table right now. With so many wonderful projects and quilt alongs coming up, I’ve been keeping busy and loving every minute of it. Let me take you through the holiday-themed quilts I’m planning to make.

Star of Wonder Mystery Quilt Along

Christmas is coming early this year with the Star of Wonder Quilt Along! I can’t wait for July, when we kick off this festive adventure. Every week, I’ll be right there with you, sewing along in video tutorials on our YouTube channel. Oh ...

Once again for quilters and stitchers Christmas is coming in July! This time it’s bringing a star, a Star of Wonder that is! The Star of Wonder Mystery Quilt will be revealed block by block over five weeks. Join Kimberly Jolly for a Christmas Mystery Quilt Along, as she shows you how to sew a new block each week! We won’t reveal the look of the quilt beforehand. That’s a secret.

Throughout July, we will release weekly quilt block video tutorials on our YouTube channel along with FREE quilt block and cross stitch patterns on the Star ...

Get into the spirit with our new quilt along! Starting today, June 4, we’re haunting you with a FREE Spooky & Sweet quilt and cross stitch pattern every week for the next four weeks. Join Kimberly on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel as she guides you through sewing this quilt. It’s a perfect chance for beginners to get a ghostly start in quilting!

Each Tuesday from June 4-25, we’ll be conjuring up a new video tutorial on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel, featuring a FREE quilt block pattern and a FREE cross stitch pattern. Are you ...

I couldn’t be more excited to start the sew along for Joanna Figueroa’s Strawberry Garden book! Now that the book has arrived at Fat Quarter Shop, it’s time to dive into the quilty goodness inside. If you’re joining me in sewing along with Joanna for the Vintage Bowtie Quilt from the Strawberry Garden book, it’s time to begin.

The six-week sew along starts today! Joanna has invited some special friends to join us each week, and they’ll have some fun giveaways, too! Follow Joanna on her Instagram, Facebook Group, and be sure to ...

Shake off the summer heat and prepare to embrace autumn with The Quilted Scarecrow Sew Along and Stitch Along! Join us as we kick things off with our first “Scarecrow Sunday” on our social media Sunday, June 9. For more details as we start The Quilted Scarecrow, keep reading!

 It’s not too late to gather your supplies to sew this charming 80.5″ x 85.5″ scarecrow quilt with us! We’re sewing with Lori Holt’s collection Autumn for Riley Blake Designs, but with the fabric requirements in the pattern your fabric choices are endless!

The Quilted Scarecrow ...

We’ve prepared something Spooky & Sweet for Halloween! The Spooky & Sweet Mystery Quilt Along and Stitch Along is our 4th annual Halloween Quilt Along and Stitch Along with weekly free pattern releases and video tutorials for the quilt. Join Kimberly Jolly for this cute Halloween Mystery Quilt Along, as she shows you how to sew a new block each week. Peeking would spoil this sweet treat, so we won’t reveal the full quilt until the very last week!

Starting in June, we will release weekly quilt block video tutorials on our YouTube channel along with FREE quilt block and ...

Today marks the beginning of an exciting 11-month quilting celebration! The Quilty Fun Row Along, commemorating the 10th anniversary of Lori Holt’s first book with Fat Quarter Shop, is officially upon us. Join us from now to March 2025 by bringing back this beloved pattern through quilting along!

This celebratory quilt measures 68.5″ x 86.5″ and is perfect for mid-level quilters or confident beginners! Remember all the supplies are listed on the Quilty Fun Supplies Page and below. It’s not too late for you to join the fun!

• Quilty Fun Quilt Book by Lori Holt of ...