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With May right around the corner, there’s no better time to create a beautiful Mother’s Day quilt than the present! Many of us learned to sew from our mothers and grandmothers, but even if you didn’t, take some time this spring to celebrate those who helped raise us. Mothers and quilters are an incredible and caring people. Wrap mom in love this season with one of our five favorite Mother’s Day quilts!

May Day Baskets

The month of May starts off strong with the celebration of May Day! Traditionally, May Day baskets are full of freshly ...

Bold and brilliant colors plus sewing-themed designs?! Sign us up! This is what you’ll find in Tula Pink’s brand new HomeMade collection. Designed with her sewing process in mind, HomeMade is sure to dazzle!

To celebrate the HomeMade collection, Tula Pink, Free Spirit and Aurifil are sponsoring the HomeMade Challenge, a juried and judge quilt competition, and we’re proud to be one of the participating quilt shops!! For the complete contest rules, please click HERE. 

The winner of this challenge wins a terrific grand prize valued at over $10,000 (more details on the prizes HERE), AND ...

The tippy tops of the Rocky Mountains are covered with ten feet of snow right now!  But underneath that blanket of white, wildflower seeds wait patiently. And when summer arrives, those mountain peaks will be bursting with blooms!

If you’re like me, you can’t wait till summer; we need flowers today! Click HERE to learn how to create your own Mountain Lily blocks out of 2.5” strips!

Fill your heart with love with the Hold My Heart Valentine’s pocket. In this easy sewing tutorial, we’ll show you how to make this heart-shaped pennant pocket using Lori Holt’s Crazy Quilt Paper. With some fabric and a few other supplies, you can make one, too! This cute pennant finishes at about 14.5″ x 11.25″.

Supplies:

• • 10″ Crazy Paper by Lori Holt
  • 10″ Stacker or Layer Cake. We chose Braveheart by Laundry Basket Quilts
  • One fat quarter of fabric (Ecru Bubbles by Braveheart, 8515-RL)
  • Heat ‘n Bond Lite or any lightweight fusible web
  • Hold my ...

Have you ever watched a subway turnstile as folks pass through one by one? It spins and spins with an easy rhythm, almost like a sewing needle. Click. Click. Click. 

This week Jenny is working on a Turn Style quilt inspired by Me & My Sister’s Ground Cover quilt. From quick and easy quarter-square triangles to simple hourglass blocks, this pretty quilt is as effortless as a spinning turnstile. Click HERE to watch the tutorial!

Everything is coming up Pumpkin here at Fat Quarter Shop! We are sew excited to share a new, quick tutorial with your today … DIY Fabric Pumpkin! With a fat quarter of fabric and a few other supplies you can make one too. My cute fabric pumpkin finishes about 6.5″ wide x 6.5″ deep x 5″ tall.

Supplies:

• • Fat quarter of fabric (Mammoth Flannel Saffron Buffalo Graph SKU# 17605-141)
    I think Mammoth Flannel White Small Checkered SKU# 16944-1 would look really great also!
  • Felt
  • Embroidery Floss (DMC 3371)
  • Stuffing or FiberFill
  • Scissors
  • Size 4 Embroidery Needle
  • Really long needle ...