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Forget about the summer heat and get ready for fall with The Quilted Scarecrow Sew Along and Stitch Along. This cute scarecrow sets the scene for autumn with swirling leaves, a feathered friend, and full garden attire. For more information about this keep reading!

Join our friendly scarecrow as he strolls through fall fields, sewing the magic of autumn! The Quilted Scarecrow Quilt Pattern showcases our cheerful, charming scarecrow amidst a backdrop of falling leaves in autumn colors. This delightful quilt designed in Autumn by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs, measures 80.5″ x 85.5″.

• The Quilted Scarecrow ...

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We’re almost ready to start our 11th Annual Charity Quilt Along, Moonbeams! Our 2024 quilt for Make-A-Wish is a dream come true with its enchanting nightscape featuring nocturnal birds and blooms. It’s nearly time to start, so let’s gather our supplies and get ready!

To make a quilt just like this one, pick up the Moonbeams Quilt Kit and Moonbeams Pieced Backing Set, available only at Fat Quarter Shop. The Moonbeams quilt is 68.5″ x 80.5″ and is best for intermediate to experienced quilters. The kit comes with all the block and finishing patterns in ...

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It’s 2024 and we’re back in the barn with a new star! Stitch the Barn Sweet Barn 2024 design in different colors each month for a total of 12 stars, one for each month of the year. This year-long stitch along is perfect for a beginner cross stitcher.

Join Kimberly in 2024 as she stitches for the Barn Sweet Barn Stitch Along. Everyone can join, you just need the pattern! The stitch count of Barn Sweet Barn 2024 is 47w x 47h, and each month will use three DMC thread colors.

Supplies

• Barn Sweet Barn 2024 Downloadable PDF ...

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The Vintage Sunburst quilt block gives us a burst of happiness, and with the Vintage Sunburst Quilt Along you can savor that happiness all through the year! Join us as we quilt along for 11 months to create this paper-pieced quilt designed by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet Co.

This Foundation Paper Pad inspired quilt measures 64.5″ x 88.5″ and is perfect for mid-level quilters or confident beginners! You can see how to sew the Vintage Sunburst Quilt Block in this video tutorial! Please note there is a slight variation in block assembly that you’ll ...

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Temperature quilts and cross stitch patterns have gained widespread popularity in recent years, offering a creative and charming way to document the passage of time. Dive into the delightful details of these projects, turning daily temperatures into a visual and tactile celebration of your year. Read on for all the details on these new temperature patterns!

Temperature Quilt Pattern

Our love for cute, cozy cottages led us to this year’s design. The 2024 Cottage Temperature Quilt Pattern includes a selection of 20 fabrics to represent the range of temperatures for your location. You’ll use each day’s average ...

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Take an autumnal stroll with me in the new year as we delve into the charming world of Houses on Pumpkin Lane. Join me on this journey, like you did last year for Houses on Peppermint Lane. For all the details on supplies and stitch along dates, read on!

Work along with me throughout 2024 as we complete each pattern from the Houses on Pumpkin Lane Series Cross Stitch Pattern Set. I will be stitching mine on Vintage Country Mocha 18 Count Aida by Zweigart. I switched up my thread colors, and you can find my color conversions only in ...

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On October 1, a friend and I started The Lord’s Prayer by Lila’s Studio. A friend and I already had it scheduled to begin on October 1, then I believe several others started it October 1 so there should be a few of these in progress. Usually, I start with the border and go from...

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 Get ready to brew some quilting magic this Stitch-tober with our Quilted Witch Quilt and Stitch Along as well as a few other magical projects! We’re getting ready to start the Quilted Witch Quilt and Stitch Alongs in October and have the details for you today. Be sure to read to the end to find out what else Kimberly is stitching for Stitch-tober 2023!

You still have plenty of time to gather your supplies to sew this wonderfully witchy 76.5″ x 89.5″ quilt along with us! Kimberly is sewing Lori Holt’s colorful The Quilted Witch Quilt ...

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Calling all magical quilters and stitchers, mark your calendars! It’s time to get ready because we’ve brewed up another Sew and Stitch Along with new patterns from Lori Holt. The Quilted Witch is about to cast its spell on you. Keep reading for all the fun details.

Join our favorite witch as she flies through the night waving her magic needle wand and turns her world into quilts! The Quilted Witch Quilt Pattern is designed in Bee Dots by Lori Holt and measures 76.5″ x 89.5″.

• The Quilted Witch Downloadable PDF Quilt Pattern by Lori Holt ...

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We can’t wait to unwrap this new quilt along! Beginning today, July 11, we are releasing a FREE Evergreen quilt and cross stitch pattern each week for five weeks. Kimberly will guide you in sewing this quilt over on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel, so if you’re new to quilting, this is a great chance to start!

Each Tuesday from July 11-August 8, we will release a video tutorial on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel with a FREE quilt block pattern and with a FREE cross stitch pattern. Join Kimberly in cutting, stitching, and sewing a ...

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Are you feeling Jolly? It’s almost July again, and you know what that means. It’s time for us to stitch together and celebrate Jolly July. We are baking up a special treat with Santa this year with a new mystery pattern! The all-new Santa’s Bake Shop Mystery Pattern Series invites you to dream up your wish list and stitch all month. Start with us on Friday, July 7 to enjoy this 4-part series as a mystery! After July 28, the full cross stitch will be revealed.

Santa’s Bake Shop Mystery Pattern Series

Santa’s Bake Shop ...

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Like our love for Christmas, the sweetness of this quilt and cross stitch combination is Evergreen! Gift yourself the joy of sewing and stitching with us during the Evergreen Mystery Quilt and Cross Stitch Along! For five weeks, we’ll unwrap another part of this joyful mystery. Join us in sewing along to uncover this mystery and greet the season by stitching something new!

Here’s a peek at the Evergreen Quilt, but the rest remains under wraps for now. This festive design would make a lovely wall hanging since it finishes at 31.5” x 37.5”. We are ...

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After eight long months, I finished the Tiny Modernist three month holiday Stitch Along (SAL). The finished piece fills a 12 x 16 frame.

I love it, but man that was a lot of stitching. I have to admire all those people who do full coverage pieces from afar. I am not cut out for the commitment required for those projects.

The pattern is available complete now, should you be interested.

I bought a frame at Goodwill this weekend, and hope to have it on the wall soon.

I don’t care if it’s summer. Once framed it will ...

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Are you feeling the patriotic spirit in the air? Well, we sure are here at Fat Quarter Shop! And we’ve got some exciting news to share. Get ready to stitch your way into summer with our Red, White & June Stitch Along. Kimberly Jolly will be stitching patriotic designs with you all throughout June. From stars and stripes to flowers and stamps, we’ve got everything you need to celebrate in style this Fourth of July. So, gather your supplies and let’s get started!

Kimberly’s Red, White & June Projects

• Star Spangled Ornaments Cross Stitch Pattern by It’s ...

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Happy Howl-oween! It’s almost time for this year’s Halloween Mystery quilt along and stitch along! We’re bringing you another FREE quilt and cross stitch pattern and video series. This one is called the Haunted Halloween Mystery Quilt and Stitch Along, and we can’t wait to celebrate it with you. It’s a good time to start stitching something for the spooky season. Join us in sewing along to uncover this mystery!

Here’s a peek at the first block, but the rest is a mystery…. The Haunted Halloween Quilt would make a cute banner or tabletopper ...

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We’re almost ready to start our 10th Annual Charity Quilt Along, Bountiful! We’re leaping into this year’s charity quilt and stitch along with the fabric requirements and cross stitch supply list. From March to August we’ll be sewing and stitching our way through this beautiful design, and Kimberly Jolly will share a free quilt block tutorial video each month. It’s nearly time to start, so let’s gather our supplies and get ready!

If you want to make a quilt just like this one, you’ll want to pick up the Bountiful Quilt Kit and ...

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The Four Seasons Mandala Mystery Stitch Along is a year long, 4 part Mystery Cross Stitch Project, one mandala for each season. Designed by Pamela Kellogg.

Summer, Autumn and Winter are complete and available for purchase as full charts both as a professionally printed pattern leaflet and as an Instant Digital PDF Download.
The Spring Mandala is the 4th and final in this series.

Each pattern will be the same size - 125 stitches square.

Each mandala pattern will be broken down into 4 parts.

Each part will be released every 2 weeks for 8 weeks.

Part 1 of the Spring ...

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It is simply so exciting that these new cross stitch signs are coming your way! It’s Sew Emma is releasing a new pattern series called Simply Signs. New patterns will be released every other month throughout 2023, and the first one is already here!

Simply Signs Pattern Releases

The designs for Simply Signs will come out in March, May, July, September, and November! The patterns are all low-priced and feature stunning custom fabric colors to stitch on!

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Take a walk through the neighborhood with me in the new year! I am starting a new stitch along in 2023, stitching the Houses on Peppermint Lane. Please join me and keep reading to find the supplies and stitch along dates below!

Work along with me throughout 2023 as we complete each pattern from the Houses on Peppermint Lane Series Cross Stitch Pattern Set. I will be stitching mine on Oatmeal 14 Count Aida by Lori Holt for Zweigart.

I switched up my thread colors ...

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Barn Sweet Barn is back in 2023 with a new star! Stitch the Lone Star design in different colors each month for a total of 12 stars, one for each month of the year. This year-long stitch along is perfect for a beginner cross stitcher.

Please join Kimberly in 2023 as she starts stitching along for the Barn Sweet Barn Stitch Along. It’s a cross stitch project that everyone can join, and the chart also includes 2 bonus ...

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