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There are tons of ideas for how to audition quilting motifs on your quilt top, but what about auditioning paper pantographs on your quilt tops? There’s so much information included on a paper pantograph, it can be a little hard to picture what it will look like stitched out. In my latest video tutorial I’m showing you how to audition paper pantographs on your quilt. Take a look at the video below.

In the past I’ve shared how I digitally organize and search through my thousands of quilting designs. As Quilted Joy has grown and changed, I ...

We’ve been counting down to the New Year on our Instagram and Facebook with the 2018 Fat Quarter Shop Rewind! This year’s rewind consisted of the top 10 YouTube videos of the year (check out the entire playlist here). If you are not subscribed to our YouTube channel yet, be sure to SUBSCRIBE so you can stay up to date with all things FQS. We even have channel membership where you can view exclusive content (outside of our regular content on our channel) and behind the scenes!

Here is the full list of all of our top videos ...

We’re back with another pattern in our Classic & Vintage series, the Nine Patch Star Quilt Block!  In our Classic & Vintage series, we focus on traditional quilt blocks and add a modern twist! The nine patch, one of quilting’s oldest blocks, lends itself to so many variations due to its simplicity. Here, we’ve spruced it up with half square triangles to give it a new look.

The Nine Patch Star quilt block is available to use as a free download. You can use it in projects large and small, from quilts to table runners. Kimberly made her Nine ...

My apologies for the late blog post. I was so tired last night and didn’t get a chance to write it up. We spent yesterday tending to one of our family cows, Gracie and her newborn calf! The kids and I sat and ate our breakfast outside while watching this first time mama do a fabulous job birthing her little heifer calf. They named the little girl, Cinnamon and are enjoying loving on her. They are both doing well but my schedule just got a lot tighter with all the milking I’ll be doing from here on out ...

In this Stashin’ with Stephanie video, I show you how to take a fat quarter bundle and turn it into a fun NO Y-Seam star quilt.

I walk you through how to cut 60 degree diamonds and triangles from your fat quarters, sew them together with no fuss at all and pin to get perfect points every time.

This pattern is easily customizable, since two fat quarters with make two blocks. So the pattern includes fabric requirements and cutting instructions for lap, twin, full and queen sized versions of this quilt. I made a full-sized version using 20 fat quarters ...

Hello quilters! These Mini Scrap Patch Bags make excellent gifts – they’re fun to give as a bag, or to gift small items to add an extra special touch. They’re also an excellent way to use scraps from your stash! With the holidays in mind, we’re sharing a step-by-step tutorial and video with you on this fun and easy gift idea.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1-2 Mini Charm Packs (we used 2 of the Pepper & Flax Mini Charm Packs for more variety)
• 1 By Annie 24″ Zipper (we used this one)
• Creative Grids Corner Cutter Ruler ...

This quilt is sure to become a favorite! It’s a new Shortcut Quilt featuring the Layer Cake Custard FREE Pattern and video tutorial! The Layer Cake Custard pattern includes instructions to make a delicious quilt that finishes at 63” x 88”. It makes a great gift and is very beginner friendly! Kimberly shows you how to make the two main blocks that make up this timeless beauty. Thanks to 10″ precuts (we used the Flower Garden Gatherings Layer Cake) it comes together quick and easy!

Layer Cake Custard Quilt Kit and Backing Set

The charming Layer Cake Custard Quilt ...

In this Stashin’ with Stephanie video, I show you how to take a fat quarter bundle and turn it into a fabulous modernized version of the traditional Trip Around the World Quilt.

To make the quilt you just strip piece your fabrics into a large tube and then cut them apart to create the “around the world” part of the quilt. Then by picking seams in a specific order, you get a cool look of the fabrics spreading out across the quilt.

To make it modern, instead of having the fabrics fan out from the center of the quilt, it ...

Happy Friday Quilters! We are back with another pattern in our Classic & Vintage series, the Maple Leaf Quilt Block!  It’s just sew perfect for Autumn!  In our Classic & Vintage series, we focus on traditional quilt blocks and add a modern twist!

The Maple Leaf quilt block (a free download) is a gorgeous vintage block from the Kansas City Star columns that is simple, yet altogether makes a pretty-as-a-picture quilt! Kimberly made her Maple Leaf quilt using Farmhouse II by Fig Tree Quilts for Moda Fabrics.  The warm pumpkin tones lend just the right autumnal attitude!

Our complete Maple Leaf ...

Are you ready for a new longarm quilting video tutorial? You may remember the last video showing how to quilt the Daffodils design (if you need a refresher, click here to watch the video again). My newest design, called Twin Tulips, is a variation of those simple elements. Check out the video below.

In the video, I was quilting inside a 2 inch sashing space. Within that space, I used my mechanical chalk pencil to add lines every 2 inches. This created a series of 2 inch squares within the sashing. I like adding these registration marks to keep my ...

When you start free motion quilting, you are told to just do an all over meander, keep everything curvy and don’t overlap your lines. It sounds easy to someone who has been quilting for a while. But to a true beginner, that can be very intimidating.

You have to learn how to create smooth even curves, pointy points and move around the quilt top with an even quilting density without backing yourself into a corner all while keeping your stitches small, but not too small with a consistent stitch width. That’s a lot to handle if you’ve ...

There’s nothing better than an easy pattern that looks complicated. 18 Carat fits that bill. You just need to be able to sew a half-square triangle and cut strips to make the blocks for this quilt, but it looks like you cut super complicated templates and worked for weeks on a top you can get together in a weekend.

18 Carat is made with a 10-inch square pack and coordinating yardage. The pattern is named for the sparkling gemstone look created by grouping the layer cake squares into color groupings.

With instructions this easy, 18 Carat can be put ...

A couple of years ago I was invited to come interview Kaffe Fassett, Brandon Mably and Liza Lucy at the opening of Blanket Statements, an exhibition of Kaffe’s quilts that traveled the U.S. You can read all about it by clicking here.

I live in the Midwest, where traditional quilting reins supreme. Walked into the exhibit hall was a transformative experience. The walls filled with bright bold color, where neutrals were optional and when they were used, hot pink was a perfectly acceptable.

I felt like I had finally discovered fabrics that spoke to me and that I ...

I am constantly making things with my daughter. It is a combination of her seeing me constantly being creative and wanting to be like mom, and my belief that creativity helps kids thrive by teaching them new ways to think and solve problems.

So we are going to be doing a new occasional series at Quilt Addicts Anonymous about sewing and crafting with kids. My daughter just turned four, so we are going to be doing age-appropriate crafts and I’ll talk about how you can adapt them for different aged kids, either giving them more or less responsibility depending ...

We were so excited when our friends from Just Another Button Company paid us a visit and did an insane 17 videos in a couple of days! They showed us so many things using their awesome buttons.

In this video, Cecile from Just Another Button Company shows us a super cool trick to finish your pillows quickly while still making them cute!

Quick Finish Pillow Trick

We hope you enjoy this awesome video on How to Hand Sew Buttons and be sure check out the entire array of buttons, clubs and products from Just Another Button Company we have at ...

We were so excited when our friends from Just Another Button Company paid us a visit and did an insane 17 videos in a couple of days! They showed us so many things using their awesome buttons.

In this video, Kimberly shows us how to make a Pinwheel Pincushion and Cecile from Just Another Button Company shows us how to add a button to embellish it!

How to: Pinwheel Pincushion

In addition to the Just Another Button Company buttons, we used these materials to make the Pinwheel Pincushion:

• Aurifil Thread
• Fat Quarter Shop Grabbit Pincushion
• Dritz Extra-Fine Glass Head Pins ...

We were so excited when our friends from Just Another Button Company paid us a visit and did an insane 17 videos in a couple of days! They showed us so many things using their awesome buttons.

In this video, Cecile from Just Another Button Company shows us how simple and fun applique with buttons is. This project goes perfect with the new Button Lovers Club: Words with Buttons!

How to: Applique with Buttons

We hope you enjoy this awesome video on How to Hand Sew Buttons and be sure check out the entire array of buttons, clubs and products ...

We were so excited when our friends from Just Another Button Company paid us a visit and did an insane 17 videos in a couple of days! They showed us so many things using their awesome buttons.

In this video, Rachel from Just Another Button Company shows us how to embellish a lap quilt with both hand dyed and clay buttons!

How to Embellish with Buttons

For this project, we used Home Sweet Home by Stacy Iest Hsu for Moda Fabric, Aurifil Thread, and Kimberly’s Garden Button Pack.

We hope you enjoy this awesome video on How to Hand ...