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The 2026 Designer Mystery Block of the Month is about to start, and we’re sew excited to share a sneak peek with all of you! While you will have to wait to see all 12 blocks together, today we’re sharing all the details you need to know to get started. This year’s Designer Mystery Quilt is stitch-themed and imbued with the timeless colors of the A Cat Named Stitch collection by Camille Roskelley for Moda Fabrics. Join us in making the 19th Annual Designer Mystery Quilt by Fat Quarter Shop!

This year’s quilt finishes at 68 ...

This year is the United States’ 250th Birthday, and we are sew ready to celebrate! Some of you (our Facebook members, specifically) have been asking for ideas of what to sew to celebrate, and today, we get to officially announce the Celebrating 250 Years of America Quilt Along. Starting in February 2026, join us for this year-long quilt along full of scrappy fun, summertime style, and a sampling of traditional quilt blocks.

Celebrate this milestone all year long with us as we piece a patriotic version of the Peppermint Rose Quilt from the Celebrate with Quilts book by Lissa Alexander ...

This beautiful Garden of Quilts Cross Stitch Pattern by Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet Co. is filled with quilt-inspired flowers, cheerful colors, and charming details that make it a joy to stitch. This stitch along is designed to be relaxed and enjoyable. You can stitch right along with the schedule, take your time, or stitch ahead if you feel inspired! There is no wrong way to grow your garden. We are so excited to welcome you to our Garden of Quilts Stitch Along!

Garden of Quilts Cross Stitch Pattern & Supplies

The Garden of Quilts Cross Stitch Pattern features ...

Each year, I love wrapping up the year with a Quilting Trunk Show Livestream on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel. It is my chance to share the quilts I completed during the year and talk about the patterns, fabrics, and projects that kept me busy in my sewing room. If you were not able to watch live, you can catch the replay in the video below. Keep reading for a closer look at the quilts featured in this 2025 Quilting Trunk Show, and be sure to tell me which quilt from 2025 was your favorite to make or see ...

Join us as we celebrate our quilting community with 25 weeks of free block patterns from 25 talented designers, all in one great quilt along—Sewcialites 3! For the third installment of our Sewcialites Quilt Along, simplicity has never been sweeter. Quilters of all levels are invited to quilt along, so grab your supplies, invite your friends, and join in on the fun!

How does Sewcialites work?

Every Friday, we’ll release a new FREE block pattern from one of our 25 oh-sew-talented designers, and Kimberly will sew that week’s block live on the Fat Quarter Shop ...

The secrets we have in store for you in the January Sew Sampler Box are wrapped up in a pretty bow, and we can’t wait for you to find out what they are! What do you think is hiding behind the seams?

Don’t miss out on this box! If you aren’t yet subscribed and want to join, do so very SOON, so you don’t miss this month’s cut off date for sign ups!

2025 Flowering Sew Sampler Quilt Along!

This year’s Sew Sampler Box Sew Along, Flowering, is in ...

Celebrate the season of love early with the Cherry Love Quilt and Stitch Along! Join us for three weeks of cherry-sweet quilty fun, starting January 19th. This year, we’re trying something new and offering both a free and paid version of our Valentine’s quilt and cross stitch patterns so that you can pick the project that you love best! Keep reading for all the details and get ready to fall in love with these quick, sweet, and heart-filled projects.

Cherry Love Free and Paid Quilt Patterns

Add a cherry-cute touch to your Valentine’s Day makes this year ...

The wait is over, and the fun officially begins because today kicks off the Vice-Versa Tabletopper Sew Along! If your New Year plans included more time at your sewing machine and more finished projects to show for it, you’re in the right place. Keep reading for all the details you will need to join in!

When is the Vice-Versa Sew Along?

Mark your calendars! The Vice-Versa Tabletopper Sew Along runs for just four weeks, from January 5th to January 26th, 2026. We’ll share our progress on social media or in Kimberly’s Stitch Squad, a fun and supportive ...

The Farmer’s Daughter collection by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs features a versatile color palette and prints that draw inspiration from her childhood and upbringing as the daughter of multigenerational farmers. Quilters of all skill levels will find something sweet to harvest from this collection! Keep reading to explore everything the Farmer’s Daughter collection has in store for you.

Farmer’s Daughter Quilt Kits

Quilt kits are the kind of treat every quilter deserves, and these charmingly scrappy quilt kits are filled with down-on-the-farm details that you will love. Packed with nostalgic prints and scrappy goodness, these ...

Today, we’re turning the 9″ Jelly Braid Paper into a beautiful quilt and tablerunner that work up in a flash with the FREE Braided Blues Quilt and Tablerunner Pattern! Join us for a free video tutorial, where Kimberly makes the tablerunner version and offers some handy tips for sewing on long borders that square up perfectly.

About the Braided Blues Quilt and Tablerunner Pattern

The Braided Blues Quilt finishes at 41.5″ x 56.5″, and the Tablerunner finishes at 13.5″ x 52.5″. Whichever project you pick, all you need to get started is a roll of ...

We have stars in our eyes and are shining with excitement for all the goodies in the December Sew Sampler box! Join us as we reveal the oh-sew-delightful contents of this month’s Sew Sampler Box.

Star Light Front Porch Fat Quarter Bundle by Allison Harris for Windham Fabrics

Embrace your favorite memories of home with the Star Light Front Porch Fat Quarter Bundle! This collection, designed by Allison Harris, features patchwork stars, versatile basics, and modern florals across cool blues, rich reds, and a touch of jade green. Curated into a cozy 9-piece bundle, it’s a great choice ...

Throw on your apron and get ready to head out into your garden with The Quilted Farm Girl Sew and Stitch Along by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet! Add a little stitching to your daily chores as we sew up a garden of vintage charm that will put a smile on every Farmer’s Daughter’s face! Join us in February 2026 as we work our way through the year-long Quilted Farmgirl Sew and Stitch Along.

This quilt is perfect for intermediate quilters and embroidery enthusiasts who love working with small pieces and embellishing their projects with thread ...

Let your scraps bloom anew with the Blooming Scrappy Quilt Along hosted by Wendy Sheppard, celebrating her newest book, Scrap Quilting with Wendy Sheppard! Join Wendy and Pat Sloan as they make a full-sized scrappy sampler quilt, or use our finishing pattern to transform your Scrap Quilting Blocks into a beautiful tablerunner. Head over to the Ivory Spring Blog’s Announcement Post to find the Blooming Scrappy Quilt Along schedule and two full-sized finishing options. If you want to join Kimberly in making the tablerunner version, keep reading for all the quilty details on this fun finishing!

The tablerunner version ...

Let’s dive into our stashes and crack open our Fat Quarter Clubs for the newest addition to the Shortcut Quilt Series—the Fat Quarter Clips Quilt! You can start sewing Shortcut Quilts right away, and this one is extra handy for anyone who has a stash of Fat Quarters that you’ve been waiting to use. Our Shortcut Quilt patterns are always free, and they come with a Fat Quarter Shop YouTube video tutorial.

The Fat Quarter Clips Quilt Pattern

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The Fat Quarter Clips ...

The start of the 2026 RBD Block Challenge is right around the corner, and this year, Lori Holt colored the quilt in her new Farmer’s Daughter collection with Riley Blake Designs. The color palette of the Farmer’s Daughter collection gives a wonderfully scrappy feel to this sampler quilt, and the greens and blues in the sashing and binding fabrics tie it all together! Every year, the RBD Block Challenge quilt inspires us to learn new techniques, explore new block designs, and connect with the quilting community. Keep reading for all the quilty details!

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The 2026 ...

In November, we made a sweet floral block for our Prairie Home Sampler Quilt, and December brings two new blocks that are sew cute you will have to see them to be-leaf it! In December, we’re sewing one Prairie Leaf Block and one Prairie Patchwork Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Month 9 Prairie Home Sampler Quilt FREE PDF Cutting Guide.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home Quilt Book differ ...

Month seven of the Fat Quarter Shop Americana Flower Farm Quilt Along features cozy blues and bright reds as we sew up the Star Flower and Bell Flower! Keep reading to get all the colorful details for this month’s blocks and to download the Fat Quarter Shop’s Americana Flower Farm Quilt Along Month 7 Color Guide.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

As you add a sprinkle of stars and stripes to your Flower Farm Sampler during the Americana Flower Farm Quilt Along, you will need to know ...

Today, we’re taking a walk through the garden with our new recoloring of a pattern that’s a breath of fresh air! Get ready to be swept away by the lovely lattice and stunning stars in the Garden Lattice Quilt Kit featuring the Al Fresco Quilt Pattern by A Quilting Life that we recolored using the Collections for a Cause: Essence collection by Howard Marcus Dunn for Moda Fabrics! Keep reading to explore this refreshing recolor and watch a video tutorial walking you through the large and small star blocks.

Garden Lattice Quilt Kit

The Garden Lattice Quilt Kit ...

Whispers of the arrival of your new favorite quilt are blowing in on the autumn wind! The Breezy Quilt is the newest Charm Pack-friendly quilt pattern from It’s Sew Emma, and with the help of today’s video tutorial, making this quilt will be a breeze. Keep reading for all the quilty details, and how you can make one just like ours!

The Breezy Quilt Pattern

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This simply charming quilt radiates with happy golden stars on a colorful checkerboard background. The Breezy Quilt is beginner-friendly and comes in ...

We’ve got a case of spring fever, and the only cure is a sweet recoloring of an un-bee–leaf-ibly cute quilt! Be prepared to fall in love with our new recolor of the Leaflets Quilt Pattern by Wendy Sheppard in the Wild Honey collection by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics in the Spring Fever Quilt Kit! Keep reading to explore this wild recolor and watch a video tutorial walking you through the leaflets block.

Spring Fever Quilt Kit

The Spring Fever Quilt Kit includes all the fabric you need to complete the 68″ x 68″ quilt top ...