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Take a break from the summer sun with the newest addition to the Shortcut Quilt Series, Layer Cake Shade. This new quilt from Fat Quarter Shop is a beginner-friendly project that leans into traditional piecing and sweet rosy tones! You can start sewing Shortcut Quilts right away, thanks to their use of precuts! Our Shortcut Quilt patterns are always free, and they come with a Fat Quarter Shop YouTube video tutorial.

The Layer Cake Shade Quilt Pattern

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The Layer Cake Shade Quilt is a perfect quilt ...

National Sewing Month may be over, but the celebration of our favorite sewing room star is just getting started! The Sewing Machine Love Quilt Along officially kicks off today, bringing four weeks of quilty fun to your fall calendar with weekly blogs and livestream segments each Friday with tips and tricks from Kimberly. Keep reading for the full schedule, supply list, and everything you need to start piecing with us this week.

Welcome to the 2026 Fall Fortnight Event! Over the next two weeks, we’ll have many Autumn inspired quilting and embroidery projects for you to do along with a new recipe, cards, and a special charity project with specials or giveaways on every post!

Today we begin the Fall Fortnight Quilt Along. I have designed an oversized table topper or wall hanging for you that measures about 60-inches square. If you’d like to make the project into a throw size, just make three more Block A Lattice blocks,and two more Star Blocks. This isn’t a mystery, so ...

Welcome to a new month and a fresh new set of monthly specials picked out just for you! From quilting staples to cross stitch favorites, this month’s selection is full of fun finds to inspire your next project! Don’t wait to scoop up your favorites because everything rolls over into a brand-new lineup at midnight CST on Saturday, October 31st, so make sure to snag these savings before they’re all sewn up.

Dainty Daisy by Riley Blake Designs

Oops-a-daisy, your solids just got a little more personality! Dainty Daisy by Beverly McCullough for Riley Blake Designs scatters ...

I have gotten a few questions about the cross stitch wall in my sewing studio, so I thought I would finally give you the full tour! These are all patterns I have loved stitching over the last few years, from quick weekend projects to pieces that took weeks to complete, and I have slowly filled the wall with some of my favorite finishes. Take a peek at the photos below to see how I styled my cross stitch wall, and discover which other cross stitch finishes I have tucked into the cute corners of my sewing space. Lucky for you ...

There are sew many creative and cute ways to finish a cross stitch, and today we are breaking down the steps for this cute ruched finish that Denise shared in the FlossTube Livestream on September 16th, 2026. Tune in to the video below to learn how to finish your piece as a pillow with a center seam, and then stitch along as Denise walks you through this vintage-inspired ruching technique. Below the video is a list of all the supplies and a quick breakdown of this ruching technique for you to bookmark and reference the next time you try this ...

Get ready for Wednesday to become your favorite day of the week! The Blockheads 7 Quilt Along hosted by Moda Fabrics brings 30 weeks of quilty camaraderie, and the first of 30 free quilt block patterns goes live tomorrow. Kimberly is joining in on the fun again this year and is making her blocks using Bloomsberry by Camille Roskelley for Moda Fabrics. Keep reading to hear how she is prepping for Moda Blockheads 7 and how you can get ready too.

You’re Invited!

Moda Blockheads 7 was officially announced on Wednesday, September 30th, and the last block goes live ...

Pumpkins are popping up on porches, sweaters are coming out of storage, and our sewing rooms are calling. Today we’re rounding up five quilt kits that capture everything we love about autumn, from crisp harvest hues to a little bit of Halloween mischief. Grab your favorite mug, pick a project below, and let’s get stitching before the season slips away.

Cozy Autumn Quilt Kit Featuring the Cozy Autumn Collection

Wrap yourself in crisp air, crackling bonfires, and cider-sweet evenings with the Cozy Autumn Quilt Kit. This confident-beginner kit is for the Cozy Autumn Quilt Pattern by Flamingo Toes ...

We are back from h+h Americas in Houston with a camera roll full of quilts, fabrics, designers, and plenty of inspiration!

We spent our time walking the show floor, catching up with friends in the quilting industry and getting a closer look at new collections, patterns, and products coming soon. Keep reading for a few highlights from our trip!

Starting at Sample It

We kicked things off at Sample It and, of course, Kimberly found a few things to bring home!

She picked up the Cozy Collection by Stacy Lee Creative, a new collection from Elizabeth Hartman, and a ...

The 2026 Spooky Box from Fat Quarter Shop was filled to the brim with so many scintillating notions and fabrics, it’s almost scary! This limited edition box included Halloween-themed fabrics, notions, and a Fat Quarter Shop quilt pattern, including loads of exclusive items that you can only find at Fat Quarter Shop. While this year’s box is sold out, you can still see all the goodies below!

Purrs & Boos Jolly Bar by Elena Amo for Moda Fabrics

Halloween takes a sweeter turn in the Purrs & Boos Jolly Bar by Elena Amo for Moda Fabrics! Blush pink, pumpkin orange ...

Our Livestreams on the Fat Quarter Shop and Fat Quarter Shop FlossTube channels are truly the highlight of our week! To make sure you never miss a moment of fun (or a sneak peek or two), we put together a monthly Livestream schedule just for you. We hope you have a lovely month of stitching, sewing, and sweet memories!

Each month on the Jolly Jabber Blog, we post our Livestream schedule, and each week we post reminders on our social media pages for that week’s stream. If you’re not already following us on Instagram, you can follow @FatQuarterShop ...

Get comfy and cozy as you settle into fall stitching with the goodies inside the October Sew Sampler box! Peek inside for a clue to the oh-sew-delightful contents and to learn about the Vault Patterns and the Spooled Quilt Along.

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!

Celebrating 10 Years of Sew Sampler

Since April 2016, we’ve shipped 120 blue boxes filled with quilting goodness to our amazing members ...

The Pumpkin Hollow Quilt and Cross Stitch by Sherri McConnell have seven sweetly spiced rows of quilty and stitchy goodness that we can’t wait to sew with you this season! Join Kimberly each Friday during the weekly Behind The Seams Livestream to see her quilty progress, and follow along with her stitching on the Fat Quarter Shop FlossTube channel. Keep reading to get all the details and to find out what you need to be ready to start piecing and stitching with us in October.

Pumpkin Hollow Row Along

When the leaves start falling, and the pumpkins are ready ...

We couldn’t let National Sewing Month wrap up without a special quilt along to celebrate the star of our sewing spaces! The Sewing Machine Love Quilt Along adds four weeks of quilty fun to your fall calendar with weekly blogs and livestream segments each Friday with tips and tricks from Kimberly. Keep reading to get all the details and to find out what you need to be ready to start piecing with us in October.

Sew up something sweet and sentimental with us this fall! The Sewing Machine Love Quilt perfectly captures a quilter’s love for their sewing ...

All of the goodies of autumn await to be discovered in the September Sew Sampler box. Keep reading to see all of this month’s goodies and learn about this year’s exclusive Spooled Quilt Along!

3 Birch & Willow Charm Packs by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics

Sherri & Chelsi welcome fall for the first time with Birch and Willow! Soft ivory, warm gold, pumpkin orange and rich charcoal set the scene, while cheerful daisies, gingham checks and scattered dots add their signature charm. Pair these cozy prints with the Harvest Stars Quilt Pattern for a beautiful seasonal finish.

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National Sew A Jelly Roll Day is finally here, and we couldn’t be more excited to spend it with you! In addition to the Livestream, we have some fun “if you like __, then you’ll love__” style project recommendations. Whether this is your first time opening up a Jelly Roll, or you’re ready to roll straight into a new project, there is something on this list for you! Read all the way to the end of the blog for a special deal you won’t want to miss!

Did you catch the Livestream?

Before we jump into ...

The third Saturday in September is this weekend, and you know what that means: it’s time to celebrate National Sew A Jelly Roll Day! Those colorful little rolls of quilty goodness look great in your stash, but they look even better when you break them open to sew something dazzling. Keep reading to see all the details for our special Friday Livestream on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel and get some pattern inspiration for your sewing plans on Saturday.

National Sew A Jelly Roll Day Livestream

As mentioned at the top of the blog, Kimberly will be hosting ...

Today’s quilt is ready to shine and sure to be the gem of the season! The Jelly Roll Gems Quilt Pattern is available as a free PDF and comes with a FREE Fat Quarter Shop Video Tutorial for you to follow along.

The Jelly Roll Gems Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE JELLY ROLL GEMS QUILT PATTERN

The Jelly Roll Gems is a beginner-friendly quilt that finishes at a dazzling 60.5″ x 60.5″. With just one Jelly Roll and some background fabric, you can have a stunning quilt top in no time! It can even be just like ours ...

Get cozy and creative with Lori Holt’s Granny Square Along Crochet Book, her first book for crochet! Packed with 13 simple, creative, and unique granny square projects, Lori has curated the cutest and coziest collection of crochet projects for you to explore. Keep reading to learn all about the book, catch a sneak peek of all 13 projects, find out where to start if you’re a complete crochet beginner, and get all the answers to your most frequently asked questions, including a list of Lori’s favorite crochet notions.

When Lori’s grandmother first taught her how to ...

Welcome back for another instalment of Sewing the Trends! This time, we’re exploring the quilting trend that has taken the community by storm: pictorial quilts. From beginner-friendly to advanced, from timeless and traditional to marvelously modern, there is a pictorial quilt for every quilter. Keep reading to learn about this trend and to see a photo tutorial for the Rows of Bows block by Kassidy Grace.

The Trend: Pictorial Quilts

The term “pictorial” refers to quilt blocks that look like a picture of a recognizable animal, object, place, or thing. Designers like Lori Holt, Corey Yoder, and Joanna Figueroa ...