Ultimate Beginner Quilt: Finishing Strong

Ultimate Beginner Quilt: Finishing Strong

Today on the Fat Quarter Shop blog, Kimberly Jolly will show you how to finish strong! That means you’ll learn how to bind your quilt and add a label. I urge you to celebrate your success by adding at least your name and the date 

Ultimate Beginner Quilt: Prepare for Quilting

Ultimate Beginner Quilt: Prepare for Quilting

Today on the Jolly Jabber blog you’ll learn how to prepare your quilt for free-motion or straight-line quilting. I use 505 basting spray for all my quilting, and I love it. There’s no smell and very little overspray. In fact I simply scoot my kitchen 

Ultimate Beginner Quilt: Sashing and Borders

Ultimate Beginner Quilt: Sashing and Borders

Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew-along. We’re on the home stretch! Today we’re joining our blocks together with the sashing and borders. Kimberly Jolly will show you all the steps and share tips on the Jolly Jabber blog. Now I’m excited to show you 

Perfect 5 Quilts: Animal Crackers and Gingerbread

Perfect 5 Quilts: Animal Crackers and Gingerbread

Welcome to the Perfect 5 Quilts sew-along with the Fat Quarter Shop! I’m excited to share my Cobblestone Lake Quilt with you. It combines the Animal Crackers and Gingerbread blocks from the Perfect 5 Quilts book by It’s Sew Emma. The beautiful jewel-tone Kansas Troubles 

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 9: Friendship Star

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 9: Friendship Star

Welcome to block 9 of the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew-along: Friendship Star Variation. I think my block looks like a party, and I’m celebrating because this is our last quilt block. Woohoo! We learned a lot of new skills and made pretty things. You can 

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 8: Sawtooth Star

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 8: Sawtooth Star

Welcome to block 8 of the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew-along: Sawtooth Star. You can find the free pattern and a tutorial on the Fat Quarter Shop blog. So, let’s take a look! I made my Sawtooth Star block with a green print fabric from Moda’s 

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 7: Flying Geese Zig Zag

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 7: Flying Geese Zig Zag

Welcome to block 7 of the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew-along: Flying Geese Zig Zag. I’m sewing along with the Fat Quarter Shop and two of my nieces who are making their first quilts. You can find the free pattern plus lots of information and inspiration 

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 6: Lattice

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 6: Lattice

Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew along! Today Kimberly’s going to show us how to make Block 6: Lattice. You can find all the details (free pattern and tutorial) on the Fat Quarter Shop blog, the Jolly Jabber. I made my Lattice block from 

Throwback Thursday: S’mores Quilt

Throwback Thursday: S’mores Quilt

Several years ago I was wandering through a local quilt shop and found Me and My Sister’s S’mores fabric collection in the sale section. It was love at first sight! The bright, clear colors and cute marshmallow people were irresistible. I bought several charm packs, 

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 5: Hourglass Four Patch

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 5: Hourglass Four Patch

Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew along! Today Kimberly’s going to show us how to make Block 5, the Hourglass Four Patch. You can find all the details on the Fat Quarter Shop blog. For my hourglass four patch block, I used two lines