We can’t wait to revisit the magic of Christmas with all of you during the Vintage Christmas Quilt Along! For the 12 months of 2025, we will dust off our copies of Lori Holt’s Vintage Christmas Book and sew the Vintage Christmas Sampler in her […]
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]]>We can’t wait to revisit the magic of Christmas with all of you during the Vintage Christmas Quilt Along! For the 12 months of 2025, we will dust off our copies of Lori Holt’s Vintage Christmas Book and sew the Vintage Christmas Sampler in her new holiday fabric collection, Home Town Holiday. If you don’t already have this staple in your quilting library, now is the perfect time to pick it up!
With a combination of traditional blocks and novelty blocks drawn by Lori, the Vintage Christmas Sampler will keep the holiday spirit alive all year long. The quilt finishes at 66.5″ x 74.5″ and the Fabric Kit and Backing Set have all the Home Town Holiday fabrics you need to complete your quilt. You can find everything you need on the Vintage Christmas Quit Along Supplies Page and below.
- Vintage Christmas Book by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet
- Vintage Christmas Fabric Kit Featuring Home Town Holiday by Lori Holt
- Backing Set for Vintage Christmas Fabric Kit
- Cloud Small Vintage Trim 12 yard Spool by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet
- Schoolhouse Large Vintage Trim 12 yard Spool by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet
- 1/4″ Cute Little Buttons Bag by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet
- A small amount of embroidery floss for small details, in white, green, light blue, orange, yellow, red, brown, and gray.
Catch Kimberly’s Livestream
Kimberly will be sharing her progress on social media and you can tune into the Livestream on Friday, November 15th at 9 AM CT (7 AM PT/10 AM ET) on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel as she prepares for the quilt along and shares her fabric plans for this scrappy quilt. If you want to join Kimberly and other cheery Christmas quilters in the festive fun, make sure you order your Vintage Christmas Fabric Kit soon!
About Vintage Christmas
This quilt along uses all 42 of the 6” blocks in Lori Holt’s Vintage Christmas Book and each block is Christmas card perfect. We recommend this quilt along for intermediate quilters and confident beginners. There will be no tutorials throughout the quilt along, but you can always count on Lori’s books to have the best instructions!
The Vintage Christmas Quilt has been recolored with the Home Town Holiday Collection by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs. Kimberly will be sewing along with the Vintage Christmas Fabric Kit, kitted up in Home Town Holiday.
Save the Date for Vintage Christmas!
Mark your calendar and get ready to be at the top of the nice list for 2025! The Vintage Christmas Quilt Along runs for twelve months, from January – December 2025, and come back to the blog on December 26th for the full schedule.
Join Us for Vintage Christmas!
Right-click the badge above to download and share to show you’re participating in the Vintage Christmas Quilt Along. EVERYONE can sew along, and we hope you will! To participate, all you have to do is gather your supplies and follow along with us when we release the schedule in December. Get inspired and share your progress with #MerryHomeTownChristmas.
You can find Lori Holt on her blog, YouTube Channel, and Instagram (@beelori1).
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]]>Our excitement is blooming for the cheerful fabrics and notions in November’s Sew Sampler Box. With winter right around the corner, we’re heating things up with this box! Don’t miss out on this box! If you aren’t yet subscribed and want to join, do so very SOON, […]
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Our excitement is blooming for the cheerful fabrics and notions in November’s Sew Sampler Box. With winter right around the corner, we’re heating things up with this box!
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!
2024 Pieceful Baskets Sew Sampler Quilt Along
We’re ready to get going with this year’s Sew Sampler Box Sew Along, Pieceful Baskets, which measures 66.5″ x 86.5″ finished.
This sampler quilt draws on traditional sewing baskets for inspiration while becoming an artfully unique quilt. The placid blues and greens from Shoreline by Camille Roskelley create a sense of serenity and calm that carries over into each stitch. The Pieced Baskets Quilt Kit, fabric requirements, binder cover, and conversion PDF are available on the Sew Sampler Quilt Along page!
If you are not yet subscribed and want to join the Pieced Baskets Sew Along, it’s never too late to sign up! Join Sew Sampler and pick up the block patterns for any previous months on the Sew Sampler Quilt Along page.
Be sure to follow us for more box reveals and future sneak peeks on all social media by using #SewSampler and tagging @SewSamplerBox! We also want to invite you to join our exclusive Sew Sampler Facebook group for members only!
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]]>“Begin each day with a grateful heart.” The advice printed on the selvage of Pat Sloan’s latest collection, Gratitude and Grace, is a beautiful reminder befitting the cheerful colors and prints. In celebration of the Gratitude and Grace fabric tour, we have a quilt to […]
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]]>“Begin each day with a grateful heart.” The advice printed on the selvage of Pat Sloan’s latest collection, Gratitude and Grace, is a beautiful reminder befitting the cheerful colors and prints. In celebration of the Gratitude and Grace fabric tour, we have a quilt to share and a special giveaway, too! Read on to find out more.
My name is Kate, and I’m part of the marketing team at Fat Quarter Shop. I’m excited to show you the Sunbeams Quilt that I made with this cute collection by Pat Sloan for Benartex fabrics.
The Sunbeams Quilt
I knew that the Sunbeams Quilt by It’s Sew Emma would show off the fabrics nicely because it has large squares and simple blocks. The pattern is fat quarter-friendly with a scrappy layout, so I placed the fabric randomly, spreading out the prints and colors.
The quilt pattern gives instructions for traditional piecing, but I used Triangles on a Roll Triangle Paper to make the half square triangles. I like how perfectly they always turn out.
The Sunbeams Quilt comes in four sizes, and I made the Lap size that measures 48.5″ x 60.5″.
For the backing fabric, the Midnight Blue Cuddle is soooo soft, and just look at the quilting on the plush fabric. Wow! I know my dogs will agree that Cuddle makes such a cozy quilt. After all, they zero in on the comfiest spots in the house, and if you have pets you probably know what I’m talking about.
I love picking out pantographs to go with my quilts, and on this one, I was inspired by a few of the swirly prints in Gratitude and Grace to choose a quilting design with feathers and large swirls. I sent my quilt to Kustom Kwilts for her “spa day” (a phrase I learned from Pat. Ha!) and was so pleased to see how it turned out.
For the finishing touch, I embroidered my name and year with the alphabet on my sewing machine. I went with a light thread color and attached this extra block to the back of the quilt. I like how it turned out and will definitely use this method for quilt labels again.
Reflecting on gratitude and grace, I love making quilts. I enjoy the whole process, but especially playing with fabric, color, and design. I also enjoy gifting quilts to friends and family. I’m very grateful to work in the quilting field, which is chock-full of lovely people. And lovely quilts, too.
Gratitude and Grace Giveaway
And now for the giveaways! Here’s your chance to win a Gratitude and Grace Layer Cake AND a $50 Fat Quarter Shop Gift Card! A special thanks goes to Benartex for the fabric for this fun giveaway. To enter, leave a comment below to say what you might like to make with this beautiful collection.
- Leave a comment on THIS post to enter
- Giveaway ends on Sunday, November 10, 2024, at 11:59 CST
- Winner chosen at random on November 11
- Open to all – both US and international
- I will choose a winner at random and notify them by email so be sure your email address is in your profile.
UPDATE – Ingrid is the winner, and has been contacted by email! Thank you to everyone for participating! I loved reading the comments.
Stops on the Fabric Tour
If you haven’t yet, you’ll want to follow our friend, Pat Sloan, on YouTube for her daily video and check out her blog to see what she’s up to. Don’t forget to hop to the blogs below to see more makes with Gratitude and Grace! Each of them is hosting a giveaway, too. Good luck!
- Monday: ByAnnie and Meadow Mist Designs
- Tuesday: Aurifil and Snuggle Bug Stitching
- Wednesday: Pam Kitty Morning and Fat Quarter Shop
- Thursday: Ivory Spring and Pat Sloan
Stay connected to Fat Quarter Shop!
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]]>A chill is in the air and there are howls on the wind, calling in all the Halloween freebies for a spooktacular roundup. Thirteen free Halloween projects and three free Halloween Quilt and Stitch Alongs await you. Keep reading… if you dare! The urge to […]
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]]>A chill is in the air and there are howls on the wind, calling in all the Halloween freebies for a spooktacular roundup. Thirteen free Halloween projects and three free Halloween Quilt and Stitch Alongs await you. Keep reading… if you dare! The urge to make something is all but guaranteed to strike.
Home Decor
Creep your home looking spooky and cute this Halloween with one of these free projects! Which one will bewitch you this spooky season?
Spooky Bat Bunting
The Spooky Bat Bunting works up in two flaps of a bat’s wing and is frightening fun for the whole family! The colony of bats looks great on its own, but sometimes more is more! Layered with a scrappy tassel garland (as seen at the top of the blog) or hung above a scary tablescape, your Spooky Bat Bunting will add a festively frightful finish to your Halloween decor.
You will need:
- Halloween Fabric
- Heat N Bond Ultrahold
- 12wt Light Sand 100% Cotton Thread by Aurifil
- Spooky Bat Bunting Template Free PDF by Fat Quarter Shop
Read the tutorial for all the spooky details.
Fabric Banner
Lucky for you, the stitchy witches of Fat Quarter Shop have already brewed up a tutorial for a fabric banner to layer with your Spooky Bat Bunting. Which haunting Jelly Roll will you pick out for yours?
You will need:
Read the tutorial for all the sinister details.
Framed Squares
Do you have a Halloween panel sitting unused in your fabric stash? Worry no more! Resurrect your forgotten panel and inject new lifeblood into your Halloween decor with this quick and easy panel project.
You will need:
Read the tutorial for all the fearsome details.
Petite Pumpkin Stitches Bitty Basket
This Bitty Basket is a gourd-geous way to finish a spooky cross stitch pattern. Use your Bitty Basket to secret away your hoard of creepy crawlies or use it as a catch all bin by your front door.
You will need:
Read the tutorial for all the terrifying details.
Spooky Cute Cross Stitch Pillow
As another spooky stitching season comes to an end, add the Spooky Cute Cross Stitch Pillow to your library of frightening finishing options!
You will need:
- 4 ornaments from the Spooky Cute Ornaments collection
- Classic Colorworks thread
- 32 Count or 16 Count Aida
- Halloween Fabric
Read the tutorial for all the menacing details.
Quilted Pillows
If you couldn’t already tell, we are fangs over feet for panel projects! A quick Quilted Pillow not only looks sew cute, but it is the perfect size for a poltergeist to throw around at midnight.
You will need:
Read the tutorial for all the ghastly details.
Gone Batty Pillow
Pillows have reached the pinnacle of peculiar perfection with this Gone Batty Pillow. Applique is a great technique for quick projects like this and we know you’ll have sew much fun with this one!
You will need:
Read the tutorial for all the batty details.
No-Sew Pumpkins
Cuddle fabric, decorative pumpkins, and a movie night are all you need to grow your own glamorous pumpkin patch that you can display all season long!
You will need:
- Decorative Pumpkin
- Cuddle Fabrics
- Hot Glue Gun
Read the tutorial for all the ghoulish details.
DIY Fabric Pumpkin
For a more plush pumpkin patch, follow the tutorial for these perfectly plump fabric pumpkins!
You will need:
Read the tutorial for all the unearthly details.
Clothes and accessories
Take your Halloween spirit out on the streets with one of these next projects! Not only are they cute, but they are sew easy to customize. We can’t wait to see how your Halloween wardrobe works up!
Panels on Tops
A fun craft night with your friends is on the horizon with this project! One panel, some blank tops, and a lot of treats will keep the tricks away and invite the fun to stay.
You will need:
Read the tutorial for all the frightening details.
Panels on the go
Adding a Halloween panel to a tote is a great way to incorporate your spooky style all season long!
You will need:
- Hey Boo Panel
- Blank Tote Bag
- Fusible Ultra Lightweight Interfacing
Read the tutorial for all the haunting details.
Trick or Treat Carry Along Bag
Whether you carry along this beginner-friendly bag on your trick-or-treating adventures or on your (less sugary) everyday adventures, it is a treat to sew and deserves a place on your to-make list!
You will need:
Read the tutorial for all the grim details.
Scrappy Witch’s Hat
After all your Halloween sewing, you likely have some scraps that need a project of their very own. Put your scary scraps to use with this adorable Scrappy Witch’s Hat!
You will need:
Read the tutorial for all the nefarious details.
Quilt and Stitch Alongs
Last but certainly not least, grab your lanterns and wander through the halls of Halloween Quilt and Stitch Alongs past!
Boo Crew Mystery Halloween Quilt and Stitch Along from 2022
Haunted Halloween Mystery Quilt and Stitch Along from 2023
Spooky & Sweet Mystery Quilt and Stitch Along from this Summer
We hope that you found a DIY to satisfy your craving for Halloween makes! Be sure to tag @fatquartershop on your Halloween projects so we can see and share your work.
Happy and haunted sewing to you all!
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]]>We can’t wait anymore, it’s time to pull the lid off the October Sew Sampler box! Splendid Laguna Sunrise Fat Quarter Bundle by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics Why settle for dull autumn hues when you can dazzle with the Laguna Sunrise fabric collection […]
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]]>We can’t wait anymore, it’s time to pull the lid off the October Sew Sampler box!
Splendid Laguna Sunrise Fat Quarter Bundle by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics
Why settle for dull autumn hues when you can dazzle with the Laguna Sunrise fabric collection by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics? Bursting with vivid colors and striking patterns, it’s designed to energize your creative corner. With playful pinwheels and lovely florals among its offerings, this set of six fat quarters lets you taste all the splendor!
Be sure to check out the full collection on our website.
Fat Quarter Pop-Up Pattern with Hardware by Sew Organized Design
Say goodbye to a messy scrap bin and hello to style with the Fat Quarter Pop-Up Pattern and Hardware by Sew Organized Design! Select your favorite fat quarter, use the provided pattern and hardware, and create a stylish new home for your scraps that easily folds away!
6-pack Fat Quarter Mini Bolts by Paper Pieces®
The Fat Quarter Mini Bolt Fabric Organizer by Paper Pieces® is your new best friend! It’s sturdy enough to tame your fabric chaos, yet small enough to cozy up on your bookshelf. Each mini bolt is a dream for fabric pieces under a yard. Just fold, tuck one end into the slot, and wrap away! Get ready to fall in love with organizing your fabric, one mini bolt at a time!
Sticky Scissor Sheath by Utah3D.com
The Sticky Scissor Sheath by Utah-3D is your sewing sidekick! This pint-sized powerhouse keeps your thread scissors snug and secure right on your machine. Stick it with the adhesive backing in the perfect spot, and voilà—your snips are always at your fingertips and never in the way. Say goodbye to lost scissors!
Splendid Quilt Pattern
Sew Sampler exclusive!
When it comes to this dazzling, star-studded quilt, ‘splendid’ is the only word that fits! The Splendid quilt design excels at highlighting lively colors and striking prints in a grand star motif. Use it alongside the fat quarter set included in this month’s box!
Finishing Kit available at Fat Quarter Shop.
2024 Block #7 Pieceful Baskets Quilt Along Quilt Card
Sew Sampler got it first!
The Sew Sampler 2024 Pieceful Baskets Quilt draws on traditional sewing baskets for inspiration while becoming an artfully unique quilt. The placid blues and greens from Shoreline by Camille Roskelley create a sense of serenity and calm that carries over into each stitch. We also have the fabric requirements for those that wish to sew with their own fabrics PLUS six additional collections in a range of colorways we know you’ll love!
Feel at peace in your sewing room as you work on the Pieceful Baskets Quilt! Collect all twelve of the Pieceful Baskets Quilt Block Patterns as they release.
Be sure to follow us for more box reveals and future sneak peeks on all social media by using #SewSampler and tagging @SewSamplerBox!
If you missed this month’s Sew Sampler Box, you can buy a September 2024 Sew Sampler A La Carte box while supplies last!
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]]>The wait is over! Lori Holt’s Prairie Home Quilt Book is available now, and we couldn’t be more excited! Lori Holt has stuffed this book to the brim with 30 quilts, 8 tabletoppers, and 3 runners that will keep you cozy during every season. Keep reading for all […]
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]]>The wait is over! Lori Holt’s Prairie Home Quilt Book is available now, and we couldn’t be more excited! Lori Holt has stuffed this book to the brim with 30 quilts, 8 tabletoppers, and 3 runners that will keep you cozy during every season. Keep reading for all the info about this inspiring new book and to get a sneak peek!
Lori Holt’s Prairie Home book is a fresh take on quilts from the bygone era of covered wagons, hand piecing, and quilting bees. The quilts in the book are organized by season, from Spring to Winter. Each season has its own beauty and opportunities, and these quilts celebrate that! Jump right into her fall and winter patterns with the Plaid Pumpkin Tabletopper Fabric Kit and the Trees with Stars Tabletopper Fabric Kit featuring Lori Holt’s fabrics for Riley Blake Designs.
Lori is working on a very special sew along set to start in 2025. While we wait for more info to come for that, keep your quilting calendar full with one (or two, or three, or more) of the quilt kits we’ve put together for patterns in the Prairie Home Quilt Book.
Watch the Magic of the Prairie Unfold
If you’re like us and love to look at quilts, join Kimberly and Lori for the Prairie Home Quilt Book Trunkshow Livestream they did back in July from Lori’s house!
Share with FQS!
Let us know in the comments below which quilt kit you’re picking up or which of the projects from the Prairie Home Quilt Book you have at the top of your sewing list! We can’t wait for y’all to finally see it and enjoy all the hard work, love, and creativity that went into it. You can find Lori Holt on her blog, YouTube Channel, and Instagram (@beelori1).
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, and check out the hashtag #PrairieHomeQuiltBook to join in on the fun!
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]]>The cooler weather here in Texas has us in the mood to do some hand stitching in front of the TV, bundled up under a cozy quilt, and marathoning our favorite spooky season movies. Today’s Spooky Bat Bunting tutorial is a super quick and easy […]
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]]>The cooler weather here in Texas has us in the mood to do some hand stitching in front of the TV, bundled up under a cozy quilt, and marathoning our favorite spooky season movies. Today’s Spooky Bat Bunting tutorial is a super quick and easy one! It’s even simple enough to recruit your little ones to join in on the fun!
1. Gather Your Supplies
If you have some Halloween fabric in your stash already, you might just have everything you need for today’s project! Here’s what you’ll need:
- 1/2 Yard of a light Halloween fabric
- 1/2 Yard of a dark Halloween fabric
- 1 Pack of Heat N Bond Ultrahold
- 12wt Light Sand 100% Cotton Thread by Aurifil
- Hand Sewing Needles
- A printed copy of the Spooky Bat Bunting Template Free PDF by Fat Quarter Shop (cardstock recommended)
- Frixion Fineliner Pen
- Hole Punch (optional)
- Twine for hanging
Any Halloween fabric will look great for your Bat Bunting, but these are the ones that we picked out:
- Good Spirits Natural Curios with Good Spirits S’mores Wise Moons
- Eerie Creepy Crawlers Cement with Good Spirits Black Creepy Damask
- Regions Beyond Multi Peculiar with Pumpkin Patch Black Inside Cover
2. Fuse Bunting Fabrics
We decided to use Heat N Bond Ultrahold to attach the fabrics for the sake of speed, longevity, and a lightweight finish. By using Heat N Bond, your fabric is prepped and ready in a flash, the adhesive is perfectly pertinent, and the bats are lightweight enough to be hung by command hooks (ideal for dorm rooms and totally renter-friendly)!
Follow the directions on the back of the Heat N Bond Ultrahold package and allow your fabric to cool before moving on to step three.
3. Trace and Cut Out Your Bats
Cut out the bats from the Spooky Bat Bunting Template Free PDF and get to tracing! We recommend printing the bats onto cardstock so they’re more sturdy while tracing. We have also been loving the Frixion Fineliner Pen lately because the felt tip draws super smooth on fabric compared to the rollerball version.
Once you’ve traced as many bats as you want onto your fabric, it’s time to cut them out. The Tula Pink Micro Serrated Shears and the Sweet Snips are a favorite at the office, but any sharp fabric scissors will do the trick and cut like a treat!
4. Add Stitching Detail to Your Bats
Step four is where your bats come to life! Start by cutting about two yards of the Aurifil thread, thread it through your needle so it’s doubled, and tie a knot at the end. Insert your needle into the light side of the fabric (it camouflages the knot better) and do a running stitch around the outside of your bat.
It’s up to you how fussy your stitches are! The Heat N Bond Ultrahold is already holding your fabric together, so whether you are a seasoned stitcher or a first-time sewist, your running stitches are there to add charm over security. In fact, we had three of our stitchy staffers, including a true beginner as well as seasoned stitchers, make a sample to show you and we love all three with all of our batty hearts!
5. Hang Your Bunting!
It’s time for your bats to take flight! All you need to do is punch a hole at the top of each wing, cut your twine to your preferred length, and string them up. If your twine gets a bit rowdy and unravels, making it hard to thread, wrap a piece of tape around the end and your twine-based mischief will be managed.
Since your little colony of bats is double-sided and a mix of sizes, there are so many patterns you can make! You will see in our examples that we alternated between the dark side of the big bats and the light side of the little bats, but one of our stitchy staffers opted to show just the dark side for an extra spooky sight.
Bonus Step: Jazz it Up!
The Spooky Bat Bunting looks great on its own, but sometimes more is more! Layered with a scrappy tassel garland or hung above a scary tablescape, your Spooky Bat Bunting will add a festively frightful finish to your Halloween decor. Be sure to keep an eye on our Instagram! We will be releasing a short and sweet tutorial for this scrappy tassel garland in two flaps of a bat’s wing.
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]]>We are so excited to be co-hosting the Family Favorites quilt along with Sherri & Chelsi! The Brightly Sampler Quilt uses five of Chelsi’s all-time favorite 12-inch blocks and features their latest fabric collection, Laguna Sunrise. This collection is based on Chelsi’s floral drawings colored in a sunrise palette. Chelsi’s blocks stitched […]
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]]>We are so excited to be co-hosting the Family Favorites quilt along with Sherri & Chelsi! The Brightly Sampler Quilt uses five of Chelsi’s all-time favorite 12-inch blocks and features their latest fabric collection, Laguna Sunrise. This collection is based on Chelsi’s floral drawings colored in a sunrise palette. Chelsi’s blocks stitched in Laguna Sunrise make a sampler that does indeed shine brightly.
Fabric Requirements
Kimberly will be sewing with the Brightly Sampler Quilt Kit and Backing Set which feature the Laguna Sunrise collection by Sherri & Chelsi. Keep an eye on the A Quilting Life Blog and YouTube channel for all the details on Sherri and Chelsi’s quilts.
If you would like to sew using your own fabric, download the free Brightly Sampler Quilt Fabric Requirements and Coloring Sheet to help you plan your quilt. We can’t wait to see how you all bring these versatile blocks to life!
Quilt Along Schedule
The Family Favorites Quilt Along with Sherri and Chelsi will run for 11 months, ending in August 2025. Each month, we will be making two blocks from the Family Favorites Book, and in the last month, we will tackle the sashing and finishing.
To participate in the Family Favorites Quilt Along, all you have to do is grab your copy of the Family Favorites Book, gather your supplies, and follow the hashtag #FamilyFavoritesQAL! You can also quilt along with Sherri and Chelsi on their YouTube Channel and A Quilting Life Blog where they will be sharing their progress and tips for sewing the blocks.
Who is Sewing Along?
Along with Sherri of A Quilting Life (@aquiltinglife) and Chelsi Stratton (@chelsistratton), we’ve invited some quilty friends to join us, and they’re sharing their progress along the way! You can follow all of them on social media for inspiration and tips.
- Becca, Sugar Sand Quilt Co., (@sugarsandquilter)
- Carol Shriver, (@cshriver870)
- Lacey Poirier, (@laceypoirier)
- Nancy Lane, Treehouse Quilts, (@treehouse_quilts)
- Sinta Borland, (@pinkpincushion)
- Stephanie Jacobson, Steph Jacobson Designs, (@stephjacobsondesigns)
- Vicki Holloway, (@vickilholloway)
Join Us for the Family Favorites Quilt Along!
If you haven’t already, be sure to right-click and download the button above and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates! Don’t forget to check out the hashtag #FamilyFavoritesQAL for more information as we sew our way through the quilt along!
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]]>Fall seems to have finally decided to roll into Texas this week, so what better time is there to round up my Fall stitching? With games, practices, appointments, and travel filling up my calendar, I had time to tackle some great makes these past three […]
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]]>Fall seems to have finally decided to roll into Texas this week, so what better time is there to round up my Fall stitching? With games, practices, appointments, and travel filling up my calendar, I had time to tackle some great makes these past three months, and I’m excited to share all of my finished pieces with you!
Below are all of my Fall cross stitch projects I’ve been working on. Between Square Dance, Stitching with the Housewives Monthly Weigh Ins, and a host of Holiday stitches, I’ve been stitching up a storm!
- July’s Fireworks Shelf Life Downloadable PDF by It’s Sew Emma
- Called for DMC and Classic Colorworks
- 28 Count Black Monaco by DMC
- Square Dance – September by Heart in Hand
- Called for Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works
- 28 Count Tea Dyed Monaco by DMC
- August Shelf Life Downloadable PDF by It’s Sew Emma
- Called for DMC and Classic Colorworks
- 28 Count Black Monaco by DMC
- Square Dance – August by Heart in Hand
- Called for Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works
- 28 Count Tea Dyed Monaco by DMC
- August Monthly Weigh In Downloadable PDF by Stitching with the Housewives
- Called for Classic Colorworks but switched Aunt Marie’s Violet to Carrie Berry
- 28 Count Tea Dyed Monaco by DMC
- Square Dance – October by Heart in Hand
- Called for Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works
- 28 Count Tea Dyed Monaco by DMC
- Seasonal Sampler – Autumn by Little House Needleworks
- Called for Classic Colorworks but changed Vanilla Custard to Tea and Biscuits
- 14 Count Natural Aida by Wichelt Imports
Come back to the blog in December to see what projects I’m stitching this Winter, and if you want to see what I finished last quarter, take a look at my 2024 Summer Cross Stitch Recap.
What are your favorite finished stitches so far this year? Tell me about them in the comments below or share them and tag @fqsxstitch on Instagram so I can see and share your work!
Happy Stitching!
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]]>Today we’re kicking off the auction for the Woven Hearts Quilt generously made and donated by Gina Tell (@gina_tell_threadgraffiti), supporting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The Woven Hearts Quilt Auction ends on Monday, October 28, so be sure to follow and bid on the item for a […]
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]]>Today we’re kicking off the auction for the Woven Hearts Quilt generously made and donated by Gina Tell (@gina_tell_threadgraffiti), supporting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
The Woven Hearts Quilt Auction ends on Monday, October 28, so be sure to follow and bid on the item for a chance to win it! This is a unique chance to own a beautiful, handmade quilt and raise money for a worthy cause. We’re thrilled to auction this beautiful quilt generously donated by our friend Gina Tell! Gina is a talented longarm quilter who shares her love of quilting on her YouTube channel, Thread Graffiti, and she has a passion for giving back. As always, 100% of the proceeds from the auction will go to BCRF.
Quilt Auction
Gina’s Woven Hearts Quilt measures approximately 68.5″ square and was made with the Dainty Meadow collection by My Sew Quilty Life for Moda Fabrics—the same fabric used in our Woven Hearts Quilt Kit and Backing Set. The all-over quilt design is full of hearts, and Gina stitched a small tag into the binding on the back.
This quilt would make a lovely addition to your home, or a gift to show someone you care.
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Charity and Fundraising Information
We are now 3 weeks into our 8-week Quilt Along for the Woven Hearts Quilt and you, our amazing community, have already helped us raise over $6,000 for our fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation! With more than half of the Quilt Along ahead of us and the auction starting today, we are sure to meet (and surpass!) our $10,000 goal in no time.
Since 2021, Fat Quarter Shop is proud to have donated more than $45,000 to breast cancer charities with the support of the generous quilting community. This year, our fundraising goal is $10,000 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). This amazing charity is responsible for discovering the BRCA genes and they fund scientists who’ve made numerous breakthroughs in the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. For people everywhere, more wins against cancer can’t come fast enough, and we’re proud to join the fight. Will you join us?
To learn more about how you can double your impact during the Woven Hearts Fundraiser and how to join in on the Quilt Along if you haven’t already, check out the announcement blog and the kickoff blog!
As a reminder, this year’s slogan is “No one should face breast cancer alone,” so show the community that they are anything but alone by using the hashtags #FQSWovenHearts and #BCAM2024 on Instagram. Finally, don’t forget to get your annual checkup and remind your friends and family to get theirs too- early detection saves lives!
Stay connected to FQS!
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