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We’re back for the final post in the Bloom-Topia Quilt Along! This week, we’re celebrating our amazing success this year – all thanks to you! This year’s charity quilt was a lot of fun to sew and share with others, and the motivation for making it (raising money for Make-a-Wish) made this lovely quilt all the more so.

Bloom-Topia Quilt Auction

First off, we’re thrilled with the success of the quilt auction on July 25 which raised $2,875! Pat Sloan and Sherri McConnell generously donated their quilts for auction, and 100% of those proceeds have been ...

We are on the final countdown for the Bloom-Topia Charity Quilt Auction, which will end Saturday, July 25 at 8:45 AM CST! This year, we are auctioning off two quilts by quilter extraordinaire Pat Sloan, and designer duo Sherri McConnell and Chelsi Stratton. All proceeds from the auction will go to Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas!

The generous quilting community has donated $56,982 to date, and we are so thrilled to see the impact these donations will make for Make-a-Wish recipients! Wishes give hope and strength to children will critical illnesses and their families.

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Welcome back to the Fat Quarter Shop 2020 Charity Quilt Along, Bloom-Topia! We’re one step closer to finishing this beautiful quilt!  This week we are completing the Bloom-Topia quilt and opening up the auction for two completed quilts! Have your longarmer on standby, because we’re ready to put the specialty pieced back together!

DOWNLOAD THE BACKING PATTERN

You can find all the patterns and videos to date on our Bloom-Topia Quilt Along page.

Video Tutorial

Sherri and Chelsi show how the backing goes together in this video tutorial. If you are reading via email, please click here to ...

Welcome back to the Fat Quarter Shop 2020 Charity Quilt Along, Bloom-Topia! We’re onto the finishing portion of Bloom-Topia! Congratulations to you for getting this far! Now, are you ready to put all the blocks together?

DOWNLOAD THE FINISHING PATTERN

We’re sewing with the Summer Sweet collection by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. To make a quilt just like this one, you’ll need the Bloom-Topia Quilt Kit and Bloom-Topia Specialty Pieced Backing Set, available only at Fat Quarter Shop. If you’re sewing with something different, here are the fabric requirements.

Video Tutorial

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Welcome back to the Fat Quarter Shop 2020 Charity Quilt Along, Bloom-Topia! We’re onto the tenth release of Bloom-Topia, the final block of Bloom-Topia! Congratulations to you for getting this far and to those still sewing to catch up, there is no rush! This round is the Richmond Block that makes use of Half-Square Triangles and Four Patch Units. What a fun final block!

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We’re sewing with the Summer Sweet collection by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. To make a quilt just like this one, you’ll need the Bloom-Topia Quilt Kit and ...

Welcome back to the Fat Quarter Shop 2020 Charity Quilt Along, Bloom-Topia! We’re onto the ninth release of Bloom-Topia! We can’t wait to get to sewing with you for this next round. Release 9 reveals the pattern for the Evening Star Block and the Dragonfly Block. The combination of these blocks is just sew cute! We hope you enjoy them.

DOWNLOAD RELEASE NINE PATTERN

We’re sewing with the Summer Sweet collection by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. To make a quilt just like this one, you’ll need the Bloom-Topia Quilt Kit and Bloom-Topia Specialty Pieced ...

Welcome back to the Fat Quarter Shop 2020 Charity Quilt Along, Bloom-Topia! We’re onto the eighth release of Bloom-Topia! We can’t wait to get to sewing with you for this next round. Release 8 reveals the pattern for the Corn and Beans Block. Yum! It sounds like we are in for some delicious sewing!

DOWNLOAD RELEASE EIGHT PATTERN

We’re sewing with the Summer Sweet collection by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. To make a quilt just like this one, you’ll need the Bloom-Topia Quilt Kit and Bloom-Topia Specialty Pieced Backing Set, available only at Fat ...

Welcome back to the Fat Quarter Shop 2020 Charity Quilt Along, Bloom-Topia! We’re onto the seventh release of Bloom-Topia! We can’t wait to get to sewing with you for this next round. Release 7 reveals the patterns for the Geese Block and the Geese and Gander Block. You’ll have quite the flock of blocks when you’re done this round!

DOWNLOAD RELEASE SEVEN PATTERN

We’re sewing with the Summer Sweet collection by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. To make a quilt just like this one, you’ll need the Bloom-Topia Quilt Kit and Bloom-Topia Specialty ...

Welcome back to the Fat Quarter Shop 2020 Charity Quilt Along, Bloom-Topia! We’re onto the sixth release of Bloom-Topia! We can’t wait to get to sewing with you for this next round. Release 6 reveals the patterns for the Lewis and Clark Block. You’ll be piecing some cute hourglass units this time around!

DOWNLOAD RELEASE SIX PATTERN

We’re sewing with the Summer Sweet collection by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. To make a quilt just like this one, you’ll need the Bloom-Topia Quilt Kit and Bloom-Topia Specialty Pieced Backing Set, available only at Fat ...

Welcome back to the Fat Quarter Shop 2020 Charity Quilt Along, Bloom-Topia! We’re onto the fifth release of Bloom-Topia! We can’t wait to get to sewing with you for this next round. Release 5 reveals the patterns for the Magnolia Bud Blocks and the Martha Washington Star Block. You’ll want to use your Half Rectangle Trimmer for this round!

DOWNLOAD RELEASE FIVE PATTERN

We’re sewing with the Summer Sweet collection by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. To make a quilt just like this one, you’ll need the Bloom-Topia Quilt Kit and Bloom-Topia Specialty Pieced ...

Welcome back to the Fat Quarter Shop 2020 Charity Quilt Along, Bloom-Topia! We’re onto the fourth release of Bloom-Topia! We can’t wait to get to sewing with you for this next round. Release 4 reveals the patterns for the Sarah’s Choice Block and the Goose and Gosling Blocks.

DOWNLOAD RELEASE FOUR PATTERN

We’re sewing with the Summer Sweet collection by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. To make a quilt just like this one, you’ll need the Bloom-Topia Quilt Kit and Bloom-Topia Specialty Pieced Backing Set, available only at Fat Quarter Shop. If you’re ...

Welcome back to the Fat Quarter Shop 2020 Charity Quilt Along, Bloom-Topia! We’re onto the third release of Bloom-Topia! We can’t wait to get to sewing with you for this next round. Release 3 reveals the patterns for the Duckling Blocks and the Matchsticks Blocks. The Matchstick Blocks will be a piece of cake while the Duckling Blocks will let you flex your half square triangle muscles.

DOWNLOAD RELEASE THREE PATTERN

We’re sewing with the Summer Sweet collection by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. To make a quilt just like this one, you’ll need the ...

Welcome back to the Fat Quarter Shop 2020 Charity Quilt Along, Bloom-Topia! We’re onto the second release of Bloom-Topia! We can’t wait to get to sewing with you. Release 2 reveals the pattern for the gorgeous Carolina Lily Block. If you’re familiar with Flying Geese units, this one will be a walk in the park.

DOWNLOAD RELEASE TWO PATTERN

We’re sewing with the Summer Sweet collection by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. To make a quilt just like this one, you’ll need the Bloom-Topia Quilt Kit and Bloom-Topia Specialty Pieced Backing Set, available only ...

Welcome to the Fat Quarter Shop 2020 Charity Quilt Along, Bloom-Topia! Let’s gather our supplies and get started on the first release of Bloom-Topia! This has been long-awaited, sew we can’t wait to get to sewing with you. Release 1 contains the Over and Under Block and  Bright Futures Variation.

DOWNLOAD RELEASE ONE PATTERN

We’re sewing with the Summer Sweet collection by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. If you’re sewing with something different, here are the fabric requirements to make this year’s charity quilt.

Video Tutorial

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We’re ready for our 7th Annual Charity Quilt Along, Bloom-Topia! We’re diving into this year’s quilt along with the fabric requirements for this beautiful quilt!

If you’d like to make your quilt like ours using the Summer Sweet collection by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda Fabrics, we have Quilt Kits and Backing Sets available. If you’re sewing with something different, here are the fabric requirements to make this year’s charity quilt. Click the bar below to download fabric requirements.

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