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I am so grateful to the Fat quarter shop for inviting me to participate in the 2024 Make a Wish charity Quilt-qlong. FQS have raised over $113k to give sick children and their families to make their wishes come true. Join in and help sick children to find joy in their lives by fulfilling their wish. The Ohio star is a favourite of many quilters and Release 2 of the moonbeams charity QAL features this popular block. All the details about when the requirements, blocks patterns, backing and finishing instructions will be posted are found at the Jolly Jabber FQS ...

It’s day 1 of the Sewcialites2 sew-along. @fatquartershop has free downloads of each block and the final setting. The first block is named the Perennial Block by @flamingotoes and can be made as a 3”, 6” or 9” finished block. My 6” block is made using 2wenty thr3e by Eric and Julie Comstock. A blast from the past @modafabrics. I have hoarded this beautiful F8 bundle for years and now it is time to use it! Visit the @fatquartershop blog for everything you need to know to sew along with us. I am excited to be one of the ...

Valentine’s Day will soon be upon us so to share the love I have written a free pattern for a 16″ block. You can make this block using solids, your favourite collection or go for a completely scrappy look. My 16″ block was made into a pillow. To make my block, I used a few...

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National Sew a Jelly Roll Day 2021 It’s the 3rd Saturday in September and you know what that means … It’s National Sew a Jelly Roll Day 2021. Social Media will be buzzing with Jelly Roll quilts and patterns. It’s an opportune time to gather your quilting friends and some Jelly Rolls and have a […]

Next month quilters will be celebrating National Sew a Jelly Roll Day. (A day seems too short to enjoy the ever-so-versatile Jelly roll. Every day should be Jelly Roll day). In preparation for the event, I have released a Free Pattern named Square2 (Square Squared). Grab your favourite Jelly Roll and get a head start […]

Welcome to my post on fussy cutting for the Old School BOM. What is fussy cutting? Fussy cutting can be both – 1. Taking a single design element such as a motif from a piece of fabric and placing it in a block. For example, an eye-spy quilt where you cut a cute element and […]

I received my long awaited FQ bundle of Mara Penny’s Desert Song and instantly I pictured a floral block that reflected the spiky plants of the desert. Today I will share with you how to make this easy block. The best thing about this block is that no corner triangles were necessary to create the...

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