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Love is in the air, and we can feel it! The FREE Little Loves Quilt and Cross Stitch patterns are tiny Valentines full of heart. Celebrate Valentine’s Day by sewing or stitching up our free Little Loves pattern and show your stitchy love!

Free Little Loves Quilt Pattern

Share the love with this mini quilt! The FREE Little Loves Quilt Pattern proves that good things come in little packages! The Little Loves Quilt Kit has everything you need for the 22″ x 30″ mini quilt, including the backing and binding.

Quilt Supplies You’ll Need

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Every year, I get tons of questions about what you can make with scraps from your stash. The FREE Star Climber Scrap Quilt is a dazzling way to use those leftovers from your quilt projects! Keep reading to learn all about this quilt and my plans for sewing it in 2025.

This year marks the sixth year of scrap quilt challenges! I love seeing you join in on the scrappy fun each year, and your Enchanted Stars Quilts from this year have been so inspiring to look through. If you haven’t shared yours yet, be sure to use the ...

Let’s sort out this fast, fun, and colorful quilt! The newest addition to the Shortcut Quilt Series is Jolly Bar Jumble, and we can’t wait for you to give it a try! With just one Jolly Bar, some background fabric, and a free afternoon, you’ll have a fun new quilt. As a reminder, our Shortcut Quilt Patterns are always free, and they come with a video tutorial that you can find on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel.

The Jolly Bar Jumble Quilt Pattern

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It’s time to add some zen to your quilting! Y’all have been asking for more bargello patterns, and today’s free pattern is the Beachy Bargello Quilt! This relaxing bargello quilt is one that you can finish in one day, and it even comes with a video tutorial from Kimberly on our Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel.

The Beachy Bargello Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE FREE BEACHY BARGELLO QUILT PATTERN

The Beachy Bargello Quilt is super beginner-friendly, and with the power of creative color placement, this quick quilt will make a lasting impact ...

Get ready to flip head over heels for this next addition to our Shortcut Quilt Series — Charm Pack Cartwheel! This precut-friendly quilt is ideal for a quick baby gift or even a seasonal wall hanging and only uses two Charm Packs. As always, Kimberly has created a video tutorial on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube to pair with this free pattern, and in this one, she teaches you how to get everything point-perfect with her Poke-a-Pin method.

The Charm Pack Cartwheel Quilt Pattern

DOWNLOAD THE FREE CHARM PACK CARTWHEEL QUILT PATTERN

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Y’all asked and we delivered! A few months ago, we taught you how to make the Contrary Husband Quilt Block in our Classic & Vintage series, and the comments were filled with requests for the Contrary Wife Quilt Block. Today, we’re completing the contrary duo and you will love how versatile this simple block is! As always, our Classic & Vintage patterns come with a free video tutorial and pattern for the block as well as a paid quilt pattern, quilt kit, and backing set. Let’s dive into it!

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Today, we’re excited to introduce the Michigan Beauty Quilt to our Classic & Vintage Quilt Series, a loving tribute to one of our favorite designers, Minick & Simpson. This fabric line, Grand Haven, is their final collection, so it’s only fitting we created this Michigan Beauty Quilt in honor of their artistry and the Michigan towns that have inspired them. Let’s dive into the details of this beautiful quilt and explore our quilt block video tutorial!

The Michigan Beauty Quilt Pattern

Our Michigan Beauty Quilt Pattern offers ...

Quilt Love: Exploring the Joy of the “Tiddlywinks” Jelly Roll Pattern 

Are you ready for Moda’s Project Jelly Roll Day? 3rd Saturday of September every year.

But first……

I cannot help but dedicate this years Project Jelly Roll to a friend of mine that was part of the inspiration on the development of Moda’s Jelly Rolls, Daniela Stout. Daniela recently passed away from a 4 year battle with Ovarian Cancer. Daniela was the owner of Cozy Quillts, in El Cajon, California. She was the creator of a program and patterns named, The Strip Club. Daniela inspired us with ...

It’s Block Mania: Celebrating Reading with “Readers” Quilt Block!

Hello Quilty friends! Welcome to another Block Mania Tuesday! This month’s theme is all about celebrating reading, and I couldn’t resist creating something special for you. Introducing the “Readers” quilt block, designed with love and a touch of literary charm.

If you’re new to Block Mania, here’s the scoop: on the first Tuesday of the month, Carolin Moore orchestrates this fantastic blog hop where designers like myself craft 12” finished quilt blocks based on a theme. And the best part? You get to download these blocks ...

 I used sashing and corner stones to complete my quilt top using the 12 blocks that I made. If you made 12 blocks and you want to finish your blocks the way I did, the directions are below.

You will need (31) 2" by 12.5" for the sashing and (20) 2" by 2" squares of scraps for the corner stones. If you used the larger 2.5" by 4.5" potato chip pieces, then you need (31) 2.5" by 16.5" rectangles for the sashing and (20) 2.5" by 2.5" squares of scraps for the corner ...

There are a lot of times when I just need a bag.  A simple lunch bag that will hold a few snacks, not leak, can fold flat and get tucked away, and perfect for just grabbing and going.

This free lunch bag pattern– the Simple Lunch Bag is just that!  It’s just the right height…and because it’s a flap it’s adjustable.  The boxed corners give you a bottom that can hold a sandwich size container, plus a bunch of other goodies piles on top.

DIY Lunch Bag: Create Your Own Reusable and Stylish Bag

Creating your ...

 How are doing with your Potato Chip variation 2 blocks? I have four blocks completed and the other eight are in progress.

Giddy yup! I have 6 new horse paper pieced patterns. Previously all of my horse patterns were close-up face only block patterns, similar to all the horses in HAY GIRL.

HAY GIRL PATTERN

But I’ve been busy creating some full body horse patterns…

Horse Block Pattern #6

For the Horse Lover in Your Life…

Horse Block Pattern #5

Everyone loves horses…

Horse Block Pattern #4

What could be cuter than kissing horses…

Horses Block Pattern #3

Use them for pillows and other projects…

Horse Block Pattern #2

Or use them all to make a quilt…

Horse Block Pattern #1 ...

This post contains all of the directions for making ONE Potato Chip Block (Variation 2). The instructions to make the original Potato Chip Block can be found by clicking the following link: Original Potato Chip Block

I cut scraps for most of this quilt. All of the "chip" pieces are scraps. I did use a single fabric as my accent fabric, but you could just pick a color and use a variety of fabrics of the same color. If you want to use the same fabric for the accent as I did, you'll need 1 to 1 1/2 ...

Free Jelly Roll Quilt – this rail fence quilt pattern is perfect for beginners and for using your jelly roll stash. These 2 1/2″ strips make a great quilt and since there are not very many seams to line up, it’s very forgiving and perfect for when you need a quilt quick.

Let’s make a quilt out of your jelly roll strips. If you don’t have the strips in a jelly roll, I’ll show you how to cut your own strips – quick and simple using your stash.

Let’s dive into the beauty of the rail ...