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Wishing you love, joy and peace during this holiday season.

Kate

My Guy

Grad Girl

(and Queenie)

In this time of holiday cheer, I’d like to take a moment to thank you, dear readers. It is humbling that so many of you want to read my ramblings, and take the time to comment. I am very grateful for each of you, those who only read, those who do the projects I offer or cook my recipes, all of you who leave wonderful comments, those who are inspired by a post, and everyone who shares on our Facebook group. The support of all of you makes writing a pleasure and gives me encouragement to keep blogging when ...

I’m taking a step back for a time, so I looked to the archives of past posts for some ideas that you may have missed, or for new readers to see. I have over 1800 posts, categorized on the sidebar, so you can always browse for more ideas. I’ve picked out some fun posts from past years for your enjoyment today. Let’s start with a Nine Patch Star Christmas runner. We did this as a quick quilt along in 2017, in three parts.

This Wool Applique Christmas Penny Rug was perfect for my tiny frolicking reindeer.  This ...

The holidays are right around the corner and gift-giving is on everyone’s mind, so we gathered a list of the ultimate DIY holiday gifts to guide you in your handmade gift giving this season. Keep reading for quilting, no-sew, and sewing projects to make your holidays bright that include video tutorials and step-by-step blogs! You can even invite your family and friends to join you for some extra-special holiday merrymaking!

Christmas Stockings

Embrace the holiday spirit by decking the halls with the perfect Christmas stockings using the Fat Quarter Stocking Template Set. Kimberly’s tutorial guides you through ...

Are you enjoying this Thanksgiving Weekend and beginning of the holiday season? I sure am! This weekend, my Thanksgiving cactus burst into bloom all over. I think these blooms are so interesting, with their shapes that make me think of little rockets.

The plant has blooms all over, most are red.

On the other side, there are a few yellow ones blooming, and more buds on the way on the fronds behind.

Several people asked about the difference between the Christmas and Thanksgiving cacti on the leaf shape. The spiky ones are Thanksgiving. But if you cannot decide, look at ...

It is Thanksgiving day! With the parades in the morning, football all afternoon, good food to celebrate, time with My Sweet Babboo, and all the anticipation for the holidays and gatherings to come, it is my favorite day of the year.

I love the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It is a tradition to watch it while I am still in my jammies, with a cup of hot coffee and a serving of my breakfast casserole on a turkey plate. When Tom Turkey comes down the lane, the holidays have begun. I love the floats, and the balloons, watching the ...

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Fat Quarter Shop!

With gratitude in our hearts, we are thankful for our family, friends and all of you this season. We are wishing you a safe and joyful Thanksgiving!

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So much to catch up on today! Get comfortable and enjoy a long and picture heavy post. Cooler weather is supposed to come in this week, and I am hoping for more seasonal temperatures, but where has the month gone?! It is turkey time around here, the wild kind. These guys have nothing to worry about from us this week, though. They know me, and come running when I step out to scatter some sunflower seeds for them.

It is always a delight to see the wildlife.

A predicted freeze last week prompted me to pull the more tender perennials ...

Are you looking for the perfect birthday or holiday gift for the quilter in your life? (Maybe that person is you!) We’ve gathered a list of the top gifts for quilters in 2023 to help make shopping easy peasy this holiday season. Let’s unwrap them!

Stocking Stuffers

This holiday season, surprise your favorite quilting fan with some uniquely useful stocking stuffers! The Sew Stitchy Coaster Set, a Fat Quarter Shop exclusive, is the perfect addition to any sewing table, providing a cute spot for a beverage while working.

Help keep sewing spaces tidy with the Bits & Bobs Sewing ...

Happy Halloween!  Our plans for the evening are to hand out candy to the kids who come by.  We used to have a lot of littles in the neighborhood, but like our daughter, many of them have grown up and left for college.  Not sure how many we'll get. It's going to be cold, plus it's a school night.  

Now back to the regularly scheduled To Do List.  There was no linky party post over at The Quilt Schmilt: For the Love of Fabric last week.  I know that Carol's been really busy with non-quilting commitments ...

I'm back from the most amazing holiday.  We did a river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest, and then spent time in Edinburgh and London.  I loved it all.

While we were in London I had to visit Liberty - even though I don't use a lot of Liberty in my quilts.  

It was hot on the day we visited and the store doesn't have air conditioning.  It's such an old building that we didn't even think to look for a lift, so we hiked up to the top floor to look at the fabrics.  

Our Special Holiday Shop will be open for ONE WEEK starting Monday, July 17th!

This is a week-long special sale on select gifts and Holiday themed items.

PLUS – from Monday (7/17/23) through Thursday (7/20/23) we will release a DAILY FREE GIFT and AWESOME DEAL, and each will be available for 24 hours ONLY! Make sure you are subscribed to receive the emails with the daily deals! You can sign up here! 

I hope you’ll have fun checking your email every single day to see what kind of goodies we have in store for you for ...

It is July 4th weekend, time to celebrate our independence and our patriotism. Tomorrow will be filled with family, friends and picnics, cooking out, fireworks, and enjoying our freedom. Today, I have some ideas to inspire you to sew and create with tablescapes, free quilting and table runner patterns, stamping and other patriotic ideas. I’ll also link up a few free projects from my blog. Around the posts, you’ll find special deals now from my affiliate sponsors. Thank you for using my links when you can, the purchases you make help pay the costs of the blog so ...

With the holiday stitching season upon us, it’s time to start thinking about what you will make this year to add to your home. One way to add a touch of merriment is with the To All A Good Night! Tree Skirt. In our video tutorial, you’ll learn to make continuous bias binding, how to cut a hole in the center of the tree skirt and how to attach bias binding. Get ready to learn some new quilting skills and get festive with this tree skirt tutorial!

Happy Mother's Day!  Grad Girl is not able to come home this year,  but I'll get to see her next week.  My Guy is making me one of my favorite dinners to celebrate. I'll get to spend my day in the sewing room, so it will be a nice Mom's Day for me.  I hope whatever plans you and your family have, you have a wonderful day. 

I've gotten better at managing my sewing time, I'm getting in at least an hour most days. 

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days ...

This super quick Free Bunny Sewing Pattern is great for any occasion, and seriously they are so easy to make. 3 things are needed- fabric, ribbon, polyfil.

A few years ago, I convinced my Eliza to sew up a few bunnies for some cousins.

Sewing with kids isn’t terrible….but it does take the right blend of everything. 

This does it…… which just means that if she can do it, you can too!

These bunny softies are perfect for Easter gifts, for your best friend. It’s such a cute bunny, and super simple to sew.

You can make ...

This super quick Free Bunny Sewing Pattern is great for any occasion, and seriously they are so easy to make. 3 things are needed- fabric, ribbon, polyfil.

A few years ago, I convinced my Eliza to sew up a few bunnies for some cousins.

Sewing with kids isn’t terrible….but it does take the right blend of everything. 

This does it…… which just means that if she can do it, you can too!

These bunny softies are perfect for Easter gifts, for your best friend. It’s such a cute bunny, and super simple to sew.

You can make ...